ark dwelling by jiri prihoda is a personal thought cell

ark dwelling by jiri prihoda is a personal thought cell
all images courtesy of jiri prihoda

czech visual artist jiri prihoda has constructed the second in his series of thought cells entitled, ‘ark’: a reinterpretation of a medieval monk cell intended as a space for visual and mental seclusion and individual thought. situated in the courtyard of the famous bethlehem chapel, in prague’s historic center, ‘ark’ becomes a place to dwell between the elements of sky and water. the metallic volume is situated atop a small pool of water and a rectangular glass panel fitted into the wooden floor reveals the pond beneath. at the ceiling is a window that encompasses half the structure’s total size, bringing luminous sun-light to the interior of the chamber. the cavernous core is a fluid, sweeping form painted with white walls, while a plywood table anchored onto the side panels contains shelf-like openings for simple storage. ‘ark’ thought cell will be displayed to the general public at galerie jaroslava fragnera, prague until november 17th, 2013.

prihoda recently exhibited a glow-in-the-dark urban dwelling for designblok 2013 in prague. you can see designboom’s coverage of the sculptural habitat here.

‘ark’ at its location in the courtyard of the bethlehem chapel

the volume is situated atop a small pond

the exterior of the metallic dwelling

the sweeping cavernous interior is painted with white walls and has a shelf fitted inside

a small glass window fitted in the flooring reveals a pond beneath

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