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
A modern home, designed to embrace indoor-outdoor living. On the outskirts of Trnava, a brand-new residential quarter is unfolding. The typical tapestry of streets weaving through a chessboard of homes leads to vast plots offering glimpses of the nearby natural splendor
Project name
House of Grid
Architecture firm
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Location
Trnava, Slovakia
Design team
Rado Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Lukáš Valenčin, Zuzana Capková
Material
Fibre cement panel EQUITONE – facade. Oak wood, floor – parquet. Marmor botticino – bush-hammered finish, milled – interior wall cladding. Milled MDF, painted – interior wall cladding
Typology
Residential › House
Unique restaurant in an industrial heritage building of Jurkovič's Heating Plant. An unusual atmosphere and stylish interior in the centre of new downtown of Bratislava.
Project name
WERK Restaurant
Architecture firm
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Design team
Rado Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Helena Kučerová
Interior design
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Collaborators
Architectural design of the Jurkovič Heating Plant conversion: DF Creative Group [Martin Paško]
Material
Concrete – floor, ceiling, columns. Brick – floor, walls. COR-TEN – cladding on bar, kitchen and toilettes. Steel mesh – cladding on bar and kitchen. Oak – podiums, custom carpentery
The tea pavilion located on the bank of the dam in Český Těšín was created as an intervention in public space as part of the Mood for Wood international workshop. When thinking about the concept, we start from the traditional Japanese architecture of tea houses rendered with contemporary means of expression. We work with a simple design principle o...
Project name
Tea House Pavilion
Architecture firm
GRAU architects
Location
49°44'48.9"N 18°36'07.9"E; Hrabinka Lake, Český Těšín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Andrej Olah, Filip Marčák, Jana Filípková, Alexandra Májska
Collaborators
[students, workshop participants] Julia Kurnik, Alicja Łosik, Alexandra Gospodarek, Katarzyna Owczarska, Maria Pawłova, Maciej Kuratczyk, Michał Teodorczyk, Jan Chmurski
Built area
Built Area 9 m²; Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 4 m²
Material
Spruce wood – structure of the pavilion, structure of the bench, floor. Birch plywood – side covering and seat of the bench. White geotextile – roofing materiál
Elysium Spa brings space for calm and relaxation, which also supports its visual. The concept is based on a minimalist combination of three elements, wood in the form of furniture, tiles and embedded elements of the sauna, whirlpool and relaxation rooms, which offer different atmospheres and stimuli.
Architecture firm
GRAU architects
Location
Grösslingová 56, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
Principal architect
Principal arch. Andrej Olah, Filip Marčák, Matej Kurajda
Collaborators
Processing of artwork in space [blue graphics on the walls]: Stanislav Ondruš
Material
Ash veneer – furniture in the space. Poplar wood – material of sauna and zen booths. Black varnished MDF – entrance elements according to the author's design. Blue ceramics – surfaces: bar counter, rest area. Black ceramics – surfaces: hygienic spaces. Brick – vaulted ceilings. Terrazzo – floor in space. Galvanized sheets – HVAC distribution. Concrete - entrance historical staircase
Typology
Healthcare › Spa
