An abandoned garden with a rich history is being taken over by a group of landscape architects from the Za Mák studio. Their energy is breathing new life into the garden and creating a community space in the center of Jindřichův Hradec.

The garden is being reconstructed in its rediscovered 200-year-old terrain configuration, taking into account the context of contemporary functions. A variable space for culture, relaxation, and flower cultivation areas is being created. The basic concept of the garden is strictly geometric, based on the uncovered historical morphology, which gives it a clear order. In finer detail, it is a completely contemporary solution, maximally environmentally sustainable with an emphasis on recycling, rainwater management technologies, and biodiversity support. At the same time, it is filled with a certain wildness of plants that contrasts with the clear lines.

The entire terraced garden is enclosed by a Baroque stone wall, lined with south-facing greenhouses and cultivation warehouses. A key architectural intervention takes place on the northeastern edge of the garden. The complex of warehouses and greenhouses from different periods is cut open in the middle, creating a new ramp for direct access to the garden itself. The new extension defines the ramp, replaces the dilapidated buildings, and adjoins the original Baroque enclosure wall. A new garden facility is being created here – a flower shop and a landscape architecture studio. The extension is a low structure that blends naturally into the original greenhouses and, with its green roof, fits into the overall context of the terraced garden.

The architecture of the new extension strives above all to be understandable and consistent with its intended function. The house is set on a light concrete plinth, which is connected to a concrete ramp leading visitors into the garden. The layout and construction of the house adjoin the original Baroque enclosure wall, fragments of which are also visible in the interior. The complex of support buildings is located on the edge of the garden, with the aforementioned wall running directly through it. This situation is emphasized by a monolithic heavy lintel, which connects the extension to the original Baroque wall both symbolically and structurally. The building is topped with a flat green roof with a significant overhang to the south, which shades the intense summer sun. The dominant features are the exposed ceiling beams and the clearly defined cornice that supports them. The interior is both functional and delicate. The partition wall does not have to be permanent, which is why it is light and made of plywood. All the walls are unplastered, only whitewashed with lime, so the structure of the precise ceramic blocks meets the winding Baroque stone wall under a uniform plywood ceiling.

The small house was created through intense discussion, searching for conceptual and functional relationships with the functionality of the entire garden. The garden influenced the house and the house influenced the garden, just as the landscape architects cooperated with the architects. The result was a shared joyful space, long-term cooperation on other projects, and friendship. The development of the architecture and the garden is far from over.