PRAKS × ARTA
2nd edition – something in the courtyard
Slovakia - Piešťany, 2024
Table
base: stones; steel threaded rods, washers, and nuts
legs/supports: red spruce beams
tabletop: red spruce beams; steel threaded rods, washers, and nuts
cross structure of the roof: red spruce beams
longitudinal structure of the roof: steel threaded rods, washers, and nuts
roof: upcycled ARTA banners/tarpaulins
Chairs
base: stones; steel threaded rods with foot
seat: water-resistant glued birch plywood
Bench
anchoring: steel threaded rods, washers, and nuts; chemical anchor in the original concrete platform
substructure: red spruce beams
seating surface: red spruce beams
Platform
anchoring: freely laid
substructure: red spruce beams
lying surface: red spruce beams
Reconditioned metal roof: grinding, degreasing, painting
Reconditioned concrete structures: grinding, painting
THANKS
Dominika, Katka, Matúš, Heňo, Zuzka, Ema, Dada, Alex, Ondrej, Baška, Dominika, Sofia, Kika, Tonka, Miro, Lívia, Veronika, Peťa
The students came from both Slovak and foreign universities: Faculty of Civil Engineering STU BA, Faculty of Architecture and Design STU BA, Faculty of Arts TUKE, UMPRUM Prague, Faculty of Architecture CTU Prague
The PRAKS workshop was held thanks to the main partner Tepore and with the support of other partners: ASGK Design, Baumit, Farma Kameničany, Plantex, Pekáreň Drahovce, Ateliér Haus, Concept Coffee, Regal Burger
We thank Tomáš Turek, Naty Uhrinová, Ester Šmídová, and Robo Jakubec for the photographs.
