The rooms behind Prague’s river wall
From the promenade, a pivoting glass opening can turn a recessed vault into a room that looks directly onto the river. The conversion gives spaces inside the embankment a new relationship with the walkway outside.
CZ CzechiaIn practice. From the promenade, a pivoting glass opening can turn a recessed vault into a room that looks directly onto the river.
What to keep in view
The vaults have different uses. Public access to the embankment does not establish opening hours or access for individual venues.
A doorway that turns inside the wall
Petr Janda and Brainwork adapted former storage vaults along the Vltava. At the Rašín Embankment, pivoting glass doors bring daylight into several rooms and give venues a direct connection to the riverside walk.
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