一艘巨型飞艇正在布拉格上空升起
一个独特的纪念性建筑干预，受到20世纪初飞艇的优雅形状的启发，正在欧洲中心最大的当代艺术空间之一的屋顶上生长。这个42米长的钢木结构将成为捷克共和国布拉格的DOX当代艺术中心的一个新的永久性文学空间。
A giant airship is rising over Prague
A unique monumental architectural intervention, inspired by the elegant shapes of early 20th century airships, is growing on the rooftop of one of the largest contemporary art spaces in the heart of Europe. The 42 meter-long steel and wood structure will become a new permanent space for literature at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, Czech Republic.
2008年，布拉格DOX当代艺术中心首次向公众开放，这是其现任主任Leoš Válka及其合作伙伴的私人倡议的结果。将以前的工厂重建为一个多功能的空间，很快就被提名为著名的密斯-凡德罗奖，在过去的八年里，该机构继续履行其使命：创造一个研究、展示和辩论重要社会问题的空间，在这里，艺术与其他学科的对话鼓励人们对当今世界的所谓现实进行批判。
In 2008 the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague first opened its doors to the public as the result of a private initiative by its current director, Leoš Válka, and his partners. The reconstruction of a former factory into a multifunctional space was soon nominated for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award, and for the past eight years the institution has continued to fulfil its mission: to create a space for research, presentation, and debate on important social issues, where arts in dialogue with other disciplines encourage a critical view of the so-called reality of today’s world.
建造一艘 “悬浮 “在DOX中心上方的巨型木质飞艇是Leoš Válka个人信念的又一证明，该信念反映在DOX中心的整体理念中：即使在今天这个快节奏的全球化世界中，没有任何不能被计算、评估或预测的东西值得冒险，”事情可以做得不同”。
The construction of a giant wooden airship “suspended” above the DOX Centre is yet another testament to Leoš Válka’s personal conviction that is reflected in the DOX Centre’s overall philosophy: that even in today’s fast-paced, globalized world where nothing that cannot be calculated, evaluated, or predicted is worth risking for, “things can be done differently.”
“用一个’寄生’结构侵入DOX中心鲜明的现代朴素的混凝土和玻璃建筑的想法在我脑海中已经有好几年了。我首先梦想的是一个荒谬的迷人的有机形状，与DOX中心的现有建筑形成对比，”Leoš Válka说。
“The idea to invade the DOX Centre’s starkly modern austere concrete-and-glass architecture with a ‘parasitic’ structure has been on my mind for several years. I first dreamed of an absurdly fascinating organic shape that would contrast with the DOX Centre’s existing architecture,” says Leoš Válka.
2013年，他邀请了国际知名的建筑师Martin Rajniš，2014年全球可持续建筑奖得主，与他一起实现他所说的 “12岁男孩的梦想”。两年多来，他们与木材和钢铁专家一起致力于设计，最终变成了一个42米长、10米宽的结构，其灵感来自于20世纪初开始在天空中巡航的巨型飞艇的形状。
In 2013 he invited internationally acclaimed architect Martin Rajniš, the 2014 winner of the Global Prize for Sustainable Architecture, to join him in realizing what he calls “a dream of 12-year-old boys.” For more than two years together with wood and steel specialists they have been working on the design of what finally turned out to be a 42 meter-long and 10 meter-wide structure inspired by the shapes of the giant airships that began to cruise the skies at the dawn of the 20th century.
齐柏林飞艇的形状具有象征意义。早期的飞艇代表了一个技术空前进步的新时代的乐观理想。它们具有非凡的纪念意义和催眠的尊严，在它们从天空中消失后的很长时间里，仍将继续吸引着后人，它们一直体现着人类对飞行的永恒渴望，并代表着某种乌托邦式的理想。
The shape of the zeppelin is symbolic. The early zeppelins represented the optimistic ideals of a new era of unprecedented technological advancements. With their remarkable monumentality and hypnotic dignity that would continue to fascinate generations to come long after they had vanished from the skies, they have always embodied the eternal human desire to fly, and have represented a certain utopian ideal.
这艘飞艇将以乌托邦文学中最著名的人物之一的名字命名。格列佛将作为一个阅读和公开讨论文学作品的空间–小说、诗歌和批评性写作–与DOX的展览主题有关，这些展览通常对当代人类状况的特定方面提出批评意见。
The airship is to bear the name of one of the most famous characters in utopian literature. Gulliver will serve as a space for reading and public discussions of literature – fiction, poetry and critical writing – related to the themes of DOX’s exhibitions, which typically offer a critical view of particular aspects of the contemporary human situation.
Architects: Hut Architektury Martin Rajnis
Area : 400 m²
Year : 2016
Photographs :René Volfík, Petr Králík
Manufacturers : Elektro Mosev, Stylbau + Timber Construction, Texlon
General Contractor : Stylbau
Construction Designer And Contractor : Zbyněk Šrůtek
Project Designers : Dvořák & Partners
Architect In Charge : Martin Rajniš, David Kubík, Leoš Válka
City : Praha
Country : Czech Republic