E07 Apartment, Czech Residential Development, Home, Property Renovation, Interior Architecture Photos
E07 Apartment in Prague
17 Sep 2022
Architects: Malfinio
Location: Bubene? district, Prague, Czech Republic

Photos by BoysPlayNice
E07 Apartment, Czech Republic
Malfinio tailored the E07 Apartment renovation project from the turn of the 19th century in Prague?s Bubene? district to young clients with two, perhaps three little creatures.

The clients, together with the space and place as such, were the primary source of inspiration ? their requirements, lifestyle, and the feeling they evoke.

The brief was, in many ways, very concrete ? the clients wanted a cement floor tiling with a distinct four-pointed star pattern, a supermirror kitchen island, or several pieces of furniture (bed, atypical drawer), which were moved in from another place. In developing the design, we had to deal with a couple of contradictory requirements in a relatively small area. Interconnection and compactness of the whole manifesting its current functional purpose were our key concepts.

In this metamorphosis of tiny details, the materials, colours and textures played a crucial role. They are playfully featured on individual parts of the apartment and interconnected more than just in the openings.
The apartment, which originally consisted of smaller rooms, as was common in this period, saw several adjustments in its floor plan. First, by removing a wall, we created a central space ? the heart o...