• Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

    Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

  • Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

    Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

  • Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

    Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

  • Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

    Copyright: design by Jestico + Whiles / visualisations by Studio Horák

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2020 WAN Awards entry: Sakura - Jestico + Whiles

Sakura by Jestico + Whiles is an entry in the Category Future Projects - Residential of the 2020 WAN Awards

by Copy taken from 2020 entry 11 May 2020 2020 Future Projects

‘Sakura’ is a prestigious new 67-apartment building on a stunning hilltop location within the Prague 5 district of Košíre, offering incredible panoramic views across the city.

The client, TE Premium Development, ran an invited design competition for the project with a brief that called for innovative housing for the future with a high proportion of green space for residents to enjoy.

The project is named Sakura after the Japanese flowering cherry tree / blossom and the tree will be a prominent feature throughout the development. The building contains a total of 64 apartments and three roof-top villas. A café and shop are also accommodated at ground floor level adjacent to a private park where facilities for recreation are available for residents.

The central concept of the Jestico + Whiles competition winning proposal was to give residents a sense of living in a family house with a garden, whilst maintaining the benefits of urban living that an apartment building brings. The main volume consists of individual apartments expressed as elements inserted between deep horizontal slabs. These elements are clearly legible within the façade, and a staggered plan breaks down the perceived mass, whilst also enhancing privacy to terraces.

The requirement to create architecture with a large proportion of vegetation was fulfilled by an unusual approach. The perimeter of all floor levels is lined by a continuous planter that provides sufficient soil for vegetation. Appropriate varieties of plants together with an irrigation system will ensure the appearance of greenery throughout the year.

All the information about how to enter the 2020 WAN Awards is here.  

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Last year more than 40 countries took part in the WAN Awards with strong showings from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. And we saw some truly outstanding projects, take a look at the winners from last year here.


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