Four Seasons Hotel - VINCI Construction Grands Projets

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.