Sporthotel Pelhřimov

The revitalized stadium and the proposed sports-hotel, together with the adjacent public spaces, create a new vibrant heart of the Pelhřimov sports complex. The mass of interconnected buildings articulates and initiates the public spaces in the surroundings - to the north a green, busy visitor car park, to the west a capacity staircase with dispersal spaces, and to the south a quieter hotel forecourt with activities for children. Both buildings share a new identity, yet they are clearly two buildings with their own specificities. Both the stadium and the sports-hotel have a positive impact on their immediate surroundings and are being approached as an initiation project to make the area more attractive to the citizens of the city and other visitors.

The design convinced the jury with its high quality architecture, its clean and strong expression. The building communicates well with the stadium. The design also fulfils the requirement to satisfy a clientele other than purely sporting. The line considered by the competitors best follows and fulfils the criteria of the competition. The traffic and parking solutions are positively evaluated. The jury appreciated the use of prefabricated parts of the design. The design does not only address the envelope, but also the new extension in a comprehensive way, which brings new ideas. Overall, the jury found the design to be sophisticated and appropriate to the project's intent. The jury is considering whether the façade could be simplified. The jury recommends that the client negotiate with the authors of the design to simplify the façade in order to optimise acquisition and operating costs.

The concept of the architectural design of the Sporthotel and the cladding of the ice rink is a utilitarian object, which correctly distributes the required programme into individual layout units and then connects them into a compact volume. The simple composition of the two volumes ensures coherence of expression on the exterior and direct links in the interior.

The jury agreed that this is a pragmatic proposal that offers a clear concept . The quality of the proposal is its low cost and small footprint. The austerity of the design is appreciated but the aesthetics of the design, although very clean, did not convince the jury that it speaks a language appropriate to the building. The two original masses are still acknowledged, which is sympathetic to the jury. The jury is unsure whether the design is intentional in creating an industrial zone-like environment or whether the design is conceptual in this respect. The proposal is reasonable and operationally adequate.

The aim of the design was to brighten up the existing ice rink, to make it a worthy centrepiece of the sports complex, to transform it into an object that will attract and encourage not only fans of the local hockey club to visit. Transform it into a building that the casual passer-by will want to visit. The counterpart to the extravagant hockey shrine is the slightly more conservative sportshotel. This one, on the other hand, should appear compact, evoking a sense of security in its guests. A house that offers nice views but at the same time protects the privacy of the guests.

The jury appreciated the positive approach to the energy solution of the building and the decently refined appearance of the building. The volume of the building is generous. The building also evokes the character of a townhouse through the choice of materials. The level of elaboration is appropriate. The jury finds the material solution to be generous, unfortunately too much so. The volume of the building evokes the character of a congress hotel and the design would benefit from at least one less hall. The jury finds the use of photovoltaics illogical and the material solution expensive.

THE BEAUTIFUL MASS OF THE ICE RINK WILL BE EMPHASIZED BY THE NEW SHELL. IT WILL FORM A HARMONIOUS WHOLE WITH THE PROPOSED MASS OF THE SPORTSHOTEL. THE HALL WILL LOOK LIKE A LIGHT CUBE OF ICE OR AN ICE CRAB - IT WILL REFLECT THE UNWANTED RAYS OF THE SUN, OFFERING EVERYTHING ESSENTIAL INSIDE. THE HOTEL, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL ACT AS A QUIET HARBOUR, A BASE FOR ATHLETES, COMPANIES, PARENTS WITH CHILDREN, AND FOR EXCEPTIONAL GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCES.

The jury decided to award this design an honorable mention because they wanted to recognise the chosen solution of separating the hotel building from the stadium, which offers a practical solution for the supply and at the same time brings the hotel closer to the water reservoir. Unfortunately, at the cost of increasing the building envelope.

The design concept of the sports hotel in Pelhřimov is based on a compact solution of connecting the building of the existing hockey stadium with the new mass of the sports hotel so that together they form one harmonious whole. The design and composition of the building address the interconnection of the functions of the hotel, stadium and surrounding sports functions. A reflection in the design is the location of the "stay area" at the 2nd floor level of the proposed hotel. This solution creates a new entrance with a dispersal area for the hockey stadium and also outdoor stay areas for the hotel function - a multifunctional hall and a children's playroom, all with visual contact with the lake and the river.

The jury decided to award this proposal a special prize for incorporating cycling infrastructure into the design through a cycle path that connects to the cycle route around the Bělá River.

The reclamation of the area consists in the strategic integration of the volume of the newly emerging hotel and the ice rink building into one integral mass, which in its scale adequately responds to the surrounding sports areas and the overall proportions of the sports complex and develops the existing links in the surroundings. Integrating the mass of the hotel into the envelope and volume of the ice rink rectifies the existing volume into a compact clearly legible mass of appropriate proportions with a rhythm of façade elements responding to the internal structural and spatial logic of the hotel and stadium. The modular design focuses on the integration of all its spaces into an organism that consistently incorporates and uses all its parts to create a building with a clearly legible structure and compositional order.

The jury decided to award this proposal a special prize for exploring a way to unify the facades of both buildings into a single whole.

The new design concept combines the functional and expressive masses of the ice rink and the Sporthotel into one whole. The new gallery connects and links the entire 1st floor level of the stadium and the hotel. The disjointed mass of the original roof and facades of the ice rink is complemented by a new layer of steel structure, which will grow with climbing greenery. Photovoltaic panels are added to the roof. From the 1np hotel platform grows the 1-3 floor hotel room wings with pre-set shading trims, supported by a steel bar structure, visually related to the appearance of the stadium shell.

The jury decided to award a special prize to this proposal, for the proposed adaptation of the façade.