Competition: Restoration and New Use of the Veselí nad Moravou Castle

Subject of the Competition
Preparation of an ideational design proposal for the architectural solution for the restoration and new use of the Veselí nad Moravou Castle.

Goal of the Competition
The aim of the competition is to prepare an ideational design proposal for the architectural solution, both exterior and interior, for the restoration and new use of the Veselí nad Moravou Castle, with the goal of further utilization as a 4-star hotel facility, including suitable restaurant facilities, conference spaces, and a smaller historical-museum part. The part of the building attached to the historical-museum part should also include a private apartment.
The sought objective is an architecturally suitable, environmentally friendly, and simultaneously financially and economically efficient use of all four floors of the building (basements, ground floor, first floor, attic), parts of the former stable, and the carriage house. A proposal for the utilization of the courtyard (the main courtyard of the castle building and the courtyard between the castle building and the stable with the carriage house) is welcomed.

Type of Competition
According to the intention of the solution, the competition is announced as ideational.
According to the subject of the solution, the competition is announced as architectural.
According to the circle of participants, the competition is announced as public.
According to the number of announced rounds, the competition is announced as a single-round competition.

Participants of the Competition
Anyone, whether a natural or legal person, who submits the required parts of the competition proposal by the required deadline, can participate in the competition.

Competition Materials
The competition materials will be provided to the participants free of charge.
The competition materials are prepared in digital form and will be provided on CD upon request by the competition secretariat.

Regular Members of the Jury
Ing. arch. Zdeněk Jiran for the Czech Chamber of Architects
Prof. Ing. arch. Bohumil Fanta, CSc. for the Faculty of Architecture CTU Prague
Prof. Ing. arch. Helena Zemánková, CSc. for the Faculty of Architecture VUT Brno
Doc. Ing. arch. Eva Kráľová, PhD. for the Faculty of Architecture STU Bratislava
Ing. arch. Pavel Wewiora for the National Heritage Institute, regional office in Brno
Ing. Miloš Kozumplík for the city of Veselí nad Moravou
Ing. Antonín Štěrba for the organizer, Wessels, s.r.o. Veselí nad Moravou

Prizes

The first prize is set at 100,000 CZK
The second prize is set at 50,000 CZK
The third prize is set at 25,000 CZK

Awards
For proposals that are not awarded but have brought remarkable partial stimuli and solutions, a total amount for possible distribution of awards is set at 100,000 CZK. (in words: one hundred thousand Czech crowns).

Deadlines
Date of announcement of the competition: February 26, 2007
(first stage, prior to the approval of the competition conditions by the Czech Chamber of Architects)

Inquiries
Inquiries regarding the competition can be submitted in writing (via email, fax, or by post), or orally (by phone or in person) to the competition secretariat, which will ensure the necessary answers depending on the nature of the inquiries.

The final deadline for submitting inquiries is set for April 30, 2007.

Date of submission of competition proposals by the competitors: June 15, 2007.

Organizer: Wessels, s.r.o., Zámecká 14, 698 01 Veselí nad Moravou

Competition Secretariat: Ing. Eva Prvá, PhD., Kresánkova 20, 841 05 Bratislava, tel/fax: 00421 2 65 42 14 11, mobile: 00421 905 299 780, e-mail: info@wesels.eu