The area of the Liberec printing house will be transformed into apartments within six years
Liberec - The long-unused printing facility near the center of Liberec is set to be transformed into a residential complex within six years. The company Kristián Development, which plans the reconstruction, aims to renovate valuable villas as well as two original interwar industrial buildings. The remaining structures will be demolished, and two new apartment buildings will be constructed in their place. Work is expected to begin in the middle of this year. CTK learned this today from documents published on the EIA website.
The site of the former Liberec printing house is located in the southern part of the historically protected center of Liberec. Production was still taking place in the company in the 1990s, but a failed privatization ended production over ten years ago, and the facility has been deteriorating since then. The printing house includes valuable buildings. The most valuable are the corner late Baroque house from 1791 and four other late Baroque and Neoclassical villas. All of them are to be renovated as part of the reconstruction. Unsightly extensions will disappear, and the houses will return to their original form.
Revitalization is also expected for the two original industrial buildings of the printing house located at the corners of B. Němcové and Oblačné streets. The art deco buildings from 1925 and 1928 will be converted into apartments, though their external facades will be minimally affected by the renovation. The remaining heterogeneous structures on the site will be demolished, and in their place, two new apartment buildings with underground garages for 166 cars, a fitness center, and other services will be built. On the nearly 7000 square meter site, 114 apartments, as well as offices, restaurants, and spaces for other services, should be created over the course of six years.
The printing facility in Liberec is located near the Liberec Regional Gallery and the former Skloexport chateau. The printing house was part of the former Severografie; in 1993, it was purchased from the National Property Fund by two Liberec entrepreneurs, Miroslav Mládek and Zdeněk Úlehla. However, they only paid part of the price, and they also owed additional money to the bank. The entire privatization ended up in court, production at the facility stopped, and the empty site changed owners several times afterwards.
Now, the dilapidated complex finally has a chance to find new use. Such reconstructions are rather rare in Liberec. Developers generally prefer demolition and new construction for industrial sites. One of the most famous exceptions is the transformation of the former Hedva textile factory into the entertainment and social center Babylon.
The site of the former Liberec printing house is located in the southern part of the historically protected center of Liberec. Production was still taking place in the company in the 1990s, but a failed privatization ended production over ten years ago, and the facility has been deteriorating since then. The printing house includes valuable buildings. The most valuable are the corner late Baroque house from 1791 and four other late Baroque and Neoclassical villas. All of them are to be renovated as part of the reconstruction. Unsightly extensions will disappear, and the houses will return to their original form.
Revitalization is also expected for the two original industrial buildings of the printing house located at the corners of B. Němcové and Oblačné streets. The art deco buildings from 1925 and 1928 will be converted into apartments, though their external facades will be minimally affected by the renovation. The remaining heterogeneous structures on the site will be demolished, and in their place, two new apartment buildings with underground garages for 166 cars, a fitness center, and other services will be built. On the nearly 7000 square meter site, 114 apartments, as well as offices, restaurants, and spaces for other services, should be created over the course of six years.
The printing facility in Liberec is located near the Liberec Regional Gallery and the former Skloexport chateau. The printing house was part of the former Severografie; in 1993, it was purchased from the National Property Fund by two Liberec entrepreneurs, Miroslav Mládek and Zdeněk Úlehla. However, they only paid part of the price, and they also owed additional money to the bank. The entire privatization ended up in court, production at the facility stopped, and the empty site changed owners several times afterwards.
Now, the dilapidated complex finally has a chance to find new use. Such reconstructions are rather rare in Liberec. Developers generally prefer demolition and new construction for industrial sites. One of the most famous exceptions is the transformation of the former Hedva textile factory into the entertainment and social center Babylon.
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| The author of the conversion and reconstruction is the architectural office Doubner s. r. o. (Photo VCPD FA ČVUT - Lukáš Beran) |
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