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BRUTALIST BUS TERMINAL REDESIGN | CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS

CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS have announced the forthcoming ground-breaking of their redesign of Brno’s Zvonařka Central Bus Terminal in the Czech Republic.

Engaged in preserving the symbolic local heritage embodied by the Brutalist structure, CHYBIK + KRISTOF create a contemporary redesign, receptive to the station’s primary role as a central transportation hub through which over 820 regional, national and international connections and 17,000 passengers transit each day.

Self-initiated by the architects in 2011 and with reconstruction to begin, the project involved preserving the existing Brutalist heritage structure while addressing the need to rethink a decaying public space into a functional entity adapted to evolving social needs.

Following the original square floorplan, the redesigned main hall is an open structure devoid of walls. Acting as a two-sided roof, the inner space houses the individual bus stops while the outer area serves as a parking space for buses.

By removing the temporary stands, they open up the terminal onto the city, providing a second entry to the station at street level. While they repaint the main worn-down structure in white and install new light fixtures, they preserve and proudly bring to light the wall art on temporary stands throughout the station, previously concealed between them.

Stressing the central role in the city and region's social fabric, the project affirms CHYBIK + KRISTOF's continuous engagement in establishing architects’ responsibility as catalysts for positive social change.

■More information is also available on CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS's website.

【ADF Web Magazine】Mark Pasnik, AIA Founding Principal, OverUnder Boston, MA

Architect, Author and Activist, Mark Pasnik, a Founding Principal at OverUnder is the only Architect honored on this year's OUT100.
Mark Pasnik is an architect, author, and professor who co-founded OverUnder, a multidisciplinary practice engaged in architecture and design projects ranging from books to city design in the United States and abroad.

【ADF Web Magazine】The Scale of Man’s Best Friend - Architecture for Dogs

An architect and a dog lover, Von (Yvonne) Chua contributes a report on "Architecture for dogs" exhibition held in Japan House in London, a collection of architectural designs for dogs by leading architects and designers in the world.

【ADF Web Magazine】Massage Near Me

A report contributed by development writer, Riley Yaxley, talks about the Chinese artist Evelyn Taocheng Wang's art work shown during the 2016 Dorothea von Stetten Award exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany, where Wang offered massage to the visitors as part of her exhibition. The performance makes the exhibition unique for interrogating the division of intellectual and bodily labor.

【ADF Web Magazine】Alberghi Diffusi - A new paradigm of hospitality from Italy to Japan

An interesting report by artist and researcher, Matteo Belfiore, about a new paradigm of hospitality born in Italy. This widespread hotel concept brought into Japan last year by the National Association of Diffused Hotels is helping the revitalization of local communities.

【ADF Web Magazine】Urban Parks - A Welcomed Respite in Cities

A report by Von Chua, known for a Chartered Architect leading the creative directions at Von X Architects, an architecture and interior architecture studio based in London, England. She explains some characteristic of urban parks with projects in Tokyo, NY and UK.

【ADF Web Magazine】LIFE IN AN OLD JAPANESE HOUSE VOL.3: Old Japanese Homes and their Roofs

A report by AKIHIRO YAMAMOTO, artist known for his art installation from abandoned houses and also works as a renovator of old Japanese houses and small businesses. In his third volume of his report series on old Japanese house, he talks about roof conditions which is a key element in evaluating the state of old houses.

【ADF Web Magazine】New Font Family “Mireille” Comes with a French Vibe

German type designer Anita Jürgeleit introduced her new typeface "Mireille" which is a homage to the french culture. It is a serif typeface with 7 styles, 1000 glyphs, over 100 alternates and ligatures and a lot of joy and elegance.

【ADF Web Magazine】“TURBO MILANO”, THE BLUE STATEMENT IN TOWN

Product designer, Virginia Alluzzi introduces the new landmark in Milan, "TURBO MILANO", a restaurant, a bar, and an event venue based on a vision for sustainable future.

【ADF Web Magazine】Artist and Educator, Matthew Ballou

Sumire Taniai contributed an introductory report on artist and educator, Matthew Ballou who teaches painting and drawing as a Full Teaching Professor at the University of Missouri where the writer received a BFA in 2016.

Vietnam News September 2020

We have received a new report supported by GARDE!

We would like to introduce the luxury hotel “Hôtel Perle d’Orient Cat Ba” on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam, a place known for its adventure tourism. The guest rooms gives a thorough worldview by incorporating high-quality hardwood floors, rattan wicker chairs, old-style claw foot bathtubs, as well as traditional ceiling fans that are conscious of the Indochina style. It also has an open-concept rooftop modeled after traditional Vietnamese homes.

【ADF Web Magazine】Life in an old Japanese house Vol.2: All about Tatami Part 2

A report by AKIHIRO YAMAMOTO, artist known from his art installation from abandoned houses and also works as a renovator of old Japanese houses and small businesses. In his second volume of his report series on old Japanese house, he talks about how tatami plays an important element in Japanese architectural evolvement.

CONNIE COCKTAIL LOUNGE | Stonehill Taylor

For a one-of-a kind bar experience, top New York architectural and interior design firm Stonehill Taylor has transformed a mid-century 116-foot Lockheed Constellation L-1649A Starliner aircraft into a nostalgic cocktail bar for the TWA Hotel.

This specific Starliner model was originally built in 1958, and currently sits outdoors between the lobby and the airport’s modern Terminal 5.

【ADF Web Magazine】How Art Became the Trump Card in Prime Residential Property Developments

The symbiotic relationship between art and property continues today. Throughout history, wealthy individuals and families have built spectacular homes which are often accompanied by artworks. A prominent example is the Medici family in Italy whose patronage of the arts contributed to the Italian Renaissance. You can read the details more on the ADF Web Magazine.

Lahofer Winery | CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS

CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS have completed construction of the Lahofer Winery in the Czech Republic.

Nestled in the Moravian countryside, the design of the Lahofer Winery brings together a longstanding wine tradition and contemporary wine-making processes. Housing a visitor center, tasting room and production facilities, the structure immerses itself in the landscape, achieving a subtle symbiosis with the surrounding vines.

Emulating archetypal wine cellars of the region, the vault of the winery rests on a grid of arched beams. Acting as a mirror of this shape, an undulant roof serves as an amphitheater for cultural events open to both locals and visitors, merging the winery into the ground – and the culture – on which it rests.

■More information is also available on CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS's website.

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