4th Quadrant of Victory Square Prague Competiiton, Dejvice Praha, Czech Design Contest News
4th Quadrant of Victory Square Prague Design Contest
Dejvice Architecture Contest in the Capital City of the Czech Republic
12 August 2022
Open Call for Applications: 4th Quadrant of Victory Square International Architectural Competition, Prague – Czech Republic
Location: 4th Quadrant of Victory Square located in Dejvice Neighborhood, , Prague 6 District, Czech Republic
A new architectural-urbanist competition for an important square in Prague, Czech Republic:
The 4th Quadrant of Victory Square International Architectural Competition
4Q Victory square from the North:
photo source : ONplan, photo: Libor Fojtík
Prague Victory Square Design Competition 2022 News
Prague, 11th August 2022 – An international two-round architectural competition under the title “4th Quadrant of Victory Square” was announced by the City of Prague and the site developer the Fourth Quadrant company. Leading architecture studios are encouraged to apply and design a mixed-use development of 100 000 m2 on Victory Square, Prague’s third largest public space, gateway to university campus and the centre of Prague 6 District.
4Q Competition site aerial view:
photo source : ONplan
The objective of this competition is to find an integrated development proposal for the so-called 4th Quadrant of Victory Square located in Dejvice Neighborhood, Prague 6 District. The mixed-use development shall offer spaces for civic amenities on the ground floor and housing and offices on the upper floors. “The new development of the 4th Quadrant shall become the main reason to visit Victory Square. It should become a place of authentic experiences, a venue of vibrant cultural and social life of the Dejvice community. The development should also generate new opportunities for the creation of highly skilled jobs and link business with world-class science and research located on the campus and on its surroundings,” explains Petr Návrat from ONplan a planning consultancy organizing the competition.
Antonin Engel’s Master plan of Dejvice (1924):
photo source : ONplan, photo: Libor Fojtík
The competition will take place in the form of three workshops, during which the jury, investors, local government and other stakeholders in the area will engage in dialogue directly with the competition participants. Those interested in participating in the competition must submit their applications with a portfolio of reference works by 16 September 2022. The jury will then select up to 10 teams to participate in the first round of the competition. For the second round 3-5 teams will be shortlisted by the jury to developed their concepts into a more detailed proposal. Prizes and remuneration will total 12 000 000 CZK (480 000 EUR).
photo source : ONplan, photo: Libor Fojtík
“Antonín Engel’s masterplan for Dejvice was one of the most ambitious projects of Prague in the interwar period. I am convinced that together with the investors we will manage to preserve and further develop qualities of his concept. We have excellent experience with the Florenc 21 international urban design competition, organized last year, where we managed to find common ground between public and private interests. Based on this success, the investors of 4th Quadrant approached the city right at the project beginning to cooperate on this competition,” says Petr Hlaváček, Vice Mayor of the City of Prague in charge of urban development.
Antonin Engel’s Model of Victory Square (1924):
photo source : ONplan
The competition client, Fourth Quadrant company, is co-owned by three real estate companies – Penta Real Estate, Sekyra Group and Kaprain. Part of the site is owned by the University of Chemistry and Technology, which plans to build a new building housing classrooms as well as visitors centre with a microbrewery facility.
„ Penta Real Eastate, as well as our partners in this project, Sekyra Group and Kaprain, have sufficient experience with large development sites in Prague. Victory Square’s 4th Quadrant belong to the most valuable sites in our portfolio. We have approached the project with this in mind from the very beginning and thus expect the competition participants to propose developments that use the potential of the site and create new values for a wide range of users including local residents, students and staff of the university campus.” adds Petr Palička, Country Director of Penta Real Estate.
photo source : ONplan
The jury includes renown architects with extensive experience in large scale development projects in metropolitan centres including Kees Christiaanse /KCAP/, Alex Lifschutz /Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands/ or Martin Arfalk /Mandaworks/ among others.
photo source : ONplan
The urban structure of Dejvice is based on the master plan by architect Antonín Engel from 1924. Engel designed Dejvice as a completely new district, with wide avenues leading to Victory Square, a monumental space in the shape of a horseshoe. On the square he placed the buildings of public institutions and tenement houses. Most of Victory Square and its surroundings were built according to this plan during the 1930s and 1940s. Its principles were also adopted by the current Prague city plan.
4th Quadrant of Victory Square Prague Design Competition visual:
photo source : ONplan, illustration: Dana Ledl
Further details can be obtained from the competition website www.4quadrant.cz.
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