Lower Square

The project underwent a number of changes and developmental shifts during the work. The most significant change compared to the competition proposal is the different surface of the sidewalks. The brick pavement, whose red color was meant to contrast with the gray-white walls of the sgraffito facades, was a distant reminiscence of the Italian Renaissance, which most influenced local architecture. The area of bricks was to be rhythmized by various compositional patterns. In the center of the square, a schematic imprint of the Gothic town with walls and moats was designed, thus representing Slavonice in its peak period. This image was to be paved with variously sized gray stones and would be very minimally legible from the pedestrian's horizon - it would appear from the perspective of the publicly accessible tower of the church. However, the proposal met with disagreement from heritage conservation workers, who rejected it without justifiable argumentation.
By using granite cubes, we lost softness and color - the square appears to be larger and more urban and is likely cooler. In the central area, large "floating" stones are alternated with clusters of red pebbles. These stones are raised from the historical layers of the square. The stone steps at the central fountain are made from remnants of old curbs. The sidewalks are paved with split granite mosaics in two contrasting shades of gray, and the narrow sidewalk around the church is yellow. A completely distinct small space in front of the town hall at the neck between both squares is paved with granite featuring a mosaic of the guardian angel by Martin Ceplecha.