Sanctuaries and Living Rooms: Marek Štěpán’s Architecture Exhibition Opens in Ostrava
The exhibition “Sanctuaries and Living Rooms” at MAPPA in
Ostrava presents Marek Štěpán’s architectural work as a cohesive whole in which
the spiritual and secular dimensions of architecture intertwine. It will be on
view from June 12 to October 10, 2026, every weekday from 2 to 6 p.m.
The exhibition offers not only a showcase of buildings, but
above all a glimpse into the way Marek Štěpán thinks about space, light,
materials, and people. His work has long been characterized by an effort to
transcend the boundaries between sacred and residential space and to seek in
architecture both the quality of everyday life and a deeper significance.
The ruins of St. Catherine’s Church in Ostrava-Hrabová
became an important source of inspiration for the architect. It was here that
the principles that continue to permeate his work to this day took shape: the
body as a haptic measure of humanity, light as a medium that brings space to
life, and silence as a condition of inner order.
The exhibition will present a variety of building types, from apartment buildings to churches and chapels. Its centerpiece is a model of the Malé Lauby apartment complex, which demonstrates how the focus and depth typical of sacred architecture can be transferred to contemporary urban housing. The exhibition will also feature large-format photographs arranged as spatial collages inspired by the work of Jiří Kolář, along with Marek Štěpán’s personal notes on individual projects.
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