Residential buildings

STUDÁNKA 2 for Neocity Group in cooperation with Němec Polák Ltd. engineer's office 2014–2017. We are currently working on a project for a residential building with 60 apartments in Prague 8. Although this is on a vacant plot of land, we managed to construct the building from carefully tuned apartments, which we designed together with the investor. In addition to setting optimal parameters and a sophisticated layout including the arrangement of furniture, we were also majorly concerned with the visual appeal of the apartment. The design was[P1] part of the proposal. The house was designed from the inside out, from the product to the whole. That is why the internal arrangement of the building is also reflected on the exterior facade. Each apartment can be read with clarity from the outside. Significant, organic architecture with industrial elements has been created. The jewel in the crown of the design is the patchwork of roofs , which reflects the interesting spatial arrangementof lofts and apartments with patios. The creation of unique architecture with its own characteristic products was also what the investor sought, and it is a successful sales tool.

TALO KAVALÍRKA for YIT in cooperation with Němec Polák Ltd. engineer's office 2015–2016. The project evolved in the attractive Prague location in the borders of Košíř and Smíchov. In the street, Pod Kavalírkou, it complements the existing terraced[P3] apartment building, typical of this location. Construction commenced in July and completion was planned for September 2017. A total of four low-energy, seven-storey houses act as independent buildings, connected by a common underground garage space. For fans of original living, we designed two-level designer lofts with the industrial design on the lowest floors, with access to their own private front gardens . By contrast, on the highest floors, we placed comfortable maisonettes with roof terraces on both sides of the facade. Of course, the proposal also included classic dwellings, with practical layouts from studio flats of 30m2 to four-bedroom dwellings with living-room and kitchenette, of 185m². Almost all apartments included a patio, loggia, protruding balcony or front garden.

X-LOFT for Design Development in cooperation with Masák & Partner 2004–2011. Designer, ecological, economic housing. This was a unique project, the scope of which was to create small-scale lofts within a single building, incorporating the use of advanced technical elements of architecture. Sloping, dividing walls between flats were extra-strong load bearers spanning the entire length of the tract, thus dispensing with the need for garage columns. What was significant, though, was that the width of the small-sized flat at the facade was extended to an unusually high-standard of 6m. As far as plans are concerned, this kind of construction effect gives rise to plenty of letter Xs, hence the letter X was incorporated into the project name. The small apartment thus gained a great deal of light, and excellent arrangement of furnishings. We designed the ideal apartment unit, and with this as our departure point, designed the entire building. Before launching the project, a thorough analysis of the loft as an architectural form was carried out, as well as precise marketing preparations by the developer and sales representatives. The project was distinguished by several revolutionary ideas: the design of the interior proceeded simultaneously with the building project, the exterior architecture was based on the layout of the apartments and the design became a marketing tool. Harmonious economic aspects also brought ease of use of environmental parameters. The project won two awards in the prestigious competition, Project of the Year 2011, and the SBToolCZ Quality Assessment Certificate. . Read an interview with the authors of the X-Loft projects in E15.