We are architects. Our work is rooted in the phenomenology of place and in our relationship with the investor. If the buildings we design feel like a natural, self-evident part of the world, that brings joy to our studio. We are involved in every stage of the process—from initial sketches to authorial supervision on site.

Architecture is a service. The architect is the investor’s guide, working holistically and leading the team. We are architects, with a primary focus on landscape architecture. We design and engineer waterfronts, plazas, parks, streets, and historic sites. Landscape architecture is a complex discipline and cannot be reduced to a single layer of vegetation. However, vegetation is an essential element of the project—it is subtle, and therefore reveals the construction culture.

Our team

Jakub Chvojka, chief architect

architekt@chvojka.org

Licensed architect in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. He established his own practice in 2005. Since 2012, he has been leading the independent studio CHVOJKA/architekt. His completed projects have received both national and international recognition, including: Honorable Mention in the New Building category at the 2015 Grand Prix of Architects, Finalist in the Landscape Architecture category at the 2021 Grand Prix of Architects, Big See Architecture Award – Winner, Landscape and Urban Space, German Design Award 2020 - nomination, Finalist for the Club for Old Prague Award, and the Partner Award at the 2018 Czech Architecture Award. He has also received numerous awards for designs in architectural competitions. Jakub co-founded the initiative group Landscape Architecture, which later evolved into the Landscape Architecture working group within the Czech Chamber of Architects. From 2016 to 2019, he was a member of the Authorization Board. He has taught studio courses at the university level and gives lectures about his work on various occasions, such as during Architecture Day. He was a member of the architectural group Zapálení, with the aim to support early modern and contemporary architecture. He has also focused on border regions as landscapes with strong potential. He is a member of the board of directors of the Ivar Otruba Foundation. He is a co-author of the Landscape Architecture Manifest.

Helena Novotná, architect

novotna@chvojka.org

In 2010, she graduated in architecture from FA CVUT in Prague. Now she focuses on the construction part of our projects.

Jakub Holub, landscape architect

holub@chvojka.org

In 2016, he graduated in landscape architecture from Mendel University in Brno. On our landscape architecture projects, he focuses on the comprehensive elaboration of vegetation and detail.