Designed alongside AED, Openfabric, and Buro Happold, the proposal's low-carbon ‘veil’ echoes the monumental façades of Antonín Engel’s design, with the rhythm and hierarchy of the neighbouring classical buildings. The project even includes a central arch structure that bridges Technická street, helping to define the axis that formed the highlight of Engel’s plan.

Yet this classical language is reduced to its essence; behind this veil are functional buildings more suited to modern requirements. From balconies, arcades, and winter gardens to planters with shading greenery and even pocket parks, the buildings within the veil step closer and further from the regimented outer façade to accommodate the functions needed in the in-between space.

The various programmes of the brief are incorporated as efficiently as possible. When viewed from Victory Square, the building on the right contains housing, while the building on the left contains offices and, on the corner between Technická and Studentská streets, the new building of the Prague University of Chemistry and Technology. Both buildings feature ground-level retail, forming a fluid retail circuit that winds in and out of the courtyards, through the veil and along the surrounding streets. The main arched gateway contains a cultural function and a restaurant, while below ground level, a shopping passageway connects the Dejvická metro station to the centre of the site.