The gates of Opava‘s symbol have been locked for more than ten years and only memories of its former glory remain. “space for spaces” restores every unique corner of the house. Connects it to the new shopping centre with the surrounding spaces and transforms memories back into a living everyday reality. We understand the Breda department store as an accumulation of structures that can be a living testimony to the development of the building. The Project adds another layer that coexists with the existing ones. The main theme is a materialized crossroads, a public promenade connecting the green ring of Opava with the iconic Leopold Bauer dome from 1928. This path connects the old Breda with the new, leading visitors across all floors to the new terraced roofs and making the dome space the heart of the building once again. Gradual opening of the former department store is part of Kateřina Šedá‘s participative project, which begins with the opening of the roof as an accompanying laboratory for the whole process. The proposed programme is divided in a 30 : 70 ratio, with 30 % being a public cultural platform and 70 % being spaces for various rentals. Their specific use is then based on the possibilities of the existing spaces - both economic and environmental - which forms the basis of the “Space for Spaces”.
Location: Opava, Czech Republic
Date: 2024
Programme: Public Space, Offices, Cultural Space,
Educational Space, Retail Space.
Client: Opava
Status: Competition
Area: 3000m²
Team: Traumnovelle (architects),
Peer Collective (architects),
Katerina Seda (activist).
Date: 2024
Programme: Public Space, Offices, Cultural Space,
Educational Space, Retail Space.
Client: Opava
Status: Competition
Area: 3000m²
Team: Traumnovelle (architects),
Peer Collective (architects),
Katerina Seda (activist).