Penzion Malešice, Housing complex in Prague 10, Czech Republic

Penzion Malešice is a former company dormitory in the Malešice housing estate in Prague 10, a slab building with one underground and ten above-ground floors, its ground floor and first floor reserved for civic amenities. It was converted from 2013 into roughly 170 small flats, including 12 barrier-free units for people with spinal cord injuries.

The building was constructed in 1971 as part of the Malešice housing development and originally served as accommodation for single workers of Prague Communications Company. In the following decades it adapted to changing needs and underwent major renovation in 2013.

Residents nicknamed the building "Babylon", a name that stuck through its decades as a dormitory for single workers and later for foreign labourers of the Prague Communications company. Since the 2013 conversion it has been run by Prague 10 as start-up and downsizing flats, with twelve barrier-free units where people with spinal cord injuries spend their first year of independent life, in cooperation with the Czech Paraplegic Association.

The building is not open to visitors; it is a residence, so the interior and the flats cannot be toured. It stands next to the Malešice Polyclinic, with a post office and shops nearby, and the Centrum Malešice housing project adjoins it. Malešice Park begins about 200 metres north and is partly adapted for wheelchair users.

The building houses a specialized section for people with spinal cord injuries, strategically located near the Paraple Rehabilitation Center. This proximity allows residents to have easy access to specialized therapy and rehabilitation services.