Czech Republic
Standout: The restoration and reconstruction of the site’s 16th-century palace began with a 3D model based on thousands of drone photographs, which enabled the mapping of all necessary plaster and
Moravian droba stonework modifications as well as the insertion of new elements, such as Corten footbridges, polished concrete flooring, steel-beamed glass roofs topping five chambers, and long oak benches placed outside them.
Jacoby Studios in Paderborn, Germany by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin. Photography by Simon Menges.
Project: Jacoby Studios, Paderborn, Germany
Standout: What had been a late 1600’s monastery turned hospital is now the headquarters of DIY-craft market business group Tap Holding and its 100-plus staffers, with the former chapel’s sacristy converted into a skylit main reception, the cloister remains planted with gardens by Wirtz International, new