The new Žofinka district in Ostrava, one of the most ambitious one-off developments in the third largest city of the Czech Republic, will transform a currently unused brownfield site located between the city centre and its river into a vibrant and resource conscious urban environment. The 20 hectares development area is located just a few minutes from the city centre, on the site of the former slag heap of the local ironworks.
With its significant focus on high-quality public space and a large variety of housing typologies and supporting functions, as well as a seamless integration with the surrounding neighbourhoods and natural landscapes, the winning proposal by Danish studio ADEPT and Czech partners ohboi, atelier.tečka, VEN.KU architekti, VECTURA Pardubice and AFRY was selected from a total of 29 teams that took part in the competition process.
The first phase of construction, basic infrastructure as well as approximately 300 apartments also designed by ADEPT, is scheduled to begin in 2026. Completion of the entire development of Žofinka is expected to take approximately two decades.
Check out the full project here: https://adept.dk/project/zofin...
