https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2917 en-us “We aimed to translate Gregor Mendel’s laws into architecture,” says Ondřej Chybík of Design Vanguard firm Chybík + Krištof. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16330 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:04:34 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16330-a-czech-monasterys-multi-use-public-pavilion-pays-homage-to-the-architect-of-modern-genetics LEAD CHK_Mendel's Greenhouse_copyright_laurian ghinitoiu (14).jpg Open for exhibitions and social gatherings, a glass pavilion now stands at the site of a long-gone greenhouse where polymath Austrian monk and biologist Gregor Mendel conducted groundbreaking genetics research in the mid-19th century. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu CHK_Mendel's Greenhouse_copyright_laurian ghinitoiu (11).webp Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu CHK_Mendel's Greenhouse_copyright_laurian ghinitoiu (5).webp Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu CHK_Mendel's Greenhouse_copyright_laurian ghinitoiu (10).webp Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15250 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15250-zvona%C5%99ka-bus-terminal-by-chyb%C3%ADkkri%C5%A1tof-architects-and-urban-designers Zvonarka-Bus-Terminal-01-B.jpg The wavelike new passenger hall gives the restored terminal a prominent entry from the street. Photo © Alexandra Timpau An enterprising young firm is taking part in—and setting standards for—a new era of Czech architecture.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14094 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14094-design-vanguard-2019-chybikkristof Gallery of Furniture In 2016, the firm transformed a furniture showroom in Brno, Czech Republic, rearranging interior spaces to better showcase the company’s products and creating an exterior shell of chairs made by the client. Photo © Lukas Pelech Lahofer Winery Responding to the topography of Znojmo, Czech Republic, the firm placed a public amphitheater on the winery’s sloping roof, offering visitors views of the scenic Moravian countryside. The project, under construction now, will wrap up this year. Photo © Chybik+Kristof Lahofer Winery Responding to the topography of Znojmo, Czech Republic, the firm placed a public amphitheater on the winery’s sloping roof, offering visitors views of the scenic Moravian countryside. The project, under construction now, will wrap up this year. Photo © Alex Shoots Buildings Urban Infill Situated in the Czech city of Brno, in an area undergoing rapid revitalization, this building, designed in 2015 and completed last year, contains retail on the ground floor and residences on the upper levels. A single neon light on the facade emphasizes the verticality of the project. Photo © Alex Shoots Buildings Pavilion of Humanity A skeletal temporary installation in the busy town square of Brno, Czech Republic, on view during the summer of 2016, documented and commemorated the way the square and the city have changed and been influenced by cultures new to the locale. Photo © Lukas Ildza