Reinforced Concrete Structure of the Puppet Theatre in Ostrava

Abstract

The annex building for the alternative scene in the Puppet Theatre of Ostrava was designed and constructed as an interesting structure from raw face concrete. The size of the annex building is not so big. It is, however, distinct in terms of the shape and complexity. The annex building consists of the above-ground and underground parts and the outside amphitheatre. The above-ground part consists of a reinforced concrete monolithic structure with five floors. The façade is made from raw face concrete. The underground part comprises two underground floors and an inside amphitheatre which is connected to the outside amphitheatre. The paper describes the process and bottlenecks in the design and construction of the building which is interesting in terms of architecture and construction.