The Sculptor's Apartment in Prague, by NEUHÄUSL HUNAL, embraces new prefab possibilities with no doors, curved glass walls, and an experimental use of space.

Located in a Prague housing estate, a unique project pushes the limits of conventional apartment design. NEUHÄUSL HUNAL designed the Sculptor’s Apartment with an experimental approach to spatial concepts and material fluidity, asking the question: What are the maximum possibilities of a classic prefabricated flat" Their solution is a one-of-a-kind apartment created for sculptor and glassmaker Vladimír Bachorík, featuring a glass workspace, a series of translucent glass walls, and the absence of traditional doors.

The client imagined an apartment that seamlessly integrates his workspace with his living area. His request was to eliminate the barriers that typically compartmentalize a home. Embracing this unusual brief, NEUHÄUSL HUNAL embarked on a plan to explore the maximum potential of a standard prefabricated flat. The result is a hybrid typology that blurs the boundaries between different functional zones through an open and flowing floor plan.
Central to the apartment’s design are arched half-sections of U-profiled glass that divide the space. These translucent glass blocks not only allow light to permeate throughout the apartment but also reference Bachorík’s lifelong work with the medium. The lack of doors creates an uninterrupted layout, with the glass curves subtly defini...