Crestyl Group won the award for the best office project at the 22nd annual CIJ Awards at the end of last week for its office building DOCK IN FIVE. Completed in May this year, it is the last part of the now complete DOCK district, which has grown around two dead-end arms of the Vltava River in Prague’s Libeň district. The CIJ Awards are the longest running commercial real estate awards in the Czech Republic and are also held in other Central and Eastern European countries.
The award-winning DOCK IN FIVE building offers 21,500 sqm of high standard office space and commercial space for restaurants and services over six floors. The style of the office building is fully related to the previous phases, the architectural design is by Schindler Seko architects. The building offers a large number of balconies and terraces with views of the marina and the quiet zone around the two dead-end arms of the Vltava River. The building is located between the Libeň Bridge and the rest of the DOCK campus.
The commercial part of DOCK IN had a total of five phases. The offices have attracted a number of major companies such as Saint-Gobain, Dáme jídlo, BNP Paribas Cardif Pojišt’ovna, ASSA ABLOY, LEGO Trading, Publicis, Henkel and Hornbach. The DOCK project was built in several phases and offered a total of 120,000 m2 of commercial and residential space. The campus includes a private yacht club with a marina, a park, restaurants, cafes and other services. The total cost of the project amounted to CZK 7.5 billion.
The renowned professional competition CIJ Awards is the longest running commercial real estate event in the Czech Republic and has continuously evolved over the past 22 years to keep pace with changes in the local, regional and international real estate market. It is held in several countries in the CEE region.
