Heatherwick Studio to Redevelop Historic Prague Block into Mixed-Use Space
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Tom Ravenscroft
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Summary
Heatherwick Studio, a UK-based practice, is set to begin redeveloping a city block in Prague's historic center into a mixed-use space featuring shops and offices around a central square. The project, named Savarin, will include contemporary additions while preserving and renovating some of the existing external buildings.
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· 2 pulledWork is set to begin on the redevelopment of a city block in the historic centre of Prague into shops and offices surrounding a central square by UK practice Heatherwick Studio.
Named Savarin, the development will see contemporary additions to the enclosed centre of the block, which borders the Wenceslas Square boulevard, while several of the external buildings are renovated.
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