ONDŘEJ BLÁHA
Studies
Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague
(UMPRUM)
Summer Semester 2025/2026
Ondřej Bláha, Mariana Kalodová
Project Collaboration
(A1 Studio, Fine Arts IV Studio)
Winter Semester 2025/2026
A1 Studio
(Andrew Kiel, Viktória Mravčáková, Jakub Herza)
Summer Semester 2024/2025
Furniture and interior design
(Roman Vrtiška, Vladimír Žák, Petr Hák)
Winter Semester 2024/2025
UMlab Studio
(U/U Studio, Martin Hrouda, Jiří Kotal)
Winter Semester, Summer Semester 2023/2024
A1 Studio
(Jan Šépka, Miroslava Gulbisová)
2017-2023
Jan Neruda Gymnasium
Language proficiency
EN C2
DE B2
IT
AutoCAD
Rhinoceros
SketchUp
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe After Effects
Lumion
V-Ray
Microsoft Office
Email
WOOL HOUSE
SS 25/26
Ondřej Bláha, Mariana Kalodová, sound: Petra RosputinskáThe Wool House project aims to draw attention to the untapped potential of raw sheep’s wool, which is widely categorized as waste material. To emphasize our relationship to the materiality of wool, we use a video format conceived as the currently normalized life cycle of wool. We contrast the idea of wool disposal with its potential, embodied in the form of a wool house. This house is present in the video and serves as a symbol of home. Rooted in its sophisticated and sensitive design is the very essence of our vision of wool as a material that should be cared for and that can be utilized to address sustainability—regardless of the resulting form.
SHEEP WOOL RECORDS
25/26
Experimenting with printing the texture of sheep's wool using lithography. The lanolin, a natural fat found in wool, makes it possible to transfer the image onto a lithographic stone, which relies on grease during the printing process.
AUTHENTICITY OF DUPLICATION
SS 24/25
The work explores the concept of authenticity and the attempts to replace or imitate it. From the irreplaceable original—the stone—emerges a new, empty glass entity based on the systematic nature that is typical of duplicates of any kind. The digital environment in which it was manipulated is imprinted onto this artificially created entity. It is based on the mirroring of a single selected area from the original, which made it possible to create a new, coherent “stone”—a duplicate. Through a spatial dialogue, a tension emerges between the original and the new entity. I create an artificial shell of the original. The question arises: what does authenticity mean, and can this new entity also be perceived as original?.
MODULAR WOOL COAT
WS 25/26
Modular wool coat deals with possible ways of using waste sheep wool within an admitted modular insulation system. This project answers the semestral assignment which was based on housing and the topic of isolation. The spatial design aims to provide an inclusive meeting spot in the Žižkov area. The programme of the polyfunctional object ensures its long-term sustainable operating. The wool insulation is mainly on the facade of the student housing. Simultaneously the wool cold-felted blocks find its use in folding walls that experiment with spatial and heat perception of the interior and exterior. The Art re use and student housing complex serve as a proof of concept of the proposed modular system made out of wool blocks.
ULRICH SQUARE
WS 24/25
The concept of my design is to create an interactive, variable system which respects context of the Ulrich Square in Hradec Králové. The system enriches the square of an added layer and honors the earlier ones. The new layer of the square is versatile and contains functions that are essential for its activation. Added functions are based on an analysis and records from social participation that took place during our one week-long workshop in Hradec Králové. Brought interactivity thanks to the added tracks and variability thanks to the multiple functions and their combinations aim to ensure maximal activation of the square.
ÚVALY LIBRARY
WS 23/24
Terraces are an instinctive answer to the sloping terrain of the site. They are in interior as well as in exterior. This principle creates an „interior landscape“. Partition of the interior into various height levels provides lively spaces but also undisturbed and serene zones. The interior terraces are connected via one ramp. Thanks to this aspect is the library completely barrier-free. The library in Úvaly is a meditative and inclusive space.
PETŘINY MULTIPLEX
SS 24/25
Concept of the faraday cages refers to the phenomenon of long-term shortening attention span. I create a space that is isolated from the outer world and in which the visitor has the possibility to work on their attention. Building of the multiplex respects its surrounding residential development. It follows the street line and reacts to the Petřiny tower and residential blocks designed by Vlado Milunić. Thanks to the free parterre and placement of the building, I create a square. The square is abstract. It is an extension of the interior that is based on the use of tapestries and Persian rugs as a tool to complete the ritual atmosphere of the object.
OTHER WORK