In a spirit of simple modernism using natural materials for expressive forms, Pavol Merjavý designed the museum of the national park in the village of Tatranská Lomnica. The object consists of a horizontal entrance part (with offices and conference room), and the exhibition section, under a peaked roof of triangular cross-section using wooden beaks. The triangular gable facing the main facade is structured by its covering with log-sections, and supplemented with a sculpture by Juraj Bartusz. The simple geometrical composition and the clear interior arrangements make this design characteristic of the old tradition of vernacular building in the Tatra mountains. 

Literature:
KUSÝ, Martin: Architektúra na Slovensku 1945 – 1975. Pallas, Bratislava 1976. 286 p.
PECHAR, Josef: Československá architektura. Odeon, Praha 1979. 474 p.
DULLA, Matúš: Architektúra šesťdesiatych rokov. In: Šesťdesiate roky v slovenskom výtvarnom umení. Katalóg výstavy. Ed. Zora Rusinová. Bratislava, SNG 1995, p. 304 – 319.
DULLA, Matúš – MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta: Architektúra Slovenska v 20. storočí. Bratislava, Slovart 2002. 512 p.

Photo: 
Alexander Jiroušek