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Social-pedagogical youth residence U-TURN “Rettet das Kind”
Since 2009 there is a social pedagogical youth residence U-turn in a village near the city of Salzburg, which they were allowed to redesign and modernize. With “u-turn” the organization “Save the Child” refers to a turning point that aims to help young people with very difficult social environments to follow a different, new path. There is room for girls and boys from 13 to 21 years of age.
Piece Of The Amazon In Manufacturing Facility
The vision of the server manufacturer Wistron was to create a meeting and relaxation space inside its factory in Brno, Czech Republic, where employees and visitors feel as if they were in a green oasis, isolated from the outside noise. We created a two-story wooden pavilion with a workshop and meeting rooms, an outside chill zone with a full-size tree and kitchen, and a viewing platform on the top.
UNIQ
The product was meant to show the studio's skilled hands, it was created in a short while during the creation of the new BREZINA brand. However, its production takes several tens of hours, each piece is worked to the last detail. Moreover, it is multifunctional, it can be used as a TV stand, a living room table, a shoe rack, or a bench. It was produced in two sizes, different
Haus der Gesundheit – Waldkirchen
To supply reasonable health care for Waldkirchen and the surrounding municipalities, the community decided to build a new medical center. It should contain a general doctor's practice and several rooms for different rotating therapists. All unities should have barrier-free access. Therefore the building has two levels, each with an easily reachable entrance. The plot is wonderfully surrounded by huge birches, to which the surgery rooms are located, to achieve
House G
The project is a small mountain house in the Rhodopes near Plovdiv. The location of the building on the plot was determined by the sloped terrain with views to the north and the goal to preserve all existing pine trees. The house visually "opens" to the north and east toward the views and “closes” toward the access road. The metal S-shaped roof gives the characteristic silhouette of the house.
Sous le pin
This small project was designed and built by KOZ for a summer festival at the Villa Medici in Rome. It crosses classical garden follies in Europe and Japan, with informal livelihoods in tropical areas. It welcomed visitors and the Villa’s artists in residence to play, picnic, meditate, perform, or lookout on the gardens and the cityscape. For an hour or a night, fully equipped with a hammock, a shower
House for living Hradištko – Kersko u Sadské
A house near Prague, 20 minutes by car, located in an area along the Elbe River with potential light flooding. It draws inspiration from the surrounding Ker forest, resulting in a contemporary "flowing ground floor" design, historically used in riverine environments. The house is built using a classic solid spruce wood frame, shaped by electronic machines on-site, reducing lumber consumption for a sustainable construction approach. The two-floor layout is
Suitentürme Hotel Moar Gut
The existing 5-star family hotel was expanded to include suites as part of a new building and renovation. The designed suite towers form the central and identity-creating element. The polygonal floor plan design and the conceptual decision to arrange the required spatial program in two vertical elements are based on the specific structural and landscape situation. The arrangement of two solitary buildings and their position in relation to each
TARA
Feel what you see. See what you feel. Discover nature. When taking a look at the TARA sideboard, the designer’s intention is clear: the viewer is pleasantly reminded of a tree. Dalibor Marek wanted precisely to deliver the idea of a tree and its knots. Wood is a living, natural material. The unmistakable beauty of wood and honest craftsmanship transform into furniture in such a way that it would
Opificio 4.8
Thanks to the change of intended use from "factory" to residential units, the Opificio 4.8 residential complex is characterized by an elevation entirely in wood, with an increase in the floor area and energy improvement of the building. The construction was converted into a modern building so as to generate, on the one hand, a strong link between the factory of the past and the residences of the present,
HLT Retz – tourism school
The existing building, built in the 1970s is extended by a courtyard building. The new building cleverly solves the split-level connection to the old building with an interposed staircase core. The preservation of the character of the old building in contrast to the new one allows the development of the building complex to remain legible in its heterogeneous environment. The entrance area on the first floor extends over an
Cabanas Kuchelau
Private office spaces and studios can also be used as beach houses with direct access to the water. The studio's idea was to create a place where relaxation, work, inspiration, and creative endeavors can perfectly blend. Studios and inspiring spaces, as well as meeting rooms, are nowadays "connected" and therefore location-independent - no physical gathering is necessary for interaction and collaborative work, as we have learned after the pandemic