Vltavská Underground Prague 7, Czech Republic leisure and night club interior, Czech architecture redevelopment images
Vltavská Underground, Prague 7 Club
29 May 2023
Architects: U / U studio
Location: Hlávkův most, Vltavská, Prague 7, Czech Republic
Photos by Jiří Kotal
Vltavská Underground, Czech Republic
U / U studio proudly invite you to the public space/night club on the river. The studio are injecting life into the Vltavska underpass, which lost its transit purpose between Hlavkuv bridge and became a place that citizens of Prague try to avoid while visiting the transport intersection at Vltavska. The architects replaced the vacancy and darkness with freestyle activities’ spots in two stages.
On the daily menu, you can find a streetball area, dance floor with mirrors, pole dance, obstacles for freestyle sports, workout, bouldering wall and public art gallery. Design is more focused on skateboard, BMX and freestyle scooter riders, for those in need of covered areas with artificial light.
The water element, the linear stream of the Vltava River, became the key aspect of our design. Night spa is not dependent on the season, weather nor time of the day. Underpass is proposed to create safe shared space for its users, pedestrians and cyclists.
The whole underground space went through deep cleaning and surface improvement. The main materials of our design are steel and concrete for long durability and easy maintenance. The feeling of safety is enhanced with new linear lights in the whole area. For when you are tired, the club has a chill-out zone with a beautiful city view in front of you. The entrance area, which is closer to the public transport hub, is prepared for a pop-up bar and bistro.
U / U studio also have a permanent guest: Ollie the Pig. He has a QR code that allows you to support the underprivileged sector of society, who lost their homes and accommodates in the area, through the transparent account of Prague 7. The studio are all neighbours. Have fun!
Materials
smoothened concrete – floor of the skatepark, obstacles, radiuses, Ollie the Pig
steel – edges of the obstacles, pipe elements, urban furniture, poles
plastic foil – mirrors
larch wooded planks – podiums, urban furniture
Products and Brands
smoothened concrete — TBG Metrostav\www.tbg-metrostav.cz
steel elements — Kondor\www.kondor.cz
plastic foil mirrors — Foilwrap\www.foilwrap.cz
stainless steel handle — Bazenyshop\www.bazenyshop.cz
light Peron — Lumen Elektro\www.el-lumen.cz
light Sovert Captur — Elstav lighting\www.elstav.cz
U / U studio Prague, Czech Republic
U / U studio are an architectural studio based in Prague, formed of architects, landscape architects and engineers, sharing the same passion for skateboarding. Our philosophy is to merge freestyle sports into urban planning, in a search for the most attractive social environment for riders, as well as for all public users.
Our proposals bring innovative and professional solutions for each locality individually. Our goal is to design public spaces that support social interaction within the city.
Vltavská Underground in Prague, Czech Republic – Building Information
Studio U / U studio [architecture] – https://uustudio.cz/
re-place [concept of the site revitalisation]
Author Jiří Kotal, Martin Hrouda, Andrea Nováková, Marek Peřík, Lukáš Kalivoda, Jan Maleček [U / U studio]
Martin Kontra, Richard Preisler [re-place]
Contact E-mail info@uustudio.cz
reply@re-place.cz
Website www.uustudio.cz
www.re-place.cz
Social media www.facebook.com/UU.studio.prg
www.instagram.com/uu___studio
www.instagram.com/re_place.cz
Studio address U / U studio, Kamenická 5, 170 00 Prague 7 – Letná, Czech Republic
re-place, Rybná 24, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Project location Hlávkův most, Vltavská, Prague 7
Project country Czech Republic
Project year 2021
Completion year 2022
Gross Floor Area 1810 sqm
Cost 550 000 €
Client Prague 7 City District
Client’s e-mail podatelna@praha7.cz
Client’s website www.praha7.cz
Project website www.instagram.com/v7_underground
Collaborator Skatepark contractor: Bonidee Skateparks, www.bonidee.cz
Graphic: Revolta [Maxo Šimko], www.revolta.cz
Painting realization: Jakub Karlík
Light design: Maxo Simko, Jan Poš
Lights contractor: TSK
Ollie the Pig sculpture: Mikoláš Zika + Jan Bejcha
Photography: Jiří Kotal, jiri@uustudio.cz, www.jirikotal.cz
Vltavská Underground, Prague 7, Czech Republic images / information received 290523
Location: Hlávkův most, Vltavská, Prague 7, Czech Republic, central eastern Europe
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