ČZÚ opened a wooden building Lesovna in Suchdol, it will serve students
Prague – The Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (FLD ČZU) opened a new research and teaching building and laboratory in Suchdol. The wooden structure, named Lesovna, cost over 49 million crowns, with the university contributing nearly 90 percent of the funding and partners covering the rest. Its goal is to connect education, research, and collaboration with practice. Students will gain experience directly in the environment of a modern wooden building. At the ceremonial opening of Lesovna, representatives of the school mentioned this in the presence of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, Minister of Education Robert Plaga (both ANO) and Minister of Agriculture Martin Šebestyán (for SPD).
Lesovna will serve the education of students in study programs focused on woodworking, designing wooden buildings, forestry, and other related fields. At the same time, it will provide support for research projects focused on structural systems, physical properties of wood, long-term building monitoring, and new technologies utilizing wood as a renewable raw material. It will also be open to the professional public, schools, and faculty partners as a place to present the latest findings in the field of wooden buildings and sustainable management.
The building has a total usable area of 581 square meters. 405 cubic meters of wood from the Czech Republic was used in the construction of the building. According to its creators, Lesovna ranks among the most significant public wooden buildings in the country. The architectural design was created by the Mjölk architekti studio, which aimed to integrate the building into the university campus environment while respecting forestry traditions.
"We did not want to create just a functional object, but a place where the structure is revealed, understandable, and inspiring. Lesovna shows that contemporary wooden architecture can combine technical quality, sustainability, and the natural beauty of the material," said Jan Mach from the Mjölk architekti studio.
At the ceremonial opening, Babiš stated that by 2035, he wants the state to achieve a situation where a quarter of new buildings are made of wood. In 2000, wooden buildings constituted 1.4 percent of new family homes, while last year it was over 15 percent. In the past year, ten apartment buildings made of wood with 103 apartments were also built, along with 123 other wooden non-residential buildings. According to Babiš, wooden buildings currently account for about 12 percent of new non-residential buildings. "Thanks to changes in regulations, wooden buildings can now rise to a height of up to eight stories. Our task is to remove other unnecessary barriers. Because when we can build faster and more efficiently, it will also help solve housing availability," stated the Prime Minister.
Plaga expressed hope that more buildings like Lesovna will be constructed and that similar projects will become the standard in the future. According to him, the new wooden building is also proof that investment in education and innovation makes sense and creates added value.
Lesovna will serve the education of students in study programs focused on woodworking, designing wooden buildings, forestry, and other related fields. At the same time, it will provide support for research projects focused on structural systems, physical properties of wood, long-term building monitoring, and new technologies utilizing wood as a renewable raw material. It will also be open to the professional public, schools, and faculty partners as a place to present the latest findings in the field of wooden buildings and sustainable management.
The building has a total usable area of 581 square meters. 405 cubic meters of wood from the Czech Republic was used in the construction of the building. According to its creators, Lesovna ranks among the most significant public wooden buildings in the country. The architectural design was created by the Mjölk architekti studio, which aimed to integrate the building into the university campus environment while respecting forestry traditions.
"We did not want to create just a functional object, but a place where the structure is revealed, understandable, and inspiring. Lesovna shows that contemporary wooden architecture can combine technical quality, sustainability, and the natural beauty of the material," said Jan Mach from the Mjölk architekti studio.
At the ceremonial opening, Babiš stated that by 2035, he wants the state to achieve a situation where a quarter of new buildings are made of wood. In 2000, wooden buildings constituted 1.4 percent of new family homes, while last year it was over 15 percent. In the past year, ten apartment buildings made of wood with 103 apartments were also built, along with 123 other wooden non-residential buildings. According to Babiš, wooden buildings currently account for about 12 percent of new non-residential buildings. "Thanks to changes in regulations, wooden buildings can now rise to a height of up to eight stories. Our task is to remove other unnecessary barriers. Because when we can build faster and more efficiently, it will also help solve housing availability," stated the Prime Minister.
Plaga expressed hope that more buildings like Lesovna will be constructed and that similar projects will become the standard in the future. According to him, the new wooden building is also proof that investment in education and innovation makes sense and creates added value.
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