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Project • By atelier gram • City Halls
City Hall in Přerov
A Building That Opens to Its CityThe existing building, completed in 1969, represents a specific era of modernist public architecture — functional and institutionally focused, yet essentially inward-facing in its spatial organization and relation to the public realm. Today it faces a challenge shared by many comparable public buildings across Central Europe: how to transform a monofunctional administrative structure into a living organism that truly serves its inhabitants. In this project, architecture is not the background to institutional activity — it is the instrument of transformation.The project arrives at a moment when questions of institutional transparency, accessibility of public buildings, and the quality of sha... More
Project • By ARTIKUL Architects • Private Houses
COTTAGE AT LIPNO
The gently sloping land is situated in close proximity to the Lipno reservoir. The building’s placement on the plot is carefully chosen to ensure that the main living area provides a view of the water surface. The house’s form draws inspiration from the typology of traditional Šumava cottages. The black façade, made of burnt larch, contrasts with the light interior, which is entirely constructed from spruce bioboards.
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
Filip Šlapal
The timber-framed structure rests on a stone platform that encircles the bui... More