The České Budějovice councilors approved the conditions for the construction of Rejnok

České Budějovice - The City Council of České Budějovice has defined the conditions for the rental of land for the planned construction of the Concert and Congress Center A. Dvořák in České Budějovice, which was designed in the shape of a stingray by the late architect Jan Kaplický. The building, which has had a zoning decision since July, must, among other things, commence in 2015 and be completed four years later, otherwise the city will withdraw from the contract. This was announced to journalists today by councilor Tomáš Bouzek (TOP 09).
    "The South Bohemian Society of Friends of Music (JSPH) has long been promised the city's accommodating approach to enabling this significant investment project. However, the city leadership needs guarantees that this great building by Kaplický will be realized and that the land and other city investments will not be blocked," said Bouzek. JSPH must announce the investors of the construction by March, it must commence by June 30, 2015, and the final inspection must take place by the end of March 2019, with a bank guarantee of ten million crowns in place. In case any of these conditions are not met, the city will have the right to withdraw from the contract to prevent the land from being inefficiently blocked, the councilor specified.
    The chairman of JSPH, Antonín Kazil, considers the conditions to be achievable. "Four years for the construction should be just right, but the construction of the theater in Linz, Austria, or the concert hall in Hamburg was also prolonged. It's not a goat shed. We will do everything to meet the city's conditions. We believe that we will announce the investor in March," Kazil told ČTK today.
    The project for the zoning decision has been approved, and at the end of the year, the team of architect Eva Jiřičná will continue working on the materials for the building permit. "There are very complicated technologies involved. Ms. Jiřičná will take it to completion. Who else would design it? She has her team, but she is the brain; it will all be completed under her leadership, under her supervision," Kazil stated.
    The decision on the zoning change in the area of the former barracks in Čtyři Dvory, where the Stingray is to stand, was made four years ago. Since this July, the construction has a valid zoning decision. According to the councilors, representatives of JSPH are now talking about three or four potential investors, one from Italy, another from Japan, and two from the Czech Republic. Company boards must still decide on the investment. Additionally, the councilors are interested in whether the operation of the center will be economically sustainable.
    The zoning decision is valid for two years. Before the building permit can be issued, the investor must have resolved the relationship to the land. The city plans to sell the land to the investor at a commercial price after the construction is completed.
    Kaplický and his team Future Systems proposed an original black object with organic shapes for České Budějovice. The completed study is Kaplický's most developed work in the country; however, his sudden death in January 2009 froze further negotiations. His former partner Jiřičná is now working on the project. The proposed object has a triangular floor plan and occupies an area of almost 1.5 hectares. The center is to have, for example, two concert halls for 1000 and 400 listeners.