Pushing the boundaries of standard modular architecture, the new research centre creates transparency and openness within the local community while serving as a think-tank presenting new concepts and possibilities of modular buildings. Situated at the edge of the KOMA complex, the new research centre carefully integrates the factory into its surroundings, while creating a large semi-public social gathering space.
Comprising 3 main module elements: the floor, containers, and roof module, the composed space creates a new unique system – spatial modules containing facilities are leveled onto the planar flooring modules, which are anchored to the foundation, functioning as columns. The fluid interior and movable furniture allow a reshaping of the space according to needs. The height differences create two types of spaces: horizontal – transitional and vertical with skylight – a creation zone.
Client: KOMA Modular, s.r.o.
Location: Říčanská 1191, Vizovice, the Czech Republic
Technical solutions: Jiří Valenta, Oldřich Studený, Petr Chval
Landscape architecture: Atelier zahradní a krajinářské architektury Sendler
Illustrations: Alexey Klyuykov
Photo: Jesús Granada, Alex Shoots Buildings, Julius Filip, Pavel Barták
Video: Mangoshake studio
Team: Ondřej Chybík, Michal Krištof, Ondřej Mundl, Lukáš Habrovec, Martin Holý, Michal Klimeš, Dávid Medzihorský,Vojtěch Kouřil, David Bernátek, Petr Novák, Vladimír Šobich, Přemek Zhoř