Mendel's greenhouse

In the area of the Augustinian Monastery in Brno lies a unique cradle of world genetics. The monastery gardens conceal the remnants of a greenhouse where Father Gregor Johann Mendel conducted his famous experiments with peas and other plant hybrids. However, in the 1870s, a storm swept away the building, and only its foundations have survived to this day. The Augustinian Monastery decided to rectify this unsatisfactory situation.

The design for the reborn Mendel greenhouse draws from archival materials and largely reflects the original appearance of the structure. The new interpretation follows the original floor plan, orientation, and actively incorporates Mendel's three laws of inheritance that predicted the future of modern genetics. Here, Gregor Johann Mendel discovered during his experiments how genetic information is transferred in plants. The architects incorporated Mendel's rules directly into the structure of the new building and developed an identical body of the greenhouse according to the original plans, featuring a prominent roof carried by a construction specially developed based on Mendel's three genetic principles.

The greenhouse will now be open to the park and adapted for modern purposes, aiming to attract visitors from both the lay and professional public to the monastery gardens. The design allows for completely openable side walls and places all technology outside the building, enabling maximum integration with the exterior without visual barriers. The glass greenhouse with a steel structure will primarily be dedicated to a permanent exhibition themed around the legacy of Gregor Johann Mendel, and it will also host international conferences, lectures, banquets, exhibitions, and concerts.