Temporary Memorial of Jan Hus by H3T Architects at Vyšehrad

Prague - A temporary monument commemorating the personality of Jan Hus and his significance in history will be unveiled this evening at Vyšehrad in Prague. The installation in the underground hall Gorlice was designed by Vít Šimek and Štěpán Řehoř from the H3T architects studio and takes the form of a wooden wall. The exhibition will be in Gorlice until the end of July.
    "For our studio, preparing the design for a temporary monument was a challenge. We thought for a long time about how to best capture the theme. Then we came up with the idea of designing a monumental wooden wall that would symbolize the timelessness of Hus's deeds and thinking," says Vít Šimek from the studio that not only designed the installation but also realized it.
    The wall is a way of storing wood such that it is stacked upon itself under certain conditions. However, architects also use the technique of wood walls for some wooden structures - because they do not penetrate the ground, but only touch it, such wooden towers are not subject to the same conditions and necessary permits that every building must have.
    Members of the H3T studio also work a lot with wood; they are interested in urban and landscape environments for which they design various temporary shelters alongside traditional buildings, such as tea houses or saunas - mobile, floating, or suspended.