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08-01-2021

Qarta Architektura: Five, former tram deposit in Smíchov, Prague

A former tram deposit in Prague’s Smíchov district has been redeveloped for commercial use. The building’s historic industrial façades now form the “base” of a multi-storey glass building covered with expanded metal. Five is a new landmark designed by Qarta Architektura.

01-01-2021

Refuel works + Formafatal: Art Villa in Costa Rica

Art Villa, designed by Refuel works and Formafatal, is part of a luxurious holiday complex built by a Czech investor in the jungle of Costa Rica. Bare concrete constructions surrounded by endless forests draw on the tradition of twentieth-century South American villas.

24-12-2020

atelier-r completes reconstruction and renovation of Helfštýn Castle Palace, Czech Republic

The precious cultural heritage of the Helfštýn Castle Palace lives again thanks to the reconstruction and renovation project recently completed by the atelier-r architecture studio.

04-11-2020

Atelier Štěpán: Church of the Blessed Maria Restituta, Brno

The Church of the Blessed Maria Restituta in Lesná, Brno, is the latest addition to a masterplan begun more than 50 years ago. Standing in the middle of a housing development in Rationalist style, Atelier Štěpán’s project is a civic and religious centre that brings the historic project up to date.

22-10-2020

Contemporary connections, two glass walkways in Prague by OV-A

Czech architectural practice OV-A has designed a transparent walkway connecting two historic buildings and giving Prague’s University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT) a new symbol. A contemporary design with a shape that speaks to the world of chemistry sets up an elegant connection with the old buildings.

14-10-2020

Qarta architektura: Auditorium of the College of Polytechnics, Jihlava

With the new auditorium of the College of Polytechnics in Jihlava (VŠPJ), Czech Republic, Qarta architektura has expressed the modern idea of cultural community through a reflection on the concept of architectural decoration. The dialogical relationship with the building - formerly a communist court and now the location of the Polytechnic - plays a central role.

01-10-2020

Chestnut House by ValArch Ateliér

The young Czech architectural studio, ValArch Ateliér, has built a rural house that combines respect for the context with the use of local raw materials. Chestnut House is a welcoming sanctuary in an area of great scenic beauty.

17-08-2020

An elementary school by SOA architekti with passive energy standards

The Amos primary school, designed by the Czech studio SOA architekti is the first school - and one of the Czech Republic’s few public buildings - designed to passive energy standards. Taking its cue from the region’s vernacular architecture, this building just outside Prague doubles as a community centre for the village of Psáry.