The Banánka family house responds to its natural surroundings through a raw and honest use of natural materials, a restrained horizontal form, and the clarity of minimalist design. Living here is defined by a seamless connection between the interior and the outdoors, primarily achieved through large glazed walls that stretch along significant porti...
Architecture firm
Paulíny Hovorka Architects
Principal architect
Braňo Hovorka, Martin Paulíny
Design team
Veronika Ivanovičová, Lenka Kopfová, Radovan Krajňak, Natália Galko Michalová
Collaborators
Structural engineer: Pavol Hubinský. Landscape architect: Martin Sučič. Monolithic structure contractor: Texo Group. Window and glazed walls supplier: KOYA windows. Bespoke furniture supplier: DL INTERIER. Bathroom and kitchen supplier: Design Club. Built-in grill supplier: Gargo. Furniture and lighting supplier: Triform Factory.
Built area
Built-up area 416 m² Gross floor area 300 m² Usable floor area 244 m²
Structural engineer
Pavol Hubinský
Material
Exposed concrete – load-bearing walls, exterior columns, and ceilings with an imprint of board-formed wooden shuttering. Galvanized steel – interior load-bearing columns, gabion baskets. Phenolic foam – wall thermal insulation. PIR boards – roof thermal insulation. Oak – engineered multilayer flooring. Thermally modified pine (thermo-pine) – terrace decking, slatted wall cladding for both interior and exterior, door paneling. Stone – gabion infill used as cladding for interior and exterior walls, fence infill. Microcement plaster – wall finishes, door surfaces. Aluminum – window and door frames, concealed door frames, exterior blinds.
Typology
Residential › House
Office space fit-out in a new building for a design and architecture firm.
Project name
Delta Office
Architecture firm
Delta Pods Architects Slovakia
Location
Sky Park Offices, Bottova 7939/2A, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
Photography
Lenka Némethová
Principal architect
Michaela Pivoňková, Katarína Siváková, Lenka Némethová
Design team
Co-author: Roman Vesek
Collaborators
Joinery: HOMOLA furniture. Lighting: The Light. Acoustics: HOSU. Glass partitions: SOFU. Office furniture supplier: Roomfactory. Curtains: Decor Interier. Carpeting: ProInterier. Audio-video systems: MediaTech, www.mediatech.sk, Wiziom. Painting: Žofia Dubová.
Client
Delta Projektconsult Slovakia
A simple house of rectangular plan with a gable roof respecting the local character of the countryside and buildings is located at the end of a cul-de-sac, which is followed by fields and meadows. Because of its direct contact with the surrounding greenery, it looks as if it grew naturally out of it.
Project name
Rodinný dom Skalka nad Váhom
Architecture firm
Monmaratelier | BOSAK
Location
Skalka nad Váhom, Slovakia
Principal architect
Marek Ivanko, Monika Ivanková, Lukáš Bosák
Design team
Marek Ivanko, Monika Ivanková, Ladislav Bosák, Lukáš Bosák
Collaborators
Martin Kocúr (Statika), Tomáš Kocúr (Statika), Andrea Pilchová (ZTI, vykurovanie), Anton Horváth (elektroinštalácie), Miloš Surjak (elektroinštalácie), Zuzana Lacová (požiarna ochrana), Matej Hakár
Interior design
Monmaratelier
Civil engineer
Lukáš Bosák
Structural engineer
Martin Kocúr
Environmental & MEP
Andrea Pilchová
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Material
Brick, wood, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Flowing Spaces: Bold Overhangs and Effortless Indoor-Outdoor Fusion.
Project name
House with Gills
Architecture firm
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Principal architect
Rado Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Jakub Viskupič
Collaborators
Martin Machala
Built area
Usable floor area 316 m²
Material
Brushed organic plaster – facade. Oak wood – floor, windows. Travertine – interior wall cladding, floors. Painted metal – cladding, kitchen
Typology
Residential › House
A massive concrete wall with the appearance of a folded plate forms a break in the otherwise untouched landscape. This break also runs through the loft supported by the concrete wall. The surrounding landscape is thus divided into two areas: the mountain skyline and the foothills.
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Location
High Tatras, Slovakia
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Stasek
Visualization
South Visuals
Typology
Residential › Loft
The apartment, built in the 1930s, is located in a family house within the greater city centre of Košice, Slovakia.
Location
Košice, Slovakia
Photography
Tomas Lazorik
Principal architect
Zoran Trpcevski
Interior design
Zoran Trpcevski
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wooden veneer, stainless steel, terrazzo, parquet, tiles, MDF
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Vietnamese restaurant is situated in a corner building, which was previously occupied by a Chinese buffet. As you enter, the exposed brick walls immediately capture your attention, infusing the restaurant with a rustic charm. The heart of the restaurant is the open kitchen, complete with a counter where diners can witness the meticulous prepara...
Project name
Pho King Restaurant
Architecture firm
SOA architekti
Location
Námestie svätého Egídia 4/7, Poprad, Slovakia
Principal architect
Štefan Šulek
Design team
Marie Hojná, Adam Šterbák
Collaborators
Kitchen technology: Cortec; Graphic design: King Media
Material
Bricks – walls and ceiling. Solid wood – countertop. COR-TEN – metal cladding
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
A comfortable single-story minimalist family house made of exposed concrete, which is embedded into the terrain relative to the street level throughout its entire height.
Project name
Zasadený House
Architecture firm
Paulíny Hovorka Architects
Location
Suchý vrch, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Principal architect
Braňo Hovorka, Martin Paulíny
Design team
Pavol Hubinský, Ján Piliar, Ján Fellner, Ján Holos, Vladimír Vránsky, Božena Skybová, Marta Huttová, Ján Hronec, Katarína Tannhauserová
Collaborators
Natália Galko Michalová
Built area
Built-up area 439 m²; Usable floor area 365 m²
Material
Exposed concrete – perimeter walls of sandwich construction from both the interior and exterior sides, as well as Ceilings imprinted into brushed wooden formwork systems. steel – internal columns, lightweight roof structures. Stainless steel – parapet cladding. Textile net – micro-perforated polyester fabric as a sun protection cover for the skylight. Phenolic insulation – thermal insulation boards of phenolic foam inside sandwich concrete walls. PUR / PIR insulation – sprayed hard PUR foam on lightweight ceilings, PIR boards on flat roofs. 2 EPDM rubber foil – waterproof membrane for flat roofs. Teak – bonded solid floors, wall cladding and doors in both the interior and exterior as well as exterior terraces. Oak - wooden structures and window frames. micro-cement plaster – bathroom walls, shower corners, bathtub underpinnings, technical spaces. Aluminum - external venetian blinds
Typology
Residential › House
