Prague Marina Nova Lobbies

Interior photography of five entrance lobbies at Prague Marina Nova for developer DARAMIS and interior architect Ynon Goren. The photographs were intended to carry forward an interior story that pays tribute to the understated architecture of Holešovice and its residents.

Client: DARAMIS | Interior architect: Ynon Goren / GO Architects | Project type: interior, shared spaces, residential development

Prague Marina Nova lobby with sunlight, bubble chandelier and brass wall — Sunlight passing through the bubble chandelier animates the brass wall, the floor, and the symmetrical seating composition.

5 lobbiesfive distinct entrances

1 storyone shared visual language

BIG SEEInterior Design Award 2025

Frameinternational publication

The brief

DARAMIS asked me to photograph five representative entrance lobbies at Prague Marina Nova for the portfolios of both the developer and interior architect Ynon Goren. The design tells a story that pays tribute to the architecture of Holešovice and the people who live there.

Five spaces, one story

Each lobby has a different layout, yet all five share the same visual language: vaulted decorative plaster, brass cladding, terrazzo, and marble. The key was to treat the series as a whole, maintain consistent light and processing, and allow each space to retain its own character.

The five entrances therefore read as one continuous story without the photography suppressing their individual qualities.

Bright entrance lobby with tall vaults and brass furniture — The vaulted spaces and pale plaster establish the shared architectural foundation of the series.

Prague Marina Nova lobby with vault, brass cladding and terrazzo floor — Brass, marble, and terrazzo recur in different proportions and configurations.

Letting the space speak

The interior is designed so well that it only needed to be allowed to speak, with minimal production and post-production. A well-designed space does not need to be transformed with effects. It needs precise composition, the right light, and calm.

Prague Marina Nova reception lobby with brass walls and glass chandelier — A clean overall view shows the entrance scale, reception desk, materials, and contact with the street.

Materials true to the light

Brass is the strongest material in these spaces. In the photographs it therefore had to retain the correct tone and detail while working with the warmth of the plaster and the coolness of the marble.

I kept the colour treatment consistent throughout the series. The materials remain faithful and all five lobbies form one harmonious whole.

Reception detail with brass wall and bubble chandelier — The brass retains its detail, colour variation, and relationship to the paler surfaces.

Detail of brass mailboxes in a Prague Marina Nova lobby — The mailboxes are not a distraction but part of the material and wayfinding system.

The resident’s point of view

I walk through the space and position myself where a resident experiences it on the way home every day. The viewer therefore sees the lobby through the resident’s eyes, including the mailboxes, wayfinding, and purposeful everyday details.

Lobby passage with vault, mirror, lighting and wayfinding — A natural eye level connects the architecture, orientation, and the resident’s daily route.

The key image

I chose an image in which sunlight passes through the chandelier and turns the brass wall into the principal motif. Bubble-shaped shadows animate the wall and floor, while two leather chairs and a marble table hold a calm, symmetrical composition.

A single image therefore communicates the warmth of the materials, the role of daylight, and the sculptural quality of the space.

Recognition and reach

The Prague Marina Nova lobbies received the BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2025 and were published in Frame magazine. My photographs form part of the documentation of this internationally recognised interior.

This commission completes the Prague Marina Nova trilogy and continues my long-term partnership with DARAMIS across interior photography, architecture, drone work, and video.

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Interior photographer Jiří Bednář