Building better future

Karolína is an expert in sustainable buildings and an accredited specialist for LEED, BREEAM and WELL certification systems. She co-founded ZERO Architecture together with Martin, which was renamed to KORE in spring 2024. She is also co-founder of Rethink Architecture, an NPO that educates about sustainable architecture. She gained experience working as a sustainability coordinator for an international construction development company, as a researcher at the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings at the CTU, and as a project manager and board member at the Czech Green Building Council. Karolína graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft (NL) and the Faculty of Civil engineering at CTU in Prague.

Martin is an architect and an interior designer. He consistently seeks to push for the best combination of solutions to achieve the utmost sustainable solution in our projects. He draws on his work experience from architectural studios based in Prague where he worked, as well as studios based in Rotterdam (NL) and his hometown Banská Bystrica (SVK). In addition to all KORE projects, he also participated in projects such as the renovation and refurbishment of a heritage protected building, the design of townhouses in Rotterdam, the modernization of hotel rooms, the design and construction of offices and countless designs of newly build and renovated family houses. In 2019 Martin together with Karolína co-founded the company ZERO Architecture, which turned in to KORE known today. He graduated from the CTU in Prague, first at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and then at the Faculty of Architecture.

Tomáš is an architect and a construction expert. He combines the aesthetic work of an architect with the technical pragmatism of a civil engineer thanks to his years of experience in designing and buildings construction. He draws on his experience designing sustainable residential projects across the country as well as working with a construction firm focused on constructing the buildings of public sector. He graduated in the field of Architecture and Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the CTU in Prague.

Jiří has been in the field of construction sustainability for over 10 years. He started his professional career in the field of technical supervision of HVAC, where he gradually began to focus on sustainability in construction and environmental building certification systems. He followed up his career as a Head of Sustainability at CBRE, Prague. Jiří has been involved in LEED, BREEAM and WELL certifications for many projects in the Czech Republic, including the first Czech LEED + WELL Platinum certification ever. He’s part of KORE since 2024 where he focuses on holistic ESG consulting in the construction and the real estate sectors.

Jana's primary focus in our team is on environmental building certification of buildings. She draws on her extensive experience in building design and implementation through her work in architectural studios in Prague, as well as her work in Turkey, where she was involved, among other things, in the construction of a local power plant.She graduated from Architecture and Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the CTU in Prague.

Markéta is an architect and interior designer with an eye for subtle elegance seeking to create a harmony of materials and colours. She aims to maximize space with regard to functionality and practicality, while maintainnig attention to detail. She draws on her experience from architectural studios in Prague, where she previously worked, especially in the field of interior design where she designed apartment and family houses. Markéta helds the Architects' Grand Prix 2022 and the Czech Architecture Award 2022 for the Residential House project Residence Michelagelova in Prague, in the category of Sustainable Construction.

Štěpán is a civil engineer. He studied in a field of Environmental engineering of the Faculty of Civil engineering at the CTU in Prague. He gained his experience working in design offices in Prague as well as in his hometown, Sušice, after his studies, where he moved in 2022. Štěpán brings his specialized approach to KORE architectural designs and produce detailed technical documentation together with our architects.

Jan is a young and energetic enthusiast of architecture who started his academic career by studying the Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture of the CTU in Prague, focusing on sustainability in design. He is also expanding his knowledge at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, where he is studying Territorial Technical and Administrative Service in the Environment. He’s applying his skills within the KORE team by working on a building certifications, but also in the field of education, where he actively volunteers and lectures in a NPO.

Vojtěch is an architect born in Zlín, a city known for its unique architecture, which constantly inspires him. He is currently at the final year of his studies at the Faculty of Architecture at the CTU in Prague. Vojtěch already succeeded in the faculty's competition called "Druhá kůže" for the best residential building design. He also attended the student exchange program Erasmus where he took part of lectures at HCU Hamburg (DE), which broadened his horizons and brought valuable experience. At KORE Vojtěch took part of several family houses projects, apartment renovations, and office redesign. He designed a reusable pavilion for a venue and was a part of a team competing to design skiing facilities in Iceland.