18 VIEWS
ASK THE ARCHITECT
Ondřej Chybík and Michal Krištof answer
ADF’s questions on how they approach running a practice in Brno, Czech Republic, and the key things they value about their profession
WHY DID YOU BECOME AN ARCHITECT? OC: I feel that architecture was a part of my life before I decided to become an architect. My father is a teacher at the architecture university in Brno. While I was in high school, I would visit him there often. It was interesting to see a school full of young, talented people working on models, renderings and plans of their designs. The overall atmosphere was attractive to me.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT MOST? MK: I enjoy the dynamic nature of the work and the possibility of interacting with people from various spheres of knowledge. In the morning I may have a conversation with an engineer about the roof of the airport in Prague – a current project on which we are working, while in the evening I will discuss his production process with a winemaker. It’s endlessly exciting and enriching.
Ondřej Chybík and Michal Krištof of Chybik + Kristof Architects & Urban Designers
WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART OF YOUR JOB RUNNING A PRACTICE ACROSS THREE PREMISES? OC:We feel that there is no real challenge in working in three different locations, because each team is different, and engaging with them is always very instructive and constructive to us. We travel by train between Prague, Brno and
Bratislava – meaning that the train carriage often becomes our office. In this sense, the hardest part may just be just catching the train.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR MODUS OPERANDI AS LEADERS? MK:We truly trust our team. We aim to give as much independence as possible to the architects that work with us, to make sure that they contribute to the projects and get as inspired and excited by them as we do. The practice is organised into teams, each having a team leader that is responsible for the project that they are designing. We also believe that if responsibility is shared, then everyone enjoys the process and – as a result – the success, together.
DO YOU STILL GET TO DESIGN BUILDINGS FIRST-HAND? OC:We both do everything in our power to continue to design. We try and focus the entirety of our time and energy on it, and are lucky to have found capable people that can manage the administrative and financial side of the business with us.
WHAT BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR? MK: The office – and building our team – is our biggest achievement so far.
Lahofer Winery, Dobšice, Czech Republic
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