Galerie EXPO 58 Art

Galery EXPO 58 Art
Prague
Czech Republic

This beautiful pavilion was part of the Czech presentation at the EXPO in Brussels in 1958. It was dismantled and rebuilt in Prague. Initially, used as a restaurant and then abandoned for the last three decades, the new owner had the building refurbished and converted into offices and a gallery.

Contractor
Roofing Contractor NKB střechy fasády, s.r.o.
Building type
Galery
Year
2021
Application
Compact Flat Roof with paving slabs on support pads on reinforced concrete deck

The swimming pool project at Kraví hora in Brno won an architectural award for its subtle structure and the appearance of “lightness”. The FOAMGLAS® flat roof insulation system played an essential role in the architecture. The building appears lightweight and slim; overall the plywood, insulation and membrane build up is only 200mm thickness.

With this unique slim construction, the roof functions perfectly, over the warm high humidity pool environment. The lightweight, FOAMGLAS® roof insulation system is fully bonded to the structure. FOAMGLAS® is vapour tight and when the insulation joints are filled with adhesive, this system performs two tasks; both Insulation and VCL. Heavy Ballast (as used with inverted roofs) and vapour control layers are not required. FOAMGLAS® also has an extremely good fire rating which is crucial for roofs over public spaces.

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