Rodinný dům v Belgii čekala nejenom přestavba, ale také rozšíření. Noví obyvatelé se rozhodli kompletně rekonstruovat dům po svých rodičích a přistavět nové kancelářské prostory. Nechtěli však zcela ztratit původní tradiční vzhled vesnického domu a podařilo se jim najít střední cestu mezi minimalismem a autenticitou.

Three years ago, when we published ERA21 #02/2016 – Building in a City, I started my editorial by quoting Ivan Koleček saying that when he comes to a city and sees cranes, it’s a sign that there’s a demand for architects. I will use his words again, if I may. Ivan Koleček had taught at Brno Faculty of Architecture for many years and he still organizes workshops for his former students. He always says that working with young people fills him with energy, but the exchange is mutual, of course.

The Sudetenland, covering one third of the area of the Czech Republic, is still invisible for many. The setting for many fundamental moments of our history, and yet it’s forgotten in a way. Sudetenland is often understood as just a border territory along the northern borders, but in fact it lines almost the entire country and even stretches further inland. During the 1950s, the last remnants of the original settlements were irretrievably destroyed. What remains now? What places can still tell us something about our past?

ERA21 in cooperation with Velux shows short movie about Smart Home phenomenon. The experiences with architectural design of intelligent building systems are shared by four architects: David Chmelař (Chmelař architekti, Prague), Tomáš Klanc (KLANC...ARCHITEKTI, Prague), Martin Habina (Atelier Habina, Brno) and Pavel Chládek (Chládek architekti, Zlín). The movie was a part of Healthy Home Academy 2018.

In 2000, Petr Mikšíček set out on a three-month, 1,000 kilometer trek through the border mountains of the Czech Republic. This was also the start of his life’s journey, in which he’s trying to preserve the disappearing memory of the Krušné hory region. He organizes land-art gatherings in the former village of Königsmühle, documents and revives monuments using new technology, and makes movies based on legends and stories of the region. In the interview, we discussed the re-discovered borderlands, the culture of Krušné hory, contemporary Czech‑German relations, growing tourism, as well as transformations to the landscape of the Sudetenland.