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Jakub Kolarovič
Jakub Kolarovič was born in Bratislava in 1985. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Architecture, STU in Bratislava, he worked for the KN Design studio in Perth, Australia, where he deepened his education at TAFE International University. After completing his engineering studies at FASTU in Bratislava, he worked for the Vallo Sadovský Architects studio.
Jakub Kolarovič founded the studio in 2012. Later, in 2018, he founded the MAKETA production workshop, which is used to create architectural models and examine materials that are part of the designs.
Studio work includes a wide range of scales and typologies. From interior designs, family houses and recreational facilities to exhibition spaces and the restoration of historical monuments. The work is based on the concept of simplicity and material sincerity with an emphasis on craftsmanship of detail and sustainability of the plan.
Practice Ideology
Jakub Kolarovič Architects is a Bratislava-based architectural studio working across scales from interior design to urbanism.
Our work is grounded in the belief that architecture has the ability to cultivate everyday life—not through extravagant gestures, but through meaningful interventions rooted in context, needs, and a trust in honest craftsmanship.
We engage in residential and public architecture, exhibition spaces, recreational structures, and the restoration of historical buildings. Each project is approached as an opportunity to create a lasting and intelligible space — free of superfluous aesthetics, with a focus on proportion, material, and detail.
We are committed to architecture that is quiet yet present — one that does not impose itself, but shapes its surroundings with care and intention. Our practice is led by respect for place, a focus on sustainability, and a belief in the power of simplicity.
