The Restoration of the Former Zlín County Court

The bachelor’s thesis deals with the renovation of former Zlín county court in the city centre of Zlín. The object is in the city heritage zone near Zlín castle. The original building from the 16th century initially served as a city brewery, and from the year 1922, the building was used as a country court. In the 20th century, three extensions were added, and since the year 1998 this building has had no usage and has been in decay, which could be seen on its bad structural-technical condition. Therefore, the renovation and return to the former function – that of a brewery, has been designed in this bachelor’s thesis. This function is supplemented by more services, such as the sales area, a beer-themed shop, a beer-themed spa, and accommodation. For constructive-technical and architectonical reasons, the removal of extensions from the 20th century, and renovation of the original building with elements of constructive-historical significance– the façade, and barrel and grion vaults in the ground floor, have been designed. For reasons concerning capacity, a new extension was designed with functional rooms facing towards the Zlín castle. The extension is, in its layout, connected to the original object appropriately on both technical and architectural level, with emphasis on accessibility of every function used by the public. Architecturally, the building has been adjusted by the height and proportions of the original structure, the rhythm of window openings maintains the impression of the original building. Within the extension, there will also be an inbuilt underground parking lot. The bachelor’s thesis expands an architectural study designed in the 3rd year into the form of documentation for building permit. Assigned parts have been designed in detail. Last part deals with an architectural detail of the timber-suspended ceiling with integrated lights, which substitutes for the missing vaults