Dezeen Roundup: Seven Red Buildings, from a Swedish Fire Station to a Texas Architecture School
In Jihlava, Czech Republic, a 5,650-seat ice hockey arena designed by Chybík + Krištof showcases a red aluminum exterior that symbolizes the local hockey team. Meanwhile, in Liden, Sweden, Kod Arkitekter developed a fire station featuring bright red cladding to enhance visibility and ensure swift emergency responses. Aranchii Architects enveloped the 12,000-square-metre Prostir Business Hub in Zymna Voda, Ukraine, with red metal panels. In Houston, Texas, Karamuk Kuo constructed a terracotta and glass addition to the Rice School of Architecture. Facha Architekti created a red corrugated-metal extension for a Czech family residence. Studio Bucky designed the off-grid Cucu cabin in Westmeath, Ireland, with red-stained shingles, while Gaiss built House Comet in Riga, Latvia, with red-painted timber walls. This compilation appeared on Dezeen on 18 October 2026.
Key facts
- Dezeen published the roundup of seven red buildings on 18 October 2026
- Chybík + Krištof's Jihlava Municipal Arena in the Czech Republic seats 5,650 and is clad in red aluminium panels
- Kod Arkitekter's fire station in Liden, Sweden, uses red-stained cladding and a concrete and glue-laminated timber structure
- Aranchii Architects' Prostir Business Hub near Lviv, Ukraine, measures 12,000 square metres across three buildings
- Karamuk Kuo's William T Cannady Hall for Architecture at Rice School of Architecture in Houston covers 22,000 square feet (2,044 square metres)
- Facha Architekti's red corrugated-metal extension was added to a family home in a former pigsty in the Czech Republic
- Studio Bucky's Cucu cabin in Westmeath, Ireland, was built for cabin rental brand Samsú
- Gaiss designed House Comet in Riga, Latvia, with red-painted timber walls and a white corrugated metal roof
Entities
Artists
- Chybík + Krištof
- Kod Arkitekter
- Studio Bucky
- Aranchii Architects
- Gaiss
- Karamuk Kuo
- Facha Architekti
- Måns Berg
- Fabrice Fouillet
- Jasmine Hughes
- Alik Usik
- Madara Kupla
- Iwan Baan
- Peter Fabo
Institutions
- Kod Arkitekter
- Chybík + Krištof
- Studio Bucky
- Aranchii Architects
- Gaiss
- Karamuk Kuo
- Facha Architekti
- Rice School of Architecture
- Samsú
- Dezeen
Locations
- Liden
- Sweden
- Stockholm
- Jihlava
- Czech Republic
- Prague
- Westmeath
- Ireland
- New York
- Lviv
- Ukraine
- Zymna Voda
- Riga
- Latvia
- Houston
- Texas
- United States