Imagine you are a tourist walking from the Main Train Station in Bratislava down to the center of the town. Inevitably, you pass by a courtyard which is located between the number 31 and 33 houses. There are a few cars parked there, impeding any other use of the space. There is a metal gate that is always open, bins standing in front of it, plastic public…

Pigeons are flying “guano” factories. It is evident that the pigeons dropping pollution are a problem in our town. We shall not turn a blind eye to the fact that this issue has long remained unaddressed and underestimated. With just a little effort, the cohabitation of humans and birds might be less painful and mutually beneficial. Instead of hindering bird nesting and roofing, let us make…

The objective of the intervention – the revitalization of the old train station “Filialka” – is rediscovering and transforming the area of a former horse railway station into the biggest “green” sport and recreation area in the city of Bratislava. The current illegal landfill on the site should be turned into a living, attractive and safe public space. In this manner, the potential…

A strategy for the recovery of public spaces

The project suggests a five-step universal strategy necessary for the gradual revitalization of urban spaces in Bratislava that we see often empty and without temperament. It works with core public space and identifying existing barriers in it. The initial project was conceived in the area of the inner city – Ruzinov, which is in close connection…

The Institute of Urban Development suggests standardizing the procedure for issuing mandatory investment activities for the capital city of Bratislava. The suggested amendment would be implemented in the form of a decision of the Mayor, which would describe the processes and procedures, define those responsible and determine deadlines for the whole process, as well as some of its parts.

IUD suggests to standardize…

Institute of Urban Development suggests automated processing and issuance of land-use information (hereinafter “LUI”). The suggestion uses existing data in conjunction with a server-based application. The application should provide LUI by an informative way for the public free of charge via the website (same as the extract from the land register), simultaneously, it would generate LUI, which would be issued by request in…

Remote history

Ancient route linking the continuous ring of settlements around the Castle. Later on, the route leveled off as the main access to the castle. The extensive double sided building-up area of the street occurred in the 18^th century.

Close history

After 1960, the State carelessly pulled down the extramural settlement and the vicinity of Zamocka street. This situation was followed…

AB-BA project is a comprehensive analysis and new draft orientation system for public transport in Bratislava. I was dealing with the issue through a landmark plan, which is currently chaotic, without systematic thought and thus unusable. At first, it was necessary to collect amounts of data and analyze the current situation for the design of new guidance system. I examined the individual elements of guidance — connections,…

The Bratislava castle and the castle hill are places that have witnessed many historical events as well as human vicissitudes over the centuries. Most people connect the castle to important personalities leaving their footprints there. The place has seen many twists and turns of fortune. People experiencing love, joy, victory, failure, delusion have left their traces there (such as names carved in the…

Let us bring back water into the fountain at the Namestie Sslobody (Freedom Square)square. This square, also called “Gotko”, is known to us as a generously spacious square with a beautiful stainless steel fountain, as we have known it. There would be nothing to add, but for the last 35 years of ignorance of neglect of the area by the municipal authorities. Unfortunately,…