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governor of the Moravian-Silesian region, Ivo Vondrák,

adding that the outside of the building should keep the

same appearance that Kuba & Pilař designed twelve

years ago. “However, there will be significant changes

to the interior. The design needs to be reworked to

meet the current requirements of an educational

institution of this importance in the digital age,”

continued Vondrák.

New Smart Library

Vice Governor for Culture Lukáš Curylo believes that

the Moravian-Silesian Scientific Library has a great

potential to grow but needs a better location and space.

“Our vision is to build a new smart library and endow

it with life. The Moravian-Silesian Library in Ostrava will

become a modern information, communication, and

technological hub. The library will offer both off-line and

on-line media and be a node in knowledge networks,

and serve as a social point for meetings and communication as well,” he said.

Vice governor pointed out that despite its current

improvised conditions, the library already creates new

educational programmes and teaches information and

digital literacy. Librarians also act as information coaches.

“The library’s options and services to citizens will

develop and expand on the new premises,” Curylo added.

The construction is to begin in 2020. “It will take a while

for the architects to update their project. The original

project documentation of the ‘Black Cube’ does not

meet the requirements for a building permit to be

issued, so we need to add some time to arrange for all

compulsory particulars,” Curylo concluded.

Director of the Moravian-Silesian Scientific Library

Libuše Foberová is confident that after sixty-seven years

at the New Townhall in Ostrava, readers will appreciate the comfortable environment where everything —

1.2 million volumes — is available and handy.

We asked designers about the present status of the

project; architect Ladislav Kuba answered our questions

on behalf of Kuba & Pilař Architects Ltd.

The original project dates back to 2006. How difficult

is it to remake and update it to comply with current

requirements?

It is difficult, of course; we have to redesign all the technologies inside the building and because of new EU

standards we also have to recalculate the static analysis

of the construction.

After you come to an agreement concerning necessary

changes, will your priorities include adapting the

project according to the present legislation, or

is it a larger task in light of feasibility and other

demands of the contracting authorities?

Legislation has changed a lot, that is why we need to

actually remake the entire project of the MoravianSilesian Scientific Library in all aspects. Contracting

authorities have changed the required form and capacity

of the car park because we cannot rely on the Integrated

Car Park Block which was expected to house cars of

visitors to the library, the Cultural Centre of Ostrava and

neighbouring office blocks. The construction plans of the

library have been updated so as to fit the overall

parameters of the construction, yet we have to work out

changes in layout.

The Moravian-Silesian Region is open to novelties,

boasting of the title “Smart Region”. Will we find

some gadgets that will illustrate this trend?

Yes, you will. Investors demand that the project respond

to technological developments and make use of available systems of smart management and administration

of the building. Even though cutting–edge management

instruments were incorporated in the original design,

there have been so many developments in recent years

that we want to embody them in the update of our

project.

Akad. arch. Ladislav Kuba

Kuba & Pilař architekti s.r.o.

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