Diorit Residence / Architekti DRNH

The newly constructed „Diorit" residential building was developed on the site of a former quarry, on abandoned plots located at the border of the Brno districts of Komín and Bystrc, in the narrow river valley of the Svratka River. Nature gradually transformed the long-abandoned industrial environment into a dynamic ecosystem, including rare species that did not find suitable conditions in the surrounding landscape.

From Restroom to Waystation - In recent years, our studio has designed a series of small-scale public restrooms through various competitions and commissions. These designs have incorporated varying degrees of public functions—such as rest areas for sanitation workers, auxiliary spaces, and vending areas—continually transforming the conventional concept of restroom spaces across different contexts. For this project, the client initially requested event storage space for Luke Island. Later, owing to the restroom's favorable location, a temporary office space was incorporated as well. Thus, the public restroom has gradually evolved into a compact, multi-functional public infrastructure, continually expanding the possibilities of design.

This house is located across a 10-meter-wide road from its predecessor, House of Boundary, and these neighboring houses share the same spatial context. The middle-aged couple requested a house large enough to accommodate their elderly parents and two children. They also hoped the house would be a place for enjoying a peaceful and cozy life in a quieter environment after the husband's retirement. To respect the daily rhythms of three generations and consider their different perceptions of the house, the archetype of the house was designed to foster mutual empathy, and each area of the house was subdivided to ensure the privacy of family members.    

The AKQA offices venue, located in a plot once occupied by a livestock building, is an elongated one-level pavilion with an open plan, ending on the north side with a large conference hall, nestling on the ground and open to the countryside view.