The first of a set of nine apartments built on the southern slope of Vítkovy Hora, in connection with a hotel of the same name.
Name: Vacation apartments
Studio Name: marsarchitects s.r.o.
Design Team: Tomáš Šenberger, Martin Šenberger, Marek Tůma
Area: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, EU
Location: Olšová Vrata, Vítkova hora
Year: 2020
Consultants: statics_Ladislav Vaňkát, DEKPANEL
investor: private investor
Photography Credits: studio mar.s architects
Three double rooms have a common living area with a kitchenette, an outdoor terrace and a storage room for sports equipment (bicycles, golf clubs…).
The simple construction of wooden panels on a reinforced concrete slab is clad with anthracite folded metal sheet, heating and cooling is provided by an air-water heat pump.
mar.s architects
mar.s architects is a family run architectural studio founded by milena and tomas šenberger in prague, cz. since 1993, mar.s have been focused mainly on residential and public buildings and interiors.
a new era began in 2014 when a younger generation took the lead. since then, the number of projects has continued to increase every year. the mar.s team consists of 9 architects working on a wide variety of projects from residential buildings to public and private interiors. in the last two years the studio has turned its focus towards office interiors as well. mar.s has worked on projects for big companies such a ČSOB bank, but also quickly developing companies from the gaming industry such a geewa. mar.s studio does not only focus on the czech market but also worldwide markets. the studio recently finished offices for lebanon airlines in dubai as well as private projects in london and beijing. this year, our office moved to prague’s most hipster quarter, holešovice, to a brand-new design hub situated in a former glass brick factory.
there are not only architecture projects in the mar.s portfolio, but also dealerships of furniture companies such as the italian brands arrmet and pedrail and also several young czech designers.