Sekyra Flowers: Daniel Libeskind’s Visionary Architecture to Transform Karlin

When a global name like Daniel Libeskind sketches a new piece of Prague, you pay attention. His Sekyra Flowers will sit at the heart of Rohan City in Karlin (Prague 8) – four shimmering residential towers arranged around a new public square, stitched into the riverfront promenade and bike path. Think bold forms, reflections of the Vltava, and everyday city life at ground level.

A Bold New Landmark For Modern Prague

The design groups four residential buildings into sculptural “blooms.” Facades of metallic tiles will catch and reflect light through the day, while green roofs soften the crowns. Inside are about 500 apartments – from compact studios to penthouses with big terraces – and at street level a lively parter of cafes, restaurants, shops, and services. It is meant to feel public, not gated: a place you naturally wander into from the riverside path.

The central square will carry the name of Simone Weil and sits within a bigger idea: Rohan City will name its streets and parks after great thinkers – Husserl, Derrida, Carnap and more – framing the area as Europe’s first coherent “philosophical district.” Plans also count with a National Center for Reading Culture and a library within the central stage.

The Bigger Picture: Rohan City By The Numbers

This is the first Libeskind project in Czechia and the first time his hand shapes a public space in Prague. In this central stage alone, developers plan 1,650 apartments with an investment of 15 billion CZK. Across the full project, completion is targeted for 2035, with a total cost around 30 billion CZK and daily life for about 11,000 people living and working here.

Nearly half of the area is planned as parks and public spaces. The current river bike path will widen into a promenade that links the new square with Kaizlovy Sady and the future Maniny Park – a large green space developed with the city and the planning institute. On size and feel, it aims to be comparable to Stromovka: generous, natural, and genuinely public.

Expect around 350 premium apartments there, each with a balcony, loggia, terrace, or garden.