Praha 10 has postponed the architectural competition for the construction of the town hall

Prague - Prague 10 has postponed the announcement of an architectural competition for the construction of a new town hall. It wants to better evaluate the possible options for where the office could be located in the future. This was approved today by the city council of the tenth district. The town hall is considering either renovating the current building, constructing a new one on the district's land near the Strašnická metro station, or launching a public competition to purchase an existing building or land suitable for the town hall's operation.
According to the mayor of Prague 10, Bohumil Zoufalík (Independent), the architectural study should cost five million crowns. If the town hall eventually chooses a different option for the office's location, the money spent on the study would be wasted.
The town hall administration wants to present details of the various options to the city council by the end of the year. "We simply want to know how much each option costs so that we know if the town hall will even have the financial means for it," stated councilor Ivan Vinš (Independent).
The feasibility, practicality, and economics of all three options will first be addressed by a specialized committee, which will recommend the most suitable one to the council. The committee is to include representatives from all political parties, experts, officials, and members of the public. "If the councilors choose the option of building a new town hall on Strašnická, the architectural competition according to the parameters of the Czech Chamber of Architects will, of course, be organized," noted Zoufalík.
The town hall administration is not pleased that the current location is energy-intensive and difficult to maintain, does not have a sufficiently large hall for council meetings, and does not meet certain safety, building, and transportation standards.