A walkable, green, transit-linked district.
Florenc 21 proposes a new model for city-centre regeneration in Prague, shaped as a connected district of streets, courtyards and transit-linked nodes. It reimagines Florenc as a future-proof neighbourhood where everyday life is organised around a “walk-in-the-park” public realm—green at street level, porous blocks and clear arrival sequences that turn infrastructure into place.
Florenc 21 frames regeneration as a feeling before it is a form: the idea of “home” becomes an urban design target. The proposal positions greenery, walkability and social interaction as the district’s operating system, so the project reads as a lived landscape—courtyards and pathways acting as extensions of nature, even in a high-connectivity, transit-heavy setting.
The proposal anchors Florenc within Prague’s mobility geography. It identifies an “outer ring” of city connections—Masarykovo Station, the elevated platform, the City Museum and Florenc Metro—as the framework that shapes arrival, orientation and shared urban life. From that structure, the project claims a new, legible centre for Florenc: a district organised by walkable links and clear gateways rather than leftover edges.
Two scales, one dialogue: landmark presence above, human life below
Florenc 21’s design logic operates in layers. At ground level, the project prioritises permeability and active edges—retail, food, lobbies and communal programmes shaping a continuous public realm. Above, massing becomes a second system: rotated and stepped volumes that improve light, views and urban porosity while creating a recognisable skyline identity. The blocks are conceived as interlinked pieces, with green networks, terraces and connectors that turn infrastructure-adjacent conditions into spatial value.
A hyper-mixed district assembled for everyday convenience
The programme is framed as an urban ecosystem rather than a list. Across the blocks, the proposal blends workspace, retail and F&B at promenade level, community functions and residential typologies—some tailored to “new urban generation” lifestyles with a one-stop mix of living, working and amenities.
One block has a hyper-mixed-use programme, integrating hotel, residential and commercial functions while remaining highly porous and pedestrian-friendly. Delivery is structured through phased block identities (B01–B04) and consistent rules: activate the ground, connect across levels and use greenery as the common denominator.
The human experience prioritises cadence and proximity. Inner nodes connect daily life within a 7–10-minute walking catchment, turning mobility into sociability. The promenade and courtyards are treated as the district’s living room—places to pause, observe and connect—while biophilic interiors (atriums and winter-garden-like spaces) act as both comfort and a buffer where infrastructure edges exist. The result is a public realm that is active without being aggressive: retail and dining animate the ground plane, while terraces, greenery and shared spaces soften the scale.
From transit edge to urban landmark—turning exposure into identity
Florenc 21’s impact proposition is legibility and long-term liveability: a district that converts complex infrastructure conditions into a clear sequence of gateways, promenades and courtyards. Landmark massing gives Prague a new skyline marker, while the ground plane prioritises permeability, commerce and social life. By integrating mobility nodes with green public space, the proposal aims to shift Florenc’s perception from “pass-through” to “destination”, where the public realm becomes the value engine—economically active and socially inclusive.