The Urban Orchards is a park in the city centre of Prague – an attractive and dynamic public space for locals and visitors offering a wide range of leisure activities for all age groups. The facilities include a playground with various types of fitness equipment, pétanque, and areas for roller-blading and skateboarding. A network of paths connects with the four main entrances of the park, and at the northern tip there is a green oasis around a pond with a wooden bridge linking it to the surrounding paths.
The centre of the park includes a summer stage with an amphitheatre and several lookout points. In the southern part of the orchards, there is a playground, the main fountain, and a memorial remembering the victims of the holocaust – a granite Star of David half-sunk into the ground at the site of a former Jewish cemetery.
The promenade connects the eastern entrance and the Monument to Heroes of the Soviet Army. Twelve modern sculptures are spread across the park, with some featuring water elements – together with the park furniture they assist with wayfinding and create picturesque stopping points at the various intersections within the park.
I am the registered architect and university teacher, the working architect lacking theory who thus (occasionally) creates it (on his own); the principal, conceptual architect, visionary, philosophy and sociology adept and planner. I am interested not only in buildings and interiors but also in complex development of localities and settlements, public area and always holistic approach. With thirty years of experience, I am the partner to rely on in any type of project. I am occasional yachter, skier, snowboarder, biker and kick-boxer and a father of four children.I am the registered architect and university teacher, the working architect lacking theory who thus (occasionally) creates it (on his own); the principal, conceptual architect, visionary, philosophy and sociology adept and planner. I am interested not only in buildings and interiors but also in complex development of localities and settlements, public area and always holistic approach. With thirty years of experience, I am the partner to rely on in any type of project. I am occasional yachter, skier, snowboarder, biker and former kick-boxer and a father of four children.
Pavel Hřebecký
I came from Plzeň in 1991, at early dark ages of the company and equipped with only a set of technical drawing pens, tracing paper roll, rulers, and acrophobia. And today, I am still with the company as a technical director. Sometimes, I am at the table buried in paperwork, some other time my shoes are dirty with mud from the site, but usually I am satisfied with what we have managed to build. At present, I am working on the design of a new hotel Ritz – Carlton at Old Town Square, Prague; master plan of the residential complex at Na Vackově, Prague where the formation of a completely new district is in progress; and I am also working on the extension of the La Lorraine production plant in Kladno.
Alexandr Verner
I have worked for the studio for many years at various positions from a new entrant to the head architect. I manage projects from construction design to project implementation documentation. I like having a break from administrative issues related to job orders and designing and I create CG graphics and architectural visualization. I cooperated with my colleagues on creation of the master plan of the South Port in Helsinki, the New Landhauska Apartment Building, New Žižkov Centre, U Milosrdných Apartment Building and many other projects.
