Gallery in Chotkova

CTU in Prague - Faculty of Civil Engineering

Project idea

The main purpose of the building is to introduce and serve inhabitants of the Czech Republic, as well as tourists. To be honest, Prague is lacking in maintaining public or private modern art galleries nowadays, and so the idea was to change this general knowledge and offer something timeless. It is situated in the main center of the capital - Prague, just around the corner from the Prague Castle and the Lesser Town.

Project description

The key was to design a smaller civil building, a gallery to be exact. A given estate was elongate, surrounded by a concrete wall - therefore the ground plan respects these specifications. The height slightly overreaches the point of the nearby hotel Hoffmeister. The atrium in the middle, as the basic element from the beginning, creates a resting and silent outdoor area. The interior was chosen to be black and white, as minimalist as it can get.

Technical information

The load-bearing construction is made of reinforced concrete (prefabricated) with a concrete staircase. The reinforced concrete rectangles surround the facade from three sides. The curtain walling on the main facade (South) is designed as a dichroic glass (thanks to displaying different colors + not transparent).

Co-authors

The project was coordinated and transformed into the final visualization thanks to the design studio mentors - Ing. arch. Petra Novotná + Ing. arch. Vojtěch Taraba.

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