Skanska has started to construct the largest wooden apartment building in the Czech Republic in Prague

Prague – Skanska has started building a residential project D.O.K. in the Prague district of Radlice for 1.6 billion crowns. In addition to two other residential buildings, it will also include the Dřevák structure, which will be the largest wooden residential building in the Czech Republic upon completion. The construction of the D.O.K. project will be finished in 2027, with a total of 177 apartments.

Three residential buildings have begun construction on a brownfield site on Radlická Street, not far from the nearby metro and tram station of the same name. The project design was developed by the architectural studio Jakub Cigler Architects.

"The entire D.O.K. area creates a tranquil and diversely structured inner block, allowing for views into the immediately adjacent natural area and also into the Radlická Valley, maintaining a connection to the surroundings while preserving the intimacy of the place," said Jakub Cigler, founder of the architectural studio.

Skanska will primarily sell apartments in D.O.K. with layouts of 1+kk, 2+kk, and 3+kk. However, there will also be larger 4+kk apartments with terraces and one apartment with a layout of 5+kk. Prices range from approximately six million crowns for the smallest 1+kk of 34 m² to 24 million crowns for a 4+kk of 115 m². All three residential buildings will meet the lowest energy class standards and will be supplemented with a range of ecological features such as green roofs and water recycling.

So far, only a minimal number of wooden residential projects have been constructed in the Czech Republic. One reason has been that, according to fire and building standards, wooden structures were allowed to be built only up to a height of 12 meters. Since the beginning of this August, it has been permissible to construct wooden buildings up to 22.5 meters high. Such tall wooden buildings could previously only be designed under certain engineering conditions.

The first construction of multi-story wooden residential buildings in Prague was completed last year by the development company UBM. The project, named Timber Prague in Řeporyje, is part of the Arcus City complex and consists of four buildings. Two of them are four stories high, and two have a ground floor and two additional floors. Rental apartments from wooden construction are also currently being developed, for example, in Žďár nad Sázavou, where the company Dostupné bydlení České spořitelny is preparing 34 affordable apartments in two separate buildings.