Longlisted for emerging architect of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, KOGAA is an architecture studio in Brno, Czech Republic, founded by Alexandra Georgescu, Tomas Kozelsky and Viktor Odstrcilik in 2015.

KOGAA creates substances for the built environment, committing to projects with a positive impact on users, communities, and the local context.

Through its self-initiated development lab, the firm tackles the issue of inactive structures and their adaptation into substitute functions.

The studio's distillery Lyceum project and Dada Distrikt projects are representative examples of how vacant properties can become vibrant locations, playing an active role in the urban and economic transformation of the surrounding neighbourhood and life of the city.

KOGAA develops projects from the strategy and business plan, designing, building, running and generating attraction.

KOGAA has been longlisted in the emerging architect of the year category of Dezeen Awards 2020.

Architect: KOGAA