The interior design of the apartment was influenced by both the investor and the location of the original functionalist building, which historically housed butchers and charcutiers. Inspired by this heritage, the entire design process kept the spirit of the butchery in mind.
Project name
The Butcher's Apartment
Architecture firm
Iva Hajkova Studio
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Iva Hájková
Design team
Katka Šmardová, Vlaďka Rosypalková
Collaborators
Lighting supplier: ATEH. Bespoke furniture: HAKO nábytek. Furniture supplier: Stockist
Built area
Gross floor area 127 m²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Lighting supplier: ATEH
Material
Stone – covering, bathrooms, table, cabinet. Furniture – lacquered veneer, solid wood, spice veneer, lacquered MDF, according to the author's design. Stainless steel - polished bookcase according to the author's design. Wood – floor, furniture. Glass – indoor window, doors, designer lighting fixtures
Typology
Residential › Apartment
What is the nature of grief and mourning in a society that no longer shares a religious or philosophical view of death and what comes after? In the design of the Vratislavice cemetery extension, we sought a form that is appropriately dignified yet contains a glimmer of hope without relying on religious symbols.
Project name
The Final Place
Architecture firm
Mjölk Architekti
Location
Nad Školou 160, Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Tobiáš Hrabec, Jan Mach, Jan Vondrák
Collaborators
Project documentation: Mjölking. Landscaping design: Atelier Flera. Construction: Two Bricks. Lighting solutions: Archlights [Michal Řehák].
Lighting
Archlights [Michal Řehák].
Material
Liberec granite – pavement, borders of the dispersal garden and the insertion meadows, ceremonial table and memorial to Unborn children made of solid rock. Polished steel sheet – surface of the ceremonial table. Steel coated with hammer paint – memorial lanterns. Frosted glass – lanterns of memorial lights. Brass plate – nameplates and markings.
Client
Liberec Municipal District – Vratislavice nad Nisou
Blum, the world’s leading manufacturer of furniture fittings, is a synonym for a brand that sets trends in its field, where the search for new paths and sophistication is a given. Absolute engineering precision, maximum attention to detail and a highly individualized approach are hallmarks of Blum’s work.
Project name
BLUM Headquarters
Architecture firm
QARTA Architektura
Location
Kolbenova 881/19, Vysočany, 190 00, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jiří Řezák, David Wittassek, Pavel Fanta
Collaborators
Furniture and interior design: BLUM [Richard Sajdl]. Construction management and technical supervision: MDA [Jan Hrubeš]. Statics: 4statiX [Libor Voborský]. Landscaping: Terra Florida [Jan Sulzer]. Ventilation, heating and cooling ceiling systems: WATÓ. Fire safety solutions: Peritas. Custom furniture: U Pilouse. Acoustic panelling supplier: ESPRIT.
Built area
Built-up area 907 m²; Gross floor area 1,728 m²; Usable floor area 1,602 m²
Material
Expanded metal – facade of the front part of the building. Galvanized floor squares – flooring. Colored MDF – furniture models in the showroom
The Globetrotter's grandmother had shared a lifelong friendship with Eliška Junková, a remarkable and brave woman who was a Bugatti ambassador in Ceylon. Her stories revolved around welldeserved victories, driving with an extraordinary feel to the car and the racetrack.
Project name
Vanguard | Loft VNG 903
Architecture firm
SKULL Studio
Location
Vanguard Prague, Čs. exilu 1888, 143 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Bet Orten, Matěj Hájek
Design team
Adéla Křížková
Built area
Usable floor area 133 m²; apartment 48 m² parking
Material
Steel construction, plasterboard cladding, and facade plaster – built-in element. High gloss root veneer with marquetry – built-in closets. Steel construction with primed sheet metal, oak veneer interiors – designer kitchen. Oak veneer – designer beds and headboards. Steel construction – designer shelves in the living area
Typology
Residential › Loft
The design is simple, transparent, but perfectly detailed and uses only a few high-quality materials. We avoid all substitutes. The interior invites closer inspection and invites touching.
Project name
Gentleman Store
Architecture firm
ORA [interior design], třiarchitekti [refurbishment project]
Location
Karlínské náměstí 209/9, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jan Veisser, Jan Hora, Barbora Hora [ORA]. David Mareš, Ivona Náterová [třiarchitekti]
Design team
Maroš Drobňák, Klára Mačková, Klarisa Ach-Hübner, Pavla Večeřová, Oskar Madro
Built area
Usable floor area 265 m²
Material
Honed concrete, Steel bars, Steel sheets, Solid oak wood
Typology
Commercial › Store
The new visitor center with a bus stop serves as one of the two main access points to the Pustevny mountain saddle. By considering both the transportation and natural context, we soften and enrich what was previously a purely utilitarian space. The project creates a refined and welcoming entry to an important location.
Project name
Pustevny Gateway
Architecture firm
Henkai Architekti
Location
Prostřední Bečva 768, 756 56 Prostřední Bečva, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Daniel Baroš, Michal Vašek, Jan Šimíček
Built area
293 m² building; Gross floor area 186 m² building; Usable floor area 164 m² building
Collaborators
Traffic solutions: Milan Koňař. Statics: STATIC Solution [Tomáš Fremr, Martin Lecián]. Main contractor: Navláčil stavební firma. Subcontractor: Jiří Blažek. Interior contactor: Kraus Joinery
Material
Stone, sandstone – running and walking surfaces. 2 Wood, spruce – load-bearing structure. Wallachian shingle, larch – facade lining. Oak planks – interior floor, terrace floor. Oak beams – benches
Client
The Municipality of Prostřední Bečva
A modern ground-floor wooden building in a wine-producing region is defined by the connection of its interior space with the surrounding countryside. The house with its flat, green roof, numerous glazed areas, terraces and atriums with trees and plants blends sensitively into the adjacent landscape.
Project name
Blue Mountains House
Architecture firm
Prodesi / Domesi
Location
South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Michal Kotlas, chief architect of the project
Design team
Václav Zahradníček, Jan Švarc
Collaborators
Implementation: Domesi
Built area
Built-up area 516 m²; Usable floor area 303 m²
Material
Foundations of the house – monolithic concrete foundation strips with slab, supplemented by deep piles. Perimeter walls – solid wooden CLT panels (NOVATOP), which are exposed in some parts of the interior. Structural insulation – combination of mineral wool and STEICO wood fibre insulation. Ceilings (inside and in the overhangs above the terraces): wooden structure lined with NOVATOP wooden acoustic panels. Façade – combination of monolithic concrete walls and larch cladding with gaps. Roof – flat extensive green roof. Flat roof attic – weathering steel sheet cladding. Windows – frameless triple-glazed windows (JANOŠÍK)
Typology
Residential › House
Based on urban, architectural, landscape, and social connections, we decode the territory. The resulting design makes the park accessible and preserves its original landscape values. The concept is spatially dominated by the void in the center of the park with its cultural and social potential and a defined ring of mature trees, which we complement...
Project name
The Moravian Square Park Revitalisation
Architecture firm
Consequence forma architects
Location
Moravian Square, Brno, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Martin Sládek, Janica Šipulová
Collaborators
Landscape-vegetation solutions: Klára Zahradníčkova. Children's elements, collaboration on the ellipse: Richard Loskot. ㅤ Project coordinator: Nina Vlček Ličková [Consequence forma architects.] Engineering: Barbora Bělunková [Consequence forma architects]. Landscape architecture, architecture: Jan Schleider, Petra Buganská [Consequence forma architects]. Partial cooperation: Prokop Matěj, Zuzana Včeláková, Katka Hlavičková [Consequence forma architects]. ㅤ Landscape supervision: Karin Standler. Architectural supervision: Franz Sumnitsch. Rainwater management: Jiří Vítek. Arborist: David Hora. Perennials and bulbs: Ondřej Fous and Michaela Sinkulova. Grass communities: Marie Straková. Budget: Rudolf Hlaváč, Hana Pollertová. Standard furnishing design: mmcité. Statics of the café roof: Radek Bartoněk. Traffic and technical consultation: Petr Bijok. Construction technical consultation: Babka & Šuchma. Gravel technical consultation: Karel Zlatuška
Area
Built-up area 334 m² pavilion [café with terrace] 41 m² engine room of the fountain with water tank [underground] 304 m² discovered salvaged cellar of the German House [underground]; Site area total area of the park including the perimeter walkway 22 365 m² vegetation and paved areas 19 887 m²
Material
Park designer play elements – galvanized steel construction with polyurethane coating standard furniture – jatoba wood with oil, steel, concrete biological edge – a community of trees, shrubs and plants (perennials, bulbs) forming a biotope shady grass-herb meadow picnic lawn central area – light-coloured granite cut paving designer fountain – forming a water mirror with a diameter of 30 m wooden designer bench – urban arena, jatoba wood, metal structure fog and classic nozzles, fountain troughs – stainless steel designer grilles – stainless steel designer corten surrounds and gutter grilles light-coloured granite cut paving with stone kerbs – backbone roads light-coloured paving - around the café and at the widened entrances to the park stone carpet – circular route combed concrete – radial link road grassed light granite paving – minor junctions, and space around the café Café corten facade cladding - weather-resistant steel steel structure – café roof with terrace polished stainless steel column – art object and café roof support structural aluminium glazing ceramic blocks filled with mineral insulation – café perimeter masonry polished concrete – café floor stone wall cladding – sanitary facilities ceramic tiles and tiles – café and sanitary facilities plasterboard ceilings – café and sanitary facilities 3 mineral insulation – café roof graphite EPS – floor insulation phenolic foam insulation – reinforced concrete structures steel - café interior fibreglass – roofing of the café and terrace solid wooden planks – terrace wooden ceiling – KVH prisms
Client
Office of the Municipal District of Brno-střed
