New Town Hall of Praha 12

The New Town Hall of Praha 12 is the administrative headquarters of the Prague 12 district, built in the Modřany area on a former industrial site between Písková and Generála Šišky streets. The building brought together a district office that had previously been scattered across seven separate locations since the early 1990s.

Why did the district need a new building?

Praha 12 was established as an administrative unit in 1994, formed by merging the former districts of Praha-Modřany and Praha-Lhotka. The historic town hall of old Modřany no longer existed by then — it had been demolished back in the 1980s. For decades afterward, district officials worked out of seven different buildings spread across the area, which made it inconvenient for residents to handle official business and drove up running costs. In 2016, the district commissioned a site analysis, which identified the brownfield land between Písková and Generála Šišky as the most suitable location for a single, centralized headquarters.

What does the building look like?

The design of the new town hall was created by the architecture studio Loxia. The building's form draws on the history of Modřany and its former sugar refinery, once one of the most significant industrial operations in this part of Prague. As a nod to that legacy, the structure is composed of three cuboid volumes that resemble sugar cubes — a resemblance so striking that locals commonly refer to the building simply as "the three sugar cubes."

What can visitors find inside?

The building serves more than a purely administrative role. Alongside offices and service counters for residents, it houses a restaurant, a café, and shared coworking spaces available to local entrepreneurs and residents. The entrance hall contains commercial units as well as an exhibition area used mainly to showcase the work of local artists. As a result, the town hall functions not only as a public office but also as a gathering point for the Modřany community.

When was it completed and what role does it play today?

Construction was completed in July 2021, and the building immediately became a new focal point of public life in Modřany, replacing the previous fragmented arrangement of seven separate offices with a single, functional location. For residents, this meant no longer needing to travel between different parts of the district depending on which service they needed — most administrative matters are now handled in one place.

Frequently asked questions

Where exactly is the new Praha 12 town hall located? The building stands in Modřany, near Písková and Generála Šišky streets, on land that was previously used for industrial purposes.

Why is the town hall nicknamed "the three sugar cubes"? Because of its architectural form — three cuboid volumes referencing the former Modřany sugar refinery, an important part of the area's industrial history.

Is the building used only for administrative services? No — besides the district administration offices, it also contains a restaurant, a café, coworking spaces, and an exhibition area for local artists.

When was the building completed? The town hall was finished in July 2021 and has since become the new administrative and social center of Modřany.

What stood on this site before? The land between Písková and Generála Šišky was a former brownfield site — an industrial area that served no public function before the town hall was built.