Walter Masterplan – Cigler Marani Architects a.s.
TYPE
Mixed use masterplan
DATES
2007 - 2010
AREA
Site Area: 16 ha, Building Area: 267 000 m2
CLIENT
Red Group
ARCHITECT
Dipl. arch. Vincent Marani, AIA doc. Ing. arch. Jakub Cigler, Int'l. Assoc. AIA Ing. Petr Kuzela Ing. Vladimír Vacek Mgr.A. Jan Hofman Ing. Martin Vítek Ing. arch. Pavel Neuberg Ing. Tomáš Zima Anna Salingerová, MSc. Ing. Michal David MgA. Alžběta Solárová Ing. Jana Danešová Eric Urbon Zdeněk Vdovín Ondřej Míčka Ing. Lenka Špirudová
DESCRIPTION
The masterplan addresses the former industrial lands of the Walter Aviation company. On this site the Walter company produced airplane engines since world war two. Before world war two Walter also produced cars and motorcycles here. The object of the masterplan is to change the industrial function to mixed use and connect the factor lands to the city. The project includes office buildings, residential, public spaces, connection to the Jinosice metro station, and retail. Key architecturally significant building are to be kept and reused.