The construction of the research complex of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava Patrónka was carried out in stages, starting in the 1950s. The initial stage was developed by the Stavoprojekt collective under the leadership of architect Karol Paluš. It included the construction of the first research workplaces - buildings for chemical sciences and also the infrastructure of the whole complex. The main building of the Institute of Chemistry was completed in 1963 as an asymmetrically undulating elongated three-tract building at the origin of the compositional axis of the complex.
Finally, Karol Paluš designed the building of the Rickettsiae pavilion, which was to serve the Institute of Virology. The design of the building was largely determined by the demanding operating environment for working with dangerous bacteria. The architect composed a two-storey pavilion building around a central atrium with a partially open ground floor at the eastern corner.
The contrasting design in terms of volume and shape of the two buildings underlines the importance of an individual approach in the design of buildings for research. A common feature of both buildings is, unfortunately, the alteration of the structure during construction, which disturbed the original architectural concept. The intended lightness and elegance is evidenced in the architect's sketches. Today the pavilion serves the Institute of Zoology in a modified form. The architect was able to successfully apply a similar concept of an atrium building for a research institute in the design of the Research Institute of Economics and Organization of Construction in Ružová dolina
Bibliography:
MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta - KRIŠTEKOVÁ, Laura. Aký bude Areál SAV? : história a perspektívy urbanistického a architektonického rozvoja areálu SAV v Bratislave. In Alfa Spectra, 2016, roč. 21, č. 2, s. 4-17. ISSN 1135-2679.
