Revitalization of Husův Park in Prague 9 – SUPER-CONTEMPORARY ELEMENT
In the places of the current measures of the Husite Revolution gardens in Čakovice, there historically existed a village square with a pond. During the First Republic, the pond was drained and transformed into a park. During contemporary construction modifications, houses that originally lined the pond were also demolished. The remnants of the gable roofs of these houses were visible until a recent reconstruction in 2019-2020. The author of the park reconstruction was the landscape studio Land05 under the leadership of Ing. Martina Forejtová. S K U L L studio was invited to design the perimeter wall on the southern boundary of the park. The result is a sculptural-architectural monument – a brick relief – humorously named the Supersu- permodern element.
The basic idea of the realization is the theme of transformation. The outlines of gabled roofs from the original village square remain inscribed into the remnants of the perimeter walls. The motif of these diagonal lines, drawings of time, is the foundation of the relief, which emerges from the brickwork. "A memory of what is no longer here yet still leaves its mark in place and time,” describes the Supersupermodern element its author, sculptor Matěj Hájek from S K U L L studio.
In contrast to the traditional construction material, the wall is treated with a nanotechnological transparent coating, which, thanks to its photocatalytic effectiveness (without chemicals and waste), cleans the surrounding air. The surface of the wall is impregnated with titanium dioxide, which, along with UV radiation, can eliminate up to several kilograms of pollutants per year per square meter. This unique technology was developed by Czech scientists from the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry.
"The invisible here plays a dual role. On one hand, the nanotechnological coating, whose functionality depends on sunlight, and on the other hand, memory, shards of memories that exist only in our imagination. What is essential is not what we see, but precisely what eludes our vision,” adds Hájek.
In close proximity, a water feature designed by the XTOPIX studio complements the brick relief wall, with its dark surface reminding of the bottom of the pond that once existed in this place.
Author: S K U L L studio | MgA. Matěj Hájek
Co-author: Ing. arch. Helena Znamenaná
Location: Cukrovarská, Ke Stadionu, 196 00 Praha 9
Project year: 2016–18
Completion year: 2020
Built area: 17.8 m²
Park land area: 8000 m²
Dimensions: 39 × 0.45-0.66 × 3.4 m
Client: Prague Čakovice City District
Photography: Bet Orten
Realization: Brickwork s.r.o.
General designer: Land05 s.r.o.
Water feature: XTOPIX architects
The basic idea of the realization is the theme of transformation. The outlines of gabled roofs from the original village square remain inscribed into the remnants of the perimeter walls. The motif of these diagonal lines, drawings of time, is the foundation of the relief, which emerges from the brickwork. "A memory of what is no longer here yet still leaves its mark in place and time,” describes the Supersupermodern element its author, sculptor Matěj Hájek from S K U L L studio.
In contrast to the traditional construction material, the wall is treated with a nanotechnological transparent coating, which, thanks to its photocatalytic effectiveness (without chemicals and waste), cleans the surrounding air. The surface of the wall is impregnated with titanium dioxide, which, along with UV radiation, can eliminate up to several kilograms of pollutants per year per square meter. This unique technology was developed by Czech scientists from the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry.
"The invisible here plays a dual role. On one hand, the nanotechnological coating, whose functionality depends on sunlight, and on the other hand, memory, shards of memories that exist only in our imagination. What is essential is not what we see, but precisely what eludes our vision,” adds Hájek.
In close proximity, a water feature designed by the XTOPIX studio complements the brick relief wall, with its dark surface reminding of the bottom of the pond that once existed in this place.
Author: S K U L L studio | MgA. Matěj Hájek
Co-author: Ing. arch. Helena Znamenaná
Location: Cukrovarská, Ke Stadionu, 196 00 Praha 9
Project year: 2016–18
Completion year: 2020
Built area: 17.8 m²
Park land area: 8000 m²
Dimensions: 39 × 0.45-0.66 × 3.4 m
Client: Prague Čakovice City District
Photography: Bet Orten
Realization: Brickwork s.r.o.
General designer: Land05 s.r.o.
Water feature: XTOPIX architects
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