A sports research building was created from the unused building of the former laundry.
Address
třída Míru 117, Olomouc 771 11, Czech Republic
Client
Palacký University in Olomouc
Architectural design
Miroslav Pospíšil
Collaboration
Martin Karlík, Daria Johanesová, Lucie Rohelová, Robert Randys, Tereza Hradecká
Design
11/2011 - 01/2016
Construction
11/2016 - 06/2018
Photography
Lukáš Pelech
The whole complex comprises 4 buildings which due to financing requirements was divided into two separate investment campaigns. The first one is the BALUO Application centre in the vicinity of the Faculty of Physical Culture of the Palacký University in Olomouc comprising 3 new buildings, namely SO.02 connection passageway, SO.03 test hall and SO.04 testing pool.
The next construction stage was the reconstruction and extension of a former laundry to the SO.01 Kinantropology Research Centre of the Faculty of Physical Culture of the Palacký University in Olomouc which was finished last and which is presented in this article. All 4 buildings together form one operational unit. The basic purpose of the construction is for research used in sport and medicine together with the related educational process.
Individual buildings are made of four simple blocks differing from each other in their operational use and massings. The difference between them is accented from the outside by the material used for cladding the individual buildings. The Kinanthropology Centre is covered by ceramic strips. In this way, the blocks create an easily readable composition. You can see more pictures of whole complex in our page about Application Centre BALUO.
An apartment building in close proximity to the handball area with its ground floor tries to follow up with its neighbor.
