Chybik + Krištof is an international architecture firm based in the Czech Republic. In 2015, they approached a client about designing the new Lahofer Winery in Dobšice. Their winning design included wine production facilities, offices, a tasting room, roof terrace, and outdoor amphitheater between two volumes - a rectangular building and arched structure. By taking cues from local vineyards, they created a modern winery that harmonizes with the landscape. The amphitheater serves as a communal space for events. The winery opened in 2020 to critical acclaim for combining contemporary design with the region's wine traditions.

1. CHYBIK + KRISTOF
THE SOCIAL ART OF WINERY ARCHITECTURE
[LAHOFER WINERY]

2. (Pronounced [xɪbiːk + krɪʃtof])
An international design studio of progressive architects and urban designers.
Since 2010, Ondřej Chybík & Michal Krištof have carefully grown their award winning practice to 3
offices and over 45 people. In 2019 they were named emerging international practice of the year by
the Architectural Record.
New Generation
Architects
CHYBIK + KRISTOF

3. 1. Quick Context
2. How we began
3. Designing the Winery
4. Outcomes

4. 1. QUICK CONTEXT

5. 49º

6. 2013 REPORT PUBLISHED
BY THE FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNITED NATIONS
64.5K LITRES
29TH
31ST
59.1K LITRES

7. BOHEMIA
WINE REGION
LITOMĚŘICKÁ
MĚLNICKÁ
MORAVIA
WINE REGION
ZNOJEMSKÁ
MIKULOVSKÁ
VELKOPAVLOVICKÁ
SLOVÁCKÁ

9. 2. HOW WE BEGAN

18. 3. DESIGNING THE WINERY

46. 4. OUTCOMES

47. Time line
2015 - Approached Client
2018 - Begin Construction
2020 - Building Complete
LAHOFER FACT SHEET
Size
Overall - 3842 m2
Production Shipping - 60%
Administration - 15%
Public Function - 25%
Cost
Building - 6 000 000 euro
Some funds from EU

48. Global Figures
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online readership
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15 UK
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Fine Pairing
At the Lahofer Winery
in a small Czech village,
the architecture firm
Chybik + Kristof combines
contemporary design
with a resurgent South
Moravian wine scene.
By Ethan Tucker
The Lahofer Winery in Dobšice, Czech
Republic, opened its new building this June,
but the story of how architects Ondrej
Chybik and Michal Kristof first got involved
goes back to 2015, when they read about
Lahofer’s expansion plans in a newspaper.
“We wanted to design a winery at least once
in our careers,” says Chybik. “It’s a must-have
in the portfolio of a South Moravian archi-
tect.” The duo, who are based in nearby Brno
and also have offices in Prague and Bratislava,
reached out to the owners directly, impressing
them with their chutzpah and a slew of
inventive sketches.
Eventually Chybik + Kristof’s design
came to comprise a handful of elements:
wine production facilities, administrative
offices, a tasting room, a roof terrace, and an
outdoor amphitheater. The building’s two
volumes—one rectangular with a flat roof
and the other vaulted—meet at an angle,
creating an in-between space for a terraced
amphitheater. Lahofer’s state-of-the-art
winemaking facilities are housed in the boxy
wood-clad wing, while the offices and
tasting room each occupy half of the arched
structure, where south-facing windows
provide ample sunlight and a panoramic
view of the vineyard.
To create a modern building that would
coexist in harmony with its environs, the
designers took cues from the vineyards of
old. Chybik and Kristof raised the arched
In Dobšice, Czech
Republic, near the Austrian
border, a new winery has
risen from the verdant
countryside, courtesy of
the firm Chybik + Kristof.
Between the project’s two
constituent volumes is an
amphitheater whose steps
can be used as seating for
outdoor performances,
or to soak up views of the
surrounding vineyards.
METROPOLIS JULY/AUGUST 2020 63
62

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57+ K
instagram followers
Groundbreaker _Lahofer Winery _Dobšice, Czech Republic _Chybik+Kristof
034_ _OCT 2020
Beneath the undulating
roofline, which doubles
as a platform for viewing
the surrounding terrain,
the tasting room (below)
features a series of concrete
arches aligned to the rows
of vines.
Outside, the roof dips down into a concave courtyard
of steps to form an amphitheatre that leads to the
rooftop — the crest of the wave. There, panoramic views
stretch across the property and beyond to Znojmo.
The two additional pine-clad masses, which vary in
height, are conceived to accommodate the winery’s
particular production processes. As opposed to
meeting the main volume, they instead twist with the
landscape to establish the tiered amphitheatre, which
functions as a communal space for everything from
traditional harvest celebrations to concerts to spon-
taneous happenings that animate the winery. “It’s
essential for the project because [the wine tradition
in Moravia] is not only about production and tasting,”
says Chybík, “but also about culture.”
As such, the firm’s intention is for the complex to
become as much a part of the cultural landscape as
the region’s wine tradition. “We wanted to create some-
thing that’s permanent, for at least the next hundred
years,” says Chybík. “We also wanted to show the world
that, [even] in such a small place as Znojmo and country
as the Czech Republic, something unique is happening.”
chybik-kristof.com, lahofer.cz
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59. Cluster Of Functions
Winery
+Wine Bar
+ Hotel
+Gallery

60. Also by CHKA ...

61. GURDAU WINERY

62. GALLERY OF FURNITURE

63. CZECH FORESTRY HQ

64. WALTROVKA RESIDENTIAL QUARTER
PRAGUE

65. MODRANY SUGAR FACTORY
MASTERPLAN

66. MULTIFUNCTIONAL ICE HOCKEY ARENA

67. OSTRAVA TOWER

68. Thank you to everyone who has shown interest in this workshop.
If you have been inspired to think about your own architectural project we are more than happy to
offer a complimentary initial consultation via zoom to talk about your ideas and how to make them
happen.
Our Website: https://www.chybik-kristof.com/
Please feel free to get in touch with Ben Daniels who is our head of International Business
Development.
+44 (0) 7478671394
daniels@chkau.com
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