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TOMASBYSTRON

TomášBystroň

Iwasbornon18thApril1999inalittle

CzechcityRožnovpodRadhoštěm.After primaryschoolIgraduatedwithhonours attheGymnasiumRožnovpod Radhoštěm.ThenIstartedstudying architectureattheFacultyofArchitecture inBrno.InthesecondyearIIparticipated intheinter-universitystudentcompetition MUNISS,whereourteamendedthird. Inthesecondsummersemester,our studiowonanawardasbeststudioatthe FAinthefacultycompetitionBohuslav

FuchsAward.AfterthatIhaveparticipated inanexchangestayattheUniversityof Malta.In2022Igraduatedwithhonours andreceivedmyBachelor'sdegree.

Currently,IamfinishingmyMaster's degreeatBUTFAduringwhich Iparticipatedinastudyabroadprogramin GlasgowattheUniversityofStrathclyde. Since2021Ihavebeenworkinginasmall urbanplanningstudioinBrnoMAAUS.

■ Experience

Architect MAAUS

Sep2021-June2023

■ Education

BrnoUniversityofTechnology

Bachelord.(Bc.),Architectureandurbanplanning

Sep2018-May2024

UniversityofStrathclyde(Glasgow)

Mastersd.(M.Arch),ArchitecturalDesig

Sep2022-Dec2022

UniversityofMalta

Bachelord.(Bc.),BuiltEnvironment

Feb2021-June2021

Englishcertificate-C2

BrnoUniversityofTechnology

■ Skills

Myarchitecturaleducationhasrecently beenfocusedonurbandesign,public spaceandartwithcommunityandsocial overlap.

Architecture•GraphicDesign•OrganizationSkills• Illustration•3DModeling•Comunication•

Archicad•Rhino3D•Affinity•Adobe•Blender

ROŽNOV POD RADHOŠTĚM,CZECHIA

TOMASBYSTRON3@GMAIL.COM

INTERNSHIP

MAAUS2021-2023

Workdescription

Aftermanagingsomesmalltaskssuch astakingmeasurementsofbuildings, creating3Dmodelsofexisting development,Istarteddesigninginthe smallurbanstudioMAAUS.

MostlyIwasworkingoncompetitions projectswithurbancharacter.New housingdevelopment,parks,squares,etc. Iparticipatedinawiderangeofwork,from thinkingthroughtheconceptstothe detailsofbuildingelementsandmaterials.

Apartfromtheprojectsbelowandsome otherwhereIwasfullypartofthe designingprocessIusedtohelpwithsmall revitalisationprojectsandwiththe administrationneedtorunthestudio.

Thekindnessandwayofthinkingofthe peopleinmentionedstudiomademystay verypleasantandtheexperiencequite beneficial.

1 PrimaryschoolŘevnice5-8

Thenewpavilionoftheprimaryschoolisaboveall asensitiveadditiontotheurbanstructureoftheblock, whichrespectstheexistingdistributionofspacesand objects,includingimportanttrees.Thepavilionoffers sufficientcapacityfortheentiresecondgrade,canteen andschoolmanagement. Bothbuildingsdefinetheinner courtyard,creatingasafeplaceintheheartofthe campus,aroundtheoaktree.

2 ParkrevitalizationProstějov9-13

Webasedthecompositionoftheparkoncleargeometry andaxialsymmetry,withthecontrastofopenspacesand shadedareasunderthetreetops.Weemphasizedthe creationofplaceswithdifferentcharacters.Theareaof theparkisdefinedbythelinesoftallerhornbeams,the centrallivingareaislinedwithapathunderthecrownsof slightlylower,beautifullybloomingsakuratrees.

3 MainstreetrevitalizationČeskýTěšín15-17

Theaimoftheproposalistorestorethecharacterofthe streetasanimportanturbanstreetfulloflife,inwhich residentswillwanttospendmoretime.Weemphasize thelivabilityofthestreet,butatthesametimeasimple, civilsolution,withoutunnecessarygestures.Ourintention istocreateaspacethatwillbetimelessandwillnot becomemorallyobsoleteinafewyears.

PROJECTS

FABUT;UM;UOS

Littlejoys,thatis,Ipresume,thearchitects mission.Themomentswhensurrounding spacemakesyoufeelright,stopping onacornerforasmalltalk,enjoying aneveningwaterfrontbreeze,observing arushofastreetfromyourbalcony, feelingthesurfacesaroundyou.Thetime slowsandthejoynaturallyappears. Theworldsurroundingusisinitself beautiful.Thenatureleftaloneusually createslife-thrivingplaces.Manyurban sitesarewell-functioningwithgreat amountofpeopleattachedtotheirsoul.

Wedonotneedgreatplans,wedonot needfastdevelopmentrebuildingour citiesinordertogetthemright.What Ithinkweneed,istopushslowlythe boulderfurtherthepathofgood,ease, inclusivityandresponsiblecarefulness.

Ibelievethatweasarchitectscanhelp shapingthespatialworldtomakeitbetter placewithahumility.Makinglittle thoughtfulstepsinordertoimprove withoutexcludinganyaspectofajoyfullife ofeverybodyandeverything.

Thefinalbachelorprojectcomposedofredesigning awaterfrontandcreatingarchitecturalcentreandschool withaimtoeducategeneralpublicincultureandart. ThedesignisbasedonOlgiatiandAlvaroSizatheoretical principles.Thefinaldesignisaself-definingcircular structuremeldedinasitethathasaparkandwaterfront asasignificantfeature.Theparkbreaksthroughthecircle andopenstheculturalcentretotheriver.

2 Lignum3m3Lelekovice25-28

Groupdesignbuiltproject,thatwastheresult ofcollaborationbetweenarchitecturestudentsand asmalltownLelekovice.“Treetop”isanorganicwooden structurelocatedinapublicorchard,providingcalmspot formeditatingsurroundedbytrees,views,flowersand soundsofmeadowinsectsandbirds.

3 FirstHome-studenthousingGlasgow29-32

Housingforyoungpeoplecomingforanyreason toGlasgowsearchingforhome.Theprojectsaims toconnectpeoplethrougharchitecture.Largeshared winter-gardenfunctionsnotonlyasacorridorbutalso acommonmeetingspace,whereactivitieseventsand connectionscantakeplace.

Interests

Iamintoartinalmosteveryform,drawing,visualprojections,music,theatre orliteratureandpoetry.Iamsportyaswellandeverythingaroundnature fascinatesme.

IthinkIamskilledinbringingpeopletogether,organisingeventsand teaching.Mydreamistocreateandrunalternativeculturalcentre,with lectures,exhibitions,workshops,theatreplaysandconcerts.