Urban Eden

Awards

  • Florenc 21 - Phase West 2025

    Finalist project

Urban Eden

Urban Eden is an urban project that offers a contemporary interpretation of Prague’s historic fabric, taking shape within a masterplan as an open and permeable urban block. The architecture engages with the city’s layered character, redefining the skyline without breaking its identity, instead projecting it toward the future. The masterplan introduces public and shared spaces—porticoes, green terraces, and an inner courtyard—and prioritizes durable, locally rooted materials, such as brick and recycled aluminum. At the heart of the project lies the quality of living, enhanced by community-oriented shared spaces and integrated digital services. Conceived as a benchmark for sustainable living in a strategic urban location, Florenc21 adopts advanced energy solutions and an innovative construction system that combines architectural lightness, residential flexibility, and the use of hybrid structures, including timber. Urban Eden aspires to become a new urban icon for Prague: a recognizable project that brings together architecture, sustainability, and contemporary identity.

An architecture born from the city’s memory — roofs, courtyards, and thresholds — transformed into contemporary life

Compact toward the street, open and generous within

A place to live the future, where community, sustainability, and urban identity come together

Info

Location

Florenc 21, Prague - Czech Republic

Status

International Competition completed 2025

Client

Penta Real Estate

Total area

4.878 sqm

Built area

22.400 sqm

Program

Residential block in Prague comprising 225 housing units (from studios to four-bedroom apartments) and ground-floor commercial spaces, combining urban identity, sustainability, and architectural innovation.

Architectural Design: ARW Associates

Project Team: Arch. Matteo Facchinelli, Arch. Camillo Botticini, Arch. Alessandro Galperti, Arch. Chiara Gelpi, Arch. Stefano Andreatta, Arch. Gianluca Maroè, Arch. Daniele Quadri, Arch. Andrea Meneghelli

Structural consultant: Bollinger+Grohmann

Mechanical systems consultant: Politecna – Planet Smart City Group

Sustainability consultant: Planet Smart City

Render: Flooer

Project drawings

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Category: Residential complex