MASARYKA BUILDING, PRAGUE 19


by a high-efficiency plant with waste heat recovery systems while the building’s smart management systems continually monitor and adjust environmental controls to reduce energy consumption. Construction and procurement has prioritised local suppliers and materials with a high recycled content, with a target to meet the 2025 targets for embodied and operational carbon established by the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge. Planting uses local species of plants, shrubs, and trees irrigated by a rainwater harvesting system, and the street running parallel has been transformed into a tree-lined avenue, bringing cooling summer shading for users. Low-flow systems and greywater recycling will further reduce the building’s water consumption. The interiors offer a typically Zaha ‘space-age’ feel matching the dynamic exterior, but focusing less on metal materiality in the two lobbies, instead


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having organically-shaped glowing ceiling panels of Corian with integrated lighting. The whitish panels are contrasted by black surrounds and a black Barissol stretched ceiling, the composition extending into desks and walls. Corian is also used on the feature staircase, displaying the potential of the material to be designed and thermoformed into unusual three- dimensional shapes.


Connections & external spaces Connections with the surrounding dense and historic urban environment are fundamental to the design approach – the building is “defined by circulation routes which will provide access to new civic spaces for the city,” say the architects. The new public square connecting the building to the railway station is partially constructed over the railway tracks, and the design enhances access to the railway platforms below with new routes, as


INTERIOR STATEMENTS


The reception area features 3D thermoformed Corian panels and a black Barrisol with integrated lighting


PROJECT FACTFILE


Production and assembly drawings for keel: 18,000


Unique gold panels for the keel: 265 pieces (6 km length) Facade steel structure: 200 tonnes+ Keel support structure: 30 tonnes Numbers of glazing elements: 2,600


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