Reconstruction and completion of a heritage-protected building in the center of Prague into a municipal leisure educational facility - House of Children and Youth of Prague 1.
The subject of the reconstruction is the restoration of the house Na Skále, formed by the merging of two Gothic houses, which subsequently underwent many layers of construction modifications. Among the particularly valuable components of the building are the preserved generous Gothic cellars, the space of the first tolerance prayer room in Prague on the upper floor of the house, and the baroque truss with a horizontal framework and Ondřej crosses.
The layout involves clearing the original layouts from modern alterations, returning to the most valuable layers and supplementing them with the installation of hygiene and technical facilities.
An extension of an external stair tower with an elevator and technical and social facilities in the basement is proposed. This new barrier-free communication route will enable the use of valuable spaces of 5-meter-high vaulted cellars and attics with exposed truss structures for educational purposes.
The truss is being restored using historical methods and connections. Other historically valuable elements of the house are being restored, including wall paintings in both the interior and exterior. During construction, the scope of restored structures expands based on discoveries, such as the restoration of the wooden ceiling in the ground floor and the restoration of the historical portal of the lodge in the café area. Other discoveries, such as the remains of black kitchens, remain unpresented; the construction responds to them by adjusting layouts and implementation technologies.
Part of the construction is the restoration of the courtyard into a recreational area with greenery and the visual restoration of the corner position of the house, including the destroyed side facade. A transformer station has been relocated from the ground floor of the historical house to a separate building in the courtyard. An escape route from the adjacent shopping center runs through the courtyard of the house.
Atelier KAVA
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