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Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

RS+ Robert Skitek

COOPERATION
Arch. Jakub Zygmunt, Arch. Jarosław Zieliński, Arch. Joanna Kujda

STRUCTURE
Lechprojekt, Marta Weszke, Leszek Weszke, Piotr Weszke

INVESTOR
Cieszyn Municipality

ARCHITECTS
Rs+ Robert Skitek Http://rsplus.pl/

AUTHOR
Arch. Robert Skitek,

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tomasz Zakrzewski Http://archifolio.pl/

PLANTING PLAN
Landscape Design Studio, Tomasz Kurtek

PHOTOS
Tomasz Zakrzewski (25)

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Cieszyn, Poland

CATEGORY
Cultural › Museum; Landscape + Planning › Urban Green Space

Our main aim was to create an attractive public space and to design carriers for an exhibition about the history of a divided city.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

The task was demanding enough, because we had at our disposal only a very narrow, wooded and quite abandoned strip of land on the steep bank of the Olza River.

We have redesigned the pedestrian and bicycle route to make it more attractive with varied greenery.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

Between the trees we have arranged seating platforms, which are supposed to attract here young people.

However, the most important challenge was to create a characteristic element – a symbol of the Museum, which would link areas belonging to two different countries.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

We decided to create a kind of appeal for those walking on the other side of the border river: “hey, here we are, it’s worth coming here, we invite you warmly”.

The Time Circles became such an appeal, which illuminated perfectly attract the attention of pedestrians and provide information about important events in the history of the city.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

In addition, they are also a place to spend time at the waterfront – roofed, with comfortable wooden seats allow you to relax by the river.

All the designed elements are totally contemporary despite the proximity of the castle hill.

They highlight the unique character of the Open Air Museum, which makes wide use of modern technologies and today’s cooperation between the two parts of Cieszyn for the reunion of the city.

Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.


Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.


Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.


Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.
Open Air Museum Cieszyn. Český Tĕšín.

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