The first two forerunners of the world's largest network of Canadian bilingual schools in the Czech Republic! Maple Bear Kindergarten Olomouc and Maple Bear Elementary School Brno The interior design was based on Maple Bear Schools' unique approach to student-centered learning in a stimulating environment that instills a love of lifelong learning.
Project name
Maple Bear Schools Czechia
Architecture firm
SOA architekti
Location
ZET.Office Nová Zbrojovka, Lazaretní 925/9, 615 00 Brno tř. Kosmonautů 1338/1c, Hodolany, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Photography
Studio Flusser
Principal architect
Ondřej Laciga, Petra Valdman
Collaborators
Graphic design: Graphite Studio [Mona Bublová, Tomáš Buble, Klára Maršíčková]
Built area
Usable floor area 650 m² Brno; 550 m² Olomouc
Budget
Brno 320 000 €; Olomouc 600 000 €
Client
Maple Bear Czechia
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
The fire station in Dolní Jirčany is a place where tradition meets modern design and functionality. It is designed to resemble the typology of rural barns with its shape and volume. Its rectangular form and gabled roof also create a visual connection with the elementary school located across the street.
Project name
Jirčany Fire Station
Architecture firm
SOA architekti
Location
Ke Křížku, 252 44 Psáry, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Ondřej Píhrt, Štefan Šulek, Ondřej Laciga, Kateřina Luftová, Štěpán Tomš, Marie Hojná
Collaborators
Electrical engineering: Jan Drašnar. HVAC: Václav Heis. Metal profiles, steel structure: SteelPro4. AL windows and doors contractor: Samat
Built area
Built-up area 425 m², Gross floor area 594 m², Usable floor area 429 m²
Structural engineer
CLT: A2 Timber [Václav Bártík]
Environmental & MEP
Electrical engineering: Jan Drašnar
Construction
BW – Stavitelství
Material
Steel – hall construction. CLT – building construction, residential building. Plywood – building cladding. 2 Polycarbonate – façade. Steel sheet – roof. Wire-concrete – floor
Client
Municipality Psáry
The Park of Memories in Aš represents an important step towards restoring the urban balance of the town and presenting its historical heritage. The project connects past and present, brings education and recreation, and becomes a place where the city meets its own history.
Project name
Park of Memories Aš
Architecture firm
SOA architekti, Ateliér KONCEPT (Ondřej Píhrt, Štefan Šulek, Ondřej Laciga, Petr Kostner, Martina Kostnerová, Tomáš Prinz, Vladimír Dufek)
Location
U Radnice, Aš, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Landscape Architecture
Ateliérem zahradní a krajinářské architektury Mariánské Lázně
Design team
Tereza Březovská, Filip Rašek, Pavel Směták, Tomáš Dantlinger, Martin Prinz, Vlastimil Čegan, Miroslav Čech, Michal Pašava, Petr Matala, Michal Durdis, Jiří Kudrna
Collaborators
VR: Time Trip
Area
Gross floor area 47 500 m²
Material
Granite stone cobblestone paving – paving. Packed gravel path – pavement surface. Solid wood – podium, pavement. Steel profiles – footbridge
