Dům Radost, functionalist office and apartment building in Žižkov, Prague, Czech Republic
Dům Radost is a functionalist complex in Žižkov, Prague 3, built 1932–1934 by Karel Honzík and Josef Havlíček. Its 52-metre tower, the first high-rise in Prague, rises from a cruciform plan and is clad in light 20 x 40 cm RAKO ceramic tiles, hence the nickname kachlíkárna. A lower commercial wing with orange-framed windows runs along Seifertova street.
The building was designed and completed in 1934 by architects Karel Honzík and Josef Havlíček. Its creation coincided with a period of intensive architectural renewal in Czechoslovakia.
Locals call it kachlíkárna, the Tile House, after the 20 x 40 cm RAKO ceramic tiles cladding the facade. Since 2019 the complex has housed offices, flats, a theatre, a cinema, a café and an observatory, and the terrace is open to the public.
The building is protected as a public cultural monument and can be viewed from the exterior. The best view of the facade is from street level, where its vertical structure is most apparent.
The name Dům Radost dates only from 2019, when the building was renamed after its sale; before that it was Dům odborových svazů. Its older nickname kachlíkárna, "tile house", comes from the 20 x 40 cm RAKO ceramic tiles cladding the facade.
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