The Drnov Air Defense Site was built to protect the capital of Prague. The main bunker serves as a museum today. In one of the ancillary bunkers, the investor decided to create a crematorium for animals.
The landscape will captivate you right from the first glance with its wilderness. Bushes and trees are intertwined in each other, fighting for space and light. We strived to find a way, how to preserve this unique atmosphere. We installed a large mirror in the landscape whose reflections make nature’s presence more prominent. Nature and sculptures of Anisha Kapoor and Richard Serra became our inspiration.
The mirror wall is reminiscent of a gateway to another dimension. Visitors who look into the mirror do not see themselves in the present moment but their reflection in the past. They look back, recall their memories… it’s because of the finite speed of light. The mirror itself adds a mystic feeling to the landscape. It reflects and seemingly pulls in all that stands near it.

The mirror is over 6 meters tall and 11 meters long. Its surface consists of small hexagonal pieces. The crematorium is then located behind it. All the original structures were retained where possible. Once the previous premises were cleaned up, new walling was created that separated the individual rooms based on the required ground plan.
A side entrance in the concrete hall takes visitors to the reception hall and its wooden bench. There, a glass door allows visitors to see into the office. From the hall, they can then go to the ante-room and display room. The display room is a simple square room with wooden doors. Technical facilities have a separate entrance and are hidden in the building’s inner parts.
The used materials were cheap and easy to work with. The internal and outer walling consists of plastered concrete blocks. The skylight uses polycarbonate materials. Hexagonal mirrors are made of polished composite and glued on the brick wall by hand.