The premises, which were built in 1978, are now fully equipped with all the new wiring and technologies, which will allow for modern teaching methods and at the same time provide students with all the comfort of lectures. The capacity of the classrooms was also increased - originally seating a total of 480 students, after the reconstruction 540 people will find a seat here, of which 12 are intended for people with reduced mobility. One of the auditoriums is dedicated to Jan Palach, the other to November 17th, reminded by the inscriptions above the entrances to the auditoriums.
The author of the architectural design of the whole reconstruction of the auditoriums is Ing. Vladimír Gleich from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering. In addition to the impressive and purely functional sound-absorbing lining, the visible elements include gray seats and an impressive mirrored ceiling from Barrisol. It is arranged according to the needs of room acoustics into triangular, variously inclined surfaces, interspersed with linear LED luminaires.
The complete reconstruction of the auditoriums was planned for a long time, because their equipment and technical background no longer met current requirements. "For example, all network distribution, heating and ventilation were at the end of service life. The facade and the roof showed significant heat leakage, the problem was also the unsatisfactory acoustics in the halls, "summarizes the reasons for the reconstruction of Ing. Adam Vokurka, Ph.D., Vice-Dean for Construction of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
In addition to the interiors of the classrooms and their technical equipment for teaching, the reconstruction also included the renovation of the building facade walls, the glazed part of the facade was glazed with triple glazing, indoor and outdoor blinds were installed and the roof cladding was replaced and insulated. The fire alarm system, the structured cabling system as well as the access and camera system were also newly solved. Thanks to the reconstruction of audiovisual technology, which now enables interconnection of both lecture halls into one, the faculty gained a unique space with the possibility of addressing up to 540 students or visitors at once. Along with the lecture halls, the sanitary facilities located between them were also modernized.
The reconstruction began in June of the previous year, and its completion was expected at the end of January this year, but due to the limitations of the pandemic, the lecture halls were not completed until March. The total costs of the reconstruction reached 85.069 million crowns, of which 71.337 million crowns were subsidies from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the faculty's own invested funds amount to 13.732 million crowns.
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