9. 3. 2026
Five Questions, One Project: Ondřej Králík on the Reconstruction of the Grand Department Store
The reconstruction of the iconic functionalist Grand Palace in Pardubice has received the prestigious ThePrime Awards in the category Best Reconstruction Project. The project restores the original scale and spatial quality of this historic building by Josef Gočár, while at the same time opening a new chapter in its life for today’s visitors.
As part of the series Five Questions, One Project, we asked five questions to architect Ondřej Králík from the OVA studio. In his answers, he reflects on what most influenced his design approach, how the project engages with the legacy of Gočár’s architecture, and which details visitors should pay attention to when exploring the Grand.
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