The Střížkov metro station won the Steel Design Award 2009
The European Convention for Steel Structures (ECCS) awards every two years significant buildings in the field of steel structures in individual member countries. This year, an international jury of the Steel Design Awards selected one project from the Czech Republic among nineteen winning buildings, which was nominated for the competition by the Czech Association of Steel Structures. Specifically, it concerns the construction of the Střížkov metro station in Prague, with the investor being the Prague Public Transit Company, the architect Ing. arch. Patrik Kotas, the general designer Metroprojekt Praha, and the designer of the steel structure Excon. The steel structure was manufactured by Metrostav - Division 7 (general contractor), Excon Steel, and Vítkovice Power Engineering.
The ceremonial event, regarded as the largest event in the field of steel structures in 2009, took place on September 17 in Barcelona, Spain, and was attended by all 18 awarded delegations from individual countries. The project appeared alongside such buildings as the Concert Hall in Copenhagen, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, the Centre Court at Wimbledon, and the Swedbank Stadium in Malmö.
The main mission of the competition is to highlight and promote steel constructions as a whole, and the awarded projects are evaluated based on their contributions to the field of steel structures, regardless of their size, origin, the amount of steel used, or other similar criteria. In previous years of the competition, several Czech buildings have already been awarded, such as the Sazka Arena in Prague, the Mariánský Bridge in Ústí nad Labem, the pedestrian bridge over the D8 motorway called Cat Eyes, and the South Moravian Gas Company building in Brno.
The Střížkov metro station is unique in its conception within the entire Prague metro network. The most challenging task in terms of the design solution of the steel structure was to apply the architect's vision regarding static analysis and the constructability of the structure. The roofing of the station has basic dimensions of 160 x 42 m with a maximum height of 20 m above ground. The supporting structure consists of two main arches that cross each other at the beginning and end of the station. The arches are interconnected by three connecting elements, and the entire roofing structure is suspended from them.
The ceremonial event, regarded as the largest event in the field of steel structures in 2009, took place on September 17 in Barcelona, Spain, and was attended by all 18 awarded delegations from individual countries. The project appeared alongside such buildings as the Concert Hall in Copenhagen, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, the Centre Court at Wimbledon, and the Swedbank Stadium in Malmö.
The main mission of the competition is to highlight and promote steel constructions as a whole, and the awarded projects are evaluated based on their contributions to the field of steel structures, regardless of their size, origin, the amount of steel used, or other similar criteria. In previous years of the competition, several Czech buildings have already been awarded, such as the Sazka Arena in Prague, the Mariánský Bridge in Ústí nad Labem, the pedestrian bridge over the D8 motorway called Cat Eyes, and the South Moravian Gas Company building in Brno.
The Střížkov metro station is unique in its conception within the entire Prague metro network. The most challenging task in terms of the design solution of the steel structure was to apply the architect's vision regarding static analysis and the constructability of the structure. The roofing of the station has basic dimensions of 160 x 42 m with a maximum height of 20 m above ground. The supporting structure consists of two main arches that cross each other at the beginning and end of the station. The arches are interconnected by three connecting elements, and the entire roofing structure is suspended from them.
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