Parking house behind the cathedral in Ostrava - competition results

The subject of the competition was the design of an architectural solution for a new parking garage on plots number 461/1, 461/2, and 462/1 in the cadastral area of Moravská Ostrava, municipality of Ostrava. The design needed to be addressed holistically within the framework of the defined area according to the competition documentation. The competition assignment was based on the current situation of the historical center of the city, and therefore, the new parking garage had to be considered in its context as part of all the systemic layers of the city. From a spatial perspective, it was required that the parking garage be traditionally integrated as part of the urban block structure with regard to the adjacent significant buildings. The competition assignment also included considerations on the operation of the parking garage and its functional content, including potential future changes.

Organizer: Statutory City of Ostrava
Authorized representative of the client: Tomáš Macura, Mayor of the city 

Organizer: City Studio of Spatial Planning and Architecture, contributory organization
Competition secretary: Ing. Martina Kostelníková

Ordinary members of the jury - dependent
Ing. Vladimír Cigánek - Deputy Mayor of the Statutory City of Ostrava
Ing. David Witosz - Deputy Mayor of the Municipal District of Moravská Ostrava and Přívoz
Ing.arch. Ondřej Vysloužil - City Architect – Director of MAPPA

Ordinary members of the jury - independent
Ing. Martin Krupauer
Ing.arch. Ondřej Chybík
Ing.arch. Vladimír Fialka
Ing.arch. Milena Vitoulová

Substitutes of the jury - dependent
Mgr. Zuzana Bajgarová, Deputy Mayor of the Statutory City of Ostrava
Ing.arch. Petr Buryška - Architect - Urban Planner MAPPA

Substitutes of the jury - independent
Ing.arch. Lucie Kadrmanová Chytilová
Ing.arch. Petr Stanjura

Invited experts: 

Mgr. Michal Zezula, Ph.D. - Director of the Regional Institute for the Preservation of Monuments in Ostrava – National Heritage Institute
Ing.arch. Cyril Vltavský, MPA - Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Building Regulation MO 

Ing. Jan Peterek - Fire Safety Specialist 

Ing. Dana Víchová - Independent Budget Analyst 

Ing. Josef Laža - Transportation Expert MAPPA
Ing. Roman Kortus - Veolia Energie ČR, a.s.
Ing. Milan Novosad - Representative of the Owner OD Horník, LE CYGNE SPORTIF GROUPE a.s. 



Date of the competition: June 22, 2020 - November 20, 2020
Date of announcement of results: December 22, 2020
Number of submitted designs: 6
Total prizes and awards: 1,200,000 Kč
The jury may request the client to invite additional experts during the competition.

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1st place - amount 700,000 Kč

Author: CHALUPA ARCHITEKTI, s.r.o. / 
Ing.arch. Marek Chalupa, Ing.arch. Štěpán Chalupa, Ing.arch. Vojtěch Jeřábek, Ing.arch. Jan Ptáček
Jury Evaluation: The jury appreciates the urbanity of the building in all aspects – it reflects the historical footprint of the original school, ingeniously integrating steel (future demountable ramps) into its courtyard, while the remaining skeleton will be transformable into apartments. The choice of a corresponding structural height of the typical floor allows for a higher capacity of parking spaces by approximately 100 above the requirements of the assignment. Despite having the largest building volume among all the designs, the mass has been successfully directed and responds well to the context.

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2nd place - amount 500,000 Kč
Author: OV ARCHITEKTI, s.r.o. / 
Ing.arch. Jiří Opočenský, Ing.arch. Štěpán Valouch
Jury Evaluation: The jury was very impressed by the staircase motif which expands public space and the overall expression of the house. The facade depiction of the original school was primarily rated positively. The design dealt excellently with the assignment, but the reason for the 2nd place award is its convertibility aimed at use by offices and a significantly lower capacity of parking spaces compared to the winning design. The jury also perceives the risk of possible changes to the appearance of the staircase in later stages of project documentation due to safety considerations (roofing, placement of protective netting). They also perceive the possibility of not recognizing the outdoor staircase as fire safety compliant, which would necessitate the removal of some parking spaces and replace them with a second internal staircase within the building.

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3rd place - not awarded

Unawarded designs:

Author: Malý Chmel s.r.o.
 / Ing.arch. Petr Malý, Ing.arch. Miroslav Malý, Ing.arch. Zdeněk Chmel, MgA. Miroslav Chmel, Ing.arch. Daniel Struhařík

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Author: Atelier bod architekti, s.r.o 
/ Ing.arch. Vojtěch Sosna, Ing.arch. Jakub Straka and Ing.arch. Jáchym Svoboda

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Author: Architekti Hrůša & spol., Ateliér Brno / Prof. Ing.arch. Petr Hrůša, Ing.arch. Vít Zenkl

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Author: A69 - architekti, s.r.o. 
/ Ing.arch. Jaroslav Wertig, Ing.arch. Prokop Tomášek, doc. Ing.arch. Boris Redčenkov

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