Private housing
Spatial proceedings

Radlická Apartment Building

Location:
Praha 5 – Smíchov
Radlická
Architect:
ateliér Fertyk
Investor:
HAKUNA MATATA s.r.o.
Typology:
Private housing
Status:
Spatial proceedings
Project start:
2017
Project completion:
N/A
Total investment:
CZK 90 million
Updated:
1/24/2023
Sources:
fertyk.cz

Visualization of an architectural design

Source: Fertyk

Visualization of an architectural design

Source: Fertyk

Visualization of an architectural design

Source: Fertyk
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Visualization of an architectural design

Source: Fertyk

The central part of Smíchov, through which Radlická Street runs, is lined on the north side by an almost continuous row of apartment buildings. In the first of these blocks, west of the intersection with Ostrovského Street, stands a building dating from 1890, which is currently in very poor structural condition. According to the proposal, it will undergo a comprehensive renovation, expansion, and addition of an upper story. It will then serve primarily as a rental building, with the ground floor used for retail, commercial services, or dining.

Part of the existing structural elements will be reused from the basement level up to the ceiling of the third above-ground floor. A significant feature of the proposed building modifications is the street-facing facade with brick cladding and large-format French windows. The ground floor facing Radlická Street will consist of storefronts for commercial units, with a width and window grid matching those of the floor above it. The proposed layout of the street facade is based on the tectonics and rhythm of the windows in the original building. The two side projections will be preserved and further emphasized by raising them and using three-part window panels. On the north side, an entrance to the residential section is proposed; on the south side, the existing courtyard entrance has been repurposed as an entrance to the underground garages equipped with mechanical parking systems.

The courtyard facade of the second through fifth floors, facing the courtyard and featuring French windows, is complemented by balconies. From the second floor, there is direct access to the green roof of the first floor, where front gardens for the apartments, a shared courtyard with greenery, and passageways to the courtyard building with studios are proposed. The studios in the courtyard will be covered by a flat green roof with several skylights. The interior of the building will incorporate preserved fragments of the existing structure, particularly parts of the public interior, with a clear distinction between original and new architectural elements and structures.

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