Reconversion of the brewery in Kralupy
The confrontation of layers and 46 years of silence: the brewery of Josef Fischer stood unused for many years; brewing stopped here in 1979. It fell into disrepair, but did not disappear. The building preserved its character, location in the historical core of Kralupy, and its mass. We wanted to return the soul to the place and create a space that would truly serve the people. On 6,529 m², a café, library, museum, restaurant, music school, and children's and youth center. And a microbrewery returned after 46 years.
The complex is located directly on Palackého náměstí, in the heart of the historical core of the city. Thanks to its location and scale, it has a natural potential to draw life into the center. The ground floor is therefore a vibrant plinth open directly to the square.
Our design built upon the original volumetric study of the Rh-arch studio. We considered the reconstructions in two layers. The first is the preservation of values, specifically the imprint of the era. The second introduces tension between history and the present. The historical facades with regular pilasters, arched lintels, and prominent chimneys remain dominant and exposed. New interventions – an outdoor escape staircase, an elevator, and an extension – are distinctly differentiated by material. Perforated corrugated metal and slender steel structures alongside traditional plaster. Each layer remains legible.
In terms of layout, the building combines operational units that previously functioned scattered throughout the city under one roof. The music school received its own concert hall, the library relocated from Jodlova Street, and the museum uses the double-story exhibition spaces in the original brewing halls. The room divisions respect the position of existing windows and load-bearing columns.
The interior maintains the same logic as the exterior. Throughout the building, motifs referencing the industrial past permeate. Glass block bricks weave through the structure in two forms: as a wall running through the staircase with a pattern mimicking climbing hops, and as the front wall of the bar in the café. Steel staircases made of mesh connect the floors throughout the entire building. Suspended lights deepen the spatial accent and, along with visible technologies, complete the character of the interior. In the ballet hall, the rhythm of black lampshades corresponds with the rhythm of the wooden trusses above them.
Structurally, the project brought a number of non-standard situations. Missing foundation structures were replaced with underpinning, significantly uneven masonry was repaired in the basement, and complications arose from groundwater and the routing of ventilation and plumbing installations. The architecture and the complete project documentation of the cultural center in Kralupy nad Vltavou – all of this was created under one roof at Atelier 99.
The complex is located directly on Palackého náměstí, in the heart of the historical core of the city. Thanks to its location and scale, it has a natural potential to draw life into the center. The ground floor is therefore a vibrant plinth open directly to the square.
Our design built upon the original volumetric study of the Rh-arch studio. We considered the reconstructions in two layers. The first is the preservation of values, specifically the imprint of the era. The second introduces tension between history and the present. The historical facades with regular pilasters, arched lintels, and prominent chimneys remain dominant and exposed. New interventions – an outdoor escape staircase, an elevator, and an extension – are distinctly differentiated by material. Perforated corrugated metal and slender steel structures alongside traditional plaster. Each layer remains legible.
In terms of layout, the building combines operational units that previously functioned scattered throughout the city under one roof. The music school received its own concert hall, the library relocated from Jodlova Street, and the museum uses the double-story exhibition spaces in the original brewing halls. The room divisions respect the position of existing windows and load-bearing columns.
The interior maintains the same logic as the exterior. Throughout the building, motifs referencing the industrial past permeate. Glass block bricks weave through the structure in two forms: as a wall running through the staircase with a pattern mimicking climbing hops, and as the front wall of the bar in the café. Steel staircases made of mesh connect the floors throughout the entire building. Suspended lights deepen the spatial accent and, along with visible technologies, complete the character of the interior. In the ballet hall, the rhythm of black lampshades corresponds with the rhythm of the wooden trusses above them.
Structurally, the project brought a number of non-standard situations. Missing foundation structures were replaced with underpinning, significantly uneven masonry was repaired in the basement, and complications arose from groundwater and the routing of ventilation and plumbing installations. The architecture and the complete project documentation of the cultural center in Kralupy nad Vltavou – all of this was created under one roof at Atelier 99.
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