Associate Director
MArch
London, UK
Daniel Fišer
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Daniel has played a key role in Capital Hill Residence, private residence located in a deep forest in Moscow, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre in Riyadh, and Fornebubanen Metro Station in Oslo. With extensive on-site and built experience across different typologies, he specialises in advanced manufacturing, construction methods, and application of computational design tools. Beyond his project work, Daniel hosts monthly ‘Behind the Scenes’ presentations within the office to discuss lessons learned from completed and ongoing projects.
Before joining ZHA, Daniel established and directed his own architecture practice in Prague.
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Featured Projects
From a residence defined by its natural topography with fluid geometries emerging from the landscape, to a tower within the new Horizon district of Dubai, discover highlights of Daniel's notable projects at ZHA.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Hong Kong : 27 February - 5 April 2008
Daniel gained his master’s degree in architecture with the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague. During his studies at AAAD he participated in exchange programs with fine arts departments, focusing on the creative processes at the intersection of architecture and art, researching blending traditional and digital tools.
Daniel finds London’s cultural diversity a constant source of inspiration, and the ZHA office amplifies this exchange of ideas. Beyond work, he is passionate about abstract art and enjoys creating non-representational large scale artworks combining hand drawing and digital rendering, to reset his creative thinking.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Daniel has contributed to since joining ZHA.
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Residential
The client explained to the architect, “I want to wake up in the morning and just see blue sky”, to which Zaha replied, “You realise you have to be above the trees?” The form of the residence is defined by its natural topography with fluid geometries emerging from the landscape and remaining partially embedded within the hillside.
Photograph by ©K.Arkatites
Civic
Heritage + Regeneration
Establishing Eleftheria Square as the city’s primary gathering space, ZHA design creates new connections intended to unite a divided capital. Nicosia’s massive Venetian fortifications separate the old city from its modern districts, while the city’s ‘Green Line’ divides the capital into two disparate communities.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Hong Kong : 27 February - 5 April 2008
Installations + Pavilions
A unique sculptural pavilion created as an exhibition/event space for Chanel – inspired by the brand’s distinctive layering of exquisite details within an elegant, cohesive whole – created as a series of continuous arches, sequencing towards a central courtyard – the entire structure ‘flooded’ by through translucent walls and ceilings.
Photograph by Julian Faulhaber
Education
Offices
KAPSARC is a non-profit institution for independent research into policies that contribute to the most effective use of energy to provide social well-being across the globe. KAPSARC develops policies and economic frameworks that reduce the environmental impact and overall costs of energy supply and enable practical technology-based solutions to use energy more efficiently.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Hospitality
The world’s first free-form high-rise exoskeleton optimises the interiors by creating spaces that are uninterrupted by supporting walls or columns. Three horizontal vortices generate the voids through the building and define the hotel’s dramatic internal public spaces.
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Residential
Mixed Use
Tall Buildings
Located a short distance from Downtown Dubai and the Dubai Design District, Symphony Tower is situated within the new Horizon district of Dubai between the city's Meydan Racecourse and the waters of Ras Al Khor.
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