Pop-up Polis: Temporary Urbanism and Architecture on Mšeno Dam
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2025-06-11
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Pop-up Polis is a temporary city imagined on the shores and surface of the Mšeno Dam in Jablonec nad Nisou, transforming the area into a vibrant cultural and social hub during a multi-day music and arts festival. The project activates both land and water zones of the lakefront, blending natural beauty with dynamic festival energy.
At its core are custom-designed modular floating structures, created to support a wide range of functions such as stages, bars, lounging decks, and pathways. These units are lightweight, reusable, and adaptable, enabling flexible configurations that shape the identity of the event.
The festival setup includes all essential amenitiesfood areas, rest zones, shaded seating, sanitation, and outdoor accommodationswhile also addressing site access, transportation logistics, artist arrivals, staff circulation, and emergency planning.
Pop-up Polis ultimately serves as a spatial experiment in how modular, temporary architecture can foster new public life while leaving the site intact once the festivities conclude.
Pop-up Polis is a temporary city imagined on the shores and surface of the Mšeno Dam in Jablonec nad Nisou, transforming the area into a vibrant cultural and social hub during a multi-day music and arts festival. The project activates both land and water zones of the lakefront, blending natural beauty with dynamic festival energy. At its core are custom-designed modular floating structures, created to support a wide range of functions such as stages, bars, lounging decks, and pathways. These units are lightweight, reusable, and adaptable, enabling flexible configurations that shape the identity of the event. The festival setup includes all essential amenitiesfood areas, rest zones, shaded seating, sanitation, and outdoor accommodationswhile also addressing site access, transportation logistics, artist arrivals, staff circulation, and emergency planning. Pop-up Polis ultimately serves as a spatial experiment in how modular, temporary architecture can foster new public life while leaving the site intact once the festivities conclude.
Pop-up Polis is a temporary city imagined on the shores and surface of the Mšeno Dam in Jablonec nad Nisou, transforming the area into a vibrant cultural and social hub during a multi-day music and arts festival. The project activates both land and water zones of the lakefront, blending natural beauty with dynamic festival energy. At its core are custom-designed modular floating structures, created to support a wide range of functions such as stages, bars, lounging decks, and pathways. These units are lightweight, reusable, and adaptable, enabling flexible configurations that shape the identity of the event. The festival setup includes all essential amenitiesfood areas, rest zones, shaded seating, sanitation, and outdoor accommodationswhile also addressing site access, transportation logistics, artist arrivals, staff circulation, and emergency planning. Pop-up Polis ultimately serves as a spatial experiment in how modular, temporary architecture can foster new public life while leaving the site intact once the festivities conclude.
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urban, modular, temporary, intervention, water, festival, design