With the new library and the IGI community center, Vratislavice also gained a cinema
Vratislavice nad Nisou (Liberec) – A new IGI center was opened in Vratislavice nad Nisou on Thursday, created by the renovation and expansion of the former rectory. The construction, which cost nearly 86 million crowns including VAT, is the largest modern investment project in the only city district of Liberec. Thanks to this, Vratislavice now has a modern library, a family center, spaces for associations, as well as a cinema, said Mayor Lukáš Pohanka (Mayors for the Liberec Region) on the occasion of today's festive opening to ČTK.
Vratislavice obtained the rectory next to the cultural center 101010 in 2017; the building urgently needed renovation. Work began more than two years ago. Practically only the exterior walls remained from the building; everything else is new, including the annex with three above-ground and two underground floors. "The goal was to create a library, an association center, and a community center; we even had a slot car track that exists here in Vratislavice, but unfortunately, it just wouldn't fit here," architect Jiří Janďourek told ČTK.
During the renovation of the old rectory, builders uncovered the lower floor, which was originally buried, revealing the vaulted ceilings of the original cellar, which now houses the family center. "We thus gained another floor," Janďourek said. The construction was not always straightforward; for example, it later turned out that the original rafters of the old rectory were in worse condition than originally assumed and had to be replaced with new ones. The work was also extended by about two months due to delays in the delivery of equipment.
Next to the rectory, separated by a passage, stands a modern annex of the library with a steel facade, under which there is an eight-meter-deep cinema hall. It will also serve for cultural programs, training, and library events. "We certainly do not want to compete with multiplexes," Pohanka noted. The city library, which had previously been located in one wing of the neighboring cultural center 101010, has already moved into the new space. "We are considering using that space for exhibitions," the mayor added.
The new community house, named IGI, commemorates the significant native of Vratislavice, Ignaz Ginzkey, founder of the carpet and blanket textile factory, who played an important role in the development of Vratislavice in the 19th century. His likeness is depicted in a sculpture made of iron and glass in the shape of a giant magnifying glass by artist Paulina Skavová. "The original task was to create a commemorative plaque, but I suggested we do it differently," the artist told ČTK. Thus, the factory owner's likeness is not on a bronze plaque, but rather a relief cast in glass in the shape of a giant magnifying glass.
Vratislavice obtained the rectory next to the cultural center 101010 in 2017; the building urgently needed renovation. Work began more than two years ago. Practically only the exterior walls remained from the building; everything else is new, including the annex with three above-ground and two underground floors. "The goal was to create a library, an association center, and a community center; we even had a slot car track that exists here in Vratislavice, but unfortunately, it just wouldn't fit here," architect Jiří Janďourek told ČTK.
During the renovation of the old rectory, builders uncovered the lower floor, which was originally buried, revealing the vaulted ceilings of the original cellar, which now houses the family center. "We thus gained another floor," Janďourek said. The construction was not always straightforward; for example, it later turned out that the original rafters of the old rectory were in worse condition than originally assumed and had to be replaced with new ones. The work was also extended by about two months due to delays in the delivery of equipment.
Next to the rectory, separated by a passage, stands a modern annex of the library with a steel facade, under which there is an eight-meter-deep cinema hall. It will also serve for cultural programs, training, and library events. "We certainly do not want to compete with multiplexes," Pohanka noted. The city library, which had previously been located in one wing of the neighboring cultural center 101010, has already moved into the new space. "We are considering using that space for exhibitions," the mayor added.
The new community house, named IGI, commemorates the significant native of Vratislavice, Ignaz Ginzkey, founder of the carpet and blanket textile factory, who played an important role in the development of Vratislavice in the 19th century. His likeness is depicted in a sculpture made of iron and glass in the shape of a giant magnifying glass by artist Paulina Skavová. "The original task was to create a commemorative plaque, but I suggested we do it differently," the artist told ČTK. Thus, the factory owner's likeness is not on a bronze plaque, but rather a relief cast in glass in the shape of a giant magnifying glass.
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