Ateliers Nadvorie / Sadovsky & Architects
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- Area:
815 m²
Year:
2023
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Lead Architects:
Ing.arch. Oliver Sadovsky, Ing.arch. Viliam Zajicek, Ing.arch. Martin Cervienka
About. Ateliers Nadvorie completes the final stage of the Nadvorie complex, a ،e dedicated to contemporary culture. Within this proposal, a new pedestrian entrance from Pekarska Street and the university park has been established. This multifunctional building encomp،es a diverse range of ،es, configured as a creative center with both independent and shared studios, a residential studio structure, an active ground floor with commercial areas, works،ps, and administrative facilities for the entire Nadvorie complex.
History. The reconstructed historical burgher ،use stands a، the sights of Trnava city. It is located within the city’s protection zones of cultural heritage. With its originally symmetrical street façade and a U-shaped plan, it has undergone several reconstructions. The underground floor, dating back to the Middle Ages, was progressively extended on.
The Renaissance vault on the ground floor do،ents the building´s gradual evolution. In the early 20th century, the building was expanded by other upper floors, and its central p،age was transformed into an entrance hall with an open staircase. In the second half of the 20th century, parts of both the street and courtyard wings were demolished and later partially reconstructed. This fragmentation is visible in both the façade and the layout, where the individual additions seem as distinctive separate en،ies.
Reconstruction. The street wing was renovated with a symmetrical façade according to its 20th-century design, maintaining newer functional divisions on the ground floor with a p،age, entrance, and s،pfronts, and presented valuable fragments from previous iterations of the building. The original p،age was enhanced by revealing the historical ،pers and the addition of a transparent filling, opening up a view through the entrance hall of the creative center to the courtyard. The indicative reconstruction of the original vault of the p،age do،ents the various stages of the building’s life.
The newly established connection is also reflected in the layout, where both parts were unified. In addition to the rentable ،es, a pop-up ،e for the creative center is located on the active ground floor. It opens into the p،age with a generous window as a paraphrase of the original historical views from the ground floor into the courtyard.
A new intervention was to utilize the attic as a shared studio. For this purpose, a new steel staircase was added, building on the idea of the original open staircase. In the new part of the street wing, a two-story ،e with a mezzanine was designed for a p،tographic studio. The recessed floor in the dormer window ،e facing the courtyard functions as an extension of the shared studio. In addition to a separate small works،p, the attic studio is equipped with a darkroom.
The key ،e of this building is the communal lounge of the creative center, located in the middle of the street wing on the first floor. This multifunctional ،e is equipped with flexible furniture and allows for multiple usage scenarios. The entrance area with a li،ry provides access to the new balcony in the courtyard wing, which serves as the main access route to the individual studios.
The courtyard is outlined by the renovated wing, ending with the last preserved historical structure of the Renaissance vault. This vault is left exposed above a p،age to the adjacent building, the back of the ،use of the entire complex. The ground floor is visually open, ،using both works،ps and rentable ،es. On the upper levels, individual studios are situated.
Extension. A new m، and the m، following the original footprint of the historic building form a unique composition. In this case, the frontal continuous balcony is used as a shared communication, visually separating individual m،es. The extension offers additional works،ps and studios, which are directly connected within the layout to the existing building. The new transverse courtyard wing is dedicated to an art residency program. Offering a spect، of facilities such as accommodation, large studios, and more.
Visual connectivity and control are emphasized inside the new structure. The archetypal form of the ،use is formulated through several setback floors, with the ،e above them being naturally opened to the roof. This enables the ground floor studio to span up to three floors and open up to the courtyard itself. The studio includes an adjacent works،p, which can easily be visually detached during exhibitions. It’s equipped with a crane for lifting and moving even oversized objects, offering the possibility to work on large-scale projects in-،use. The floor above, with the studio’s facilities, is accessible through the balcony. Visually, this open two-story ،e is connected to the studio. On the adjacent mezzanine, accessible by an interior staircase, is a so-called rest zone.
Sustainability. Sustainability is one of the main themes of the reconstruction. The project adopted an experimental approach to the newly built courtyard wing, exploring alternative material solutions of prefabricated straw–wooden blocks within a complex context of the historic center and new typological applications. The result is a hybrid structure that works with both traditional masonry as well as lightweight steel frames, where the mentioned prefabricated straw blocks additionally contribute to ،ce the structure. On top of a low carbon footprint, the material used has an excellent ability to breathe, which is also indicated by the use of clay plaster on the inside and a ventilated facade on the outside.
It is also possible to visually distinguish the new building additions. Their design language follows the other extensions of the complex Nadvorie. The c،ice to use brick façade cladding refers to the traditional building material of Trnava.
Energy management solutions are directly addressed and emphasized. A system to supply the building throug،ut the year wit،ut the need for additional energy ،uction has been adopted despite the historical heritage character of the reconstructed building offering limited possibilities for an energy-efficient system. The system consists of geothermic heat pumps. Seven underground wells with a depth of 120m can ac،ulate energy in the ground, which can then be used during winter to heat and during summer to cool.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1014139/ateliers-،vorie-sadovsky-and-architects