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The building of Mlynica is part of a large post-industrial area of Light Building Materials in Bratislava. Since 1960s, porous prefabricated concrete blocks, slabs and panels have been produced here. Production took place until 1992. After privatization, the new owners sold off the complex and a gradual disintegration of the structures began.
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The architectural design builds on the structural logic of the original building. The reinforced concrete frame filled with porous concrete masonry façade is retained and new programme is inserted into the existing container.
The façade is opened up purposefully in places where it aligns with the new layout, without compromise and with respect to the load-bearing capacity of the existing perimeter structures. The new openings have a free and readable composition as opposed to the original rational mesh of window openings typical of an industrial building.
The object of Mlynica is vertically divided into three functional blocks. The design of the individual parts of the new programme – event space, administrative premises and flats –communicates via the central space of the former production hall.
The rigid construction of the structural skeleton is complemented by transparent partitions of the new layout, soft timber infill panels, Profilit walls and exposed media ducts. Three new floors for administration are created within the original concrete hoppers which are made accessible from the central hall.
The design builds on the contrast between old and new, highlighting the quality of the original building. With this approach it is necessary to get rid of unnecessary layers in order to emphasize the structural logic of the building and thus maximize the potential for its new use.
The reconstruction transforms the former industrial complex used for purely technical production into a modern mixed-use building for cultural events, businesses presentation, administration and in smaller part open plan living.
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Architects
gutgut
Authors
Štefan Polakovič, Lukáš Kordík, Jana Benková, Tomáš Vrtek,
Roman Žitňanský, Patrícia Botková, Katarína Bergerová
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Status
Built
Client
Private
Project date
2015-2016
Construction dates
2016-2017
Gross floor area
4220 sqm
Budget
4.2 million Euro
Objekt Mlynice je vertikálne funkčne rozčlenený na tri celky. Návrh jednotlivé časti nového programu - event, administratívne priestory a byty, necháva medzi sebou komunikovať cez ústredný halový priestor bývalej výroby. Tvrdá konštrukcia nosného skeletu je doplnená transparentnými priečkami novej dispozície, mäkkými drevenými výplňovými panelmi, profilitovými stenami a voľne vedenými rozvodmi médií bez kapotáže. Z ústrednej haly sú sprístupnené pôvodné betónové násypníky, do ktorých sú vložené tri nové podlažia pre administratívu. Kontrast starého a nového zdôrazňuje kvalitu pôvodného objektu, na ktorej sa rozhodol návrh stavať. K takémuto prístupu je nevyhnutné zbaviť sa nepotrebného nánosu, zvýrazniť statickú podstatu konštrukcií domu a vyťažiť z nej maximum pre nové využitie objektu. Z bývalej industriálnej budovy, čisto technicko-výrobného charakteru, sa po rekonštrukcii stane moderný objekt zmiešanej funkcie, určený pre kultúrne podujatia, firemnú prezentáciu, administratívu a v malom rozsahu aj pre bývanie vo voľných dispozíciách.
