巴瓦是个大器晚成的建筑师，1919年出生于斯里兰卡，年轻时曾经就读于英国剑桥大学法学院，毕业后原应和父亲一样成为人人称羡的律师。然而，在他27岁独自踏上为期一年半的世界旅行之后，突然有了想要创作属于自己的建筑的欲望，于是在将近30岁时，重新前往英国学习建筑。在巴瓦38岁（1957）时终于有了他的第一个作品，从此以后，他开启了其迟到的建筑创作生涯，直到2003年84岁过世为止

Design lies in creation, and designers should have creative design thinking

In an environment of complex building codes and by-laws on the one hand and a growing complexity and diversity of possibilities on the other, cooperation on all possible levels and during all phases is required. This is the goal that Grupa 5 Architects has set itself from the beginning.

GutGut is a dynamic architecture studio based in Bratislava, Slovakia, with experience ranging from small interventions through to housing and masterplanning. The trans-generational duo Štefan Polakovič and Lukáš Kordík have been shifting the line between private and public domain, testing the boundaries of each project brief. Their built portfolio includes the award-winning refurbishment of a prefabricated socialist block in Rimavská Sobota, a residential complex on Dunajska Street in Bratislava and the conversion of an industrial complex Mlynica into a dynamic mixed use hub combining living, co-working and offices. gutgut has developed a strong design ethos focusing on re-claiming and maximising of space for social interaction and softening the boundaries between private and shared space, bringing back values of community and exchange.

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Tiny house lover. Container-size like houses inspired me to learn more about compact living. But I was disappointed in modular architecture because of width limitations. So I switched to transformable design. This is when we came up with the idea of folding houses. It took me a while to get thoughts together and do something about my obsession with transforming houses. Now, we develop low-impact folding houses and hope to implement them in the industries, related to movability.