Laurin & Klement Campus presents a new way of working

Main Motto: Sustainability

The office complex consists of four interconnected buildings equipped with modern technologies and state-of-the-art equipment. Sustainability was the primary focus in the design of the project. The new concept of the working environment required a specific approach in the project, which was reflected in the structural solution of the building and the interior. The basic structure of the complex is made of reinforced concrete monolith, complemented by a facade of so-called bond panels and aluminum windows. Almost the entire interior is the work of dry construction completely designed in the Knauf system. In this case, too, materials were not spared, and preference was given to gypsum boards with added value. Special attention was paid to acoustics.

Reception and Ground Floor of the Campus

The spacious reception is designed in typical "Škoda" colors, meaning that white and green predominates. It is illuminated by natural light that penetrates through a large drop-shaped skylight. Besides the reception itself, the ground floor houses a cafeteria with all the facilities, a café, and a dining room. To create the food service area, it was necessary first to build a solid corpus and then follow it with partitions. The basic "building block" is the W112 wall, double-clad with Knauf RED Piano boards, additionally supplemented with a front wall, resulting in a final thickness of this solid wall of 38 cm. The food service area is further divided with partitions, where cement boards Knauf AQUPANEL Indoor were used due to moisture, among whose properties is 100% resistance to humidity. All constructions are double-clad on each side. The rounded partitions of various dimensions are noteworthy. On the other side of the reception, there is a congress hall and a control room, where the dividing partitions are clad on one side with blue (2x) Knauf Diamond board and on the other side 2x Silentboard. Practically throughout the area of the ground floor, visitors cannot help but notice the gypsum ceiling whose design is highlighted by perforated Knauf Cleaneo boards (8/18). Here, the designers were primarily not just focused on design, although that is also important for this building, but on creating appropriate acoustic comfort, which is necessary for spaces with accumulating larger numbers of people.

Main Office Spaces

Each floor of the building features open offices that are complemented by smaller meeting rooms, acoustically isolated phone booths, relaxation areas, etc. The partitions of closed offices consist on one side of two Knauf Diamond boards and on the other side of Knauf Silentboard. In offices with audio-video technology, front walls W 626 with two Knauf White knockouts were additionally built onto these partitions. An absorbent Cleaneo board with perforation 8/18 was also inserted into the knockout. This achieved perfect building and spatial acoustics (Rw=58 dB). The list of dry construction materials is much longer. In addition to many ceilings with LED fixtures, we should also recall the impregnated boards and fire-resistant RED Piano 15 mm that protect various constructions including shafts with installations.

The Laurin & Klement Campus was built in just under two years and with its concept, it ranks among the most significant buildings of recent times. The progressive structure required progressive solutions with modern materials emphasizing detail and quality of workmanship.

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Photo: Ivan Sklenář and Škoda Auto, a.s. archive

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Name of the building: Laurin & Klement Campus
Address: Třída Václava Klementa, Mladá Boleslav
Designer / Architect: ATP ARCHITEKTEN INGENIEURE
Construction Supplier: Metrostav a.s.
Dry Construction Processor: EKOMONT, spol. s r.o.