Familiar & Futuristic: The Glass Cabin by Mjölk Architekti.Mjölk architekti have completed a renovation of a 130-year-old cottage in Czech Republic’s Jizera Mountains with a glass extension. The home oscillates between familiar and futuristic, with the unusual layout capturing a multitude of...
Light With No Limits: Lasvit Collections Illuminate with Love, Light and Glass.Czech glass and lighting brand, LASVIT is renowned for its collaborations with international artists, architects and designers to create breathtaking works of glass. Glass that not only reflects the history of Bohemian glass making but is...
Church of Beatified Restituta in Brno-Sever, Czech Republic by Atelier Štěpán.With minimal use of religious ornamentation, Atelier Štěpán’s Church of Beatified Restituta in the Czech Republic distils kaleidoscopic rainbow-colours into a brutalist scheme that also feels entirely heavenly. Regardless of whether...
Revitalization of 20 vaults in the Prague Riverside Walls by Petr Janda/Brainwork.Petr Janda/Brainwork has initiated the cultural and social revival of a former quay and transhipment point along Prague’s riverfront, injecting energetic public space into its neglected shell. Glowing orbs pierce through the dark haze...
Baroque Rectory Transformed into a Primary School in Vresovice, Czech Republic by Public Atelier and FUUZE.Vivacious colour and bold, completely contemporary forms intersect with a national cultural monument in Vřesovice, Czech Republic. Public Atelier and FUUZE have together transformed a Baroque Rectory into a primary school, breathing new...
Gallery Of Furniture in Brno, Czech Republic by CHYBIK+KRISTOF.Czech Republic-based furniture supplier approached CHYBIK + KRISTOF architects with a brief to spend a minimum amount of money, but deliver a maximum effect for their new showroom in Brno. “The task was to do it cheaply, ideally for...
Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice, Czech Republic by Atelier Stepan.I remember one of my early lessons in Architecture where I was told that in buildings, curves are a nightmare and will never look as impressive as they appear in one’s head. Because of this, I am always in awe of a structure that has...
Štajnhaus Apartment & Guest House in Mikulov, Czech Republic by ORA architects.Štajnhaus in Mikulov, Czech Republic, brings back the historical traces of a building with a Reinassance core in the town's former Jewish...
ZEN-Houses in Liberec, Czech Republic by Petr Stolin Architekt.The brief for Petr Stolín Architekt's ZEN-Houses in Liberec, Czech Republic called for a future residence that had to be designed around the basic production modules known as SIP (Structural Insulated Panel). The philosophy of SIP houses...
