Administrative building of Vojenské stavby, Administrative structure in Nové Město, Czech Republic
The Administrative building of Vojenské stavby is an office structure in Prague's New Town located near the Nusle Bridge. The construction combines brutalist design principles with contemporary features, visible in its metal exterior cladding and retractable sun protection systems.
The building was designed between 1973 and 1976 and constructed from 1978 to 1982 for the state firm Vojenské stavby, which built roads, railways, bridges and tunnels and worked on the Prague metro. It replaced a 19th-century tenement demolished where the metro tunnel emerged from the Nusle Bridge. After 1992 it was privatised with the company.
The relief in front of the entrance is by sculptor Jaroslav Bartoš, made under a rule requiring one to four percent of a state building's budget to go to art. In an abstract organic language it depicts the map of Prague and its transport development, and refers to the boring of the metro tunnel.
The building stands on Boženy Němcové Street with direct metro access directly underneath. The location is easily reached by public transport and well integrated into Prague's transit system.
The building contains specialized rubber damping devices in its foundation to reduce vibrations from metro trains passing through tunnels directly below. This engineering solution was necessary to maintain stability of the office structure during subway operations.
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