Beseda Ořechovka Tennis Club, Prague architecture design, Czech property development photos
Beseda Ořechovka Tennis Club in Prague
11 April 2025
Design: Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners
Location: Na Ořechovce 28/33a, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Photos by Tomáš Slavík, www.tomasslavik.cz, [email protected]
The Old Town Hall’s Ground Floor Interior, Czech Republic
The new tennis club pavilion is located in the very heart of Prague’s district of Ořechovka. It was built on the site of a small wooden clubhouse that stood there during the First Republic, which was replaced in the 1980s by a temporary building of prefabricated site units. This ‘temporary structure’ lasted for almost 50 years and has deteriorated badly.
The wooden structure is intentionally lightweight and built on columns like a garden pavilion in the middle of a park. Its expression evokes spa gazebos and colonnades associated with tranquility.
The building uses classic architectural elements such as a plinth, a column row and a lintel with a cornice. The wooden oak columns are load-bearing and use the proven principle of entasis for their elegance.
They are supported by architraves with simplified friezes and then a coupled frame ceiling structure. The protruding rafters taper at their ends to soften the visual effect of the roof edge. The emphasis is on quality, durability and craftsmanship of materials.
The above-ground part of the tennis club is defined by a glass café open on three sides with access to the changing rooms and the playground, followed by the clubhouse, public toilets and storage rooms.
A spiral staircase leads up to the rooftop viewing terrace. At first glance, it is not noticeable that the upper part of the building covers the existing brick substation. In the lower part, the changing rooms and toilets are hidden under the adjacent terrain to make the building appear optically smaller and to integrate it into the context of its surroundings.
Wide stairs for seating are placed on the axis of Machar Square, facing the liveliest part of the street. To the east, the terrain is raised, expanding the outdoor café area that has become very popular for pétanque.
The project was constructed by ARCUS-Růžička.
Beseda Ořechovka Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic – Building Information
Studio: Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners – https://phap.cz/?lang=en
Author: Pavel Hnilička
Contact E-mail: [email protected]
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Studio address: Cukrovarnická 46, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Co-author: Petr Bočan
Design team: Martin Jirsa, main engineer
Project location: Na Ořechovce 28/33a, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Project year: 2020
Completion year: 2024
Built-up area: 130 m²
Gross floor area: 242 m²
Usable floor area: 168 m²
Plot size: 4850 m²
Cost: 1.68 mil. €
Client: Prague 6 District
Client’s e-mail: [email protected]
Client’s website: www.praha6.cz
Photographer: Tomáš Slavík, www.tomasslavik.cz, [email protected]
Collaborators and suppliers
Statics: Jiří Končák
Landscape architect: Magdaléna Myšková Kaščaková
Air-conditioning: Jiří Duben
Sanitary Installations: Irena Berková
Main contractor: ARCUS-Růžička, www.arcus-sro.cz
Photographer: Tomáš Slavík, www.tomasslavik.cz, [email protected]
Beseda Ořechovka Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic images / information from Studio Olgoj Chorchoj
Location: Na Ořechovce 28/33a, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic, central Eastern Europe
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