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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