Novákovy garáže, Functionalist garage building in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Novákovy garáže is a functionalist building in Hradec Králové featuring a reinforced concrete skeleton with rectangular window bands and rounded corners. The structure incorporates a spiral ramp that connects multiple parking levels and houses ground floor retail spaces, an auto service facility, and the restaurant Náplavka.
The building was commissioned by Jaroslav Novák and designed by architect Josef Fňouk, opening in December 1932 with 51 parking spaces per floor. It received the status of cultural monument in 1981.
The garage structure represents an early example of functionalist architecture in the Czech Republic and received cultural monument status in 1981.
The building is centrally located in the city and accessible on all days of the week for visitors. You can explore the ground floor retail areas and restaurant, or view the distinctive architecture and spiral ramp from various angles within the structure.
The spiral vehicle ramp represents an engineering solution from the 1930s that efficiently moved cars between multiple parking levels without traditional switchback ramps. This innovative approach to vertical circulation was uncommon for parking buildings of that era.
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