Open House Praha 2016 opens roof terraces and underground shelters
Press release, Praha April 11th – 51 architecturally interesting buildings that are normally inaccessible to the public will be opened for the 2nd year of the Open House Praha festival, offering a unique chance to take a peek inside houses that are normally only passed by.
“The festival has also ventured further away from the city center, and really each of these slightly more distant buildings are worth it,” promises Andrea Šenkyříková, the Open House Praha Coordinator. Open House Praha will offer access to historic palaces, modern office buildings, residential housing, and technical and industrial buildings. The gems of this year include the TV studio in the SAZKA building where the daily national lottery takes place, the new headquarters of AVAST Software in the Enterprise Office Centre, and also Invalidovna. This may be the last time this year for visitors to see the interiors of Invalidovna, because the building is going up for sale in June.
For access to buildings with technical facilities, visitors must again be registered in advance. Buildings that require pre-registration are the Štvanice hydroelectric power station, the Central Telecommunication Building CETIN, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of CTU in Prague, the Staropramen Brewery in the Smíchov district and the Protected Health Department KO17 (cover) under the Thomayer’s Hospital. Registered visitors will also be able to take a tour of the technical facilities at Main Point Karlín, an award-winning building for the best office building in the world in 2011.
This year the organizers also thought of the children who might be visiting, in which eight open houses offer worksheets, containing information and exercises, which will encourage observation skills and creativity. The Prague main railway station, The House at the Two Golden Bears and the Czech Microsoft Headquarters have also prepared additional family activities.
“We are glad last year's successes convinced other building owners to join Open House. Prague definitely has a lot to offer when it comes to architecture and we believe that more owners will gradually lose their shyness and mistrust,” Andrea Šenkyříková stated.
The majority of the buildings will be open on both days from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but there are some exceptions. We, therefore, recommend to read the detailed information provided in the printed brochures, visit www.openhousepraha.cz, or download the mobile apps for iOS and Android, launching at the end of April.
The Open House concept was created in 1992 in London in an effort to strengthen the relationship of the general public to the spaces and city around them. Founder Victoria Thornton visited Prague last year, and last year’s Open House Praha received 38,500 visitors.
A press conference will take place on 10 May 11 a.m. at Quadrio, Purkyňova 2121/3, Praha 1. The building will be opened during Open House Praha 2016.
For more information please contact Bohdana Rambouskova, phone number +420606191, .
A list of buildings Open House 2016
12 LOFTS / 12 LOFTS / Ronalda Reagana 1122, Praha 6Areál Podkovářská / Podkovářská Premises / Podkovářská 2/674, Praha 9
Dům odborových svazů / The House of Trade Unions / Nám Winstona Churchilla 2, Praha 3
Dům U Dvou zlatých medvědů / The House at the Two Golden Bears / Kožná 475/1, Praha 1
Dům U Kamenného zvonu / The Stone Bell House / Staroměstské náměstí 605/13 Praha 1
Dům U Zlatého rohu / The House at the Golden Horn / Staroměstské nám. 4/1, Praha 1
Elektrárna Štvanice / Štvanice Power Station / Ostrov Štvanice 1340, Praha 7
Fakulta elektrotechnická ČVUT v Praze / The Faculty of Electrical Engineering CTU in Prague / Technická 2, Praha 6-Dejvice
Fakulta strojní ČVUT v Praze / The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering CTU in Prague / Karlovo náměstí 13, Praha 2
FILADELFIE Building / FILADELFIE Building / Želetavská 1525/1, Praha 4
Gymnázium Jana Keplera – sportovní hala / Jan Kepler High School – sports hall / Parléřova 2, Praha 6
Chráněné zdravotnické pracoviště KO 17 (kryt) – Thomayerova nemocnice / Protected health department KO 17 (Cover) – Thomayer’s Hospital / Vídeňská 800, Praha 4
Institut plánování a rozvoje hl. m. Prahy / Prague Institute of Planning and Development / Vyšehradská 57, Praha 2
Invalidovna / Invalidovna / Sokolovská 24/136, Praha 8
Kramářova vila / Kramář’s Villa / Gogolova 212/1, Praha 1
Main Point Karlín – centrála VIG ČR / Main Point Karlín – central office of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) CR / Pobřežní 665/21, Praha 8
Masarykovo nádraží / Masaryk Railway Station / Hybernská 1014/13, Praha 1
Nádraží prezidenta Wilsona, Praha hlavní nádraží / Wilson Station, Prague main railway station / Wilsonova 300/8, Praha 2
Nákladové nádraží Žižkov / Freight Railway Station Žižkov / Jana Želivského 2, Praha 3
Národní galerie v Praze – Salmovský palác / The National Gallery in Prague – Salm Palace / Hradčanské náměstí 1–2, Praha 1
Národní galerie v Praze – Schwarzenberský palác / The National Gallery in Prague – Schwarzenberg Palace / Hradčanské náměstí 2, Praha 1
Národní galerie v Praze – Šternberský palác / The National Gallery in Prague – Šternberg Palace / Hradčanské náměstí 15, Praha 1
Národní technická knihovna / The National Library of Technology / Technická 6, Praha 6
Nile House / Nile House / Karolinská 661/4, Praha 8
Nový svět práce – sídlo společnosti Microsoft / New World of Work – Microsoft Headquarters / Vyskočilova 1561/4a, Praha 4
Palác Archa / Archa Palace / Na Poříčí 24, Praha 1
Palác Lucerna / Lucerna (Lantern) Palace / Pasáž Lucerna, Vodičkova 36 nebo Štěpánská 61, Praha 1
Palác Metro / Metro Palace / Národní 961/25, Praha 1
Památník národního písemnictví –Malá vila / The Museum of Czech Literature (MCL) – Little Villa / Pelléova 20/70, Praha 6
Památník národního písemnictví – Strahovský klášter / The Museum of Czech Literature – Strahov Monastery / Strahovské nádvoří 1/132, Praha 1
Parní mlýny: Etnetera – kanceláře společnosti / Steam Mills: Etnetera – heeadquarters / Jankovcova 1037/49, Praha 7
Parní mlýny: HBO Europe – kanceláře společnosti / Steam Mills: HBO Europe – headquarters / Jankovcova 1037/49, Praha 7
Petschkův palác – Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu / Petschek’s Palace – Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic / Politických vězňů 20, Praha 1
Pivovar Staropramen / Staropramen Brewery / Nádražní 84, Praha 5
Port#58 / Port#58 / Tusarova 857/58, Praha 7
Port X / Port X / V Přístavu 4, Praha 7
QUADRIO Building – multifunkční objekt, sídlo CPI Property Group / QUADRIO Building – business center, CPI Property Group headquarters / Purkyňova 2121/3, Praha 1
Rezidence primátora hl. m. Prahy / Residence of the Mayor of Prague / Mariánské náměstí 98/1, Praha 1
Sazka / SAZKA / K Žižkovu 851, Praha 9
Sídlo AVAST Software – Enterprise Office Center / AVAST Softward headquarters – Enterprise Office Center / Pikrtova 1737/1A, Praha 4
Skleněný palác – nájemný obytný dům Zemské banky / The Glass Palace – tenement house of the Czech Land Bank / Náměstí Svobody 1, Praha 6
Společenské centrum BETHANY / Community center BETHANY / Za Brumlovkou 1519/4, Praha 4
Strahovský klášter / Strahov Monastery / Strahovské nádvoří 1/132, Praha 1
Studio PRÁM / PRÁM Studio / Čerpadlová 536/4, Praha 9
Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR – historická budova, nová budova organické chemie / The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry CAS CR – new building of organic chemistry / Flemingovo náměstí 2, Praha 6
Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR – historická budova, nová budova organické chemie / The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry – Historic building / Flemingovo náměstí 2, Praha 6
Ústřední telekomunikační budova CETIN (Česká telekomunikační infrastruktura a.s.) / Central Telecommunication Bulding CETIN / Olšanská 6, Praha 3
Velodrom na Třebešíně / Třebešín Velodrome / Nad Kapličkou 15, Praha 10
Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze (VŠCHT) / University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT) / Technická 5, Praha 6
Základní škola Duhovka / Duhovka Elementary School / Nad Kajetánkou 134/9, Praha 6
Zlatý Anděl / Golden Angel / Nádražní 23, Praha 5