my 4th term architectural project.

where to start...
the place is a vacant lot of street inside the very historical center of city of olomouc. maintaining the integrity of this street and it's concept was one of the main objectives I gave myself. which doesn't mean I didn't try hard to create new view point, extreme and even brutal in certain way, but still, the street line, height of the building, parterre, "shop-windows", access to the inner yard and other basic principles of the street were preserved.

the gallery itself is formed by two buildings, "organisms", one growing on the other one. this way I separated main functions of fasade, and created "membrane" between the street, city, and the gallery itself. this place, beeing also part of the parterre, works as well as public sculpture gallery, place to sit and drink or just do whatever you want.

the "outer" fasade is created by pink double milk-glass, leaking the sun light inside but not letting you to see through, with head-lamps inside their end caps. these parts, even though they looks as the only windows during the day, are the only "dark" parts of the fasade, windows beeing the rest. it's well visible at the night view. this is adding it kind of surprise element, it's something else then you think it is at the first sight.
it also creates interesting contrast: the look of the fasade is beeing inverted at night, making it "live two lifes".

the inner house contains, besides the own gallery, also library and lecture room at the second floor (from which are windows to the parterre main hall, creating not only interesting views to it in bit "kahn style", but also making possible to see the large sculptures beeing viewed from various levels.

well, there's a lot more to be said, ask if you'd like to.

big big thanks to for the render illustrations.