The building stands alone next to Brno’s main tunnel, its terrace connecting the lion through the street to the modern shopping gallery Vakovka. Ample parking surrounds the building.

Brno Architectural Museum (BAM) and until mid-December is on tour allowing people to get to know and see the priceless monument.

Commercial buildings are often criticized for not being urbanly anchored, as well as for not cultivating the surrounding environment. Little is it known that it was part of a much wider original project, which covered the entire area and was supposed to create a large regional center with two department stores and a 22-story trade and services building, architectural historians say. rka Svobodov, who explained this during the tour.

The project covers the entire area except the Grand bus station and includes Brno’s main central station, and according to Svobodovs, it is a shame that the building was not purchased by the municipality when it was involved. If inspiration could be found in London or Berlin, the building could be used as a cultural center, Svobodov said. He added that the Prior building is very appropriate to the context of the architectural world of the 80s. Brutalist buildings are not designed to be admired.

It must be correct, which is manifested in the fact that you do not bleed any. Outside, show how they are made. Concrete Prior is a cube from which the concrete walls of three administrative floors rise. The architectural historian adds that this is part of the project, including the terrace.

75 thousand people pass through here every day

On that administrative floor, in addition to the editorial office, there were offices, full rooms and offices, which were necessary for operations at that time. it’s about the Krejovsk line for actual trains, but also about carpentry and ironworking. This project deals with the creation of a modern city where cars will be parked.

As BAM stated on its website, the building designed by Zdek ihek and Zdek Sklepek was originally supposed to have a basement floor, but because it was built on the Svratecky nhon site, this could not be done because of the water below.

Nabz was compared to the Barbican building in London, which worked with concrete very similar to Brno Priory. The first concrete in its raw state, called brut concrete, gave Brutalism its name. The difference with the Barbican is that the London building is a monument and the Brno building will be demolished, Svobodov said.

The building and its surroundings were purchased in 2017 by development company Crestyl. In the area next to the main entrance there will be a walled public space and six buildings, the tallest of which will have eight floors. This route will remain connected to the underground road under the main road and directly above the road surface. The line from Ndra to Vkovce will remain during construction. About 75,000 people pass through here every day.

The buildings must be environmentally friendly, which includes, for example, the use of tap water for watering and irrigating, adequate lighting inside the building, and electric car and bicycle charging stations in garages and parking lots.