BudexHUB – Prague
Perspektiv presents the sustainable design of the BudexHUB building in the Czech Republic, featuring timber construction, innovative technology such as bifacial solar panels, and a focus on energy efficiency.
Architectural studio Perspektiv presents the completed interiors and exteriors of the BudexHUB building, located in Planá near the Southern Bohemia city České Budějovice. The project’s investors had a strong business focus on sustainability, innovation and design. After all, they are entrepreneurs in areas directly related to the topic of sustainability, such as photovoltaic panels or robotic agriculture, and are among the die-hard fans of electromobility. From our point of view, there was no doubt that using a solid wood panel construction was the right decision. The BudexHUB office timber building reaches the maximum permitted height limit in the Czech Republic and was completed in the second half of 2024.
Autodesk Revit was used as the main working tool for creating documentation, which allows transparent control of project development. By using BIM technology, the architects and designers of Perspectives Studio were able in-house to actively manage all processes and phases of the construction.
Wood as the new standard in construction
The design of the house is conceived as a passive four-story wooden building, which reaches the height limit for this type of building in the Czech Republic. The wooden office building is one of the tallest here. The complex is designed in such a way that the client can apply his interest in the development of technology and the generation and storage of clean energy. Accordingly, the operation of the building draws on renewable resources.A structure of wooden chamber ceilings and NOVATOP wall systems as well as CLT panels winds around an internal reinforced concrete core on the four floors of the office building. Both materials of these structures are designed to be visually prominent in the dominant areas, and both welcome the building users as soon as they enter the building. The slab bearing materials here were chosen with respect to the preferred layout, the size of the building and the intended visual appearance of the space.
From a timber-frame design perspective, the fire brigade’s normally feared opinion was not a problem, and we received a positive opinion in the first round without further comments.
Sustainability and energy footprint were important elements in the budget analysis of the entire project. Timber structures excel in this respect as they have the lowest carbon footprint and are made from renewable sources. The advantage of creating a rough construction, which is quicker in the case of timber buildings, was also a certain parameter for the decision-making process.
To extract solar energy as efficiently as possible, the studio designed the latest technology of bifacial solar panels forming the canopies over the car park. The supply of thermal energy for cooling or underfloor heating of the building is primarily provided by geothermal boreholes and a heat pump.
Studio Perspektiv roofed all phases of the project. As the general designer, they oversaw all planning and design processes. The client also stepped into the project on a real scale using a model created in virtual reality (VR). VR allows for easier orientation in spatial relationships, perception of dimensions and depth. This helped speed up the design commenting and approval process.
Design: Perspektiv
Project Team: Ján Antal, Martin Stára, Eva Schilhart Faberová, Anna Dománková, Petra Malovaná, Silvia Snopková, Branislav Kožej
Contractor: OHLA ŽS
Photography: Studio Flusser
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