Out of dozens of applicants, only a handful advanced. The competition for the completion of Vítězné náměstí in Prague 6 entered the finals with the five best proposals. The jury will select the winner in September, until then the public can comment on the proposals. The face of Kulaťák was determined 100 years ago by the architect Antonín Engel, but he did not finish roughly a quarter of the square, and neither did his followers.
Developers now want to build offices, shops, residential premises, a new building of the University of Chemistry and Technology (VŠCHT) and the cultural center of Prague 6 on the land between Evropské and Yugoslávské Partizánů streets. A year ago, in cooperation with Prague, they organized an international competition, from which at the end five biggest favorites emerged in May. People can see the designs at an outdoor exhibition on Vítězné náměstí until June 30.
It will be finished in ten years
The jury is scheduled to meet in June, followed by a debate between the investor and the architects on concluding the contract, and the winning proposal will be known to the public in September. According to the mayor of Prague 6, Jakub Starek (ODS), who is also among the jurors, construction could begin in five years from the selection of the proposal, and according to him, the building could be completed within ten years.
The public can also participate in the voting. “The public’s comments on the competition proposals will be forwarded to the jury as one of the basis for its decision,” said Návrat.
Who signs up for the “Kulaťák” competition
The MVRDV team from the Netherlands, the Czech-German consortium Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners and Baumschlager Eberle Architects, the Dutch and Czech studio Benthem Crouwel International and Opočenský Valouch Architects, the Czech office A69 – architects and other Czech-Dutch groups Cityförster and Studio made it to the second phase Perspective.
The land in this part is mainly owned by the company Fourth Quadrant, which brings together real estate companies Penta Real Estate, Sekyra Group and Kaprain. The other owners of the land are the University of Chemistry and Technology, the Capital City of Prague and the Transport Company of the Capital City of Prague. VŠCHT sold the land to developers, with the money they will build a new university building.
Check out the five designs that advanced to the finals of the competition.
