All my life I have been interested in connecting people and exploring the permeability of different boundaries – whether interpersonal, cultural, genre, or species. I enjoy playing on the edges. Similarly, within the design of Ovenecká 33, we experimented with different stylistic elements and the boundaries between private and public space. I knew right away that I wanted to create a space that was shared, open, and permeable, while still containing hidden corners and secrets. A space where you never have to return along the same route. A space that is distinctive, yet always changing, like a gallery or theatre stage, or like me.
I was lucky to find an architect who understood my ideas. At first, I referred to the work of Luis Barragán, Valentina Schlegel or Bijoy Jain for inspiration, but gradually the architectural design broke away from these great inspirations and the apartment found its own voice and identity. We incorporated various oddities and materialized childhood dreams into the minimalist base; for example, a home throne, a kitchen that looks like a cave, or a secret doorway in the library. I had the opportunity to involve various co-creators, designers, artists, and friends in our eclectic play and participate in their interventions. It was through these small experiences, such as sorting through pieces of stone that then became a painting on the terrazzo floor, dyeing yarn into jacquard, or assembling glass mosaics, that I was able to better understand different creative processes and crafts, as well as understand the objects that now surround me in my home. It is important for me to know the story of my apartment so that I can share it and invite creators to artist residencies through which the apartment continues to change.
回顧過往，我這一生都對於與人們的交流和對跨領域探索的滲透性有著相當濃厚的興趣——無論是人際、文化、流派或物種，特別喜歡遊走在邊緣。同樣地，Ovenecká 33的設計中，我們模糊了私人和公共空間的界限，嘗試了不同的風格元素。我明白自己想要創造一個共享、開放且多元性的空間，與此同時，仍然能夠包含著隱藏的私密空間。一個不同路徑都能返回、獨特且瞬息萬變的空間，就像藝廊、劇院舞台般或者像我。
很幸運能找到一位理解我想法的建築師。最初，參考了Luis Barragán、Valentina Schlegel及Bijoy Jain的作品來尋求靈感，但後來公寓逐漸擺脫這些知名設計特點的框架，而它也找到了自己的聲音和特質。我們以極簡主義為基礎，融合各種新奇之物並實現兒時夢想；例如，家庭中的寶座、看起來像洞穴的廚房或圖書館的秘道。這讓我有機會邀請各種創作者、設計師、藝術家和朋友共同參與這場創意遊戲，並參與他們的創作。正是透過這些過程，例如挑選石頭片，最後轉化為水磨石地板上的一幅畫，將紗線染色後織成提花布，或者拼組玻璃馬賽克，讓我能夠明白與理解各領域創作的過程和工藝，更重要的是我在了解這個公寓的故事細節後能夠分享它，並邀請創作者來此創作，藉此讓公寓持續演進。
