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Fire as an alternative way of the landscape management
Maximov, Fedor ; Novák, Jan (advisor) ; Adámek, Martin (referee)
Prescribed burning is a method that has been used since prehistoric times to keep unforested areas. In pastures, fire was used to remove dead biomass, return nutrients to the soil and improve forage quality, as well as to convert forests fields to a shifting agriculture. The abandonment of burning in the last century has led to an accumulation of plant biomass in the landscape. This, combined with global warming, is now creating the threat of dangerous fires. In 2022, controlled burning was allowed in the Czech Republic as a way of managing habitats that are at risk of becoming woodland without proper management. Rare heliophilous plant and animal species are tied to them. It would therefore be advisable to reintroduce this management method, together with monitoring and control of its effects on species and communities. The aim of this backelor thesis is to summarise the existing knowledge about prescribed burning in Europe. It also describes how controlled burning affects the dynamics of dry grasslands and heathlands. The main focus is on attributes of controlled burning that can be used to maintain selected habitats. Keywords: fire, vegetation, landscape management, succession
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Design of a contemporary sustainable urban structure for a 21st century city
Bretterová, Anna ; Boulaz, Ivana (referee) ; Májek, Jan (advisor)
This work focuses on the design of a new urban structure in the Břeclav and the connection of separate parts of the city while respecting the protection zones. It also includes the design of new public spaces – streets, parks, squares. The proposed solution tries to support and further develop the character of the city - the close connection with nature and the frequent use of bicycle transport. The work also deals with the revitalization of the current course of the Dyje River - the re-meandering and restoration of the old river arm. Finally, space is also dedicated to improving the quality of transport in Břeclav.
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Breathing hard at the pastures
Davidová, Iva ; Kadlčák, Šimon (referee) ; Lungová, Barbora (advisor)
My bachelor's thesis is based on a posthumanist approach to (non)wild nature. It simultaneously analyses it based on examples of visual human representation of fauna and flora and the question of "naturalness". I explore the contemporary aesthetics of depicting "nature" in visual art on the one hand and in the space of social media on the other, as I consider them as interconnected spheres. Today, one can observe a tendency to define oneself against the romanticization of wild nature and the harm that this romanticization causes. Consequently, both sources influence the root of the visual language that I am adopting in the context of the elaboration of my bachelor thesis. In addition to the clear continuity with my previous works, in which I already developed the theme of plants, especially grasses, variously set in landscapes without humans, I use in the bachelor thesis the language of existential memes manifestly avoiding the romanticization of nature and its anthropomorphization. The multimedia approach should resonate with the absence of boundaries between romanticization and non-romanticization of what we call nature. Through a combination of media, I explore how my demarcation against the romanticization of nature further manifests itself, observing that resistance to romanticization eventually breeds a new romanticization and that, as humans, we tend to aestheticize everything nonhuman endlessly. The essayistic-poeticizing text, which I take as another means of expression, serves me precisely to bring out some of the levels of this complex issue, such as the critical reflective layer. Through my work, I ask questions about how these mechanisms apply in art, what particular aesthetic patterns or trends do, and what kind of aesthetic experience they make possible. Can one be both romantic and urgently engaged in the face of the apocalypse?
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Aquatic centre
Kudelová, Aneta ; Řehák, Filip (referee) ; Pavlovský, Tomáš (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis, entitled Aquatic centre, deals with the design of a three-story building for water sports activities. The site of the proposed building is located in the city district of Brno - Pisárky on the land of the former wastewater treatment plant, on whose existing reinforced concrete structure it is also designed. The building consists of one underground and two above-ground floors. The building includes a pool hall with a 50-meter swimming pool, a whirlpool, a non-swimming pool and a children's pool. A wellness center with a small fitness facility is planned on the second floor. There are eight saunas in the wellness area, two of which are steam, three whirlpools and two cooling pools. Two of these hot tubs and one cooling pool are designed in the spaces of the outdoor terrace. These facilities are connected by a central cloakroom. The building also includes spaces for the clubhouse of the rowing club and a storage room for canoes. The structure of the building is divided into two parts: a wooden structure made of slatted beams and columns for the pool hall and a reinforced concrete skeleton structure with perimeter reinforced concrete walls for the rest of the building. The roof is an L-shaped counter with a vegetation layer. In the middle of the building there is an outdoor atrium, also with a vegetation layer. Most of the building, apart from the glass facades, is covered by an external metal facade with added vegetation.
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A draft amendment selected section of of the watercourse
Vyplel, Adam ; Blahuta, Jaroslav (referee) ; Šlezingr, Miloslav (advisor)
The bachelor thesis focuses on the draft amendment of the selected section of the Veverka watercourse in the cadastral area of Brno-Bystrc in the km 0,632 to 0,918 of watercourse. The adaptation is mainly done as a draft for the stabilization of damaged banks by means of stone retaining wall, wooden pole fencing, stone riprap and gabions. The suitability of the given measures was determined on the basis of the current state of the watercourse. In the chosen section there is a sedimentation reservoir with a boulder chute that has been subjected to an assessment of the stability of the slope surface. Then the HEC-RAS program is used to verify the flow capacity of the whole flow channel for the one-year flow Q1 condition. Subsequently, the vegetation accompaniment and the coastal vegetation of the selected section of the watercourse were designed in order to naturally connect the watercourse to the surrounding forest vegetation.
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Rendering "Small" Plants in 3D Space
Řehánek, Jiří ; Přibyl, Jaroslav (referee) ; Herout, Adam (advisor)
This masters thesis deals with a real-time low vegetation rendering in 3D space. The low vegetation means grass and shrub. At first it looks on a implementation of vegetation in a 3D games that already exist and there investigate characteristics notable while playing and after that it comes to a evaluation of visual qualities. As next will follow design of solution of this problems and description of implementation. In final part will be summary of achieved product.
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Realistic Visualization of 3D Landscape
Wilczák, Martin ; Bartoň, Radek (referee) ; Mikolov, Tomáš (advisor)
This thesis analyses and describes different methods used for realistic visualization of 3D landscape in real-time. In this case, landscape means terrain, sky, atmosferic effects, water areas and vegetation. For each part there are several methods, whose pros and cons are considered in following work. Afterwards there is description of designed program, which allows visualization of terrain and sky using suitable methods. Libraries SDL and OpenGL are used for rendering.
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Multifunctional Building
Štěrba, Maroš ; Sláma, Ludvík (referee) ; Mohelníková, Jitka (advisor)
The objective of the diploma thesis is to design project for the realisation of new a multifunctional building in city of Brno, Zábrdovice on the corner of Příkop and Bratislavská streets in the wider city center. The object with cellar contains a collective garage. On the ground floor there is a café, from the second to the fourth floor offers rentable office space, on the top floors, the fifth and receding sixth floors are situated apartments varying in size from studio to penthouse. The building is based on a white tub and piles of plain concrete. The supporting system consists of a plate skeleton with concealed heads with reinforcing reinforced concrete monolithic core and two gable reinforcing walls. The skeleton is filled with brickwork. Covered by a combined roof. The main entrance to the building is located on the eastern side along Příkop Street. The architectural expression of the building consists of ceramic cladding strips and rhythm of the hole fill pattern, which decrease with the rising floor.
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Student housing Brno
Fojtíková, Martina ; Šubrt, Jan (referee) ; Dulenčín, Juraj (advisor) ; Matějka, Libor (advisor)
This work contains technical drawings, architecture proposal and architecture detail of the Student housing Brno. Basis from proposal has been taken from my studio work in the 3rd semester. It was necessary to do some modifications during this work. The proposal pursues the integration of buildings into the urban environment in context with the surrounding buildings. The building program is based on individual solutions and compliance with general requirements. Proportioned property is located in the center of Brno in a vacant site on the street Novobranská near the main train station. The total area amounts to 411.27 square meters of land solved. The plot of land at the site of a vacant lot the city block between residential building and a multifunctional corner house. In the northeastern part of the plot follows the further construction of residential buildings. Land lengthwise cuts through the historic wall up to 1.5 meters. This proposal respects the historical monument and draws it into the design of the building. The building housing for students is designed as a six-storey building in a vacant site with a rugged facade towards the street. The basic idea of matter based on the architectural design of the original idea - work with light, preserving vegetation and efforts to build on the surrounding buildings. The aim was to create a peaceful living for young students in relation to the nearby center of Brno. Housing is proposed in deluxe category.
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