The reconstruction of Bubeneč Station into a multi-purpose social facility has begun.

Prague - The tenant of the former Bubeneč train station, whose reconstruction into a multipurpose community center began in early July this year, will be the community center Stanice 6. The renovated project will combine a gallery, a bistro with a café, a venue for concerts, and space for sports activities. The reconstruction design was developed by architects who have also worked on the Bajkazyl community center on the Vltava riverbank near Palackého náměstí in Prague. The estimated investment amount is approximately 30 million crowns. This was reported today in a press release by the construction company Konsit, which is implementing the project.

"With the renovation and modernization of the building, we want to restore its former beauty; however, the main goal is to bring life and a new function to the house. Therefore, the interior will be open and will provide space for various types of social and cultural events. In line with the new functional utilization of the building, a portion of the non-original internal partitions will be demolished, new openings will be created in the load-bearing walls, and the existing internal door openings and their fillings will be modified," said the project's author, architect Ondřej Tuček. The reconstruction will also include new electrical installations, plumbing installations, heating systems, and air conditioning.

Stanice 6 plans to host various cultural and social activities. The gallery will showcase works by artists associated with Prague 6. The community center will also feature a rental service for inline skates and bicycles, as well as a 24/7 bike repair shop. According to Konsit, the immediate surroundings of the building will also see changes. The existing sidewalk will be modified, and new paving will be laid around the station and on the platform. The project will also create new parking spaces.

The Bubeneč train station in Prague 6 was put into operation in 1854 and lies on the Prague - Děčín line. Its architect was Antonín Jüngling, who, for example, was commissioned in 1838 to develop plans, budgets, and specifications for station buildings on the Vienna–Brno line. In 2013, the station became a cultural monument. Since 2014, the station has only served as a switch for crossing and overtaking trains; its function for passenger transport was taken over that same year by the Prague-Podbaba station.

Konsit was founded in 1991 as a spin-off of the company Konstruktiva a.s. It was previously part of Škodovy závody. The company reached a revenue of approximately 900 million crowns in 2022 and plans to exceed 1.1 billion crowns this year. Among its most significant projects are the renovation of university dormitories on 17. listopadu street at Charles University into the headquarters of the Faculty of Humanities, participation in the restoration of the Marian pilgrimage area, and the reconstruction of St. Wenceslas Church in Stará Boleslav.