The future town hall of Prague 1 is being designed by architect Malinský

Prague - Prague 1 will renovate the building at the corner of Štěpánská and V Jámě streets, where it plans to relocate a large portion of its officials in the future. The council has already approved the architectural study, said the mayor of the central city district Filip Dvořák (ODS) at a press conference. The city entrusted the building to Prague 1 last year in exchange for other buildings. According to estimates, the repair will cost more than 100 million crowns.
    This year, the municipality plans to obtain a building permit for the renovation. The actual work will not begin until next year and will take about a year and a half. The façade of the building and its internal layout are to be changed. A conference room, which the municipality currently lacks, will be created on the upper floor. Therefore, they have to rent a hall at Žofín. The building will primarily house departments ensuring state administration.
    Currently, officials of the first city district are located, in addition to the main building on Vodičkova Street, in several other places, including former apartments. Their consolidation is intended to facilitate orientation for residents, ensure better oversight of the departments, and save maintenance costs. Prague 1 plans to lease the vacated spaces.
    How much the municipality will pay for the renovation is still unknown to the mayor. He is currently counting on rough estimates of about 120 to 140 million crowns.
    The building was constructed at the turn of the 60s and 70s of the last century. "The building is in structurally good condition and is ideal for the planned use," said architect Petr Malinský, the author of the architectural study. Among other things, he proposes that a distinctive information column be created at the corner of Štěpánská and V Jámě streets. Its establishment is, according to Dvořák, a matter for discussion.
    The municipality has so far postponed the reconstruction of its headquarters on Vodičkova Street. Former mayor Petr Hejma (ODS) considered its repair necessary, but it would cost nearly half a billion crowns. The councilors rejected it twice last year. Dvořák told ČTK today that the renovation of the building on Štěpánská currently takes priority.