SuperMost – SuperStudio – Creative Hub Most

The former library building is located northeast of the city centre on Moskevská Street, at the edge of the Pod Lajsníkem district (formerly Pod Šibeníkem), in an area with a high concentration of public institutions. In the immediate vicinity are the District Court complex, the Police of the Czech Republic building and the Moskevská Elementary School of Arts (ZUŠ Moskevská). The former District Library in Most was designed by architect František Kameník of the Regional Design Institute in Ústí nad Labem. Construction took place between 1978 and 1985, when the building was finally opened to the public. Originally planned for completion between 1978 and 1980, the project was delayed until 1985 due to structural modifications. The building was conceived as a modernist public structure based on a prefabricated-in-situ reinforced concrete frame with slab floors and a free layout structure. In addition to the library itself, the original layout included a cinema hall, an exhibition hall and a café.

The structural concept was based on the direct transfer of loads from the floor slabs to the columns via enlarged column capitals without significant beams, allowing for large spans and a high degree of spatial flexibility. During construction, however, it became apparent that the proposed structural system exhibited structural deficiencies, which required both gradual and substantial modifications to the design and construction process.