I was born in 1979 in the city of Brno, Czechia, then part of Czechoslovakia.

My grandparents bore the brunt of the second world war and German occupation as forced labourers and resistance fighters.

Later, my grandfather, a lawyer, was imprisoned for refusing to become a communist informant. Only with great difficulty was his son, my father permitted to study at university to become an architect.

I remember, if vaguely, some of the life under the communist government. Even a silly child’s song overheard through an apartment wall could mean serious trouble.

The peaceful Velvet Revolution came in 1989 and Russian occupation ended in 1991.

Some time after the completion of gymnasium (approximate equivalent of grammar school) in 1998, I moved to Prague to work for an international creative agency as well as run my own design studio.

In 2005 I moved to Sydney to study media. I lived in New South Wales, eventually becoming an Australian citizen in 2014.

In 2019 I completed my Masters in architecture at the University of Newcastle and then moved to Tasmania just before the pandemic lockdowns. I have lived here since, with my wife and children.

In 2020 I became a registered architect in Tasmania.

I have built our family home here, with my own two hands, my wife by my side and our children under my feet. I designed many more (not only) homes and taught thousands of others to build even more homes.

While I work across Australia and internationally, I believe Tasmania to be the best place to live and raise family. I want it to stay that way.

I am a Tasmanian with a Czech accent, appreciation for personal freedom and a few ideas to share around the fire.