This intimate apartment building stands on the edge of the urban historic district in Prague 6
in Břevnov. It offers the tranquility of a peaceful garden and south-facing apartments
with continuous balconies. The owners of two apartments in the western part of the building commissioned the architects to convert them into a spacious duplex. Thanks in part to the investors’ boldness, an excellent renovation was completed despite many challenges.
The winners were selected by an 18-member international jury led by the emeritus rector of Prague’s Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (VŠUP), Prof. Acad. Arch. Jiří Pelcl, Dr. h. c. Among the international jury members were, for example, Italian architect Daniela Colli and Portuguese architect Luis Rebelo de Andrade, who also presented some of the awards. Representing the Czech side on the jury were, for example, designers Jakub Pollág and Antonín Tomášek, visual artist Jan Kaláb, and director Hana Třeštíková.
STATEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL JURY:
“The jury praised the concept of the apartment as a visually neutral base. It also highlighted the built-in staircase, which brings a new dynamic to the space
and becomes a sculpture in its own right. The space is thoughtfully designed, from the overall functional concept, through the technical aspects and materials used, down to the very finest details. (abridged)”
ABOUT INTERIOR OF THE YEAR
Among awards focused on interior design in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Interior of the Year now boasts the longest tradition. A total of 215 exceptional private and public interiors were submitted for the eleventh edition. Since the award’s inception, there have been 2,077 entries. Together, they provide an immensely interesting and, above all, precise snapshot of year-over-year developments in interior design in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This year, for the first time, the winners received an award made of porcelain at Thun 1794 a.s., the oldest and largest Czech porcelain manufacturer. It was created by designer Antonín Tomášek. Fans named the porcelain figurine of a pet—a silent observer of interiors—STELLA, meaning “star” in Latin, in a social media poll.
The tenth annual competition was held under the auspices of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, the Prague City Hall, and the mayor of the Prague 7 district.
