FM newsroom – office, Prague. Penta Real Estate has announced the winners of the architectural competition held last year for its new building in Hybernská Street, Prague. The developer was looking for a design with a strong historical context while bringing new use to the former post office building.
Penta Real Estate organized a two-round architectural competition for its downtown project, Office Hybernská. There were Czech and Slovak participants invited. The main goal was to complete the block of Masaryk railway station buildings with a strong historical context and bring new use to the historical, yet neglected building of the former post office.
Two winners announced
After the jury’s evaluation, out of a total of 7 architectural teams’ proposals, unusually two 1st places were awarded to both OV-A and Studio Klaska, the official announcement says.
“The jury recommended for implementation a proposal by Jakub Klaška, who was part of the Zaha Hadid Architects team for many years, participated in the Masaryčka building and knows the area intimately. Currently, he works at his own studio, but it is clear that the winning proposal is very well connected to the existing development in the vicinity of the site. The proposal truly caught the eye primarily with its design rendering, work with detail and sensitive connection of historical and new elements,” – Pavel Streblov, business director of Penta Real Estate.
7300 sqm new floor area
The original post office building on the corner of Hybernská and Opletalova streets has been unused for years. A new building will be built on a plot of around 1600 sqm. New business premises will be created on the building’s groundfloor, and office or coworking spaces are expected on the upper floors. The gross floor area of the building will be around 7300 sqm – Property Forum reports.
Photos: pentarealestate.com
