As a citizen of the city, I follow very closely the reconstruction of any building with a very valuable stucco facade. Our town has largely remained under the water of the Orava dam and so all the buildings that were valuable have long since been demolished. Among the oldest buildings are the church, the street towards the gull, Štefánikova Street and a few houses on Hviezdoslav Square. I followed with great anticipation the investor’s plan to build on top of the original brick building with a nice stucco façade. Unfortunately, the whole thing turned out that the building was built over and the façade was not repaired, but the whole thing was covered with a contact insulation system. In a way, nothing has happened, the cornices have remained under the façade, but they are covered and in who knows what condition. It is a pity that the owner of the building himself did not realise that by preserving the façade he would have significantly increased the value of the building and thus contributed to the elevation of the knowledge of our immovable heritage in the city. A textbook example of the wrong approach to the restoration of a historic building. See the gallery for the story of this building.
View from the south side of the building before and after insulation.
If you too have a similar case where a good renovation has been upstaged by inappropriate use of materials without regard for the surroundings and history of the city, drop me a line. I’d be happy to talk to you about it.
