FERRYMAN

winter 2018

House for a ferryman in Vrane nad Vltavou. The charismatic place located on the right bank of the Vltava River, at the beginning of the village of Vrané nad Vltavou, directly encourages the creation of interesting architecture. Now there is a local ferry serving to transport people to the other side of the river and the end of the right bank cycle path. Today the ferry operates only on weekdays. In the design I took into account flood conditions, especially the high level of the Vltava River, with a flow of five to one hundred years of water. The proposed building connects the place with its shape, forcing one to stop and linger here. It acts as a knot binding the place and the people. It won‘t leave you calm. Its audacious shape can delight one and outrage another. But in both cases, it forces debate, and that‘s a way to make a place and architecture itself visible.

The shape connects not only the place but also the function of the object. The upper private half houses the ferryman‘s service apartment with a flowing layout transitioning from the living area in the form of a living room overlooking the river, through the kitchen to the bedroom and bathroom. From the vestibule we enter the ferryman‘s office. In the other half, which is public, there is a small bistro, which also serves as a covered waiting area for people using the ferry services. The shape is mainly based on the view axes. From the ferryman‘s apartment we can see the image of the river with the area of the Daliborka park in the background. From the waiting room we have a view of the Zvolská homole lookout.