Reconversion of the refused

Author: Bc.Tatiana Uhríková
Co-author: Bc.Tatiana Uhríková, Bc.Ondrej Indruch

Year of foundation: 2020

Brno University of Technology
Faculty of Architecture
Department of Experimental Design
Degree: Master
Year of studies: 5
Artwork supervisor: mgr inź. arch Szymon Rozwalka

The aim of the architectural study is to solve the reconversion of the former building of the Natural Science Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc - Hejčín, along with constantly asking questions
and exploring the relationship of the building to its surroundings.

This building has undergone several uses in the past - either as a school or as a police headquarters. Today, the building is a thorn in the side of more than just the locals, but also the city administration and its fate is unclear. The original intention was to build on the adjacent on the adjacent land, but this plan was abandoned. The intention of the proposal is to show the potential of this type of building - currently unused, neglected but still functional and high quality buildings. The proposal shows the uniqueness of the building, its integrity in the given locality - Hejčín, points to the importance of the specific spatial identity. Our intention was to find alternatives for the use of the building's space so, to primarily support the collective spirit of the locality and its citizens. We looked for different variants of spatial relations and their possible variations, as well as variations of the use of the spaces. From the very beginning, we believed that by identifying citizens with the building
we would achieve its acceptance and integration into the fabric of the suburb as if it belonged there.
since time immemorial. Another intention was to bring together people with a similar story or values
and by living with shared and semi-public spaces inside the building to help to integrate into the collective. The building becomes a city within a city, the diversity of spaces within its interior.
The diversity of the spaces inside creates the conditions for their individual use or specific needs,
such as the addition of missing services to a given location or cultural activities citizens. The mixed-use development from housing to commercial use has the potential to adapt to future use of the adjacent land in the centre of Hejčín and be a vibrant part of it.