Zlín Headquarters

A study for a company headquarters on a steep slope: 509 m², offices without air conditioning, a view of the pond.

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Headquarters on 509 m².

Offices without air conditioning.

509 m² excl. terracesofficesmeeting roomserver roomkitchenettesshowers

Zlín, Riviéra site · study 2024 for MOBILBOARD

From 1 525 000 €

Rendering of the Zlín earth-sheltered office building in a slope, green roof, glazed facade, pond and lookout tower. — Visualisation

Set into a steep slope.

The site is a steep slope directly below the main road, land that would otherwise be hard to use. The building is designed to be set into it. The road stays behind the building, and the windows will face away from it.

509 m² excluding terraces
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Estimated €1.35/m² a month

Air conditioning only in the meeting room.

Quiet offices, a pond view.

The main road stays behind the building; inside it is quiet enough to focus. The offices look out over a natural pond. They are designed not to overheat in summer; only the meeting room needs cooling.

Rendering of the Zlín office study: a wood-slatted building with a green facade beside a pond with lily pads. — Visualisation

Visualisation of the Zlín office building's terrace with pergola, foosball table and lily pond, greenery-clad facade beyond.

Ground cooling
The earth around the house damps the swings of the day: measured in late spring, the inside changed 6 to 9 times less than the outside air. The house is designed without air conditioning.
Sloping plot
The house is set into the slope. A plot that would be a problem for a conventional house is an advantage here.
Green roof
The roof surface is alive. It holds back rainwater, cools itself by evaporation and gives back to the plot the green space the house took up.

Earth coverThe house is covered by a layer of soil that insulates it, evens out temperature swings and protects the shell from sun and frost.
Set into the existing terrainThe shape of the house follows the shape of the plot, not the other way round.
Air conditioningA split or ducted unit, installed at the client's request.

Aerial rendering of the Zlín office study: wood-slat pavilions around a lily pond, cars parked left, stair tower behind trees. — The site from aboveVisualisation

Site plan of the Zlín office study: parking, sauna, biotope pool, viewing platform, volleyball court and paths. — Site plan: the headquarters and the renewed Riviéra pool

Aerial rendering of the earth-sheltered Zlín office building with a green roof, linked by a walkway to glass pavilions above a garden with a dark pool and greenhouses leading to parking. — Visualisation

From a swimming pool to a company site.

The design revives the Riviéra pool, once well known and now derelict. It becomes an event hall with a playground and a natural pond. The site plan also includes a sauna and changing rooms, a volleyball court, a barbecue area and covered parking.

Radmila Pospíšilová, MOBILBOARD

I chose Riviéra because it is one of the few places where the green headquarters of my company MOBILBOARD can be built. If I build in an exceptional place, the project should be exceptional too: that is why I chose an earth-sheltered building.