from the outside
Gabriela Horáková
general director, Hotel Carlo IV.

Which part of the hotel do the clients prefer?
It's impossible to generalize. The younger guests prefer the modern part, while the older clients appreciate the unique charm of the neo-renaissance building. And then there is another group of architecture connoisseurs who like them both, and who welcome the unusual solution - an especially aggressive combination of both styles.
 

from the inside
Petr Malinský
architect, DaM studio

What was the hardest technical nut to crack in changing the function of the building?
The biggest problem was "invisibly" interfering with the historical structure; to get all the infrastructure necessary for functional hotel rooms into what was originally office space, and in a way that was invisible to the eye. Or, for example, to build a four-floor addition upon the roof of the existing bank hall so that no new bearing structures would visibly penetrate the historical interior. What was also difficult was digging out a large enough space for the antique spa in what was originally a boiler room, and building two new basements, for technical equipment and a garage, under the historical brick structure.