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Nymburk Pedestrian Bridge / Strasky, Husty a partneri (SHP)

Luciana Pejić — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The pedestrian and cyclist bridge, which is situated between the city’s historic center and town suburb ‘Zálabí’, connects cycling and pedestrian trails running along both banks of the river. Since it is located near a historic arch bridge, it is also formed by an arch structure, but it has a longer span and it has no supports in the river. The bridge structure consists of two outwardly inclined steel arches, on which a bridge deck from prestressed concrete is suspended. The rise of the arches was chosen so that in the predominant part the arches are situated above the heads of pedestrians, and thus do not obstruct their clear view of the historic city and, at the same time, it does not obscure the view of the historic bridge to people walking along the river.

CHYBIK + KRISTOF Reimagine the Historic Mendel Square in Brno

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000

CHYBIK + KRISTOF architects & urban designers and DÍLNA have created a new design for Brno's historic Mendel Square. Part of a large revival plan for the city, the design pays homage to the city's rich cultural past. Partnering with local practice DÍLNA, landscape architect Zdenek Sendler, and engineering firm PK Ossendorf, the team exposed the square’s core functional and historic role to drive change in the urban fabric.

Benthem Crouwel + West 8 Win Competition for New Brno Main Station

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 04:30:00 +0000

Benthem Crouwel Architects and West 8 have won the international competition to design the new multimodal hub of Brno. The city announced the winning Dutch teams known for the Rotterdam Central station, and the designers were selected out of a total of 46 applications. It was the largest architectural competition in the history of the Czech Republic.

CHYBIK + KRISTOF Redesign Brutalist Bus Terminal in the Czech Republic

Eric Baldwin — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Architects and urban designers CHYBIK + KRISTOF have announced the ground-breaking of their redesign of Brno’s Zvonařka Central Bus Terminal in the Czech Republic. Self-initiated by the architects in 2011, the project involved preserving the existing Brutalist heritage structure while addressing the need to rethink the terminal for contemporary needs. The project reimagines an iconic landmark and its role within the city.

DADA Distrikt Residential Complex / KOGAA

Andreas Luco — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000

With real estate prices in the Czech Republic among the highest in Europe, the local market lacks affordable housing and therefore calls for alternative development solutions that would also be able to strengthen the quality of public spaces. DADA Distrikt provides a locally unique proposition to the problem: the previous storage facility has been adapted into a mixed-use and residential complex with a variety of shared and community spaces. It’s relatively economic reconstruction was made possible through shared funding and direct sales, therefore avoiding additional investment returns to developers and fees to real estate agencies.

CHYBIK + KRISTOF to Bring Gregor Mendel's Historic Greenhouse to Life

Eric Baldwin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0000

On the 200th anniversary of Gregor Mendel’s birth, CHYBIK + KRISTOF will bring the historic St. Augustin Abbey greenhouse to life in Brno. As the location where the notorious scientist and father of modern genetics conducted his pioneering experiments, the greenhouse is located in the 14th-century Augustinian monastery’s gardens. After the original building was swept away by a storm in the 1870s, the team aims to return the significant site to Brno’s old city in 2022.

Urban Infill Lofts / CHYBIK + KRISTOF

Andreas Luco — Tue, 07 May 2019 03:00:00 +0000

The five-story building comprises of 14 modern residential lofts and commercial spaces, offering panoramic views of the city. The architect’s urban design maximized the potential of the limited area, amplifying the plot through an irregular polygon floorplan and a geometric sculptural staircase. A commissioned site-specific light installation by artist Petr Dub adorns the building’s exterior. With its location near the center, the building will provide benefits of urban living to its inhabitants, becoming a landmark of the area.

The Distillery, Social Reactor / KOGAA

Daniel Tapia — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000

The project is the first prototype of Social Reactor, KOGAA’ s slow development lab tackling the problematic of inactive structures and their adaptation into substitute functions. Within the context of a post-industrial city with a strong past in the textile production, The Distillery is a representative example of how a vacant property can become a vibrant location, playing an active role on the urban and economic transformation of the surrounding neighborhood and life of the city.

Pavilion of Humanity / CHYBIK + KRISTOF

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 21 May 2018 04:00:00 +0000

Moravské Náměstí is a busy square in the centre of Brno. As it lies right on the Brno ring road (boulevard), thousands of people walk and drive through it every day. Few of them, however, realize the historical complexity of the spacious area, which used to be part of the fortification system of the city. The last chapter of its history was written last summer when the square was temporarily adjusted to suit the needs of a multigenre festival Meeting Brno. The major theme of the festival was the idea of European unity, currently greatly endangered by populism and radicalization within the society. The festival's main motto – Unity in Diversity – paraphrases the official motto of the European Union and its physical manifestation was designed by the Brno architecture studio Chybik+Kristof. The installation sought to commemorate particular historical milestones as well as demonstrate unexpected connections with an objective to induce the desire for solidarity and unity, call for tolerance and initiate a debate about contemporary socio-political issues.

PLUKK Designs Town Hall and Community Center On Sloping Site in Czech Republic

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:45:00 +0000

Czech firm PLUKK has released designs for a community center and town hall in the city of Brno-Kohoutovice, Czech Republic. Located in the historic downtown, the project takes advantage of a sloping site to create two buildings of differing architectural language, connected together with active public space to create one multifunctional town center.

Mixed Use House / Makovský & partners

Daniela Cardenas — Sun, 15 May 2016 04:00:00 +0000

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Exhibition: A Look at the History and Restoration of Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat

Rene Submissions — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:30:00 +0000

Villa Tugendhat (1928–30) in the Czech Republic is the most well-preserved example of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s early functionalism. It is regarded as one of the world’s most important manifestations of villa architecture and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building also likely inspired the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo’s work on Villa Stenersen (1937–39).

Family House Zebetin / JRA Jarousek.Rochova.Architekti

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:00:00 +0000

Situated on a sloping plot in a beautiful location overlooking the centre of Zebetin with views of the church and surrounding countryside. The house is situated on the upper part of the plot facing the street. The mass of the house continues onto the row of houses in the lower part of the street.

Bamboo House / Atelier Stepan

Karen Valenzuela — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 09:00:00 +0000

The house is situated on a slightly sloping land in the residential part of Brno. It is inspired by this garden, its optical interconnection and the final lightness. It more or less ignores the surrounding modern development.

ModulARCH Festival of Modular Architecture

Patricia Arcilla — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:00:26 +0000

Organized by Czech collective Arch for People, ModulARCH is a new festival of modular architecture to be held in Brno, Czech Republic this April. The festival will explore all aspects of modular architecture from the ecological to the economic, and discuss the role of the typology within the contemporary city. Learn more about the three day conference after the break.

M&V Branch Office / Rudolf Müller

Karen Valenzuela — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Converting the building of a former garage, body shop and paint shop into a branch office of a company selling hardware and metal machining toolware falls within the projects that you simply need if you still desire to make endless search for the relationship between architecture and its surroundings, to historical and future development, and to detail. Or, the desire to search and to deliver as well, to put it more precisely.

A Historical Masterpiece reopens to the Public: Villa Tugendhat / Mies van der Rohe

Karissa Rosenfield — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Today, one of the leading exemplars of classic Modern architecture reopens after a two year hiatus. The freshly renovated Villa Tugendhat underwent a monumental restoration and rehabilitation, starting in January 2010, with the aim of preserving and conserving the original building substance and layout, including the construction details, materials and technical system. Renewal work also included the lavish interiors and lush garden. Continue after for the break to learn more about Mies van der Rohe’s renewed masterpiece.

AD Classics: Villa Tugendhat / Mies van der Rohe

Jules Gianakos — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:00:00 +0000

The Villa Tugendhat was commissioned by the wealthy newlyweds Grete & Fritz Tugendhat, a Jewish couple with family money from textile manufacturing companies in Brno. The couple met Mies van der Rohe in Berlin in 1927, and was already impressed by his design for the Zehlendorf house of Edward Fuchs. As fans of spacious homes with simple forms, Mies’ free plan method was perfect for the Tugendhats’ taste; however, he was not their only interest in an architect for their own home. They originally confronted Brno’s foremost modern architect at the time, Arnost Wiesner, but after visiting various projects by each architect, the Tugendhats ultimately went with Mies.