{"id":198327,"date":"2022-07-05T16:54:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T20:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&p=198327"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:55:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:55:47","slug":"klar-creates-open-air-exercise-pavilions-in-czechia","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/klar-creates-open-air-exercise-pavilions-in-czechia\/","title":{"rendered":"KLAR Creates Open-Air Exercise Pavilions in Czechia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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July 5, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Wilson Barlow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>BoysPlayNice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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KLAR Creates Open-Air Exercise Pavilions in Czechia<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Moravian-Silesian region in northeastern Czechia was once an industrial powerhouse known for its steelmaking capabilities and vast coal fields. But after the last of the fossil fuel was mined in 1994, attention shifted toward one of the land-scape\u2019s other assets: its natural beauty. As part of an initiative to improve the area’s public spaces, the regional government worked with V\u00e1clav Koci\u00e1n and Zden\u011bk Li\u0161ka of local firm KLAR<\/a> to create simple structures where people can exercise in communion with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The modest timber pavilions, called Yogapoints, are designedto be easily assembled throughout the area\u2019s parks and naturereserves. \u201cThe object is the same, it\u2019s just the location thatchanges,\u201d Koci\u00e1n says. Comprising a square platform, foursturdy columns, and a roof grid, the structures are made ofhand-sawed domestic larch fastened with galvanized-steeljoints. A top sheet of translucent polycarbonate allows sunshineto flow through the roof beams while keeping the heat andother elements at bay. \u201cWe love the games of light and shadecreated by the sun\u2019s rays,\u201d Li\u0161ka adds. So far, five pavilionshave been erected in two sizes\u201490 or 295 square feet\u2014thelarger of which can accommodate up to six yogis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the huts are named with yoga in mind, and the principles of the exercise practice\u2014stability, lightness, simplicity\u2014guided KLAR’s concept. But Koci\u00e1n and Li\u0161ka invite anyone, from playing children to hikers seeking a moment of shelter, to utilize their pavilions and connect with the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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