Type of building: 4 star hotel
Client: Jet Set Hotels
Project: 2006-2007
Construction: 2007
Cooperation: J.Kučera, J.Dohnal
Adaptation of a 19th century building in the historic city centre
to a hotel. It was formerly used
as offices. The design included
mobile and mobile furniture, bathrooms, bathrooms,
lighting and a lobby and a restaurant at the ground
floorl. The hotel rooms are equipped with the
luxurious hand made Swedish Hästens beds.
Materials used in the design range from grey and
black marble at the ground floor and bar through the
Use of large brass frames, wallpapers from Designer’s Guild.
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Type of building: private villa
Project: 2006-2007
Construction: 2007
Scale: 200m2
Interior design of a villa which was
constrained by the limited posibilities
of the already built house.
The project consisted of changing
of the bathrooms and living room.
Materials used included extensive
use of concrete screed. Also a new
lighting scheme was introduced.
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Type of building: National Library
Client: Czech Republic
Project: 2006-2007
Construction: 2007
Scale: 70.000m2
International competition concerning
national project held in the Czech
Republic under supervision of UIA.
The location is Letenská plain at the
northern edge of the historic centre.
Our design idea is a five storey
passage across the whole width of the
building allowing traffic of visitors
and showing the operation of the
library. Study halls are oriented
towards south and east and facing
centre of Prague. The design includes restaurant, gallery and café as well as extensive
landscaping of the surrounding area.
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Type of building: private villa
Project: 2006-2007
Construction: 2006
Scale: 300m2
Interior and exterior design of a villa
built as an extension to an existing
building.
The construction was limited by the
already erected load bearing structure.
The challenge was to accommodate
desired layout while maintaining
maximal amount of natural daylight.
Also an extensive lighting scheme
was introduced which combines
direct and indirect light.
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Type of building: Motel
Location: Australia
Project: 2008
Interior design study for prospective australian motel located in an industrial setting. Function of this building is to accommodate employees and their relatives.
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Type of building: private villa
Project: 2005
Construction: 2006
Scale: 250m2
This project consisted of exterior
and interior design of a villa in
western Africa in the city of Ghana.
The location with its significant
conditions influenced the design
and organization of spaces in the
building.
Living rooms and bathrooms are
located in a one part of building
while the living room and kitchen
are detached in another.
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Type of building: Centre for EU
Project: 2006
Scale: 900m2
This project was a competition
organized by company Rako
producing wide range of tiles.
The aim was to design a centre
that would present the role of
the Czech Republic in EU and
vice versa.
At the ground floor is a reception
and a information centre, at the
second floor there is a café.
Across second and third floor
is located open gallery and above
at fourth and fifth floor is a library
with study halls and presentation
rooms.
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Type of building: church
Project: 2004
Scale: 500m2
This project is a church designed
to be built in a uninspiring suburb.
The purpose of the project is to
enhance the cultural life and
create a beacon of life.
The construction is a series of
steel shell-like curved walls.
Interior is lighted with indirect
light through slits between two
adjacent walls. Roof lights
are used extensively.
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Project: 2004
Construction: 2004-2005
Scale: 800m2
Cooperation: J.Kučera, J.Dohnal
Redesigning of original layouts of
three out flats in a 19th century
residential building in Vinohrady.
The job included complete interior
design with lighting and furniture.
Existing internal partitions were
removed and new layouts were
introduced to fit requirements.
The back of the building was
extended and clad with a light
structural façade.
Each flat was designed with
cooperation of its future owner.
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Type of building: Shopping Centre
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Project: 2008
Cooperation: Chapman Taylor Prague
Size: est. 40 000m2
Large retail scheme located in Bucharest, capital of Romania. Project included retail space, underground carparking, residential tower building, cinemas and landscaping of park around the site.
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Click any of the following for more details:
● Park Lake Plaza, Bucharest, Romania, 2008 – shopping centre project
● Hamilton Motel, Australia, 2008 – interior project
● the ICON boutique hotel, Prague, 2007 – adaptation of a 19th century building
● private villa, Chýně, 2007 – interior design of a family house
● National Library of the Czech Republic, Prague, 2007 – international competition
● private villa, Dolní Břežany, 2007 – interior design of a family house
● private villa, Akra, Ghana, 2006 – design study of a family house
● Centre for EU, Prague, 2006 – case study of a mixed use building
● tenement house, Londýnská, Prague, 2004 – refurbishment project
● Rose Church, Prague, 2004 – case study of a church for a city suburb
Review of the project in magazine Dolce Vita 04/2007
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