Železná Hůrka Info center

ŽELEZNÁ HŮRKA INFO CENTER IS A VISITOR AND INFO CENTER OF NATIONAL NATURAL MONUMENT ŽELEZNÁ HŮRKA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST BURNED OUT VOLCANOES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THE MAIN CONCEPT CONSIST IN THE SHAPE OF THE FLOOR PLAN THAT OUTLINES THE VOLCANO ITSELF AND ITS SURROUNDINGS AS VIEWED FROM ABOVE. THE COMBINATION OF CONCRETE, GLASS AND METAL BRINGS A PIECE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE. THE LOCATION IS CLOSE TO THE ŽELEZNÁ HŮRKA ITSELF, RIGHT NEXT TO THE REBUILDED CZECH VILLAGE BODEN. THE CONSTRUCTION PRIMARLY CONSIST OF SUPPORTING COLUMNS IN COMBINATION WITH SUPPORTING WALLS. THE FACADE IS FORMED BY CURTAIN WALLING FROM BENT GLASS AND PANELS FROM MILK GLASS. IN THE INFO CENTER YOU WILL FIND CAFE WITH REFRESHEMENTS, A SOUVENIR SHOP, BUT ALSO ENETERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION.