CONVERSION OF A HISTORICAL BUILDING IN THE KARLÍN BARRACKS COURTYARD

The diploma thesis loosely follows a pre-diploma seminar on the topic of conversion of industrial buildings, which was developed in the Tichý studio. It analyzed the concept of conversion, industrial development in Bohemia, as well as the method of construction and the impacts on cities, the influence of mechanization on industrial buildings and finally the decline of industry. Several projects located in the Karlín district were analyzed. This district also includes the Karlín Barracks building, which the thesis focuses on, more precisely, the courtyard building. The construction program follows on future plans for the Barracks, space for art schools and the opening up of their mass with a connection to the city, for this reason, functions such as a low-threshold center, starter housing or community greenhouse were chosen, which aim to integrate individuals from the margins of society and offer them a safe environment for a new beginning.