Stempel & Tesar perches black-steel villa on hill overlooking Prague
A steel-framed box has been perched across large concrete supports like a bridge to form Villa Sidonius, a home in the Czech Republic by local studio Stempel & Tesar. More
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Čtyřstěn Architekti nestles Czech Republic's first children's hospice into park
Czech architecture studio Čtyřstěn Architekti has completed House for Julia, a children's hospice in Brno designed as a "modern sanctuary" tucked within a large park. More
"Not a single step wrong" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a chapel in the Czech Republic made using medieval construction techniques by studio RCNKSK. More
RCNKSK blends "medieval craftsmanship with contemporary technologies" for Czech chapel
Medieval construction techniques informed the stone plinth and hand-hewn timber columns of Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel in the Czech Republic, completed by local architecture studio RCNKSK. More
Nesting tables by Mikolášková&Drobná change colour as they're combined
Czech designers Kristýna Mikolášková and Tereza Drobná have developed a collection of colourful glass side tables that can be combined with smaller metal models to alter their appearance. More
Dílna houses Brno art studios within a stack of white cubes
Local architecture studio Dílna has extended the art department at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, creating a minimalist stack of studios that were designed to look "more like a modern art gallery than a traditional educational facility". More
Designblok reflects Czech and international mix at 26th anniversary
Promotion: the annual Prague International Design Festival Designblok is returning to the Czech capital with a range of exhibitions and events highlighting design as "a key ingredient of youth and longevity". More
Studio Acht adds "strict yet delicate" additions to historic Czech provostry
Czech practice Studio Acht has renovated the 19th-century provostry at St Vitus Cathedral in Prague, combining careful restoration with modern interventions. More
Prokš Přikryl Architekti transforms historic mill in Czech Republic into arts centre
Local studio Prokš Přikryl Architekti has converted a historic brick mill building in the Czech Republic into an arts centre, inserting galleries into its cavernous concrete grain silos. More
Henkai Architekti clads mountain visitor centre in wooden shingles
Local studio Henkai Architekti has created Pustevny Gateway, a wood-clad visitor centre with a matching bell tower on the Beskydy Mountains ridge in the Czech Republic. More
SOA Architekti transforms former graveyard into public park in Czech Republic
An elevated, winding walkway guides visitors through Park of Memories, a former graveyard in Aš, Czech Republic, renovated by local studio SOA Architekti. More
Neuhäusl Hunal converts interwar cinema into "morning to night" dining venue
A neutral colour palette unites the restaurant, bar and shop within a former interwar cinema and 19th century stables in Prague, which has been converted by local studio Neuhäusl Hunal. More
Byró Architekti creates wooden garden pavilion with folding facade
Czech studio Byró Architekti used the foundations of a dilapidated cottage to determine the scale of Garden Pavilion, an outbuilding in Prague with an openable wall and blackened-wood cladding. More
KWK Promes transforms slaughterhouse into art gallery with rotating walls
Architecture studio KWK Promes has converted a slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic into Plato Contemporary Art Gallery, with exhibition spaces lined with rotating concrete walls. More
Collcoll hides stairs and seats in pixellated wooden structure at Pricefx office
Thousands of wooden cubes inspired by the computer game Minecraft conceal utilities and create casual seating areas at this office in Prague designed by architecture studio Collcoll. More
Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague
Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. More
Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora
Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. More
Ehl & Koumar Architekti unveils footbridge with cantilevered viewpoints in Litomyšl
Czech studio Ehl & Koumar Architekti has revealed a sculptural footbridge made from steel and concrete that features cantilevered viewpoints on both sides. More
ORA creates modern home in 500-year-old Czech Renaissance building
Czech architecture studio ORA has renovated a Renaissance-era house in the town of Český Krumlov, preserving original features like its carved wooden beams while adding free-standing contemporary furniture. More
Atelier Hajný references rural Czech cabins for triangular housing block
Local studio Atelier Hajný has created a charred timber-clad housing block near Prague that references a holiday cabin visited by the client since his childhood. More