2nd place in the international competition - The award-winning project of the new Brno district solves the climate crisis
Patrícia Pecková won 2nd place in the international urban
Urban Design Award competition. The project of a new neighborhood on Brno's Červení kopci
combines the principles of natural urban shaping defined in the 19th century by Camillo
Sittem with the current solution to the climate crisis. Through effective
spatial arrangement, waste management and the choice of suitable materials
the surroundings of the Kohn brickyard will be transformed into a carbon-neutral district.
Semester work from the studio of Gabriel Kopáčik at the Faculty
architecture of the BUT in Brno with the name Kohnova cihelna - Carbon neutral district
deals with the construction of a new district that will reflect a contemporary solution
climate crisis, mainly caused by overproduction of CO2. The author proposes the district as
a functioning organism that produces the same amount of O2 as CO2. Positive production
oxygen goes against the wide profile of the streets and the extensive courtyards they provide
large areas for planting greenery. Thanks to the effective division, or mix
functional zones of living, work and recreation and compliance with walking distances
car traffic in the territory is reduced to a necessary minimum. Cyclists
and pedestrians can move comfortably and safely through pleasant streets in scale i
shaped, designed according to the principles described by Camillo Sitte in the 19th century.
The area of ??the former Kohn brickyard, in the southern part of Brno, is currently an abandoned place. Although it is located near the city center, it is
surrounded by a diverse environment with a wide range of predominantly suburban atmospheres,
such as prefab houses from the 1970s, plots of single-family houses, industrial estates and
shopping centers, gardening colonies, National Natural Monument Červený kopec,
the picturesque workers' colony Kamenka, or houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, e.g. the monastery of St.
Elizabeth.
The proposal follows the specifics of the place and the diverse development
Surroundings. It brings an urban solution based on a block structure that is for
typical of the historical part of Brno. In the imaginary heart of the district - Kohn's brickyard, the author
proposes all necessary civic amenities such as a post office, market, ATM,
social hall and others. The center gives residents a common identity and supports
community. The district represents the contemporary response of the young generation of architects to the climate
crisis of today. It assumes the residents' interest in this urgent topic and their efforts
moving forward sustainability.
“This contextual approach could serve as inspiration
for many new development projects in suburban areas of European cities
and municipalities," states the competition jury in its assessment.
Competition for the best urban planning projects of eight schools
architecture of the Visegrad Group won the development project of the Strakonic Tereza center
Řihová from the Faculty of Architecture of CTU. From the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University in Brno, the project "Delirious Sarajevo" by Zora Bogárová under the direction of Radek Toman also received an award. The
analyzes the problems in the Bosnian capital, which include excessive
the use of private car transport and offers a solution in the form of a public network
cycle paths.
A total of 62 works were entered into the competition. Jury it decided in the composition of Mateusz Gyurkovich, Igor Hobza, Jan Mackovič, Katarína Smatanová, Péter Szaló, Agnieszka Szumilas and Radek Toman. She chose among the awardees projects that focus on effective replenishment of centers, appropriate scales public spaces or peripheral development. "Some student proposals se they may seem unrealistic, crazy, but sometimes you need to be radical in order to they realized the need for change," mentions judge Agnieszka Szumilas from Vratislavská university.
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