Exit station of the Pustevny cableway
Kamil Mrva Architects, s.r.o.. Trojanovice, Czechia
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Name of work in English
Exit station of the Pustevny cableway
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Name of work in original language
Výstupní stanice lanové dráhy na Pustevnách
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2019
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Work Location
Trojanovice, Czechia
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Studio
Kamil Mrva Architects, s.r.o.
EUmies Awards 2019 Nominees
Collaborators
Program
Food & Accommodation
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Labels
Food · Visitors Centre
Site area
458 m²
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Client
Pustevny s.r.o.
Total gross floor
638 m²
Completion
2017
Cost
1200 €/m²
The upper exit terminal of the Pustevny cableway has a shared history with Pustevny. The first chairlift in Europe was built in 1940 in Czechoslovakia, from Ráztoka, at 620 m, to Pustevny, at 1,020 m. In the 1980s the cableway itself was moved out of the original building. We have work on the building’s re-design since 2014, taking into account the language and elements of contemporary architecture, aiming to maximally showcase the building’s location. While at the same time complying with all environmental protection requirements, and respecting the nearby famous monuments of Libušín and Maměnka, designed by Dušan Jurkovič in the late 19th century.
A building’s layout reflects its purpose. Visitors arriving at the terminal follow on along a steel walkway through the building, with access to information centres, souvenir shops and an openplan restaurant with panoramic views. The technical plant room is in the basement.
The lower floor is of concrete, externally clad with stone, and a concrete ceiling. The restaurant above is marked out by timber-framed, glazed walls beneath roof trusses of glued laminated timber and an aluminium roof. Wood and stone are materials traditionally used in this area.