Liberec, Czech republic
Mjölk architekti
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
During the night right after their apperance at Pecha
Kucha Night
Prague – which took place last Wednesday – the architects built a public
sauna on a city
dam. The sauna itself was built on an abandoned concrete platform, which is located only a few dozen meters away from a popular public beach and promenade.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
No legal permit was issued and the entire happening was kept secret. The bank of the dam is in public ownership of the municipality; the abandoned concrete structure as well the dam itself is owned by Povodí Labe, state administrator of watercourses of the Labe river. Neither of the authorities had any idea of what was about to happen.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
Mjölk architekti presented the sauna to city representatives at an opening ceremony, which took place last Thursday. The sauna opened to public completely free of charge. From now on, it is accessible by a little
rowing boat and it is operated from a nearby café, where keys and firewood are available.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
The meaning of this happening is to draw attention to limitless opportunities of cultivation of public space and life only through a simple idea and a little bit of enthusiasm and money.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tomas Tesar |
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| diagram--drawing Courtesy of Mjölk architekti |
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| floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Mjölk architekti |
The people
Architects: Mjölk architekti
Location: Liberec, Czech republic
Preparation: 5 days
Building time: 8 hours
Total cost: 2.200 EUR
