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Nikoleta Slováková
Tereza Šváchová
Michal Gabaš
Michal Gabaš is an architect who completed his study at the Faculty of Architecture CTU, Prague in 2013. He further studied at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. From 2007 to 2018 he worked as an architect in various firms HKR Architects, Prague, Alinče Architekti, Prague, Annette Gigon/Mike Guyer, Zurich, Switzerland, Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland and Stöckli Grenacher Schäubli AG, Zurich, Switzerland. In 2016 He became a co founder of the architecture studio Apropos Architects.
Tomáš Beránek
Tomáš Beránek is an architect who completed his study at the Faculty of Architecture CTU, Prague in 2012. He further studied at University Tampere, Finland, and completed his Master’s thesis, Design studio Prof. Ing. arch. Roman Koucký in 2012. He worked at CASUA, Prague, CITYWORK, Prague, Mackovič Architecture, Prague and Global Architects, Haag, Netherlands. In 2016 He became a co founder of the architecture studio Apropos Architects.
Practice Ideology
Apropos Architects is an architecture studio based in Zurich, Prague and Den Haag. The young team of architects was founded by former classmates Michal, Tomáš and Eva after winning their first competition together in 2016. During their professional practice, they gained experience in renowned studios such as Herzog & de Meuron, Annette Gigon & Mike Guyer Architekten and Global Architects. Today they have grown into a broader team with an international reach.
As a team, they tackle all projects individually, placing emphasis on the context of the site, and the client’s needs and finding the right solution until they are confident that all aspects have been considered and the client has been satisfied.
They see design as an ongoing creative and educational process built on communication and trust with the client and the various professions. They work on projects of all scales and typologies, from the loved detail to studies and actual implementation. Their goal is to create architecture and public spaces that meet current and future demands for aesthetics, functionality and sustainability.
For the competition for the national pavilion for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, the team from Apropos Architects consisting of Michal Gabaš, Tomáš Beránek and Nikoleta Slováková was joined by architect Tereza Šváchová and creative Lunchmeat Studio.
