The Vyšehrad Railway Bridge embodies the tension between heritage and progress, a dilemma faced by historic cities worldwide. As a vital infrastructural link and cultural landmark within Prague’s UNESCO-listed urban fabric, its proposed demolition has sparked debate. However, an independent coalition of experts presents a compelling alternative—one...
Project name
Preservation of the Vyšehrad Railway Bridge
Architecture firm
Ian Firth [COWI] + Andreas Galmarini [WaltGalmarini]
Design team
Feasibility study: Ian Firth [COWI] + Andreas Galmarini [WaltGalmarini]. Third rail and urban surrounding design, local project coordination: Petr Tej [Bridge Structures] + Marek Kopeć [baugruppe]
Collaborators
Initiator: Vyšehrad Bridge Foundation (Nadační fond pro záchranu Vyšehradského železničního mostu) Initiator’s contact: Jan Havlíček, jan.havlicek; Night drone visualization: Monolot
Visualization
Michal Slusar | SDAR., Night drone visualization: Monolot
Typology
Preservation of Bridge
Following the previous collaboration between architectural bureau IK-architects and Norwegian developer Predio, creating HG-31 attic apartment in Oslo, architects continued their cooperation and presented another renovated attic apartment – a brutalist two-story apartment, inspired by Tom Ford’s style in Oslo.
Project name
Modern Brutalism: Tom Ford inspired attic apartment
Architecture firm
IK-architects
Photography
Veronica Moen
Principal architect
Kateryna Yarova
Design team
Kateryna Yarova, Khrystyna Stavytska of IK-architects
Interior design
IK-architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, black metal, MicroCement
Supervision
IK-architects, Predio
Visualization
Kateryna Yarova, Khrystyna Stavytska
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This unique renovation project is the result of the joint efforts of the development company Predio and the Ukrainian architectural firm IK-architects.
Project name
HG-31 Attic in Oslo
Photography
Veronika Moen
Design team
Kateryna Yarova, Khrystyna Stavytska, Svein Stokke, Andrii Soloviov, Andriy Ponomarenko
Collaborators
Furniture manufacturing: Lachma. Developer company: Predio
Completion year
2022 (The year of construction is 1988)
Interior design
IK-architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
