In brief

• Zlín wants to demolish a building next to the town hall that has been closed for about ten years and put up in its place a new structure with offices and a café.
• The first stage is to start in January 2027, and construction is scheduled for mid-2029.
• The contractor for the first stage is Metrostav CZ, with a bid of CZK 192.6 million excluding VAT.
• The entire investment is to cost about CZK 260 million.

Contractor and timeline

The first stage of the investment was won by Metrostav CZ, which proposed CZK 192.6 million excluding VAT (Dostavba zlínské radnice začne zkraje příštího roku. Město zbourá dům sousedící s budovou úřadu – iROZHLAS) (Chátrající dům vedle zlínské radnice půjde k zemi. Nahradí ho moderní budova – novinykraje.cz). The city announced the selection of the contractor on Saturday. Works are to begin in January 2027, and construction is scheduled for mid-2029.

What will disappear and what will be built

The city will demolish the building with the orientation number 10, standing next to the historic town hall from 1924. The designer of the office building was František Lydie Gahura. The building has remained closed for ten years. In its place a modern facility with offices, customer service points and a café is to stand. The author of the design is the studio Apropos Architects, which previously prepared the Czech pavilion at the EXPO exhibition in Osaka.

Why the building is disappearing

The reason for the decision is poor technical condition. The building's structure is statically weakened. Even though the building stands empty, the city regularly spends money on securing it.

Costs

The firm that won the first stage proposed CZK 192.6 million excluding VAT. The estimated cost of the entire investment is about CZK 260 million (Zlín zbourá chátrající dům vedle radnice. Novostavba vyjde na 260 milionů – Zlínský deník – denik.cz).