Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has completed the angular Modular Research Centre in the Czech Republic, which is constructed from aluminium and aims to reframe ideas behind prefabricated construction.
Located in Vizovice, the building sits on the edge of the headquarters of Koma Modular, a modular construction specialist with which it developed the project.
The Modular Research Centre is a prefabricated building prototype. Photo is by Alex Shoots Buildings
The Modular Research Centre forms an innovation hub and gathering space for Koma Modular while also doubling as a prototype for an adaptable prefabricated building.
It is situated on a triangular plot and comprises three main elements ? a floor, room-like containers and a roof unit. These fix together to create angular forms, opposing the typical rectilinear shapes associated with modular architecture. It was created by Chybik + Kristof for Koma Modular in Vizovice. Photo is by Alex Shoots Buildings
"Set to become an innovation hub for the factory complex to develop and explore new undiscovered modular building methods, Modular Research Centre forms an adaptable system that can meet multi-purpose needs," Chybik + Kristof told Dezeen.
"Modular architecture requires significant design complexity, which challenged and motivated us to depart from standard rectangular construction for this particular project," added the studio.
"While modular structures are usually created by placing right-angled...