Czech studio Chybik + Kristof has completed its redesign of Brno s Zvonařka Bus Terminal, a brutalist building that the architects fought to preserve in a self-initiated project.
Chybik + Kristof first reached out to the site s owners ten years ago with a proposal to restore and redesign the 1988 building by architect Radúz Russ in Brno, Chezch Republic.
The removal of internal walls opened up the bus station onto the city
Though it was still in use, the structure wasn t being maintained and was increasingly falling apart.
After picking up attention for the project on social media and drawing the public authorities and private stakeholders into dialogue, Chybik + Kristof received funding for the work in 2015 and have now seen it through to completion.
KOGAA Crowns Coffee Hub GROUNDS with a Halo of Plants
April 1, 2021
By Quinn Halman
The bar is made of uncoated corrugated metal sheets and the custom desk is designed to fit all the needed coffee fixtures. Photography by Alex Shoots Buildings.
Across the world, many consider coffee to be part of their bare necessities. This sentiment certainly rings true for the creative community in Prague’s industrial Kralín neighborhood. GROUNDS, a roastery and café nestled within the inner courtyard of an office building, has become a community hub. Owing to a series of skylights, the team at Czech architectural firm KOGAA constructed an interior duplex structure to harness and distribute the natural brightness overhead throughout the multi-leveled space, highlighting its pared-down aesthetic.