DOV- Dolní Oblast Vítkovice [Lower Area Vítkovice] – a Europe-wide area well known for its harmony between architecture and industrial values. Thanks to the studio of AP Josef Pleskot, we can appreciate the present and the heritage of our ancestors together.

The new, young company Leemon approached us about cooperation on the exit ventilation shaft near Místecká Street. Once agreement between the investor and the original owner, Mr Světlík, was reached, we consulted with the architect and author of the complex, Mr Pleskot. Cultural heritage and respect for environment were our challenges.

The structures were stripped down to their original state and the interiors repurposed as offices or training rooms. The next stage of construction consists of a three-stories high extension, with panoramic views of Ostrava. An addition of an atypical glass bay window, accessed by a glass elevator running on the façade of the building. Airy space and transparency of the interiors were central to the design and its final realisation. The supporting structure was reinforced by a steel structure, demanded by the additional load of the new extension.