Ghost in the MachineProk Pikryl architekti converts a 1924 grain silo into a cultural space by using its architectural history to create a sci-fi styleByKelly Pau March 27, 2025Architecture, International (Petr Polak)SHAREIn Pardubice, Czech Republic, the Automatic Mills was one of the first buildings designed by Josef Gor, known in the country as an early father of modernism. Construction on the complex completed in 1909, though youd be forgiven for mistaking its facadeclad in geometric brick patterns, a skybridge, and crenelated roofsfor something more civic in nature. The dignity and care Gor leant toward industrial buildings and its laborers has helped preserve the mills a century later. In 1924, a grain silo and a series of multiple buildings were added to the complex. Its since undergone renovations by Zdenk Balk, Jan pka, Petr Veteka, and nowProk Pikryl architektiwho maintains and reuses the site as a multifunctional cultural space with otherworldly results. The architects refer to the site as a true building-machine as it comprises three main parts: the milling technology, the skeleton framework, and the outer shell. The approach serves to highlight the beauty of this work, thus the team restored the outer shell of the original brick facade designed by Gor.Read more about the adaptive reuse project on aninteriormag.com. Adaptive ReuseCzech Republic