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The most famous residential building in Olomouc of recent decades is a villa built on top of a silo, standing at the very edge of the historical city centre. The architects Tomáš Pejpek and Szymon Rozwalka answered the challenge of the investor Radim Králík, who wished to transform an unused grain silo of the Hanácké Mills from the 1940s.
Conversion of old industrial buildings is a trend of recent years, but using it purely for individual living is an unusual and radical idea. The transformation of the silo was also radical. The architects achieved the bold goal of a residential unit connected to the ground floor by the timelessness of an elevator shaft. The hanging garden with a bath situated halfway up is similarly surreal. An elevated central hall with visible steel structure is anchored into the silo building.
An interconnection of different layers offers varied vistas and specific light, with residents being able to use both external and internal galleries. One side offers a view of grassy terraces, on the other side we see historical Olomouc.
The architects made the investor’s dream come true, opening up a new dimension of residential construction.