The Moravian-Silesian Region Building

of the Year 2019

The Moravian-Silesian Region Building of the Year contest has for the period

of its existence become a prestigious event which evaluates only the best

construction projects in the region. This year, the reconstruction of the

Müller Villa in Opava took the top spot.

The goal of the competition is to highlight

great projects, but also to advertise

construction

companies,

designers,

engineers, architects, building contractors

and their other investors. The judges

include the Association of Entrepreneurs

in Construction, Czech Chamber of

Authorized Engineers and Technicians and

Association of Czech Architects-Ostrava

and Moravian-Silesian Region branch.

Since 2007, when the first season of

the annual competition took place,

507 buildings have entered the contest, and

261 of those received awards in specific

categories. This year, the 14th year of the

competition, fifty interesting constructions

were in the running.

The Grand Prix was awarded to the Müller

Villa in Opava. The major interest of this

building comes from the fact that it is the

only part of the building that has been

preserved from the Liechtenstein baroque

palace that was mostly demolished at the

end of the 19th century. The method of

the building’s reconstruction was decided

upon by the National Monument Council,

which speaks to the importance of the

restoration. “We succeeded in maintaining

and restoring as many original features as

we could; others were replaced by copies

made with historical methods. A section

of the city’s medieval fortification, found

during an archeological excavation, is

also part of the exposition. Furthermore,

the architects managed to conduct an

equivalent dialogue with history through

contemporary means of expression,” said

the competition’s chairman, Martin Vilč, to

justify the awarding of the prize.

Autor / Author: ATELIER 38 s.r.o. | Tomáš Bindr, Petr Doležal

Stavební část / Building part: Luděk Valík, Martin Struhala

Adresa / Address: Komenského 1/18, Opava, Česká republika

Investor / Investor: Slezské zemské muzeum v Opavě

Projekt / Project: 2013–14

Realizace rekonstrukce / Construction realization: 2015–19

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