Venceslav's Square
THE RENOVATION COMPETITION
Venceslav's square is one of the most famous and busiest square in downtown Prague. But today's operation and look does not match the 21th century, but the 70´s, when it was adjusted last time. The most unsatisfactory is to much traffic on the ground, a little place for pedestrians, a disconsolate level of verdure and equipment of parterre.
There was a competition about new ideas of renovation. Our project made with ing.arch. Kaplan accented especially a suppression of traffic and car-parking, building large subterranean parking including service of hotels and taxis. A public transportation is excellent here, with 3 subway lines crossing underground this square and tram traversing in the middle.
The goal was to transform this current "avenue" to a real square with much more place for people and their relax (benches, bushes, cafés etc). In the lower end designed our team a counterbalance to the sculpture of Saint Vencelslav in the upper end - a "gate to the Old Town" which starts right behind it.
In the end, it seems a transit lobby won unfortunately. The plan is to add trams now.
