The Staříč Village Council invite a number of architectural practices to submit competitive tenders for a new retirement apartment block. Our submission was selected, and we proceeded to produce full details for the realization.

The building consists of two separate blocks, linked by an indoor hall with facilities for social activities. We endeavoured to design an environment where the residents will feel at home, but will also be inspired to participate in the village life at large, and might even draw some aspects of the village life into the Home. To that end, the ground floor of the building is designed to accommodate services and amenities for both residents and the wider public.

For the village, it is one of the most important, and one of the largest investment ventures of the post-revolution era. The whole process, from the first design to the Home’s completion, took nine years. During the two years of the actual building period with over a hundred inspection days, the atmosphere was sometimes good and sometimes less so.