Prachatice - Nová střela
Competition: 2024
Author: Marcela Steinbachová
Coauthor: Pavel Směták, Štěpán Perný
Landscape design: Pavlína Malíková
Investor: město Prachatice

Nová Střela is being transformed from an existing shooting range into a vibrant sports and community center. This project reimagines the area as an open, dynamic space that fosters a wide range of activities and innovative development. The addition of wooden galleries and platforms encourages free use for sports, recreation, and gatherings.

The design leverages the footprints of existing buildings, converting them into attractive structures that integrate housing, education, and the surrounding natural environment. The former shooting range offers a diverse array of activities for all generations, providing the proper resources to house both recreational and high-level sports. Relaxation areas are thoughtfully placed between the ranges, and a small square to the south provides a focal point for the planned neighborhood to emphasize community and connect the site.

The main building's façade is insulated and enhanced with wooden galleries and terraces that offer shading; this renovation creates an inviting, open structure with maximum transparency. The use of red-stained wooden elements throughout the galleries and playgrounds unifies the design and underscores the area's public and community-focused purpose. The smaller shooting range building is repurposed into a community center, equipped for children's performances, birthday parties, educational activities, and other events such as these. A partially enclosed, screened galleries ensures a safe environment for children to move about freely without any potential danger.

The project's landscape design maximizes the preservation of existing trees on the property, retaining valuable specimens and adding new plantings of predominantly native species. This approach naturally integrates the site with the surrounding landscape, enhancing the overall ecological and aesthetic value of Nová Střela, while respecting the project’s natural environment.