Former rural chateau of Vážany is located in the middle of the village and its oldest part comes from the renaissance. Inside there is a courtyard, extending up towards the agricultural district. Nowadays just few rooms of the chateau are used.
Main purpose of my design was respectfully preserving as much as possible from the original and slight cleanup between newer elements of low value. Other was keeping the rural and local atmosphere, characterized by agriculture, good food and drinking with your friends, rational thinking and proximity of nature. Next important target was to attract regional tourism.
That’s why I rejected the original plan of the municipality to build seniors’ dwelling, and because of historical agricultural, residential and representational use of the building and the regional importance of fruit growing, I propose its use for manufacturing and selling of apple products - cider and calvados, agrotourism and showcasing of the production and temporary lodging.
