Kardašova Řečice town hall and library - B

Kardašova Řečice

Project: 2013

Kardašova Řečice town hall and library B
Option – ‘tower’
The ‘window – clock’ look-out to the square from the library could easily become a new symbol of a town with such an enchanting name as Kardašova Řečice. On the south side, the roof is added to with a skylight and a number of matching studio windows to achieve maximum daylight in the library, and also to ensure solar gain is fully taken advantage of to heat the interior during winter.

Operationally, the building is divided into the ground floor, which contains rooms for the public (a room for contact with the public, a multi-purpose hall and facilities, rooms designed for commercial use), then there is town hall administrative space on the first floor, and in the attic is a library including necessary facilities. The ground floor also fully utilises the exterior parterre from both sides – from the square side in the form of a possible garden with seating, and from the courtyard side as an outdoor terrace under the tree, creating a pleasant space for meeting up for various social events, complementing the multi-purpose hall.

The aim of the design was to achieve optimal energy management in a natural manner without large initial costs in acquiring the necessary equipment.

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