Hygiene Pavilion of VFU in Brno

The new hygiene pavilion is located in the southwestern corner of the Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University campus in Brno-Královo Pole, near the intersection of Domažlická and Chodská streets. The goal of constructing the new Hygiene Pavilion was to create a modern study and research workplace that would provide quality educational and research support for the developing field of food hygiene. The pavilion is designed at the site of former stables, which were demolished prior to construction. Only a narrow, long space between the tennis courts and the Institute of Hygiene and Meat Technology was available. The new pavilion houses the operations of the Institute of Hygiene and Meat Technology and the Institute of Hygiene and Milk Technology, shared facilities, lecture halls, study rooms, and seminar rooms. The hygiene pavilion is connected at the level of the second floor by a bridge to the building of the Institute of Hygiene and Meat Technology, which is nearby. This connection will enable the use of shared teaching spaces located in the building.
It goes without saying that the pavilion is designed to meet the standards for barrier-free use of the building. The height layout of the building had to be adapted to the historic building of the Institute of Hygiene and Meat Technology to ensure that communication links are barrier-free.
The building has three above-ground floors. At the location of the building's technical facilities, four above-ground floors are designed by inserting a technical intermediate floor between the first and second floors. It consists of a spatial and structural three-wing layout. The load-bearing structure of the pavilion is made of a concrete skeleton. The building is covered with a flat roof punctuated by skylights above the staircases.
The basic mass of the pavilion is formed by a block measuring 76x15x12m, from which the mass protrudes according to the needs of the individual floors. The main body of the pavilion is divided by a regular rhythm of window openings of workspaces, classrooms, and laboratories. This rhythm is disrupted by large areas of milky and light green phosphorescent polycarbonate. Glazed walls and windows with blue and green translucent glass are irregularly inserted into the polycarbonate facades. The northern wall of the lecture hall is entirely glazed, following the elevation of the lecture hall.
The building has a favorable orientation to cardinal directions, as the main façade with the most demanding laboratory and classroom operations has an east-west orientation, and the southern and northern façades form the gable walls of the building.
The architectural expression of the building is sober and corresponds to the function of the building. The monotony of the simple, infinitely long block is dispelled by the free composition of materials and colors used, which are handled in a purely artistic manner. Significant emphasis is also placed on the solution of details, choice of materials, and overall quality of execution.