The tower stands here as a confident slim round obelisk. A center-point. A simple structural diagram, a slim, 35m tall vertical secured by cables. While designing, we were searching for economical, rational solutions that
JAN ŠÉPKA - PERCEPTION Exhibition: 8 September – 2 October 2016 Cooperation: Jan Bárta Curator: Michal Škoda The project is a reflection on what we consider to be an important component and dominant element
For many decades now, excavations at the complex of Palaeolithic (the period of mammoth hunters) settlements have unearthed a huge number of stone and bone tools and artwork, as well as the skeletal remains of
Traditional villages in the Southern Moravia region of the Czech Republic are characterized by their distinctive urban planning. The streets are lined with L-shaped row houses neighboring each other on narrow rectangular plots, each
During the design process of this family house located in Sasad, the attitude was led by the intention to avoid any predetermination of the building’s future, leaving space for change and further transformation of
After completing John Pawson’s major restoration of the thirteenth-century basilica of the Archabbey of Pannonhalma, UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Benedictine community has finished a concert hall with Robert Gutowski Architects. The new space
“Princess Veranda” A collective housing building with mixed used ground floor level in Graz, Austria Heterogeneity determines the environment of the collective housing building in the district of Lend in Graz. The prevailing commercial
… I believe that life is perfect, because of its imperfections ... building should reflect life in its imperfections to present perfect architecture … Having visited anarchitecture Theatre, one cannot help but start to
Pristina has seen many larger developments in the last years but very few small-scale urban improvements. Large operations unite several small parcels and end up with large apartment buildings. This trend is less questionable
Perched up on a small hill overlooking a suburb of Prishtina, the strength and dynamism of the Humolli House’s structure results in a living symbol of confidence in an environment striving to find itself.
Four summer houses are nestled in the rocky foothills of Montenegro mountains, just a few kilometers away from the Adriatic sea. They are built on one half of already occupied lot, and are oriented
Two years ago the village council decided to purchase the property, intending to reconstruct it and open it again as the village Inn and restaurant. The historic building was gradually stripped down; new ceilings
The Municipality of the 13th District in Budapest took an environmentally forward thinking decision when creating the country’s first passive house certified kindergarten. Replacing an on old structure the new building contains 16 groups
This was a fourth summer camp of the Debrecen Creative Workshop (“dAM”). It is always very important for us to build a good community of builders. Architect students and architects work together to create
Hacking the Builder Depot Time, creativity and individual effort were not an issue - money was. The architect owner was mastering all sorts of skills way beyond the drawing board to save cost and
In our concept, we aimed to strengthen the connections of the Kossuth square and its surroundings. Our main ambitions were to balance the historical and modern elements and create a focal point that becomes
The narrow plots, which are perpendicular to the lake bank, are sited on the steep hillside. Because of these given circumstances we placed the holiday unites at five metre difference in level to each
The entrance building in Graphisoft Park appears as a transparent volume, contrasting the existing offices. The light, pavilion-like building has an outer shell of glass. The geometric ornament of the glass panels evokes something
A prominent architectural monument dating back to the not so remote past of Hungarian socialism. Its designer, István Szabó, became a cultic church-builder of the dictatorship. The Saint Martin parish church was the last
In the middle of the path where the North and the Black Sea meet, at the 1,794 km mark of the Danube river and the Mosoni-Danube Estuary between Győr and Gönyű, National Public Port
The market place has always been the centre of the district, but late-modern market buildings and their service area occupied the public space. The purpose of the current transformation is to give this space
The primary task of the design was to create a guest house that is connected to the local environment, which provides a native atmosphere by making use of modern architectural elements. The secondary task
There had been a house and an almost 200-year-old wine cellar on the same plot since the 1990s. I had to take these circumstances into consideration when setting up the rooms appropriate for hosting
The house has six glass windows with arches and a door opening onto the garden, this part filled with rushes. Only the middle door opens to connect both inside and outside. The facade, which
52 cubic wood – produces carbohydrate (glucose) from carbon dioxide CO2 (which equates to 260.000km by car) with the help of the sun. Additionally oxygen is released in the form of breathable air for
Youth Center ECHO, Graz The newly built youth center ECHO by puerstl langmaier architekten replaces the old building on the Mühlgang and creates a sheltered place with a variety of development opportunities for young
Unterach, a small town with a population of 1,500 located at the south-western end of the lake known as the Attersee, is aware of its worth. The image of this fishing village snuggling against
On the Schmittenhöhe in Zell am See, the existing Schmiedhof Alm was dismantled and rebuilt as an Alpine restaurant with seating for 200 guests. The design concept is based on the addition of volumes
