Ra?ín Embankment in Prague, Czech Urban Redevelopment, Náplavka Masterplan, Architecture Images
Ra?ín Embankment in Prague
Architectural Redevelopment in the Czech Republic ? design by petrjanda/brainwork
30 Jul 2019
Náplavka
Architects: petrjanda/brainwork
Location: Prague, Czech Republic

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The first part of the long-awaited revitalization of the Prague riverfront area called Náplavka is coming to completion, making it one of the most attractive public embankments in Europe.

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In autumn 2019, nineteen vaults on the Ra?ín and Ho?ej?í Embankments will be put into use. Six will feature the biggest elliptical pivoting windows in the world, connecting the inner spaces with the riverfront area in a unique way, through the diagonal rotation of the five-meter wide glazed ?lenses?. The other spaces will have distinct steel sculptural entrances.
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The area has gradually grown in popularity thanks to the program activation that began in 2008. One of its initiators was architect Petr Janda, the author of the architectural concept. The almost deserted riverfront area, which was also used as a car park after the floods of 2002, began to emerge as a cultural and social area and one of the most popular public spaces in Prague.

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With the arrival of other activities (the bike asylum Bajkazyl, (A)VOID Gallery, farmers? market, the Forman brothers? theatre ship Tajemství), it has become established as ...