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ARCHITECTURAL & LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND REALIZATION

Examples of work arranged in descending order
according to the year of completion

2008 - 2010

Holistic project of BIO-hotel El Palol, Spain - the centre for development of physical, mental and spiritual human qualities. Reconstruction and extension of former monastery El Palol near the river Fluvia in Catalonia. Visit website of the project | Project photos

Family house project in the immediate vicinity of the El Palol Monastery by the River Fluvia in Catalonia. The project includes geomancy and feng-shui studies. It is part of an eco-hotel complex in El Palol. The architecture is natural, consisting mainly of wood, local stone and clay. The house design comes from organic architecture forms. It has a green roof. Due to the warm Spanish climate, the house is cooled in the summer by air flowing beneath the surface through an underground collector. Savings on electrical cooling are significant. The shape of the house was designed together with the client and future resident. Thus the design expresses the client's creativity and inspiration. Project photos

2009

New design of waldorf school in Prague-Jinonice. Study project was designed through the use of modelling method. This method helps to connect with main idea of the project. There were teachers and parents working together under my leadership during three days. The process was very creativ and all members of the group were very happy and satisfied with the issue. This is an example of the project how many people can cooperate on one project. And they can find egreement together. Project photos

2008

New design of Anthroposophy centre in Prague. Study project was designed through the use of modelling method. This method helps to connect with main idea of the project. In the group of people we looked in creative process, how could such a building look like. Project photos

2005 - 2008

Design of a complex reconstruction of a block of flats near Staroměstské náměstí. The building consists of a vegetarian restaurant, two lecture halls and information centre, offices and flats. The design includes the principles of geomancy and feng shui. The building process and the materials used were based on the principles of Baubiologie (building biology). The main description and concept of the project can be found at Mairea website. Project photos

2007

	Design of an energy-efficient family house in Sedliště, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
	Consulting geomancy and feng-shui prior to the construction of the standardized family house. A running ground water line was pinpointed on site. I avoided the directions of these lines when designing the house by placing the beds in the layout outside these lines. The result was a house which has a very fine interior climate. Project photos
	Design of the pavement of a square in the Vlachovo Březí region in South Bohemia. The segmentation of the pavement is linked with the sacred geometry of the church and the geomantic features of the surrounding landscape. From a sacral energy point in front of the altar in the interior of the church, energy lines run in a satellite pattern to the nearby sacral energetic points in the surrounding landscape. The direction of the energy lines is captured in the patterns and the different colours of the stones use in the pavement on the square. This is the first case in the Czech Republic where the energetic geomantic features of the landscape are being integrated, using modern methods, into a specific project (the details can be found in the section on geomancy and feng shui). Project photos
	Design of an energy-efficient, atrium family house inspired by components of Japanese architecture. The main idea - the arrangement of the rooms around an inner garden - comes from the principle of holistic architecture and feng shui. The proportions of the building are based on sacral geometry of the tree of life. The placement of the building on the allotment and the structure of the interior are aimed at avoiding the geopathogenic zones present. Only healthy natural building materials were used. The supporting structure of the house is made of wood, which was specifically cut on suitable days as according to the lunar rhythms. The framework is made from unfired brick. The walls in the rooms are plastered with clay. The roof is thermally insulated with a 30 cm layer of grain straw. The framing walls are insulated with 30 cm thick Hofatherm wood-fibre insulation and 5 cm of sedge with outer lime plastering. Aerated all-wood flooring is insulated with a 30 cm layer of hemp straw. The substructure and the foundation of the house are made of sand-stone. The windows and doors are made of solid oak. All wooden surfaces are treated with wood oil. Project photos

2005

	Energy-efficient family house in Chrustenice based on the principles of geomancy and feng shui. The main building and the extension with a toilet and boiler room both have an energy-efficient rounded-off shape. The proportions of the ground-plan and the height of the building are determined by the sacral geometry of squares and circles. The positioning and functions of the rooms in the house are connected with the movement of the Sun. The dwelling rooms are situated on the south side. The technical and supporting premises are situated on the north and west sides. Such space arrangement allows for the use of the so-called passive solar gains. In the middle of the house is a compound tile stove with an oven. In cold seasons, the interior heat is accumulated in inner rods made of unfired brick and inner clay plastering. Project photos
	Energy-efficient family house in Lány based on the principles of geomancy and feng shui. This house is made from wood, clay bricks and insulated by straw. Project photos
	Design of a building for the protected residence for the mentally handicapped in the Slapy area for the civil association Portus. The construction is of a socially orientated character, consisting of seven smaller apartments with independent entrances. The configuration of the building will thereby predispose the mentally handicapped to develop attention and independence. Project photos
	Design of a house in Velké Popovice, with geomancy and feng shui,

2004

	Executed design of a larger garden near Prague inspired by the genius loci of the place. Project photos
	Design of an energy-efficient house near Tábor, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
	Design study of a house in Ořech u Prahy, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
	Design of an energy-efficient house in Frýdek Místek, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
	Design study and co-operation with the project for the residential buildings in the municipality of Zličín, Prague 5, with geomancy and sacral geometry of the building (in co-operation with NIKA s.r.o.). Project photos
	A residential building with social services in Prague 5 - Zličín. The building consists of 65 smaller apartments. The construction includes a GP's office, a canteen, a chapel, caretaker's apartment, hairdresser, pedicure and corridor space with reading rooms. The walls of the building were constructed and isolated according to energy efficient standards. Estimated costs were 80 million Czech crowns. Project photos

2003

	Design of a family house in Brandýs nad Labem including interiors. The preparatory research included the investigation of the geomancy of the plot and the integration of the principles of feng shui. The building is constructed according to energy-efficient standards. It is built from heat-insulating bricks and additionally insulated with heat-insulating Baumit plaster, 7 cm thick. The built-up area of the house is 120 m². The wider side of the ground-plan faces south and consists of dwelling rooms. Sunlight, penetrating through the windows, thus warms the house during cold seasons. The staircase, bathroom, toilet and boiler room are situated on the northern side of the house. The heating of the house is provided by radiators and floor-heating. The heat is obtained by the electrical heating of a storage tank. Additional heating is provided by solar panels and a fireplace situated in the living room. Project photos
	Design study of an energy-efficient family house in Semily, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
	Feng-shui study for the design of an office building in Evropska street in Prague.

2002

Design study of a two-generation family house in Újezd, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
Design study of the reconstruction of a two-generation flat in Prague 4, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
Design of an energy-efficient family house in Černolice near Prague, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos

2001

Design of an energy-efficient family house near Prague, with geomancy and feng shui. Project photos
Design study of reconstruction of a farmhouse in Struharov, with feng shui. Project photos

2000

Design of a family house in Polesi near Pelhrimov,
Design study of a flat interior reconstruction in Za Strahovem street, Prague 6 - Břevnov, Design study of reconstruction and interior of a family house in Dobruška,
Design study of reconstruction of an old people’s home in Prague 13,
Design of a penthouse in Prague 6 - Břevnov,
Design of an upper structure in Smetanovo nabrezi 12 street, Prague 1,
Design of a family house in Laskov - Dvorek, near Prostejov,
Design study of an energy-efficient family house in Lipuvka na Morave,
Reconstruction of a flat in Na Vlcovce street, Prague 6 - Dejvice,

1999

Design study of reconstruction and additional construction of a family house in Radotin

1998

Revitilization and humanization of the Prague-Řepy housing development workshop, sketch for the humanization of the surroundings project, Laudova Street, Prague 6
Reconstruction and completion of an apartment-hotel in Nové Hamry (in co-operation with NIKA s.r.o.). Project photos

1997

Reconstruction and completion of a Retirement House in Bořanovice near Prague (in co-operation with NIKA s.r.o.). Project photos

1996

Design study of the reconstruction of an office building for the Civil Engineering Centre a.s. in Prague (in co-operation with NIKA s.r.o.),

1995

Design study of a municipal office in Modrany in Prague 4 (in co-operation with NIKA s.r.o.),

1994

Design of a furniture factory for the company JSJ Sestak, Skorkov 41, Mladá Boleslav region,

1992

Co-operation with MOA Studio concerning the structural design for the reconstruction of house no. 19 on Karlovo náměstí, Prague,
Design study of the new construction of a hotel in Tuchlovice (in co-operation with MOA Studio),
Design study of the new construction of a hotel in Prague 5 near Radlicka underground station,
Design study of reconstruction of Purkrabstvi in Prague castle (in co-operation with MOA Studio),

1991

Design study of the reconstruction and additional construction of a tenement house in Novy Svet 1 street, Hradcany, Prague 1,
Design study of the reconstruction of the Jewish Town Hall in Prague (in co-operation with MOA Studio),