ba_playsight (at the Old Water Station)

  • Ba playsight
  • Ba playsight
  • Ba playsight
  • Ba playsight
  • Ba playsight

Idea description:

Our gentle surprise upon discovering the existing stairway from Zámocké schody down to the Old Water Station represented the fi rst impulse for our intervention. The stairway ends aft er circa 30 metres. We felt this exclusive place demanded something more. The section is located approximately between the Bratislava Castle and the planned Vydrica construction. In our proposal we were trying to recover this connection and to establish a new function for the whole area; we were trying to create an interactive environment through a simple module. It consists of three parts – a Y module and its variations, vertical communication (stairs, a ramp, a chute) and terraces. The parts can be connected variably with a more complex structure created. The intervention is not only designed as a normal ”pavement“, but, thanks to the structure of branches at the bottom of the stairs, one can always discover something new, just like in a park. Its terraces shall off er both fantastic views and entertainment for children (cheerful adults). The structure considers as low impacts on free flora growing under the pavement as possible.

  • Author: Ijklm – students of architecture
  • michal janák, Bea Kurajová, Katarína Labáthová