Kotva Department Store
| Condition | Since 2008 the Kotva department store has been gradually revitalised with more or less appropriate modifications. It’s still being used as a department store, even though it has to compete with a more modern department store across the street. The building has recently been sold, however it remains unclear if it will be preserved in its original state or if there will be major alterations made in the future. A move to heritage protect the building was stopped. A new owner is planning extensive renovations and possible alterations as of April 2019. |
| Architects | Věra Machoninová / Vladimir Machonin |
| Construction Date | 1975 |
Being in the historical city centre of Prague, the area designated for the new department store was quite complex. An architectual competition was organised in order to find the best idea for its architectual and urbanistic solution. The Machonins’ design introduced a spatial structure of interconnected hexagonal prisms and was valued especially for its “good development of irregular ground plan, unconventional dispositions and distictive contemporary architectual expression.” Their hexagonal structure supported by columns with inclined struts allowed to reduce vertical support to a minimum and effectively used the construction space.
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