Conversion of the former farm yard into a primary art school

Project idea

The Medov Court is a complex of buildings arranged around a rectangular courtyard, with the main facade accessed by a wide passageway with a heavily flattened
arched vault.
The aim was to convert the present farmyard into a primary art school. At the same time, it was necessary to bring life to the building and its surroundings and attract people, not only
for teaching purposes, but also to provide other uses, for example in the summer. To create a place suitable for various social or cultural events to bring people together
from the wider area. Changes to the external facades have been minimised to
the heritage value of the building. The biggest interventions have been made over the least
valuable, namely the eastern wing, which in the past housed secondary spaces such as stables or storage rooms. The extension created a full-fledged space
of suitable proportions for a variety of uses. This major intervention has brought a 21st century style to the building. However, the structure is designed so that it can be used as a
removable. Modern lightweight materials of the time are used, such as glass, steel and a metal façade. The second major intervention was to re-cover the whole of the original pavilion and glaze it while maintaining its current dimensions.

Project description

It is the Medov farmstead located in the urban conservation area next to Masaryk Square. The manor is a historic building which also acquires the status of a cultural monument. The building is situated in the historical centre of Heřmanov Městec and thus forms
a substantial part of the town, which is currently falling into disrepair. The courtyard is almost on the plain
and the Podolský Brook flows past it on the eastern side. The building is two-storeyed with a gable roof, in some places single-storeyed. The oldest part of the building is located
on the south-west corner. The building has gone through various stylistic stages and is thus
an example of many periods of construction. Inside there is a rectangular courtyard and on the north side there is a side courtyard with a separate entrance.
As part of the restoration of the building, it was important to work with the location of the building within the surrounding area. Trying to connect the different spaces with each other and to bring life into them. Thanks to its excellent location in relation to the city, the building becomes even more valuable and the possibility of interaction
with the adjacent square opens up further opportunities to connect life outside the courtyard
with life inside the courtyard. The design therefore worked with all of the following
spaces. The square serving as the largest and most visible space for the possibility of
for any passerby to gather. Here you can see the work with the compositional axis towards the courtyard, with the fountain directly opposite the main entrance and the entrance to the plaza space from the sidewalk. The tree planting around the existing development has been retained and new foliage has been added to serve as screening and bring atmosphere. A larger internal courtyard serves
for partial recreation for visitors to the school, but there is also an open paved area
to facilitate events. The side yard of the courtyard, with a separate entrance, can provide parking for teachers, but also remains as a freely usable paved area. In addition, the main courtyard and the adjacent courtyard are connected by a passageway through the north wing, whereby the opening of double doors can connect events between the two courtyards and allow larger scale events to take place.
During the restoration of the facades, all historical elements will be reconstructed
architectural morphology, including stucco cornices, cornices, rustics, and stucco
cartouches above the main entrance. The facades of the building will be finished in pure white
(RAL 9010) with additional use of grey (RAL 7037) for the architraves.
In the interiors, valuable elements, tiles and ceilings will be professionally restored.
The newly exposed pavilion will be designed using a lightweight glass perimeter
cladding, the frames of which will be designed in a shade of dark grey anthracite (7016).
The other windows will also be painted in this colour. Steel mullions will provide the structural support,
which will be hidden behind the glass cladding and will therefore only be visible from the interior. The superstructure is designed in the same way, which is also enriched with a pre-set structure
wooden slats made of oak wood, which can be rotated according to the sun to provide shading of the interior. The connection of the extension to the existing building is made of a white metal facade.
The new courtyard concept includes seating but also the provision of a multi-functional use, including the retention of the original mature tree around which a bench has been designed as well as tables for outdoor leisure. Additional smaller trees will add shade in the summer and add a pleasant atmosphere to the courtyard. The paved areas will consist of stone paving.
When creating the concept of the functional use of the building, the main goal was to find a full and
appropriate use of all parts of the building.
The building was imaginatively divided into individual blocks according to their use on the part of
art, music, dance, residential, administrative and café space. The building was originally designed as a unit building and this was taken into account in the design by removing the later built partitions and the newly created corridors.

Technical information

The structural system of the newly designed structures is designed mainly as a skeleton
made of steel vertical profiles, which form the basis for the glass lightweight envelope, in front of which the oak wood slat structure is pre-set. Supplemented by
The non-load bearing partitions are then made of Rigips plasterboard according to the operational use. The connection of the superstructure to the existing parts is then solved from the Prefalz sheet metal facade.

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