The subject of the competition was the design for the reconstruction and extension of the Pod Marjánkou polyclinic. The client is looking for a solution that will not significantly limit the current operation of the polyclinic and, at the same time, will be efficient, economical, and sensitive to the architecture of the building.

The competition's aim for the Pod Marjánkou polyclinic was to reconcile the existing building representing the quality architecture of its time, which is to some extent worn out and which today no longer fulfills many operational, technological, and structural-physical requirements with the demands we currently place on outpatient healthcare. At the same time, it must be stated that this is a building that is a characteristic and important building in the organism of Břevnov. Still, after half a century of operation, without any major interventions, it is now necessary to proceed to a more drastic form of modernization.

Annotation:

The neutral extension, whose façade follows the 1960s morphology in a contemporary way, makes the main building by the architect Podzemný stand out. The strip windows are accented with rounded corners, and the bottle green ceramic facade cladding is complementary in color to the original ochre moldings. The low extension of the clinic offers a transparent and open medical facility with plenty of natural daylight and easy visitor orientation. An indoor residential exterior atrium serves the visitor and her needs. The main entrance is preserved in the street below the Marjanka. A separate entrance to the children's section is oriented towards the eastern park.

Jury Evaluation:

The design provides a compact, sophisticated solution that is space-saving yet operationally comfortable and logical. The clean longitudinal massing of the addition with its prominent strip windows is a harmonious contemporary addition to the F.R. Underground building. The use of ceramic tile in a complementary color scheme is humble and semantic to the existing building. At the same time, the design represents a sustainable façade concept that can respond flexibly to changes in the internal layout and adequately compensate for the challenges of climate change. The preferred and transparent solution is offering internal atriums to which waiting rooms are oriented. At the same time, the proposal presents a sophisticated reflection on the layout of the reconstructed part. In terms of design, it is a feasible reconstruction, which is well developed and detailed in the proposal. The environmental concept of sustainable development, which is now a necessary parameter in the design of a civic building, shows the author's comprehensive approach.