Science Center Prague

The science center is a meeting place of science, technology and culture through close integration with the economy, research activity and education. It represents an interdisciplinary demonstration facility which enables testing and demonstration of new technological solutions or innovations.

The theme of the master thesis is based on the real need to revitalize the degraded area of the Karlin riverbank - Prague - Czech Republic. Its focal point is to sensibly fit among the building structures foreseen in the project of the new Rohan settlement. The project focuses on a center that will be an interdisciplinary meeting point. The design of the building explores the relationship between the conservation of green spaces in cities and the built urban space. It researches how to locate a public programme in a compact urban fabric with the aim of preserving green urban spaces. The building fabric is retreated underground and the green roof of the building becomes an extension of the street. It is a question of balancing the visible and the invisible, i.e. how many visible elements of the building are needed for the intervention to be monumental, to form an interesting urban space and at the same time not to encroach too much on it. Due to the unusual placement, there is also a strong emphasis on providing natural light in the building, which is ensured by the use of sky shafts, which have not only a useful but also an aesthetic function. The construction of the building follows the principles of sustainable development and strives for the future, as it plays with new construction techniques that are still under development, ensures the energy self-sufficiency of the program and includes nature in various aspects of the design.