The initiators behind the creation of the four-star hotel Château Gbeľany which will grow out of the over two-hundred year old building of the same name, have taken on a noble, but arduous, task. In this interview, Peter Janíček, CEO of the company Kaštieľ Gbeľany, s. r. o., gives us some details of the complicated restoration of the historic building.
Ing. Peter JaníčekThe initiators behind the creation of the four-star hotel Château Gbeľany which will grow out of the over two-hundred year old building of the same name, have taken on a noble, but arduous, task. In this interview, Peter Janíček, CEO of the company Kaštieľ Gbeľany, s. r. o., gives us some details of the complicated restoration of the historic building.
Even though you are still negotiating with architects, heritage specialists and building contractors, the project must really be taking shape by now. What are the functions of each part of the château within the hotel project?
Our priority is for our guests to feel good here. The château building will provide comfortable accommodation for guests. Since we want anyone interested to be able to take advantage of the hotel’s facilities, the public areas are separated from the accommodation part. The château will house only two reception rooms and a library for smaller groups. The currently devastated basement will house a wine cellar which will be accessible from outside. In one part which links the château with the “farm building”, there will be a restaurant and in the other a swimming-pool with access to the park. The wellness centre will follow on from the swimming-pool part with several saunas and a whirlpool. There will also be two bowling lanes and a fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment.
The entire second floor of the new building will be taken up by the conference room which we intend to use for different types of social events. Our aim is for the Château Gbeľany hotel to provide excellent conditions for company events, conferences, business meetings as well as for weddings and family celebrations.
Aké návrhy rekonštrukcie vám predložili architekti? Prečo ste sa rozhodli pre variant, ktorý práve realizujete?
Pretože architektúra objektu veľmi úzko súvisí s realizačným projektom stavebných konštrukcií, s architektmi sme komunikovali od chvíle, keď sme sa s manželkou rozhodli pre rekonštrukciu kaštieľa. Do úzkeho výberu sa dostali Ing. arch. Tibor Kočuta a Ing. arch. Viktor Šabík. Ing. arch. Tibor Kočuta, s ktorým sme intenzívne pracovali už v čase prípravy projektu pre stavebné povolenie, vypracoval niekoľko návrhov. Keďže ide o národnú kultúrnu pamiatku, obaja architekti sa spolu s nami zúčastňovali jednaní so zástupcami Krajského pamiatkového úradu. Spoločne sme dospeli k záveru, že je nevyhnutné zachovať pôvodný ráz historického objektu a zároveň vkusne prepojiť budovu kaštieľa so stavbou, ktorá vznikla na mieste pôvodnej prístavby. Zároveň sa nám podarilo spojiť prístavbu s budovou kaštieľa, takže vznikol pôdorysný tvar, ktorý kopíruje zachované pôdorysy z roku 1864. Návrh Ing. arch. Viktora Šabíka, ktorý je pre nás finálnou verziou vzhľadu budúceho hotela, sa najviac priblížil požadovanému zámeru.
Stavebníctvo a bývanie
photography: Kaštieľ Gbeľany, s. r. o.
visualisation: Ing. arch. Viktor Šabík, barak architekti, s. r. o.