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Archiweb
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novinky.cz
moderniobec.cz
Small cities are often developed by megaloman projects such as aquaparks and shoppingmalls outside the city. The question was, if its possible to create such things in a serie of smaller scale objects which will respect the old structure of the city in more logical and sensible way.
Goal of this project is to find a city, a site and a tyypoligy and react with an object- building.
Polička
Subject of my study was to research small typoligies. To analyse function and scale. It was not specifies, if I should create small objects or structures. I studied typology of a smal city, Polička. Medieval city with a rich history, with its medieval citywalls which are still bounding the center together. These walls were also for me the boarded of the study.
Polička city center is made of eight basic parts. Of the city walls, that are bounding the city together, of the towers, that used to be protective, that is why they enable the view outside the city, of the buildings, that are creating blocks, of the squares, which are the only open public places, of courtyards, that are devided between the owners, of streets, that are intersecting the whole city, of shelters build by the garden owners itself to have a place where to spend the evenings, and of fences, which are creating boarders between the gardens in the courtyards.
Last supper
The space in front of the city walls is made by two stone objects, that are build on the former zwinger. A small street is passing between them. The objects are as city walls itself, if you look from the lake towards the city, they are basically invisible. Its two horizontal objects, consisting of a public toilet, snack bar and a public space for barbeque. All these parts should be mainly used by to inhabitants of Polička. They can borrow the barge here and go for a lake trip, bring their own food, have a picnic.
In front of the church
Space in front of the church is defined by a wall and a square. The wall follows the street line, completes the street and defines the square. Piazetta, place that is traditional and during the times disappeared. There is a square formed in front of the church.
The wall consists of few niches. This form raises from traditional building features of the surrounding. But you can use them as a shelter when you wait for your bus to arrive.
Maternity hospital
Polička is famous for the church wall, where Bohuslav Martinů (czech classical music composer) was born.
I tried to continue in the tower tradition, that surrounds the whole Polička city. All the towers allow you to look outside the city, but not on the city itself. I am creating a new tower that allows you to see the city, the historic core. Its open for public, with windows without glass, unlockable.
For mothers
The free site at the corner of one of the building blocks in the northwest part of the city center was tempting to be used. In Polička, there is just few free places, which could be used for spending free time. The structured comes from the shelter system, which is so popular in Polička. Its an outside open object that provides a shelter mothers and small children. Place, where mothers and children can meet, communicate and exchange their llife experiences.
Stage
Half of the Polička city center area are the coourtyards. These places are beautiful, secret, hidden. Not many of them are public. They are owned by people who are living in the houses around. Every inhabitant closed his garden with fences. I suggest an easy approach, so called ActionZ, when the neightbours discuss between one and other and cultivate their closest surroundings. One inplans a tree, one builds a barbeque, one fixes the water pump, one builds a swing for the kids.
