Heat Exchanger Važecká

Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho
Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho

HEAT EXCHANGER VAŽECKÁ

Atrium Architekti

LOCATION
Košice, Slovakia

CATEGORY
Cultural Center

AREA
180.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2013

PHOTOGRAPHS
Ľubo Stacho

Transformation of heat exchanger to culture and sport centre. 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 centre.

Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho
Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho

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.

Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho
Heat Exchanger Važecká
© 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 as galleries. Each of them fulfills a different function.

Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho
Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho


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© Ľubo Stacho
Heat Exchanger Važecká
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Heat Exchanger Važecká
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Heat Exchanger Važecká
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Heat Exchanger Važecká
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Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho
Heat Exchanger Važecká
© Ľubo Stacho


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