ProudPark Dobšice

FAST VUT - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Department of Architecture

Project idea

The area is located in the village of Dobšice in the South Moravian Region, within easy reach of the town of Znojmo. The area is located on the outskirts of the village, it is surrounded by greenery, agricultural land, and is connected to the residential area in the village. The purpose is to create a cultural and social zone, to activate the area adjacent to the village, and to bring life to this area. It is a combination of leisure activities, both sporting and relaxing. There are also proposed facilities for athletes in the form of a clubhouse linked to the sports activities, and a café in a quieter part of the area. The purpose is also to create a space where people would like to spend time, and therefore a road on two levels, a ground level mud path and an aerial footbridge connecting the area are proposed.

Project description

The concept is based on the interconnection of the territory, incorporating the requirements for individual operations, which are logically arranged and together form a single unit. The whole area is closed by an organic footbridge that passes over the proposed buildings and reaches to the river Dyje. The buildings are situated under the footbridge and are all designed in a modular system in the form of containers. The main buildings, the café and the clubhouse, are similar in volume, but the contrast is in the expression of the façade. The café is designed on a square plan, complemented by a terrace overlooking the site. It is complemented by its own sanitary facilities and is thus able to operate all year round. On the north side there is a supply and waste shelter. The café has all facades clad in wood in the form of vertical planks. These planks are also connected to the lower terrace. The café windows on the south side, where the main entrance is also located, are large sliding windows for a seamless connection to the terrace, otherwise the rest of the operation is complemented by strip windows. Outside on the east side of the café is an external steel staircase with access to a footbridge running above the café. There is a second terrace on the footbridge, i.e. on the roof of the café, with a gaseous link to the footbridge. The footbridge also forms the roof of the lower terrace and therefore no further added screening of the café is required. The clubhouse located at the skatepark is also situated under the footbridge. The façade of the clubhouse is made of profiled silver sheet metal and unlike the natural character of the café, the clubhouse has a more industrial character. It is also complemented by large windows to the north and south, with the rest of the operation being complemented by strip windows. The exterior steel staircase is set into the container structure here, creating an arch in the interior. The staircase structure is also a lookout structure, which rises two floors higher than the footbridge area, giving a view of the whole area.

The layout of the buildings is limited by the construction in the form of containers. The layout of the café is the most open, its sales area is divided into three parts. From the south side of the outdoor terrace, the main entrance leads to the main sales area in the form of tables and chairs with variable placement. On the left side behind the wooden slats is a more relaxing area with armchairs. The main space is connected to the bar by a work area with stone panelling, complemented by a wooden bar counter and a glass display cabinet. Adjoining the bar is a preparation room, food storage and staff facilities in the form of a cloakroom, shower room and wc. The layout of the clubhouse is simpler. There is one common variable space, adapted for workshops, lectures, or as a rest area for athletes.

Technical information

All designed objects are designed on a modular system of prefabricated containers of standardized sizes. Mostly elevated containers with a plan dimension of 6058x2438 mm were used. All containers are based on concrete footings. The walls, floor and ceiling are designed in sandwich construction with 100 mm thick mineral wool thermal insulation, which respects and fills the container structure. The café has a natural character and is lined with vertical wooden planks of Siberian larch. The windows and doors are in atracite shade. The interior façade uses white silicone plaster, both smooth and textured, as well as yellow profiled sheet metal cladding, and the interior is complemented by wooden slats in the space and on the ceiling. The floor is finished with a concrete trowel. The clubhouse has a more industrial character, the façade is made up of profiled silver sheeting and complemented by windows in anthracite. Inside, the façade is predominantly white and blue silicone plaster, the floor is concrete trowelled and one arched wall is clad in vertical slatted timber. The footbridge crossing the site rests on supports in the form of square V-shaped steel columns which flow over the footbridge and also form the structure for the railings. The railings are made up of a network of steel cables. The V-shaped steel supports are reinforced horizontally with steel steel bars, which then also form the base for the walking wooden planks.

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