Competition results: CHYBIK+KRISTOFs winning Czech forestry HQ
CHYBIK+KRISTOF has revealed images of its competition-winning new headquarters for Czech National ForestryThe London, Prague, Brno and Bratislava-based practice won a two-round, anonymous competition to create a new base for Czechias forestry commission in 2017.The studios winning Forestry in the Forest concept has now been revealed providing a template for environmentally-oriented design using low-carbon materials.The 12,000m office complex in Hradec Krlov will be the largest wooden structure in Czechia and is intended to bring about legislative changes to help promote more large-scale timber construction.Ondej Chybk, founding partner of CHYBIK + KRISTOF said: Wood is the material of the future - deeply rooted in our heritage, yet one of the most versatile, high-performing, and renewable resources.Designing for the Forestry, we saw wood as the natural choice, embodying the very essence of their mission. This project aims to pave the way for large-scale wooden buildings in the Czech Republic and serves as an invitation to fully embrace the potential of this material and the expertise behind it.The winning concept features five distinct, elongated sections which will each contain a different department. These elements are interconnected by a central main hall and separated by green courtyards.The office spaces are mean organised around shared internal areas creating a learning landscape with spaces for collaboration, workshops, and individual-focused work.Jan Stolek, design director at CHYBIK + KRISTOF said: The walls are constructed in the two-by-four system; the ceilings, horizontal slabs, built-in subcentres and railings are made of CLT panels; and for the large-span structures wooden glued trusses are used.Furthermore, sustainable solutions and materials are used as much as possible for example rubber flooring. The lighting of the building is provided by LED lights that are automatically switched off in corridors and sanitary areas. The roofs of the building are designed as green to retain water, which is then collected within the property or used for watering the garden atriums.Last month, an open international architecture competition was launched for a new 24.5 million (CSK 730 million) bus station and civic complex in Valask Mezi, Czechia.