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News • News • 8 Jan 2025
SOA Architekti designs new fire station with a down-home sensibility and contemporary flair
Architectural studio SOA Architekti has completed a new fire station in Dolní Jirčany, a village in the Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The Prague-based studio’s design for the fire station is similar to the typology of a rural barn and combines a down-home sensibility with contemporary flair.
Alex Shoots Buildings
Alex Shoots Buildings
The station is located on a trapezoidal plot, situated between family houses and a primary school on the other side of the street. SOA Architekti’s design is both functional and aesthetic — the building’s rectangular shape and gabled roof create a visual connection with the school and its shape and height is sensitiv... More
Project • By McIntosh Poris Architects • Hotels
Detroit Foundation Hotel
Architect: McIntosh Poris AssociatesMichael Poris, AIA, PrincipalJohn Skok, LEED AP, Principal/Project ManagerKelly Raczkowski, DesignerSean Ryan, DesignerBlake Hill, DesignerInterior Designer: Simeone Deary Design GroupClient: Aparium Hotel Group and Arco DevelopmentSize: 95,000 square feet; 5 floors Program: Historic preservation and renovation of the former Detroit Fire Department Headquarters and adjacent Pontchartrain Wine Cellars building into a new 100-key boutique hotel featuring ground-level restaurant, private dining room, chef’s table, bar, lounge, retail, two business meeting rooms, and podcast studio. The hotel will also include a fitness center and a new modern building addition to the fifth floor to host... More