An unusual administrative-industrial building for an engineering company TGS
The design of the three industrial halls – the “TROJHALÍ” project – responds to the clear need for space dedicated to production. A minor program within the newly constructed volume includes administrative areas, a lecture hall, dining facilities, and an entrance foyer on the eastern side.
The two existing halls, one currently serving as a production hall with administrative functions and the other as a storage facility, subtly define the future development of the southern hall, which now serves as the TGS company headquarters. The infill of a third hall between the existing ones allows for the preservation of maximum storage capacity while enabling the company’s gradual expansion in subsequent phases – including the demolition of the current northern storage hall and the construction of a new hall with administrative spaces, this time featuring a greater ceiling height.
In the proposed future arrangement, the individual halls are interconnected both internally and externally. The main administrative section is located in the eastern part of the complex and serves as the heart of the entire site.
In this area, the halls gradually extend and subdivide, with each subsequent hall reduced to half the width of the preceding one. This creates an imaginary screen toward the nearby highway. By shifting the volumes in this way, the eastern section acquires a finer, more human-scaled proportion, avoiding any association with typical industrial halls.
This approach also allows for the creation of smaller nooks – like “front gardens” – for the administrative areas.
Raumplan, as a concept of spatial planning that clearly defines the organization of space, forms the central idea of the design. This principle is rooted in typological approaches within architectural theory, relating to the significance of both space and structure.
The spatial grid is applied according to the functional needs of each floor, creating local horizontal and vertical connections between spaces. At the entrance, the grid extends outward from the main central hall, emphasizing the primary entry space and defining the character of the ground floor of the entire “TROJHALÍ” complex.
The spatial organization draws on the ideas of Hungarian architect Yona Friedman and his Spatial City concept in relation to modular architecture. Other architects exploring modularity within spatial grids include Piet Blom and Sou Fujimoto (Serpentine Pavilion, 2013, London). American artist Sol LeWitt also worked with spatial grids in his conceptual and minimalist works (Between the Lines, Milano; works Sculpture Garden, 13/11, 12x23x12, and Horizontal Progression).
Author: Michal Rouha, Lucia Horkava
Cooperation: Anna Hermannova, Nhung Hong, Lucia Kanderova, Filip Kocourek, Tereza Stambolijska
Cooperation - interior: Hana Svehlova, Marie Delongova, Magdalena Preckova
Landscape architect: Radka Matouskova
Visuals: Adam Preisler, Michal Slusar SDAR
Location: Myto, CZ, the current headquarters of the company