Danube House - River City Prague (Prague)
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The Danube House, resembling by its sharp triangular shape ship's prow, is one of architecturally most interesting buildings in new Prague' commercial and residential complex River City at the banks of the Vltava River in Prague' district Karlín.
Waymark Code: WMNHDJ
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/18/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The Danube House, resembling by its sharp triangular shape ship's prow, is one of architecturally most interesting buildings in new Prague' commercial and residential complex River City at the banks of the Vltava River in Prague' district Karlín.

Danube House, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and finished in summer 2003, was the first and flagship building anchoring the recently established River City Prague. The building, forming a dramatic prow as it rises to 11 storeys, profits from its unique setting, a triangular site wedged between road and river, A large glazed atrium faces the city, providing an environmental buffer and mitigating road noise for the offices, which wrap around the atrium in an "L" shaped configuration. Workspaces overlook the tranquil river or the city’s landmarks. Air drawn from the bio-corridor flows through the building’s undercroft, where it is naturally tempered before treatment and distribution to the atrium and the offices. Panoramic lifts bring everyone to the heart of the building. High level walkways across the atrium glass wall encourage informal encounters. The atrium folded glass wall cuts into a split face finish red sandstone volume. Its random fenestration provides a liveliness within the disciplined structural framework.


Budova Danube House se nachází na Rohanském ostrove v pražském Karlíne. Své jméno dostala podle reky Dunaj (v anglictine Danube) a predstavuje ojedinelý projekt nízkoenergetické budovy. Byla navržena americkým ateliérem Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), který proslavily budovy jako World Financial Center v Šanghaji nebo Pinnacle v Londýne. Stavba byla dokoncena v roce 2003. Je propojena s budovami Nile House, Amazon Court a River Diamond tunelem, který slouží jako podzemní komunikace k dopravní obsluze a logistice pro zmínené budovy S jeho využitím se pocítá i pro další stavby v rámci projektu River City Praha, kterými budou 2 rezidencní budovy a hotel.

Celá budova má tvar obrí lodi, trojúhelníková parcela koncí na západe jakoby lodním kýlem. Pripomíná nám to fakt, že na tomto míste se nacházel hlavní pražský prístav. Tvarovou inspirací byl Chilehaus (Fritz Höger) v Hamburku. Centrem budovy je prosklené atrium prístupné verejnosti, kde se nachází restaurace, kavárny a obchody.[4] Ve dvouúrovnovém atriu jsou umísteny prosklené výtahy, schodište a lávky, které zároven rozvádí vzduch a posilují tak prirozený komínový efekt vetrání. Okolí budovy s peší zónou a cyklistickou stezkou podél Vltavy, které bylo zkultivované v rámci výstavby Danube House, je rovnež prístupné verejnosti. Spolecne se zahájením provozu budovy Danube House byla také otevrena nová ulice, která dostala jméno Karolinská. [wiki CZ]

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