CAMPUS

summer 2020

Modřany social services campus. The assignment from the Prague 12 municipality was to design a social services campus. After analysis, we divided the building programme into four blocks. The first is a home with a special regime - a home for the elderly who require permanent care. The next is a nursing home - a home for the elderly who can manage almost all the normal tasks of life, and a caregiver regularly visits them at home. Social flats - small flats for young families with children or socially vulnerable people who need housing but cannot afford their own flat. The last building is a community centre with a multifunctional hall, workshops for interest groups and space for a kindergarten.

We have placed the buildings on the site in such a way as to preserve the quiet character of Jordan Jovkov Street and the rather transit function of Nikola Vapcarov Street. We divide the area diagonally into two parts. In the north-western part we propose two apartment buildings and a nursing home, these are connected by a garage in the underground level. In addition to the housing function, the buildings also contain commercial space for social business and facilities for a field care service. In the eastern part we propose a home for the elderly and a home with special regime. We have developed the structure as a terrace house, which is more than unusual for this type of operation, but due to the sloping nature of the site it is a very convenient option. At the same time, there are terraces that serve as a safe outdoor space for the elderly residents. We have proposed a community centre in the southern part of the site. The shape of the community centre stands out completely from the surrounding prefabricated buildings. This contrast illustrates the social function of the building and is intended to attract visitors.