An apartment building from the socialist period in Slovakia is reinvented not just on the outside – with a new façade – but also through the inner planimetria.
Project: GutGut
Text: GutGut, Cosmin Caciuc
Photo: Jakub Skokan & Martin Tůma (BoysPlayNice), GutGut
Before
This tower block conversion demonstrates our interpretation of the current trend of reconstructing prefabricated housing stock.
After
Our project sensitively responds to the existing context, while simultaneously revealing parts of its interior.
The original storage facilities located on the ground floor were replaced by new amenities for the residents – a café, a gym and a sauna – all connected onto the external terrace.
The reconstruction also involved removal of prefabricated partitions, opening up the floor plan though the entire cross section of the building, enhancing the spatial character of the apartments, the best of which are located in the roof extension.
Location: Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
Architecture: gutgut
Partners in charge: Štefan Polakovič, Lukáš Kordík
Authors: Štefan Polakovič, Lukáš Kordík, Peter Jurkovič, Roman Halmi, Jana Benková, Ivan Príkopský, Katarína Príkopská
Gross floor area: 3.775 m2
Project and construction date: 2007–2014
www.gutgut.sk
