TOURISM
Oaktreehouse – Sleep in the treehouse by Anna Malinowska & Peter Valentsik; Slovakia
Oaktreehouse was designed for everyone who likes nature, for those who ever dreamed as a child about spending a night in the treehouse. As well the time during the day sitting on the terrace or at night sleeping near trees at an altitude of almost 6 meters. It is designed for relax and “recharging the battery” in the unique atmosphere of the Little Carpathians. Your close neighbours become squirrels, forest birds
Pine Beach Pakoštane – Adriatic Eco Resort by A R I E S_Juračić_Skorup_Arhitekti; Croatia
It was a unique problem to design an oversized restaurant, serving through self-catering 15 hundred guests in all-inclusive summer resort, nested in the dense pine forest of a former Club Med. A challenge of building a mega structure in a pure nature was overcome by designing a simulacrum of its natural surroundings. It is a brownfield enterprise because the building is erected on the site of the ex-assembly of service
Repro Eko Farm, Volavje
Repro Eko Farm is an organic farm for retreats, excursions, and weddings located in rural Croatia, 40km from the capital city of Zagreb. Though the farm is almost 100 years old, it was left in bad shape until Dragica and Drago Repar started to renovate it. Their vision was to create a sustainable lifestyle that blends nature, traditional crafts, healthy food, and simplicity, and to share it with guests of all ages from
Seoski turizam Kezele – Kezele tourist farm by Janko & Drago Kezele; Croatia
Meeting place of good people, great food and fine wine. A place where Kezele family safeguarded rural architecture, antiquities and recipes of their ancestors. A place where great food is produced and served at the same spot. The Kezele family founded this farm tourism based on the family tradition of winemaking and preparing traditional dishes of Croatia’s countryside. The estate showcases 8 traditional wooden houses and stables around 100 years
Tourismus information centre Innsbruck by Betina Hanel & Manfred Sandner; Austria
"It was not our intention to simply renovate the space, we were looking for a new design-based on the existing structure. The idea was that the room itself with his history should be the information, without two-dimensionally OVER-touristic-information…. The three naves of the existing Renaissance hall created a powerless an low tension symmetry. By creating a new - diagonal - orientation of the room, this balance was disturbed, broken and
Deluxe Mountain Chalets by Viereck Architekten; Austria
Four free - floating mountain chalets – each dedicated to a different bird – were inserted in to the open ground along a ridge . It was very important to bring the landscape into the house and to connect the interior with the outside space. Rustic materials, interpreted in a modern way, in combination with tasteful furniture with attention to detail create a special alpine hideaway. The ambition was to
Rossbarth Restaurant, Linz
Central element of the house was planting of gardens on 60% of the plot on ground floor and promoting the use of green terrace on first floor. Bee- lawn was mostly planted on ground floor creating a friendly environment for bees helping thus to maintain the biodiversity. Studies show that 75% of the world’s food crops rely on bees. The building is designed in two rectangular cubes with a green
History Museum Graz by INNOCAD architecture; Austria
"We wanted to give people the feeling of being in a contemporary warehouse or the private chambers of an 18th - century aristocratic family rat her than in a museum, while shrinking the distance between the visitor and the object. The most wonderful part of the project is to help people to participate and perceive the history in an unexpected and unpretentious way." Ma rtin Lesjak – Co -
Vinohradský pivovar – brewery by ov-a; Czech Republic
"The focus of the design was to support sculptural quality of a long vaulted space." Renewed family brewery is placed in the fermentation cellars of the ancient brewery. The focus of the design was to support sculptural quality of a long vaulted space. New porthole-like windows broke through the thick walls between taproom and brewery reveal boiling pan, lauter tun, fermentation tanks and storage cellar and show it to guests.
Skywalk by Fránek Architects; Czech Republic
A unique 55 meter high building near the cottage Slaměnka at Dolni Morava, Czech Republic Sky walk is located very close to the cottage Slaměnka, at the top station of chair lift Sněžník, at an altitude of 1,116 meters above sea level. Its height is 55 meters and the summit can be easily reached along a wooden path with strollers and wheelchairs. More adventurous visitors can use unique 101 m
Ronald McDonald House Charity Graz by Viereck Architekten; Austria
Ronald McDonald House Charity serves as a temporary accomodation for families with hospitalized children who receive a treatment at a hospital nearby. Fully equipped with playgrounds, common living rooms, kitchens, e.g.. Inspired by the location of the building site in amidst a forest, the idea of creating a tree house arose. The concept of a central tree was integrated in the interior design and adapted to an playful approach. Symmetrical
Folklorna chyža by Zuzana Peniašková; Slovakia
Chyza is a unique project in which we combined our passion for travel and love of Slovak tradition. Guests can fully enjoy folk tradition and enjoy a comfort that leaves experience of a lifetime. There are two different Chyzas. The blue one is a bit smaller, with cosier atmosphere, situated in the middle of Bojnicky dvor (our little traditional village with around 20 small and authencit shops, restaurant, cafes