Four Seasons Hotel

North of the Charles Bridge on the banks of the Vltava River, facing the castle, stands Prague’s Four Seasons Hotel. This five-star establishment is ideally located in the heart of the old city and consists of 3 buildings from the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries that are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. In addition, 2 new buildings have been harmoniously integrated into this historical architectural setting, thereby providing a touch of modernity to it.

BACKGROUND

In 1994, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts signed two 50-year leases: one in February with the city of Prague and the other in April with a private owner to erect a five-star hotel.
Four Seasons then approached Campenon Bernard (which became VINCI Construction Grands Projets in 2000) since the Company had experience both locally and in the hotel-construction sector (Alta Hotel and Prague’s Hilton Hotel).
Under the watchful eye of Prague’s historical monuments authority and following archeological digs at the site, VINCI Construction Grands Projets managed the project from the design and planning stages to rehabilitation and construction (with the aim of making the hotel an extraordinary setting).

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

The dock wall along the Vltava had to be lowered to enhance the view of the buildings by the river from the perspective of the hotel.
Special care was paid to waterproofing the building as the basement levels are located below the water table and entirely below the level of the 100-year flood. That is why the basements of the new buildings were encased in a slurry wall and doors and waterproof mobile barriers were installed to ensure continued hotel operations in the event of flooding.

The Four Seasons in Prague is a luxury hotel that includes 162 rooms, a spa, restaurant, and car park with a total of 18 spaces. The hotel covers an area of 19,000 m².

IMPACT

This hotel project proves that you can combine modernity with heritage conservation. It brings together luxury and history.
The construction of new buildings and rehabilitation of older buildings demonstrates that comfort and esthetics are not antithetical.
That is why in March 2001, the hotel was awarded the prize for the best achievement in the Hotels and Tourism Resorts category at the World Property Market (MIPIM) in Cannes.

Project participants

Client
Fs Hotel Prague S.r.o.

Project management
Loxia A.S.

Key figures

Implementation dates
December 1998 to January 2001

Area
19,000 m2

Earthworks
26,400 m3

Slurry wall
2,418 m2

Find out more

www.fourseasons.com