Three In One For Libčice nad Vltavou

We would like to create a new urban space - a square defined by a pair of communicating public buildings growing out of a common base. The town hall and the town house form an imaginary triangle with the nearby church and connect to the surrounding buildings. They show their social status in a special way, they enter the square like diamonds with bent edges of facades and roofs. The entire area of the square is unified by stone paving and is connected to the houses by natural colors.

The jury appreciates the contextuality of the design, its overall architectural value. After a complex debate, the jury leaned toward awarding this proposal the first prize; one of the main arguments was the location and spatial parameters of the town hall and the library on the flexible ground floor. A library with a café on the ground floor enlivens the ground floor of the house during weekdays. The unified materiality of the facade and roof supports the character of the institution. Some other design parameters, such as the necessity and form of the town hall tower and the entrance to the town hall, the jury considered to be debatable and gave the contracting authority recommendations for the completion.

This competition is a challenge to understandnthe central part of the town, define the center of gravity, define the significant, hierarchize the space, bring identity. The proposal is based on the following principles: 1 - Maximum emphasis on the unification and enlargement of public space - the retreat of the town house 2 - Harmonization of the mass and expression of the town hall 3 - The hall is an extension of the public space and the public space is an extension of the hall

The jury positively evaluates the overall visual and dispositional solution. The design is cultured, balanced, and economical. It has quality processing of public space. However, the hall on the ground floor of the town house has insufficient spatial parameters, which would be difficult to substantially improve in the next design stages. Related to this is the disadvantageous location of the library on the first floor, where it is poorly involved in everyday life.

"TOWN'S LIVING ROOM" The design presents a vision of a new socio-cultural, administrative and spiritual center of the city. 3 important buildings, the town house, the town hall, and the Evangelical Church, offer their spaces accessible directly from the street and form a unique "Libčice" composition. The universal hall with a café is open to the public space and creates a "covered inner square, the living room of the town." The proposed buildings and modifications can be implemented independently of each other and provide the prerequisites for the lowest possible construction and operating costs.

A cultivated approach that has chosen the theme of contrast to the environment and does not adapt to the morphology of the environment. However, in relation to a small town, this seems disproportionate to the jury. It is a relatively radical architecture, which, however, does not serve the desired purpose. On the other hand, the elevated hall is a unique solution here. It seems illogical not to extend the paved space to the church, although the authors consider it (and graphically emphasize it) as the third main building of the space.