‘Czech Houses’ – a new exhibition held in collaboration with London’ s Czech Centre – unlocks the doors to some of the country’s best contemporary homes. Pictured: Olgoj Chorchoj has designed this contemporary family home in Hvozdna. The house’s grey colour may be subtle, but its stark geometry makes a striking impression

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在伦敦设计日程中最繁忙的几周之一,一个由伦敦捷克中心(London捷克中心)提供的新展览提供了一种建筑上的替代方案,取代了首都繁忙的9月份活动日程。16日开幕的“捷克之家”打开了通往该国一些当代最佳住宅的大门。

展览由ondřEJ Beneš、Ján Stempel和Jan Jakub Tesař策划,灵感来自他们2014年出版的同名书。展览展示了33位当地建筑师的作品,展示了自1989年以来在捷克慢慢兴起的当代设计的巨大广度和多样性。这些房屋的范围从石头和木材的乡村撤退,到超现代的德斯蒂尔启发的小屋和科滕覆盖郊区垫。

展出的作品有OK计划、H H和3 1等,这些作品展示了一个经历了重大政治和社会变迁的国家,展览展现了建筑在表达这些快速发展的过程中所起的重要作用。正如策展人所解释的,“直到1989,家庭住宅的建设受到抑制,因此家庭住宅的发展,包括他们的质量,是捷克社会所经历的转变的一个重要衡量标准。”

随着当代建筑景观的蓬勃发展,捷克的房屋突出了这个国家的一个值得观赏的地方。展览将于9月16日至25日在伦敦的12星画廊举行;尊敬的捷克建筑理论家亚当·盖布里亚将在开幕之夜发表演讲。

The exhibition is curated by Ondřej Beneš, Ján Stempel and Jan Jakub Tesař and is inspired by their 2014 book of the same name. Pictured: inspired by vernacular Czech architecture, this family house in Česky Ráj by Stempel and Tesar Architects uses both wood and stone to reference the region’s barns, combined with large, glazed strips that drag the design into the 21st century

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The show takes a look at the work of 33 local architects, presenting a huge breadth and diversity of the country’s contemporary design. Pictured: the Rusty House in Humpolec by architects OK PLAN, is a surprising twist on the more traditional rendered brick facades of its suburban neighbours. Its cladding is made of bright red Corten steel

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Featuring architects such as OK PLAN, HŠH and 3+1, the variety of work exhibited depicts a country that has gone through significant political and social change over the years. Pictured: the black lines and coloured blocks of this country cottage in Vanov by 3+1 Architects hint at De Stijl, making the house stand out in its rustic surroundings. A wall made of logs on the ground level pays homage to the more traditional cottage it replace

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The exhibition captures the important role that architecture plays in expressing these fast paced developments. Pictured: this house in Cikvášky by Archteam is a contemporary take on the rural barn, clad in corrugated metal panels externally, but featuring wood inside

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‘In the period up until 1989, the building of family homes was suppressed,’ explain the curators. ‘Therefore the development of family homes, including their quality is a significant measure of the transformation that Czech society has undergone.’ Pictured: designed as a 3D grid composed of 24 separate cubes, this modular steel-framed family house in Beroun by HŠH architects is clad in concrete and glass panels

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