Drevak

This 19th century railway station warehouse stopped being useful for the railways and in the year 2010 was sold in a deteriorated state to the town of Řevnice. The hidden potential of this building was discovered by the headmistress of the local art school, who started using it as a space for exhibitions and recitals. The originality of this wooden “railway shack” enchanted the locals, and the so-called “Drevak” was given a second chance. To use this space for cultural events, necessary facilities had to be provided. So how to add a toilet, storeroom, kitchenette or even an office to this shed-like building without blocking up the free interior? The facilities were therefore placed outside the building in the form of re-used shipping containers – contemporary vessels for transporting goods. In this way, the atmosphere of this old transshipment hub has been kept and simultaneously interpreted in a new way.