Prague 6 has filed nearly two dozen objections to a study carried out by Prague’s Institute for Planning and Development (IPR) for the development of a 4.6 ha plot of land around the Praha – Dejvice train station in Prague 6. The study calls for the construction of more than 10 buildings for both commercial and residential use, including two highrise buildings. The tallest of these would be 12 storeys. “We reject one of the two highrises outright, but we’re willing to discuss the second one,” said deputy mayor Jakub Starek. “The conceptual solution for the area between Hradčanska and the Dejvice station has to be tied to the historic regulations of architect Antonín Engel and his vision for Dejvice and Bubenec.” The daily Denik writes that Engel’s study from the 1930’s definitely didn’t include any highrise buildings. Jana Kabelová, a member of Prague 6’s development commission said that no new office buildings are needed. Her evidence for this was that a big office building on Hradčanska has had a vacancy sign hanging on it for years.
