Station Českomoravská
winning proposal 2023
We are approaching the redesign of the metro station Českomoravská in the context of new changes caused by development in this area. We understand the context of the station in the full width of the B line, where individual stations are unified by certain approaches, pillar shapes, structures and grids. We have therefore sought evolution rather than revolution. Českomoravská has also gained specificity thanks to the construction of the O2 arena, where an excessive number of people from all over the city and the country pass through this station in connection with events.
We take the hustle, bustle, stress, travel and movement itself as unique and defining and decided to create a universal environment that subtly reflects this hustle and bustle through a glass grid. This grid is based on contemporary ceramic tiles and their texture, grain, and neutrality. The air that flows through the entire subway system is captured between the two panes of glass and is an invisible and inseparable part of the underground travel system. The raster is created by joining and building up the two glass surfaces in the heat, leaving bubbles trapped between them. Each glass creates a unique raster, but can be easily replicated. The glass raster better absorbs potential optical damage and scratches. We solve the cover of the pillar faces by rounding as opposed to the original refraction. This allows us to test several variants of cladding, namely glass tiles and full glazing.
The spacing, distance of the pillars, type of embossing and triple arches have their own specific limits unlike the excavated single-aisle stations where one perceives the station in a different perspective, so a system based on a subtle yet unique surface of tiles or glass with air offers a structure and depth in which the observing passenger can discover their own microcosm.
co-author of the proposal: Maxim Velčovský
We take the hustle, bustle, stress, travel and movement itself as unique and defining and decided to create a universal environment that subtly reflects this hustle and bustle through a glass grid. This grid is based on contemporary ceramic tiles and their texture, grain, and neutrality. The air that flows through the entire subway system is captured between the two panes of glass and is an invisible and inseparable part of the underground travel system. The raster is created by joining and building up the two glass surfaces in the heat, leaving bubbles trapped between them. Each glass creates a unique raster, but can be easily replicated. The glass raster better absorbs potential optical damage and scratches. We solve the cover of the pillar faces by rounding as opposed to the original refraction. This allows us to test several variants of cladding, namely glass tiles and full glazing.
The spacing, distance of the pillars, type of embossing and triple arches have their own specific limits unlike the excavated single-aisle stations where one perceives the station in a different perspective, so a system based on a subtle yet unique surface of tiles or glass with air offers a structure and depth in which the observing passenger can discover their own microcosm.
co-author of the proposal: Maxim Velčovský
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