Ecological complex in the village of Brnenec, Checz Republic

Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

Idea projektu

The second task of the contest is " Schindler's Ark" is the creation of a prototype of sustainable housing in the former industrial areas of the factory.
This territory has a number of important advantages:
1. Valuable historical and cultural environment. During the analysis of the currently preserved buildings, they were given an assessment of their condition. It was decided to integrate the best preserved building with the identified architectural value into the project with the proposal of restoration and adaptation to modern functions.
2. The projected territory is a connecting element of the residential development of the village of Brno, allowing to create a single front of street development from an abandoned wasteland.
3. Transport accessibility is expressed in the form of proximity of existing bus and train stops.
4. The natural landscape is presented in the form of the abutment of the territory from the western side to the plain with a height difference of 150 m, as well as to the Svitava River in the northeast of the territory.

Popis projektu

The project proposal for the revitalization of the territory and the creation of an ecological complex includes the following points:
1. Accommodation of residential modules that meet the needs of both the local population and tourists visiting the museum cluster. A total of 25 residential buildings have been designed, 20 of which are classified as low–rise individual buildings with a one-time residence of several generations, and 5 are medium-rise residential buildings. The latter belong to the type of colivings popular in Europe. This approach is designed to strengthen social interaction, solve the problem of separation of older people and provide young people who are unable to purchase their own housing with access to decent and environmentally friendly living conditions.
2. Reconstruction and adaptation of historical buildings. The project proposed three functions: the administration, the head of the complex, a leisure center designed to attract residents and performing educational and cultural and entertainment functions, as well as an existing store, the function of which does not change.
3. The construction of a pedestrian zone with the integration of public gardens and vegetable gardens intended for residents of kolivings. In particular, this zone is part of a tourist route through architectural monuments, starting from the museum in the north, passing through the ecological complex and ending in the north, where the villa of the Lev-Beer family, the original owner of the factory before the occupation by the Germans and the organizer of this competition, is located.

Technické informace

For Europe, where the issue of environmental friendliness is quite acute, the formation of ecological complexes becomes a priority task. These complexes are created in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment and ensure the sustainability of the development of territories. The following technological aspects were involved in the project:
1. Using eco-friendly building material such as CLT panels
2. The use of solar panels to generate electricity.
3. The use of a heat pump and supply and exhaust ventilation with heat recovery, which can reduce the cost of heating a building by up to 50%.
4. Efficient use of water resources: collection and reuse of rainwater, installation of wastewater treatment systems.

Thus, it was possible to create a complex combining both modern technological architecture, taking into account environmental trends, and valuable historical buildings, which together gives the territory a special cultural value and uniqueness.