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Christmas Festival of Bad Habits by Peer Collective + Kate\u0159ina \u0160ed\u00e1<\/p>\n

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The Christmas Festival of Bad Habits is a temporary public<\/a>-space installation<\/a> located on \u0158\u00edmsk\u00e9 n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed in the historic center of Brno, Czech Republic<\/a>. Developed by architectural studio Peer Collective in collaboration with artist Kate\u0159ina \u0160ed\u00e1, the non-profit organization Renadi, and the Brno-st\u0159ed Municipal District, the project reconsiders the spatial and social format of the traditional Christmas market. Instead of retail-driven programming, the installation introduces a structured environment for reflection, movement, and collective experience.<\/p>\n

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The project occupies a long-overlooked urban site adjacent to Franti\u0161k\u00e1nsk\u00e1 Street, transforming the square into a calm, barrier-free environment during the holiday season. Its conceptual framework draws from \u0160ed\u00e1\u2019s long-term participatory project, The National Collection of Bad Habits, which examines everyday behaviors and shared social patterns. This material informs a guided spatial sequence designed as a path of self-reflection through the square.<\/p>\n

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Peer Collective\u2019s architectural intervention consists of a lightweight, temporary structure made from modular<\/a> truss systems commonly used in stage construction. From this framework, large red and white curtains<\/a> are suspended, subdividing the square into eighteen open-air \u2018rooms.\u2019 These spaces create a sequence of thresholds, passages, and partial enclosures that encourage slow movement and individual engagement. The curtains operate as soft architectural elements, forming spatial boundaries without fully enclosing the space and maintaining visual continuity with the surrounding city.<\/p>\n

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An Urban Interior for Reflection and Collective Experience<\/p>\n

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The installation covers approximately 2,478 sqm and functions as an urban interior within the public realm. During evening hours, the white curtain surfaces serve as projection screens for text-based testimonies derived from The National Collection of Bad Habits. These projections, combined with subdued lighting and ambient sound, transform the square into an open-air exhibition environment that blurs the distinction between public space and personal reflection. At the center of the spatial sequence is a freestanding \u2018confessional\u2019 structure composed of six individual booths. Replacing the conventional market stall, this element serves as the focal point of the installation. Visitors are invited to enter the booths to record or reflect on personal habits, contributing to a collective audiovisual system that aggregates individual input into a shared narrative. Circulation routes guide visitors back around the curtain perimeter, completing the spatial loop and returning them to the surrounding urban fabric.<\/p>\n

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Accessibility and inclusion form a key part of the project\u2019s spatial strategy. The ground surface of the square was leveled with fine gravel to create a barrier-free environment suitable for wheelchair users, parents with strollers, and visitors with limited mobility. The installation operates without alcohol sales, reinforcing its role as a sober and inclusive public setting during the holiday period. Local residents also participated in preparing the site through a community event prior to the festival. Through temporary architecture, minimal material intervention, and participatory content, the Christmas Festival of Bad Habits demonstrates how seasonal urban installations can shift emphasis from consumption to spatial experience, reflection, and shared presence. The project positions architecture as a framework for social interaction, using adaptable construction systems and soft boundaries to reshape public space in the city center. Designed by architectural studio<\/a> Peer Collective in collaboration with artist<\/a> Kate\u0159ina \u0160ed\u00e1, the installation is on view from December 9th to December 31st, 2025.<\/p>\n

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the temporary installation reinterprets the traditional Christmas market as a space for reflection<\/p>\n

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a long-overlooked urban square is reactivated as a calm public environment<\/p>\n

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