ČKA invites Frýdek-Místek to consider the demolition of the sports hall

The sports hall designed by architect Oskar Chmiel in the early 1970s has gradually become an icon of the city of Frýdek-Místek. It is admired by experts for its original construction, silhouette, and unconventional layout. It retains various values associated with neo-avant-garde tendencies of the 1960s and the form language of the 1970s and 1980s. Currently, the hall is in poor structural and technical condition, and its immediate surroundings are also unkempt. The city proposes to demolish the existing hall and replace it with a multifunctional center and a new hockey hall.

According to ČKA, the demolition of the structure is not the right course of action. They recommend reconstructing the building and thoughtfully integrating it into its surroundings. ČKA shares this position with Martin Strakoš from the National Heritage Institute in Ostrava, who writes in his statement: “Before making an irreversible decision (to demolish or not to demolish), it is essential to urgently evaluate the impacts of this decision on urbanism, on the sports infrastructure of the city, on the management of this location, and also how the potential loss of an important architectural symbol of Frýdek-Místek will affect the locality, as well as what architectural quality or lack thereof the city intends to use to compensate for this loss.”