VISION FOR ŽELEZNÝ BROD

The thesis opposes planned relocation of art school in Železný Brod. It is looking for a way to maximise the value of limited amount of investments in small towns. A starting point is found in the future intersection between planned regional recreational path Greenway Jizera with an urban axis of Masarykova street. Simultaneously, it is a possible solution to invert the trend of bankrupt businesses in small towns where a concentration of public buildings could to certain extent compensate the missing shops. The site is currently in a dilapidated state and is used as a parking lot and occasional market space. The existing function as a market is adopted and added to the building programme for the art school. The work aims to not only solve the surrounding area within its urban context but also to work with traditional architecture - a log house. It is looking for a way how form, material and construction method can be reinterpreted to contemporary language.