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Czech Republic Architecture Designs – chronological list

12 December 2024
The Forgotten Barn, Dobříš, Central Bohemia
Architects: Studio Karnet architekti

photo : Petr Polák
The Forgotten Barn Central Bohemia
Václav and Marie used to visit their grandmother in the small town of Dobříš, nestled at the foot of the Brdy Hills. When the opportunity arose to buy a plot of land with an old stone barn right next to her garden, they didn’t hesitate for a moment.

10 December 2024
Milada Cottage, Krkonoše Mountains
Architects: ADR

photo : BoysPlayNice
Milada Cottage Krkonoše Mountains
The cottage is situated on a beautiful plot on a hillside at the edge of an area called Nové domky (New Houses) in the Krkonoše Mountains. It follows the scattered development of the surrounding cottages both urbanistically and visually.

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19 July 2024
Foot of the Hill Apartments, Bohutín
Architects: Karnet architekti

photo : Petr Polák
Foot of the Hill Apartments, Bohutín
In the shadow of the Brdy hills, a dense fog veils the landscape in mystery. The morning rays of the sun, piercing through it on their way to a new day, gradually unveil the contours of spruce trees. And where there once stood a carpentry workshop and an old school, now emerges the silhouette of a new house.

28 June 2024
The Moravian Square Park Revitalisation, Brno
Design: Consequence forma architects

photo : BoysPlayNice
The Moravian Square Park Revitalisation, Brno
The park on the Moravian Square in Brno has become a new vibrant place, establishing its own poetics of peace and action, starkly contrasting the city’s constant commotion and traffic. The project represents a comprehensive approach to revitalising a heavily frequented public space in Brno’s historic centre, meeting the demands of the 21st century. It incorporates the blue-green infrastructure elements, environmental sustainability requirements and biodiversity, co-creating community, and embracing inclusivity.

19 June 2024
Jirásek Theatre Reconstruction, Česká Lípa
Architects: Adam Rujbr Architects

photo : BoysPlayNice
Jirásek Theatre Reconstruction
The theatre has undergone a large-scale reconstruction, which not only changed the position of the main entrance, but also completely redesigned its internal layout. The new main entrance and the café on Panská Street have enlivened the historic centre, especially in the early evening.

24 May 2024
Kinetic Pavilion at the Radic Chateau
Architects: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photo : Ales Jungmann
Kinetic Pavilion at the Radic Chateau
The chance to head a bit further along the path of kinetic buildings and their structural magic was something I found utterly captivating. Thanks to an enlightened investor, an amazing opportunity turned up at the Radíč Chateau.

14 April 2024
Hytta in Lípa nad Dřevnicí, Zlín District, southeastern Moravia
Architects: Adam Hofman and Dominik Ilichman

photo © Studio Flusser
Hytta in Lípa nad Dřevnicí
We are creators by nature. It fulfills us to materialise our dreams and breathe life into our ideas. However, we often encounter obstacles unique to the current day and age: continuous notifications, digital noise, and the constant need to check our phones.

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18 Oct 2023
Double Gable House, Pilsen–Lochotín district
Architects: PRO-STORY

photo : Petr Polák
Double Gable House, Pilsen–Lochotín district
A single row of old semi-detached family houses remained surrounded by concrete blocks of flats, creating an exceptional private island of gardens inside a high-rise residential area. Most of those houses have already been renovated and enlarged by later additions, changing the original scale of this neighbourhood.

6 October 2023
Vršovice Twins, Praha
Design: Studio Reaktor

photo : Michaela Kociánová
Vršovice Twins Prague
From the Vršovice apartment, twins emerged. The 40 m2 floor plan was divided into two resembling units by architects. The interiors of each unit were inspired by the texture of the original plasterwork. The so-called “Blues” unit is overall darker, playing with black accents and smoked glass. On the other hand, the second unit, called the “Yellows” combines softer and lighter shades with translucent glazing.

26 Sep 2023
Kamenice Villas, Kamenice
Design: NEW HOW architects

photo : Petr Polák
Kamenice Villas
The proposed plot is located very close to the center of Kamenice village, next to the main urban axis of the village – Ringhofferova Street. The surrounding development has a diverse character – there are family houses, cottages, and apartment buildings. On the north side, the plot is adjacent to the main pedestrian route that runs through the entire village.

5 Sep 2023
Karlovy Vary Apartment, Karlovy Vary
Design: Plus One Architects

photo : Radek Úlehla
Karlovy Vary Apartment
The apartment, located near Karlovy Vary’s picturesque colonnades and Hotel Thermal which houses the world-known International Film Festival, underwent a complete reconstruction. Overlooking a hillside full of mature greenery, the historic 1900s apartment building features several well-preserved elements dating back to the time when apartments were generous and charming.

5 Sep 2023
In a Row House
Design: No Architects

photo : Studio Flusser
In a Row House
A client, who is literally chased around the world several times a month by his specialization and indispensability, decided to anchor with his family in one of the older terraced houses, perhaps coincidentally, “within sight” of the airport.

23 July 2023
South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra Hall Building Renovation, Prachatice, South Bohemia
Architects: Mimosa Architects

photo : BoysPlayNice
Open Air Cinema Prachatice, South Bohemia
Through a complete reconstruction of the Open-Air Cinema Prachatice, the dilapidated former open-air cinema with a huge capacity of 800 seats, was transformed into a functioning complex with a more sustainable capacity of 350.

20 July 2023
Secession Villa Apartment, Prague
Design: svobodová blaha

photo : Svobodová Blaha
Secession Villa Apartment, Prague
The project brief was to refurbish the interior of one floor of a multi-generational Secession villa and to allocate a separate apartment unit due to the need for a greater degree of privacy for a young couple. The concept of three main passage rooms was retained, which now serve as a living kitchen, the middle room as a study with a library, and two separate dressing rooms.

25 June 2023
Kocanda Kravsko II, South Moravia
Architects: Studio ORA

photo : BoysPlayNice
Kocanda Kravsko II, South Moravian
The Kocanda Kravsko II project deals with the second stage of the conversion of the former ceramics factory in Kravsko. In the second half of the 19th century, this historic Czech property was transformed into a famous ceramics factory and expanded with new buildings.

29 May 2023
Vltavska, Hlávkův most, Vltavská, Prague 7
Architects: U / U studio

photo : Jiří Kotal
Vltavská Underground, Prague 7
U / U studio proudly invite you to the public space/night club on the river. The studio are injecting life into the Vltavska underpass, which lost its transit purpose between Hlavkuv bridge and became a place that citizens of Prague try to avoid while visiting the transport intersection at Vltavska.

18 May 2023
Příměstský park Soutok – Confluence Periurban Park landscape design competition, confluence of the Berounka and Vltava rivers
Design: EMF, NORMA, and PARETO

picture from contest organisers
Confluence Periurban Park Prague Competition
One of the largest periurban parks in Central Europe will be built at the confluence of the Berounka and Vltava Rivers. It will be designed by architects from EMF, NORMA, and PARETO,

The House in the Preserve, Central Bohemia CZ

Family House Polánka, Moravský Krumlov

22 Nov 2022
House That Opens Up to the Sun, Malé Kyšice
Architects: Stempel & Tesar architekti

photo : Filip Šlapal
House That Opens Up to the Sun
In the southern part of Malé Kyšice town on the edge of the Křivoklát woods, there is a residential district originally home to weekend cottages. One such cottage on a flat plot of land was replaced by a passive home.

2 Nov 2022
The Guard Patrol, Liberec
Architects: Mjölk architekti

photo : BoysPlayNice
The Guard Patrol, Liberec
The ridge of the Stráž mountain towers above Rokytnice. Its western end descends to the rushing waters of the Jizera river and continues eastwards along the Sachrův and Vlčí ridges to the mystical mountain Kotel.

31 Oct 2022
Two Towers
Architects: boq architekti

photo : Tomas Dittrich
Two Towers, Czech Republic Atrium House
The Two Towers is an atrium house as one of the possible answers to the question – how to build a modern house in a small village that will speak the contemporary language and be based on the historical morphology of village houses? The current house as a paraphrase of a village building with a yard.

Glass Cabin, Liberecky kraj

Lipno Lakeside Cabin

20 Sep 2022
Weekend Apartment, Jizera Mountains

20 Sep 2022
Krňany Barn, Central Bohemia

17 Sep 2022
E07 Apartment, Bubeneč district, Prague
Architects: Malfinio

photo : BoysPlayNice
E07 Apartment
Malfinio tailored the E07 Apartment renovation project from the turn of the 19th century in the capital city’s Bubeneč district to young clients with two, perhaps three little creatures. The clients, together with the space and place as such, were the primary source of inspiration – their requirements, lifestyle, and the feeling they evoke.

Rašovka House, Ještěd Ridge

Czech Radio Building, Olomouc Region

20 July 2022
House with In-law Suite, Rybí, Moravian-Silesian Czech Republic
Design: KLAR

photo : Václav Novák
House with In-law Suite, Rybí CZ
This contemporary Czech property on the south edge of the Rybí village, Moravian-Silesian Region, is a sizeable plot of land, but with a significantly reduced buildable area. The shape of the future home is largely predetermined by the minimum required setbacks from existing underground gas storage tanks and from the forest edge.

25 Jun 2022
Louny Municipal Swimming Hall, Louny
Architects: dkarchitekti

photo : BoysPlayNice
Louny Municipal Swimming Hall
The Louny Municipal Swimming Hall is dynamically shaped, on all sides barely open crystal reveals the indoor world of a swimming hall on its south side. The outstanding overhang of the sloping roof surface with a sharp scarf of side façades enables two very different worlds to meet.

24 Jun 2022
Hoist Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge, Mladá Boleslav, Středočeský kraj
Architects: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photos : René Volfík and Andrea Thiel Lhotáková
Hoist Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge
These Czech architects approached by Mr Bouška, a passionate cyclist and a current deputy mayor of Mladá Boleslav, to propose sketches of five different Hoist Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridges and transborders for the city. Though the design for the bridge for the river Klenice had to stand by for a while in order for sufficient financial funds to be gathered, all circumstances worked out in the end.

19 May 2022
Weekend House, Bukovany, Hodonín District
Architects: SENAA architekti

photo : Alex Shoots Buildings
Weekend House Bukovany
The Weekend House lies in a pleasant wine cellar lane with limited access for construction equipment. SENAA architekti had to abandon the original reconstruction plan after the actual condition was discovered. The new building respects the footprint and shape of the old house.

29 Mar 2022
Máminka, Hudlice, Central Bohemia
Architects: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photos : Ales Jungmann and Petr Králík
Máminka Tower, Hudlice Central Bohemia
The Máminka lookout tower stands in a clearing atop the peak of Krušná hora, on the site of a former military triangulation point. The construction was initiated by Radek Olič, who wanted to commemorate his parents.

13 Apr 2022
Clinic, Mladá Boleslav, Středočeský kraj
Architects: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photos : Ales Jungmann and Petr Králík
Clinic in Mladá Boleslav, Středočeský Kraj
The private clinic run by the Pírko family has been operating on the outskirts of Mladá Boleslav since the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938). The clinic is located in the trees on a hillock that ends in a cliff face. HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš were asked to build the Clinic in Mladá Boleslav below it.

Králíčák Lookout Tower, Olomouc Region

Lighthouse and Museum of Jára Cimrman, Liberec

2 Mar 2022
House for a Photographer, Valašská Bystřice, Zlín, southeastern Moravia
Architects: ValArch ateliér

photo : BoysPlayNice
House for a Photographer, Zlín
Premek’s land looked like a nice peaceful meadow under the forest but the whole thing looked easier than it actually was. The land lies on the border of the third and fourth zones of the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

17 Feb 2022
Sedlčany Housing, Sedlčany, Central Bohemia
Architects: Aulík Fišer architekti

photo : Aleš Jungmann
Sedlčany Housing, Central Bohemia
The hotel building was built at the turn of the 1950s on the Sedlčany square. It formed a quality part of the square from the urban and architectural point of view.

2 Feb 2022
Panorama Golf Resort, Kácov, Středočeský kraj
Architects: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photography : Ales Jungmann and René Volfík
Panorama Golf Resort, Central Bohemia
From a bird’s-eye view, the layout of the Panorama Golf Resort clubhouse at the Kácov golf course is reminiscent of the leg of a giant golfer. The landscape along the River Sázava captivated investors so much that they decided to build a meeting place for fans of golf.

27 Jan 2022
Walk Over the Quarry, Horní Bečva
Architects: henkai architekti

photo : BoysPlayNice
Walk Over the Quarry, Horní Bečva
The Lookout on the abandoned quarry hill can be found in the eastern part of the Horní Bečva village in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. Rising up on the left bank of the village water reservoir, fed by the Rožnovská Bečva river, the wooded hilltop is surrounded by a number of scattered family homes and recreational properties.

21 Jan 2022
Tower Bára, Chrudim, Pardubický kraj
Design: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photo : Radka Ciglerová
Tower Bára, Pardubický Kraj CZ
The town council of Chrudim decided to build an out-look tower in the forest boundary, where the landscape provides beautiful panoramic view of the surroundings. An architectonic contest was made and as the winning project was marked the one by Martin Martin Rajniš from e-Mrak team.

20 Jan 2022
Atelier Above River, Kamenný Přívoz, Central Bohemian Region
Design: HAMR Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš

photograph : Radka Ciglerová
Atelier Above River, Kamenný Přívoz CZ
The drive behind this commission was a lady investor who sought Martin Martin Rajniš with the request to try and design Atelier Above River, a studio to fit among some stone houses. There was already an old stone wall on the site, defining a small area below the street level and overlooking a river valley.

11 Jan 2022
Villa 1906, Pod Pensionátem 154, 252 29 Dobřichovice
Architects: Karnet architekti

photo : Petr Polák
Villa 1906
Karnet architekti present modern living in the bourgeois Villa 1906. For the new owners, the architects design a contemporary layer, redraw floor layouts, organize the flow of spaces and tune up the combinations of materials to preserve the original elements of the villa and meet the requirements of contemporary living.