Prague 3 has chosen the design of a planned house for the elderly from Projektil architects
Prague – The planned project for seniors in Pod Lipami Street will be designed for Prague 3 by the Projektil architects studio, which succeeded in an architectural competition. City Hall spokeswoman Zuzana Křížková. The new building will be built on the site of the current home, which according to the city district is unsuitable in terms of capacity and technology.
According to the visualization of the winning design, the current two-storey building is to be replaced by a building with four above-ground floors. According to previous information, the capacity of the new home is about double with 50 beds. In addition to the residential part, the new facility should include a day hospital and a multi-purpose hall or café. He estimates the cost of the city district at 120 million crowns without VAT.
“We want to add new capacity and fundamentally improve the level of residential care for the elderly. We want the new facility to be open and add value to its surroundings. It will therefore include a multi-purpose hall. “ said the Deputy Mayor of Prague 3 Ondřej Rut (Greens). The town hall will now commission the winning studio to prepare the project documentation for the construction.
23 candidates entered the first round of the competition, from which a jury composed of representatives of the city district and independent architects selected five studios that prepared the competition proposals. Pavel Hnilička Architects + Planners took second place and Schindler Seko Architects came third. According to the information provided by the city district, the jury appreciated the cultivated and suitable design solution, the layout of the rooms with the possibility of placing beds by the windows, the overall clarity and accessibility of the social space and the landscape design around the building.
Prague 3 also recently selected the winner of an architectural competition for a new kindergarten in Jeseniova Street, which is also to replace the existing unsuitable building. At the beginning of the year, the town hall also announced the winners of the art competition for the form of a water element, which should be at the historic staircase from Táboritská to Chelčického Street, where the water pump used to stand.