Vlasatice Castle

Hotel complex

There are several possible arrival routes to the castle for this option. The main one is the current, northern. The second is from the south, but everything is dependent on the extent and selection of the building used as the hotel. The space for the parking lot will be dependant on the arrival selection.

The former cowshed building is the most obvious for several reasons. It would mean creating another entrance gate on the north side; the proposal was partially prepared and consulted with the building authority.

The hotel entrance is expected from the west. It would mean that the space created in front of the castle building was not disturbed. The centrally situated reception with the inner staircase would allow the entrance to the corridor on the 2nd floor. It would pass along the eastern, outer wall. The orientation of the rooms towards the west again will not disturb the use of the space in front of the castle, and the events in this area.

The ground floor with entrance and reception is obvious for technical facilities, and a kitchen with restaurant and lounge. The same applies for the availability of gas supply from the underground tank.

There may be a quiet park area on the open area between the hotel and the riding hall, including the already mentioned parking lot.

The part of the building that underwent reconstruction could be used for the hotel offices. The apartment and four current offices are equipped with air conditioning units. The functional connection with a part of the hotel is trouble free.

Assuming that the building of the castle should also serve for accommodation, the reconstruction would mean solving all operational connections.

The bonus for this usage and solution is that the area is just 8.5 km of driving by car from the Mušov lakes, which is a locality suitable for fishing, water sports and summer swimming. There is also Aqualand Moravia with year-round operation, and a pool with thermal water in a hotel nearby.

Each of the structures is connected to a separate WWTP.

Luxury housing or recreational residence

Above-standard housing and recreational residences have much in common. It is a matter of course to create and equip the castle building with everything that the present time offers. Technologically, operationally and aesthetically. For an art collector, musician, bibliophile or one for whom a certain privacy is a matter of course, there is the full scope for building a refined home.

Of course, there is also the possibility of building a technical design for an indoor pool connected to the castle building. The same is offered for a greenhouse or winter garden, which can often be seen in castles.

If we assume that the future owner will be socially active, the longitudinal cowshed building can be a solution for visitors‘ accommodation. The offices also address the situation when business is moved to the premises, and the contact of managers with production or activities in the field is a necessity.

A possible collector of historical vehicles or other items can use the cowshed building as a museum or exhibition hall.

Arrival by car, parking and arrival to the castle building would be solved in the same way as the restaurant. // The height difference to access the main entrance can be solved by a feasible arc ramp, which rises from both sides from the parking lot level to the entrance level. It would be advisable to incorporate a fountain with waterworks into the arc sector of the ramp that would visually complete a certain historical nobleness of the building. //

With this variant of use, it would be possible to connect the grange building. There is a space for building an exhibition gallery upstairs. Should there be an interest in organizing vernissages, this building also has a vaulted cellar under the building, where the artist could host visitors.

Holiday apartments

The construction of holiday apartments is another potential use of the castle. A certain condition would be the service reception to ensure the necessary comfort. Assuming that this would be an above-standard solution, it should be considered whether even in this case it is meaningful to complete individual apartments in the style of historical events in the same way as the restaurant.

This implementation would require consideration of how many apartments should be integrated into the disposition offered by the castle building. Here it is necessary to start thinking of where to place bathrooms and toilets.

Assuming that the hotel and restaurant were associated with these apartments, it is certainly interesting to offer both for large weddings with accommodation of newly weds. Equipping the suites with a sauna or whirlpool is also to be considered.

Restaurant with the magic of history

If we wanted to direct the intention of using the castle building itself as an unusual restaurant of the higher category, it is necessary to take into account the extent of building modifications. The advantage of the building is the space of a brick, vaulted cellar, where a wine bar for the restaurant guests could be built.

The restaurant itself can be divided into several separate parts. It is an obvious choice to create styles that would relate to the history that passed through the castle. Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods, Napoleonic period and interwar period of the 20th century. A possible gastronomic experience would combine hand in hand with styles.

If the parts of the restaurant were on the floor, the construction integration of the elevator is technically possible.

Connection of the restaurant with the outdoor, southern side is already prepared.

For the kitchen facilities it is possible to use parts of the ground floor, which are reconstructed. Independent entry is possible through the door on the western gable of the building.

The restaurant guests can park their cars in front of the castle building where the road from the north gate leads. The height difference to access the main entrance can be solved by a feasible arc ramp, which rises from both sides from the parking lot level to the entrance level. It would be advisable to incorporate a fountain with waterworks into the arc sector of the ramp that would visually complete a certain historical nobleness of the building. 

Company headquarters

This variant should be considered in terms of whether the operational arrangement of buildings would correspond to the ideas of the owner. Using the castle on the representative level. Use the cowshed building and reconstructed parts as utility premises. 

Also here, the scope and direction of business is the question. The utility building and the cowsheds can serve for a specific production line or individual workshops. Supply and transport services of the whole structure are possible without any problems.

Running of equestrian sport

Work in the grange building was carried out during the reconstruction and construction work. A space was created where the separate boxes for horses are located now. The layout of the buildings in the area would allow building almost 90 separate boxes. 

The area was used by the local Unified Agricultural Cooperative. The structure of the grain drying plant was rebuilt into a covered riding hall, which is fully functional. The equipment also includes an elevated gallery used to view training.

The use of land behind the castle and grange created individual horse runs.

Retirement home

This possibility was partially elaborated into the level of preparation of the implementation. Here we are talking about the use of the cowshed building with a utility building, and the construction of a new building of the ridgy ground plan with three above-ground floors.

The location of the new building was on the western side behind the cowshed building, in the vacant lot towards the riding hall. On this side, a second, square tower with a staircase to the 2nd floor was expected to be built, including the stairs to the view at the top of the tower.

The operational technical plan was that the newly created gate will lead to the built parking lot. The reception and the main entrance was located on the western side of the cowshed building. The reception was connected to the social area for meetings, with suitable toilets, a café nook, and an elevator to the 2nd floor. Another area of ​​the ground floor would be technical / servicing. Laundry, bedding depots, a cleaning room, rooms for night and weekend health service, and a boiler room. Others were to be considered. Gym, massage room or sauna.

The floor would be used for above-standard studios. Each with a separate balcony towards the west.

On the landing near the elevator on the 2nd floor was the entrance to the connecting corridor to the second building. From there it is also possible to enter the staircase in the tower.

The new building is accessible through the connecting corridor. It would also be equipped with several elevators. A kitchen, the main, central dining room on the ground floor, together with several ground-floor studios including the night service rooms.

Sufficiently wide corridors were supposed to allow passage with a mobile bed. The study also included door widths and bathroom solutions. Short arms of the ridgy ground plan of the building were in the direction of the riding hall, with windows facing south. This solution was to create separate backyards with tree planting and benches with tables for summer seating. Each backyard should be accessed via outdoor staircases from the central part of the building and the corridors.

Almost all studios were equipped with their own balcony. The total accommodation capacity was about one hundred seniors.

Energy operation requires its own boiler room for water and room heating. The same applies to the construction of its own transformer station and also increasing the capacity of the WWTP.