Krkonose Mountains Centre for Environmental Education

Vrchlabí, Czech Republic

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Krkonose Mountains Centre for Environmental Education

Vrchlabí, Czech Republic

Firm

Petr Hajek Architekti

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Movie Theater Information Center
Cultural › Gallery Cultural Center
Educational › Auditorium Library
Industrial › Research Facility
Landscape + Planning › Urban Green Space
Transport + Infrastructure › Parking

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2013

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

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BENEDIKT MARKEL (17)

The building is situated into a city park in front of the administration building of KRNAP (Krkonoše Mts. National Park). The building geometry is derived from the geometry of Krkonoše Mountains. Every edge or slope on the building could be found in its real, natural topography. In between of the metal vectors, which represent the mountain ridges, there is growing sedum. The new building is set apart from the existing one to create an entrance platform. This public space atmosphere is supported by fully glazed side wall through which it is possible to look into the building and indirectly become a part of an ongoing lecture or seminar inside of the building. The building itself is energy efficient and should represent the ideas of the National park and preservation of nature. Main bearing structure and underground walls are made out of face concrete. Inner partitions and furniture are made out of plywood. Design of furniture and dimensions of its basic parts are adapted for the size of plywood plates and because of that there are no wasted residues.