The flying house – Prague, Czech Republic
 
The project draws upon Prague’s tradition of public passages. The objective is to incorporate a residential building into a narrow plot wedged between the gable walls of a historic city centre block and a preserved Baroque farmhouse, and notably a plot that enjoys an exceptional and immediate connection with the banks of the Vltava, the river that runs through Prague. The solution proposed is a bridge building composed of a suspended horizontal transparent glass apartment block supported at its ends by two solid and opaque vertical towers. The elevated block partially covers the refurbished farmhouse but also forms a large covered passage that extends the public space. The new building thus becomes the pretext for the creation of an urban gallery, while offering residents splendid views of the city.