2024-12-21T22:00:53-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150298990/chybik-kristof-s-new-ostrava-tower-will-become-the-tallest-skyscraper-in-the-czech-republic Josh Niland 2022-02-15T18:49:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c77a1a0d433d4640bbe0427a68355d3.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Czech Republic is set to receive yet another major new architectural addition after<a href="https://archinect.com/chybik.kristof" target="_blank"> Chybik + Kristof</a>&nbsp;unveiled plans for what it says will become the country&rsquo;s tallest skyscraper.&nbsp;</p> <p>Located in the central district of Ostrava, the 235-meter (771-foot) Ostrava Tower is a case for &ldquo;[reconsidering] the typology of the skyscraper into a new functional entity responsive to the contemporary social needs,&rdquo; according to the architects. Namely, the 98,000-square-meter (1.05-million-square-foot) multi-use building will bring to light the important activation of public space caused by the infill project which began in 2019.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b949479b5e823d173cc3f32190bd21a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b949479b5e823d173cc3f32190bd21a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Visualization: Igor Brozyna - PLACES studio, NORVISKA, Dousek Zaborsky</figcaption></figure><p>Ostrava is in the process of completing its three-decade transformation from a coal and heavy metals producer to a newer economy that leans on its rich stock of traditional architecture in order to create the necessary spaces required to keep up with the demands of its million-plus inhabitants in the met...</p>