The Czech architecture studio Atelier 111 architekti designed the White Shed, a new workshop building, designed mainly for the service and maintenance of large wagons and agricultural machines. The project is located in the agricultural area on the outskirts of the town of Opatov, Czech Republic.

The building is a reinterpretation of traditional local architecture, unlike anything that is built today for similar purposes in the Czech Republic. The structure adapts elements of typical agricultural constructions for its main use. The objective of the proposal was to create a very efficient industrial space that would offer a healthy work environment.
Atelier 111 architekti designed a spacious and well-lit space for repairs and maintenance of the machines. This was achieved through a simple volume with a gable roof and a large skylight. The building's program is composed of facilities for employees throughout the campus, consisting of changing rooms, day rooms, and sanitary facilities. The four doors leading to the main hall are positioned on opposite sides, making passage easier.

The precast steel frame enables a clean architectural design and the lattice beam structural element creates a distinctive linear skylight at the position of a roof ridge. The skylight and side walls use translucent profiles, so the lattice structure peeks out and becomes a characteristic element of the building's expression.
 

Description of project by Atelier 111 architekti

The project draws from traditional local architectural forms, but the interpretation is exceptional among everything that is commonly built today for similar purposes in the Czech Republic.

General description

The new workshop building, located in an agricultural compound on the periphery of Opatov, is designed mainly for service and maintenance of large agricultural wagons and machines. Facilities for employees of the whole compound, consisting of changing rooms, day room and sanitary facilities, are also part of the building.

Concept - Context and Strategy

The architectural expression bears elements of the typical agricultural buildings in the surroundings, but at the same time the volume is tailored for its primary use. The main intention was to create very effective industrial space, which serves well  the people working there. There was a need for well-lit and capacious space for the repairs and maintenance of the machines. This was achieved by a straightforward and purposeful solution. We designed a simple volume with a saddle roof and a big skylight. Four gates leading to the main hall are placed on opposite sides, which makes it easy to drive through. The utility spaces, such as changing rooms and storage rooms, are located on both sides of the main hall.

Construction - Materials and Structure

The structure of the building is designed as a prefabricated steel frame. Structural element in a form of a truss beam creates a distinct linear skylight in the position of a roof ridge. The skylight and side walls are designed from translucent profiles (Profilit system), therefore the truss structure shows through and becomes a characteristic element of the expression of the building. The facade, made from the white trapezoidal metal sheet cladding, is corresponding with the adjacent biogas plant.

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Proposal.- Veronika Indrová, Jiří Weinzettl. Project.- Michal Hamada.
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Area
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665 sqm.
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2019.
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569 12 Opatov, Czech Republic.
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Atelier 111 architekti. Their first collaboration as Atelier 111 dates back to their studies at Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University in Prague. Their first success, a special prize in an open architectural competition for treatment of urban space in the city of Tábor in 2002, gave them passion and motivation for further projects. In following years their studio began to expand. Through cooperation with experienced colleagues, they enriched our professional skills. Aside from architectural design of residential, public and industrial buildings, they have been focused on projects of biogas plants since 2006. 

In 2010 they founded the Johann Hochreiter company which soon became one of the most important suppliers of biogas plants in the Czech republic. They were greatly enriched from our experiences gained during construction management of technologically complex power plants, as well as in the implementation of their other projects. They offer our services in the field of project design and related administrative activities, assistance in tender for contractors, cooperation and supervision in implementation of construction

Team. Michal Hamada, Veronika Indrová, Barbora Weinzettlová, Jiří Weinzettl
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Published on: June 29, 2021
Cite: "A reinterpretation of traditional local architecture. White Shed by Atelier 111 architekti" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/a-reinterpretation-traditional-local-architecture-white-shed-atelier-111-architekti> ISSN 1139-6415
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