An ancient capital with an auro of pathos, Prague, preserves in its old city what might be called veritable museum of Medieval architecture. Amid the striking Art Nouveau ornamentation and the tangle of the small paved roads the activity of the bar and lounge hall of the Josef shines out on the town like an aquarium. The front facade's metal construction shields light and draws inspiration from Czech Cubism's uplifting feel and geometric 3-dimensionality. The Prague born and bred designer, Eva Jiricna, went to London after learning architecture and worked for thirty years as an innovative, female architect at the forefront of both form and technology. She had a way of bringing out gracefulness in hard, cold materials such as glass, steel and stone. In a way it seems like a form of distillation. Even in this project's concept of "modern retrospection" she did not rush into technomania, but rather created a clear, neat and light air that could be labeled "modestly high-tech". The iconic design of the lobby features a spiral staircase that looks like a sculpture of glass and steel. The exquisite beauty of the "grand spiral" dramatically connects to the basement conference area.

The courtyard presents a breakfast room bathed in an invigorating light. The Bauhaus style Thonet chairs sit around Modernist tables all arranged in a way that amusingly looks like a school cafetaria. The rooms, which have a rather compact volume, make maximum and effecient use of space, and the interiors do their best to make no waste. As a whole the Hotel Josef has logic to it. They have condensed the necessary elements with materials and design creating a classy and comfortable feeling.

The originally designed cylindrical fixutres remind one of Eileen Gray. Possibly the transparent glass open closets stand as the most original feature of the Josef. Stainless steel, which serves as towel racks, supports a glass shelf structure. Any type of clothing suddenly transforms into pret-à-porter when hanging in there.