11 June 2026
Martin Krupauer, Head of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall Project Team, spoke at the Brownfields conference, where he presented the project in the broader context of urban and spatial development.
The Vltava Philharmonic Hall will be built on the edge of Holešovice–Bubny-Zátory, one of the largest brownfield sites in the centre of Prague. In the future, this area is expected to undergo a major transformation and become a new urban district for up to 25,000 residents. Alongside its cultural role, the project will therefore also become an important impulse for the development of the entire locality.
The presentation also included examples from abroad, where new concert buildings have played an important role in the development of wider urban areas. Martin Krupauer presented, for example, the Oslo Opera House, which was built as part of the Fjord City project, DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, located within the Ørestad development area, and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, a prominent part of the transformation of HafenCity.
The presentation showed the Vltava Philharmonic Hall as a complex project that will, alongside its cultural significance, also shape the future form of the Vltavská locality and the adjacent Bubny-Zátory area. An important part of this transformation will be high-quality new public space, improved pedestrian connections, and links to other related projects.
We would like to thank the organisers of the Brownfields conference for the invitation and the opportunity to present the Vltava Philharmonic Hall as part of the debate on the future of Prague’s development areas.
Photo: Dominik Kučera
