Em2N Architekten Berlin GmbH

Keystone Office Building

Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges

KEYSTONE OFFICE BUILDING

EM2N

ARCHITECTS
EM2N

LOCATION
Prague, Czech Republic

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

AREA
11600.0 m²

PROJECT YEAR
2012

PHOTOGRAPHS
Simon Menges

MANUFACTURERS
Alucobond

CLIENTS
Real Estate Karlín Group a.s.

Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges

Text description provided by architect.

This office building stands at a kind of gateway situation at a prominent situation in Karlín,a district of Prague that is undergoing rapid change, at the corner of Pobřežni Street and Šaldova Street.

The ground floor, taller than the other levels, contains shops and showrooms while the upper floors are occupied by office space.

Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges

The external appearance of the building takes up geometrical themes found in Czech Cubism at the start of the 20th century.

The volumetric concept of the façade creates an ambivalently legible network of forms oriented in different directions.

The double-layered façade not only produces a sculptural outer skin, but also improves the performance of the windows in terms of thermal and acoustic insulation.

Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges

Through the contrast to the exterior the impressive entrance hall establishes a certain formal tension.

Here high-quality materials and expensive surfaces are used. The hall is clad half with chrome steel and half with terrazzo and stucco lustro.

Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges


Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
© Simon Menges
Keystone Office Building
Keystone Office Building
Keystone Office Building
Keystone Office Building


Keystone Office Building
Plan
Keystone Office Building
Plan
Keystone Office Building
Plan
Keystone Office Building
Site Plan


Keystone Office Building
Elevation
Keystone Office Building
Elevation


Keystone Office Building
Section

Em2N Architekten Berlin GmbH
T +49 30 585834630 F +49 30 585834632
Em2N Architekten Berlin GmbH
Brunnenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany