“Of course, there is a large amount of rubble and waste from the demolition of a huge old department store, the scope of the work was exceptional not only within the region. That is why we are happy that we will be able to ensure the recycling of 90% of this material, and everything from the subsequent excavations will be prepared for further use. This is truly unique in the Czech Republic. We will use some of the recycled material directly during construction, but the majority will be used elsewhere,” says Jaromír Krb, development director of Crestyl. “In parallel with the demolition and removal of rubble, we have been preparing the entire area for further construction; for example, work has been underway to secure the construction pit in parallel with the demolitions since the end of February,” he adds.
In total, approximately 95 thousand tons of rubble were removed from the construction site for recycling, and 247 thousand cubic meters of soil are expected for excavation work. “We always look at waste as a raw material for further use, we don’t want it to end up in a landfill,” explains Petr Ševčík from the South Moravian company Ševčík Group, which recycles construction waste. “The first rough sorting takes place right at Dornych. Then we take everything to our recycling center, where we have special technologies for further processing. The construction waste is sorted and crushed into suitable fractions. The recycled material is then used for embankments, drainage, soil stabilization, building structural layers, concrete mixtures and landscaping,” he adds.
The Dornych complex is designed to meet all the demanding requirements of the highest level of the prestigious global certification for long-term sustainable projects LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). This represents a summary of a number of rules for the design, construction, operation and management of buildings that are friendly to the environment and their surroundings. Charging stations for electric cars and electric bikes, energy-saving lighting, a bike room and changing rooms with showers in the offices will be a matter of course, but also, for example, the full use of rainwater for watering the greenery and flushing. Thanks to its architectural concept and, for example, the use of ground/water heat pumps, the project will be able to reduce energy consumption by up to 40% compared to similar multifunctional buildings from the Crestyl portfolio.
The new Dornych project will open the location to the public
As part of the Dornych project, the old department store will be replaced by a partially roofed, freely accessible public space with a total area of 25,000 m2, around which there will be six smaller buildings. They will include a lifestyle
NYX Hotel Brno with 170 stylish rooms, 186 rental apartments and approximately 50,000 m2 of offices, restaurants, shops and services. One of the buildings, for example, will be occupied by the EUC clinic, which will offer two pharmacies in addition to surgeries and facilities on an area of over 6,000 m2. Scott.Weber Workspace will open the largest flexible space and coworking center in the South Moravian Region on 5,200 m2, with facilities for 600 employees and a private 500-meter terrace. In addition to the huge public space, the hallmark of Dornych will also be the absolutely unique range of restaurants, bars and cafes, which will occupy five thousand m2 of space.
The buildings will have a maximum of seven to eight floors. Parking is planned in underground garages. The entire project will of course be connected to the street network and the subway under the station and will connect the historic city center with the planned Southern Quarter. The total investment in the project is over seven billion crowns. The main architect is the international planning and architectural studio MTDI led by Marek Tryzybowicz, the local partner is the Brno studio Arch.Design. The general contractor for the demolition, construction pit and shell construction is Gemo. The entire project is managed by RUBY Project Management in the form of project management.
