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Ptyč (Plzeň Region) - According to the investor, a complex of underground vaults rising in the complex known as Maják near the settlement of Ptyč in northern Plzeň is designed to withstand the crash of a transport aircraft, the force of a hurricane, and extreme temperatures. The investor has thus put an end to speculation about the purpose of the massive structure, which will include a repository for VIP clientele, as well as a hotel, residential housing, and estates with a riding hall. The complex is expected to be completed in 2016, said Ondřej Drábek, a spokesperson for Double Square Group, today to ČTK. The company Stébla, which is building the repository, falls under that group.
The vault room can hold, for example, 70 tons of gold in bars, a car, large data storage systems, or extensive art collections. "It is a repository that is unique in the Central European space," said Daniela Kuchtová, managing director of Stébla.
According to Drábek, the "super vault" will disappear entirely underground. "Much of it is already buried; landscaping is currently underway. Above the repository, a hotel with a restaurant and a conference center will be built. An agricultural building with a riding hall intended for agritourism is already nearby," he said.
The investor ruled out the possibility that the buildings might be something akin to an atomic shelter, as had been speculated in the past. "We understand that at this stage the building may resemble a military structure. This is due to the demands for internal and external security. It is in no way an atomic shelter. In fact, the repository has no radiation protection. There are no social facilities inside. There is no need for them because there will be no people inside," said Drábek. According to Drábek, the investor's intention is documented in the materials held by the building authority in Kralovice.
Unusual parameters are due to strict requirements for buildings of this type. The structure can withstand the impact of a crash from a transport aircraft or any conceivable natural disaster; the building is capable of enduring a fire at a temperature of 800 degrees Celsius for eight hours. The vault rooms within the structure are extremely protected from one another, so if an accident were to happen inside one of them, it would not affect the items stored in adjacent rooms.
The construction of the giant vault has so far cost around 870 million crowns, and hundreds of millions more will be required. "The vaults inside the building still need to be equipped with additional security technology, and the construction of luxury apartments and the hotel will also be expensive. However, these are not unusual sums for this type of building. When it comes to the underground repository, perhaps only the vaults of the Czech National Bank and some similar buildings in Switzerland can compare," Drábek stated. The vault rooms will accommodate items that cannot be placed in typically commercially operated security boxes.
The repository will have an operator. According to ČTK, the company Jones Lang LaSalle is assisting in its selection, and it should also start reselling above-ground properties later this year.