Projects with membrane envelopes at Prague Exhibition Grounds in Holešovice

Authors

  • Miloš Kopřiva Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of CTU in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Miroslav Němeček Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of CTU in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Oleksandra Tsesko Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of CTU in Prague, Czech Republic.

Keywords:

public outdoor sports area, movable pneumatic foil façade, giant ETFE skylight, original storage area on the top of the tower, wet microclimate enclosed in foil, negative pressure between two envelopes

Abstract

The Prague Exhibition Grounds in Prague district Holešovice currently holds major urban potential for the development of the Prague 7 district. The City of Prague is preparing a new development plan for the fairgrounds, in which a significant part will be formed by so-called sports zone which will contain mainly sports facilities lacking in this district; in this case water and wellness activities. The team of Membrane Architecture Studio, led by Professor Kopriva, has developed two projects (climbing tower and pavilion) for the sports zone using the ETFE foil-facades. The climbing tower has a movable pneumatic facade allowing for the use of climbing walls all year round. The Pavilion of the 1990 Pyramid Jubilee Exhibition will be converted into aqua-wellness purpose, preserving the  original architectural form of the envelope, while enclosing the internal wet operations with a uniquely-pivoted pneumatic roof made of ETFE single-layer foil

References

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Published

17-12-2018

How to Cite

Kopřiva, M., Němeček, M., & Tsesko, O. (2018). Projects with membrane envelopes at Prague Exhibition Grounds in Holešovice. Acta Salus Vitae, 6(2), 55–63. Retrieved from https://odborne.casopisy.palestra.cz/index.php/actasalusvitae/article/view/167

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Acta Salus Vitae

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