Development of the 4th Quadrant of Victory Square in Prague (CZ)

#1 To complete Engel‘s generous vision for Victory Square, considering the new needs of the city with a smart mix of features that will bring new energy to Dejvice.

Completing the semicircle of Victory Square will demonstrate the strength of the geometric vision and complete the main axis of the CTU campus. It will become a new destination for students, residents of Dejvice and the whole of Prague. By connecting to the city’s infrastructure with diverse spaces and a balanced functional mix, we will create a block full of life at every moment of the day and throughout the year.

#2 Create a new urban concept of symmetrical blocks with high quality public space, connected and permeable in all directions, supporting the activation of the city‘s parterre.

Two adjacent blocks have the same footprint but unique context. The western one ends Zikova Street in its center with a sunken square. It functions as a vibrant administrative and university location. The northern part is purely residential and consists of a hybrid block with a semi-enclosed courtyard that serves as a quiet corner for its residents and visitors. Both blocks are connected on all sides to key pedestrian routes, making them permeable and creating no barriers. The parter to the city is open to smaller operations to activate the streets. Towards the inner blocks, the parterre offers everyday seating and tranquillity in a busy city.

#3 Design Dejvice-inspired architecture that brings new opportunities for living, working, learning and culture, the local community and visitors.

Each facade has a different structure that reflects the function of the building, its context and orientation. This creates a mix that matches the scale of typical Dejvice houses with a rich material palette and small. The plasticity of the facades of the apartment buildings allows for further occupation. Large office and institutional buildings complement the ground floor with their atriums, which will be alive even in the winter months. The design concept is open for further refinement with the investors of the individual buildings. The cultural center connected at the end of Technical Street represents a new point for the cultural axis of Dejvice.

#4 Design an efficient and sustainable structure with quality material solutions that will stand the test of time and contribute not only to solving the climatic problems of today‘s city, thanks to smart infrastructure.

The design of sustainable urbanism and public spaces requires a multidisciplinary approach. We design buildings with high energy efficiency, but also well designed adjacent public spaces that support forms of sustainable transport. The design of green infrastructure consists of a dense network of surface and point vegetation elements such as perennial plantings or tree avenues. Green infrastructure helps to reduce the heat island effect, improve air quality and retain rainwater from paved surfaces and building roofs. Sustainable materials such as wood or recycled materials are used in the design. The use of local materials is preferred.