The culture project of the Uffo Centre (Centre Uffo) in Trutnov had cost about half a billion Czech Crowns (almost €20 000 000), of which abo one hundred and eighty million Crowns (approximately €7 150 000) came from EU funding. Sadly, Melena did not live to see the opening of the centre; nevertheless, he managed to work out the concept for the disposition of the main space: besides being a classical proscenium theatre with a capacity of 360 seats, the venue can also become an “amphi­theatre” space and / or a concert, dance and con­ference hall. The hall’s maximum capacity during a pop music concert is over 700 standing persons. Melena invested the project with the system of multifunctionality and flexibility of the theatre space, the fact that was appreciated by the man­aging director of the new centre Libor Kasik: “We have at our disposal a really outstanding and inspir­ing space for organizing theatre performances, con­certs, and various social events. The dramaturgy, of course, needs to be adequate to the space. Our aim is to mediate an artistic experience for people - we want programmes on offer to be inventive, colourful, creative, open, and also surprising. A real treat.”"

In: ZDEŇKOVÁ, Marie a Josef VOMÁČKA. Miroslav Melena: scénograf a architekt. 1. vyd. V Praze: Institut umění - Divadelní ústav, 2011, 239 s. ISBN 978-807-0082-553. p. 179