Based on the result of an international architectural workshop we were invited to in 2012 by KKCG, we were given the opportunity to participate in the construction of the Bořislavka multifunctional centre. On a complicated site, with a direct connection to the Bořislavka metro vestibule, we followed a long-term development of an urban scheme that would preserve certain qualities of the public space of the historic city while allowing for a strong contemporary form.

We place irregular natural forms - crystals - in an irregular plot, which are set on a continuous platform that flows seamlessly into the park areas in the eastern part of the site. Here, irregularity does not mean randomness; the internal structure of the crystal corresponds to the function and its overall shape. The form allows it to respond to the completely different environments and levels of the surrounding streets and fully meets the strict principles of contemporary typology.

The seemingly subjective geometry of the individual crystals perched on a common platform allows for a very efficient and welcoming internal arrangement of the offices. The specific block structure is completely permeable, with interactions to the wider platform environment mediated by the two-storey commercial arcade. In this case, the permeable block responds to the different scales along European Street and offers a wide diversity of public spaces.

Built-up area 10 780 m2
Gross floor area 69 735 m2 including underground floors
Land area 17 000 m2
Dimensions of built-up area 303 100 m3