ENDLESS TRANSFORMATIONS OF SMCHOV

SIRKKA JOHANNA SIIMSO, SOA FLOCHOV, VIKTRIA ZACHAROV

BASIC INFO
part of Prague 5 cadastral area: 7,05 km2 population: 36 165 people population density: 5130 people/ km2 important buildings: Zlat Andel, Nov Smchov Schopping City Center, Staropramen brewery, Smchov Railway station

First mention of Smchov

Zbraslav sk chronicle

Industrial revolution various manufactories created

Establishment of Greater Prague connecting 37 villages and communes. Smchov is one of them Construction of Metroline B Zlat andl and Shopping center Nov Smchov opened

Tirty year war Smchov basically devastated, only one house left standing

Ringhoffer factory move to Smchov later the largest company of Austria-Hungary in the machinery production

Strahov tunnel opened Mrzovka tunnel opened

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Ringhoffers factory /end of 19s century/

Staropramen brewery /end of 19s century/

KD Tatra factory /former Ringhoffers factory /1925/

Nov Smchov Shopping Center /2013/

- like a radial city - core dominated by retail - big contrast between social

STREET PATTERN MAP

LOT PATTERN MAP

- broken grid plan - no view to the castle - dificult access to the bank - new developments follow old grid plan

- high density - divided into two - east : small houses, chaotic system - west: big houses, block pattern

TRAFFIC MAP - train station - 9 trams, 6 buses, metro B - tunnels regulating density - centre for public transport and pedestrians

STRENGHTS
good transportation system important architectural heritage surrounded by greenery

THREATS
economic interests can erase the past of the area

WEAKNESSES
sound pollution big contrast of social and economic level inefficient use of train station highways like a barrier

OPPORTUNITIES
possible use of backyards opening the riverbank

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

FUTURE PROJECTS

NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5a 5b 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

PROJECT

FUNCTION

YEAR 1996 2000 2000 2001 2002, 2004 2006 2004 2004, 2006 2004, 2005 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2005 2005 2006 in progress

Hotel Mvenpick hotel Na Blidle offices Zlat Andl offices, shopping Nov Smchov shopping,entertainment Andl City offices, entertainment, shopping, hotel Rezidence Andl City apartments Portheimka Centre ofices Smchov Gate hotel, offices Andl Park offices Zahrada U Trojice apartments Polyfunkn objekt J. Plachty offices, apartments Komplex Mrzovka apartments Rezidence Nikolajka apartments Vila Mrzovka apartments Nov Andl apartments Rezidence Vclavka apartments Zatlanka Hill apartments Smchov City offices, shopping, apartments

SMCHOV RAILWAY STATION DEVELOPMENT

- Sekyra Group - create a multii-functional neighbourhood - regenerated infrastructure

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