The photograph shows last year’s overall winner, “A New Identity for a House in Kutná Hora”, by Jan Holub and Tomáš Hanus of the BYRÓ ARCHITEKTI studio; photo: Alex Shoots Buildings.
A symbolic 222 exceptional projects from the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been entered into the tenth anniversary edition of the Interior of the Year awards. Unlike other architectural awards and competitions, all projects had to be completed in 2024.
“Interior of the Year is the oldest award focusing on interiors in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and it has become a hallmark of the award that it provides a sort of report on the state of interiors in a specific year. For example, 2024 was marked by an increased number of completed schools and nurseries. Over the past ten years, we have presented an incredible 1,862 projects to the public and the media in this way, all of which can be viewed on our website.” says the competition’s founder and director, Petr Tschakert.
The largest number of entries—112—are private interiors. Notable public interiors include, for example, the ČTK Press Centre, the Kinetic Pavilion at Radýč Castle, and the newly renovated Art Nouveau Hotel Evropa (W Prague) on Prague’s Wenceslas Square. The category of offices, hubs and co-working centres is once again strongly represented, with some projects reflecting the current trend towards workspaces that evoke a private atmosphere.
The winners will be decided by an 18-member international jury led by the Rector Emeritus of Prague’s Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (VŠUP), Prof. Acad. Arch. Jiří Pelcl, Dr. h. c. Representing the Czech side on the jury are, for example, artist Jan Kaláb; designers Rony Plesl, Jakub Pollág and Michaela Tomišková; and producer, director and local politician Hana Třeštíková. This year, the international jury was joined by the prominent Slovenian architect Milan Tomac.
Public Vote – The Ton Award
Pictured is last year’s winner of the public vote: “How We Live”,
Designers: Ing. arch. Jakub Žoha and Bc. Štěpán Mareš, NEW ARCHITECTURE studio, photo: Iveta Kulhavá
The winner of the separate category known as the Public Vote – Ton Award can be chosen by anyone with an interest in interior design between 1 and 15 April 2025 on our website.
The results of the 2024 Interior of the Year competition will be announced as the highlight of Living Forum, an international congress on housing, design and architecture, on Tuesday 29 April 2025 at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague. Living Forum is a sort of all-day festival of interior design, and in addition to Czech architects and designers, a number of prominent international guests will also be giving talks.
