Designed by Atrium Architekti, The project is a part of the Košice European Capital of Culture 2013 project in order to transform a former heat exchanger into a cultural, public and sports center. The redundant former heat exchanger is situated in the dominant part of the residential district, Nad Jazerom. The transformation of the function is reflected in its concept by means of a clean-shaped joist acting as a dynamic boulder.
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
The top consists of some kind of atrium with four big trees creating an isolated space from the world around. The rugged facade accentuates the public area. The exchanger has five different interconnected floors based on galleries. Each of them fulfills a different function.
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Project Info:
Architects: Atrium Architekti
Location: Košice, Slovakia
Architect in Charge: Michal Burák, Dušan Burák
Collaborators: Marek Ganz
Area: 180.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Ľubo Stacho
Project Name: Heat Exchanger Važecká
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
photography by © Ľubo Stacho
Section
Section
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Floor Plan
Floor Plan
Floor Plan
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