Praha 13 wants to prevent the construction of a massive center by A69 architects

Prague - The City Hall of Prague 13 does not agree with the construction of residential buildings and a shopping center near the metro station B Lužiny. The local government is particularly concerned about the over-dimensioning of the buildings and the worsening traffic situation in the area. This was stated today by the spokesperson for Prague 13, Samuel Truschka. A part of the residents of Prague 13 has also opposed the construction, initiating a petition.
The City Hall was contacted by the magistrate on September 9 to express its opinion as part of the assessment process under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act. "In my opinion, these are buildings that are too voluminous and tall, which will also lead to increased traffic on local roads and worsen parking issues. I also perceive a significant disagreement from the residents of the Lužiny housing estate regarding this construction," stated Mayor David Vodrážka (ODS), noting that he would do everything possible to prevent the construction in Lužiny.
According to the new plan from the investor, there are to be several buildings of up to sixteen stories with more than three hundred apartments, offices, and several hundred parking spaces in Lužiny. Originally, according to the city hall, the investor was only to renovate the local shopping center, with the reconstruction expected to be completed by spring 2014. "The proposed plan is new, and during the approval of the renovation of OC Lužiny, the city district was not informed by the investor," stated spokesperson Samuel Truschka.
On Thursday, September 19, the councilors of Prague 13 will meet for an extraordinary session regarding the construction.
Local residents are also against the construction, having already drawn up a petition. "The proposal does not address parking for local residents, how they will access schools, it does not deal with the limit capacity of sewers and water connections, or the traffic situation where hundreds of new vehicles will overwhelm an already critically overloaded area," stated Petr Kučera on behalf of the Association of Civil Associations of the Southwest City. Nearly seventy residents have already signed the opposing petition.
The original plan, which the city hall agreed to, was for the renovation of the deteriorating center, in its original footprint. No new buildings were to be constructed. "This is a renovation of the shopping center in its existing footprint. There will be no change in the spatial arrangements or the use of the building for which the structure was once approved," stated spokesperson Truschka on behalf of the city hall at the end of last year.
Prague 13 is located in the southwest part of Prague on the territory of the older villages and estates of Jinonice, Butovice, and Stodůlky, where large housing complexes of Stodůlky, Lužiny, Nové Butovice, and Velká Ohrada were built in the 1980s and 1990s. It is now home to nearly 58,000 residents.