Article source: e-MRAK – Martin Rajniš

A Rajmach dome. “Après ski” is where skiers go for a drink after a day on the slopes and relax with their friends. Aleš Voverka, a friend of mine, is building a small skiing area in Příchovice and was very enthusiastic at the prospect that this experimental construction would serve as the fi rst après ski. We hope that sometime around the middle of 2008 the fi rst dome will be transported by helicopter to the site. It is a pioneering step in the fi eld of wooden construction, which was created by Honza Mach for his thesis project. He built it himself, only with the help of several fellow students. And with only eight kilograms of wood per square meter of structure with a span of 9–12 m! That’s what I call success.

Image Courtesy © Aleš Jungman

• Architects: e-MRAK – Martin Rajniš
• Project: Apré Ski
• Location: Príchovice, Czech Republic
• Photography: Filip Šlapal, Jan Mach, David Kubik, Aleš Jungman
• Span: 9-12m
• Year: 2008

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