Funeral hall in Spytihněv

Urbanism - spatial regulation, composition of spatial solutions
The building serves as a public civic amenities facility. The capacity of the building is designed for 50 to 60 people.
The ceremonial hall utilizes the existing building of the mortuary and addresses its new function by expanding it - enclosing it with a new structure. The original mortuary building (from the 1950s) measuring 12.7 x 4.7 m with a height of 3.4 m has been incorporated into the new solution based on the principle of "a house within a house" after construction modifications. The extension is designed to expand the existing footprint by 1.6 m on the south and north sides, and by 3.875 m on the west side. New solitary greenery will be planted along both sides of the building's axis on the south and north sides. A columbarium is proposed on the axis of the mourning hall, west of the main entrance, which, like the new cemetery wall, will be implemented in a later stage.

Architectural solution - composition of form solution, material and color solution
The new architectural solution is based on a simple cubic shape - a prism, which encloses the architecturally modified original mortuary building. It is maximally perforated - both the walls and the ceiling - creating an unusual interior solution. Part of the mortuary remains readable on the east (rear) side, with separate entrances to the accessible WC and maintenance tool storage. The original mortuary was constructed from white limestone bricks and paired bricks with a reinforced concrete ceiling slab. After construction modifications, these structures are finished with white plaster. The interestingly designed portal is preserved and incorporated into the entrance area of the ceremonial hall in conjunction with a new glazed wall. The new structures that "wrap" the original building are designed as wooden glued trusses with outer walls made of boards. These wooden elements create the interior of the building, and in the exterior, they are clad with black cement composite facade panels. The main entrance to the ceremonial hall is emphasized by a prominent entrance canopy providing shelter for the ceremony participants from the sun or inclement weather. Natural daylight and ventilation are ensured by two band windows on the longer sides in the form of basilica lighting and a roof light above the catafalque. The building measures 16.575 m x 7.900 m with a height of 4.600 m from the floor and has flat roofs. The main entrance canopy connects to a wide access area leading to the central cemetery space. The exterior surfaces of the building are primarily made of black cement composite panels, with light whitish-gray plaster on the remaining part of the former mortuary on the east side. The dominant interior material is wood in natural tones for the walls, ceiling, windows, and the white plaster of the original masonry structures. The floor is a light gray polyurethane coating, with simple furniture - a catafalque with an integrated trolley and a black bench. A concealed data projector is mounted in the ceiling slab.

Structural design
The proposal for converting the former mortuary into a mourning hall comprises the construction of an extension and a vertical addition in the form of a building within a building. The existing structure is preserved and modified such that a larger part of it becomes part of the hall's interior. The extension and vertical addition are designed as a lightweight structure that partially wraps around the existing building. The load-bearing construction consists of wooden glued frames onto which aesthetically modified boards are placed. An external load-bearing wooden lattice is attached to this structure, in which thermal insulation is laid, and the facade cladding is anchored. The window and door openings are designed as horizontal band windows, doors, and glazed walls with wooden frames, which are filled with insulated double glazing. The solid door fillings are designed as atypical wooden panels, clad with black steel sheet, which in the case of the main entrance doors are anchored with brass rivets.