The new construction of an apartment building with a gallery in the unique environment of Malá Strana was influenced by the significance of the historical environment of the location.We sought contemporary means of expression and at the same time drew on traditional forms of building elements, but used them in a contemporary sense.We sought a symbiosis of the present with historical values, in an effort to find new possibilities and develop contemporary applications of the parameters of the “natural world” of traditional architecture, which we so value in historical architecture and in a way envy their welcoming effect and perception. We sought a compromise between the relative closure of historical buildings and the openness of contemporary architecture.Implemented, for example, by using large open glass walls - galleries hidden from view in the loggia or on terraces and behind shutter blinds.We followed the contemporary parallel of the generosity of the facades of palace buildings in Malá Strana with the large scale of full wall surfaces and building openings - double windows and large loggias.By closing the street facade and concealing the open areas of the house, we have not only observed the aesthetic parameters, but also the user properties of the building and its relationship to the surroundings.Due to the intimacy of the building and its surroundings, the open parts are located in places out of direct contact with neighbors, yet with open views. The context with the surrounding environment is also applied in the small division of the building volumes using residential terraces, responding to the scale of the buildings in the vicinity.

Great care was taken with the material solution and design of the building details - ceilings made of exposed white concrete, elliptical stairs made of polished concrete, atypical railings made of stainless steel rods, etc.