Fenomén schodov

  • Stairway Phenomenon
  • Stairway Phenomenon
  • Stairway Phenomenon
  • Stairway Phenomenon

Idea description:

The current shape of Rudnayovo (former Dómske) Square was formed during interventions in the city structure required by the construction of the New Bridge. The V-shaped space is limited by a stone stairway built out the bridge body hiding wrongly located technical premises, by a house in the Rud- nayovo Square having been a part of the city walls and by a set of houses ending with Bibiana. The violent insertion of the bridge’s slip lane into the original structure resulted in a creation of a distort- ed space with idle blind corners and each attempt of its recovery will be more-or-less a compromise. A genius locus is indicated by the recently installed stone wall, reminiscent of the former synagogue and the Holocaust Monument; however, spatial concep- tion of the square was not resolved. Regardless of its deficiencies, the Rudnayovo Square is the only space offering the possibility in the immediate vicinity of experiencing the full height of St. Martin‘s Dome. This is the quality, which my city intervention is based on. A necessity of connecting two height levels, of creating a fore- land for the city landmark and of giving the square a more lively character determined the proposal of a city stairway of specific properties. Just the stair- way as an object clearly subordinated to its primary function could be a spontaneous solution of this space creating a cathedral foreland. The stairway phenomenon as such often supplements city land- marks and is a favorite feature of several cities. City stairways are attractive places for meeting friends, for short breaks or for relaxation either for the cities inhabitants or for tired tourists. Bratislava lacks such a feature. A more detailed elaboration would have to struggle with making the technical rooms under the existing stairway accessible as well as using the new premises under the stairway and with designing the anti-noise layout wall of the bridge body. But these problems can be solved…