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Entwurf • Design Formafatal, CZ-Prag
Bauherr • Client Cellularium, CZ-Prag
Standort • Location Main Point Pankrác, CZ-Prag
Nutzfläche • Floor space 155 m 2
Fotos • Photos BoysPlayNice, CZ-Prag
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 134

SPA MPP CELLULARIUM

IN PRAGUE

Right angles are rare in nature and only exist by chance.
In the Prague Cellularium practice of natural medicine
that Formafatal has designed, one also looks for them
in vain. Already in the layout of the enveloping building
structure of Main Point Pankrác by DAM.architekti one
does not find an orthogonal system. The result is an at-
mospheric cosmos with a soft design vocabulary.

W ith a restricted budget and a sensitive choice of materials, the de-
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signers around Dagmar Stepánová performed magic for a centre
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of healing and regeneration. The healing methods based on natural me-
dicine represent the conviction that the human body – stimulated by es-
sences and forces from nature – is capable of healing itself. As a conse-
quence, besides the medical treatment rooms, the reception, changing-
and sanitary areas, the spatial programme is composed of zones for spe-
cial treatment procedures. Like all the room functions, the Finnish
sauna, the so-called cryosauna (a therapy using cold for treating the
whole body, developed in Japan) and the zone for airflow therapy have
been positioned in the space as amorphous or round constructions. The
patients are thus not confronted with any corners and able to concen-
trate on the healing process. The harmonious spatial structure is reinfor-
ced by evident stimulation through light. All the three therapy rooms are
bordered by vertical rods of coloured acrylic glass. The doctor’s room
and the reception are enveloped by a dark, gradually inclining vertical
structure of steel lamellas that refers to the exterior building envelope by
DAM.architekti since the building envelope is likewise characterized by
vertical lamellas of aluminium. With simple means and minimalist co-
louring, the team of designers has produced an atmosphere of concen-
tration and calm. Even the concrete supports running diagonally through
the space and established in the basic construction of the building are
cleverly integrated in the concept. Some may perceive them as gigantic
trunks of a tropical forest. Thus, the rather subdued range of colours to-
gether with the “sky” of suspended pieces of oak wood also increases
the feeling of moving through a steamy rain forest. The mirrors of the
changing rooms have a concave perforated metal sheet at the back and
are back-lit so that an attractive play of shadow and light is produced.
The Gregg series of luminaires by the designers Ludovica and Roberto
Palomba also fits harmoniously into the overall structure in a way as if
it had been part of the design process from the start. Rooms have an ef-
Grundriss • Floor plan fect on the soul and the body – in these rooms, healing is possible.

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