Ryšánek Mill

Year2025

CategoryResidential houses

LocationVelké Přílepy

StatusCompleted

Ryšánek Mill is an ensemble of two architecturally and historically distinct buildings, which the design unites into a single functional and spatially coherent whole.

The late 19th-century street-front building has undergone a sensitive restoration focused on rehabilitating its original historicist expression, while the 1960s industrial building in the courtyard has been stripped of later additions and adapted with an emphasis on its structural simplicity and industrial character. The project also includes the transformation of the passageway and the inner courtyard, which changes from an originally utilitarian space into a calmer place to spend time, with greenery and front gardens.

The design thus works with the contrast between two different building layers, whose differences it does not conceal but uses as the basis for a new identity for the entire site.

Design team	Martin Krupauer Pavel Kvintus Martin Sedmák Jaroslav Kedaj Jakub Honzák Daniel Jeništa

Restoration of the Historic Street-Front Building

The building facing the main street retains the character of late 19th-century historicist urban architecture. The reconstruction focused on removing later accretions and restoring the original expression of the façade through stucco render, cornices and other decorative elements.

The aim was not a new interpretation of the historic building, but a sensitive restoration of its architectural legibility and proportions.

The Industrial Layer of the Courtyard

The façades of the buildings are finished in white thin-layer ETICS render. The timber windows are finished with a white glaze.

Transformation of the Courtyard

Another important part of the project is the new treatment of the passageway and courtyard. The originally largely utilitarian space used for parking is being transformed into a calmer inner courtyard with front gardens and greenery. The new layout reinforces the courtyard as a place to spend time and creates a natural transition between the historic street-front building and the industrial building behind it.