Chalupkova

Stefano Boeri Architetti

The proposal represents a contextual approach in designing an urban structure based on the compact block characteristic European cities, in contrast to the solitary developments in other parts of the newly emerging Bratislava downtown. The project offers diverse architecture of its individual buildings and an open inner block that builds on the public green spaces of the neighbouring developments. This connection will create one of the largest parks in Bratislava.

Stefano Boeri, the Founding Partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti, explains their approach to the proposed design concept. “The Urban Oasis project brings to the modern district of a dynamic city a wide public garden with high plant biodiversity, surrounded by a frame of residential buildings and citizen services. Designed as a new centrality for Bratislava, open and permeable to the flows of everyday life, Urban Oasis best represents the challenges of the contemporary urban world and an additional step towards the idea of an archipelago metropolis: a city where neighborhoods are nuclei of clean energy production, with the variety of functions and inhabitants typical of European cities and the living nature of plants at their centre and on the façades of buildings.”

“In the Urban Oasis project*, we worked on how to generate architectural quality in a formerly industrial urban area undergoing a major transformation; on how to optimise direct natural light, while at the same time protecting it from wind and noise pollution; on how to enhance the accessibility and usability of the park, while maintaining its character as a ‘secret garden’; on how to transform it not only into a flexible and high-quality public space, but also into an important element in regulating the microclimate, humidity and urban heat island effect. We are very satisfied with the project and believe that it can really become an added value for the neighbourhood, the city and all the inhabitants.”, adds Pietro Chiodi, Partner in Charge of the Stefano Boeri Architetti studio.

The project will provide the area with approximately 1,300 apartments in four residential buildings and approximately 45,000 sqm of leasable office and retail space.

“Until recently, the institute of architectural and urban planning competitions with similar international participation, scope, and quality was not common in Bratislava. Today, the situation is different, and the participation of foreign studios highlights the growing potential and significance of our capital city. I firmly believe that the Chalupkova zone, one of Bratislava’s most prestigious locations near the city center, definitely deserved an architectural competition. As a developer, we are committed to the final product; it represents our brand and reputation. Therefore, I am pleased that we are returning to this locality with a new project by Stefano Boeri Architetti. Together, we will once again elevate the quality and standard of real estate development in Bratislava.”, said Juraj Nevolník, Managing Director of Penta Real Estate.

The Italian studio designs award-winning projects all around the world. Among their most renowned works are the Bosco Verticale residential complex - the Vertical Forest in Milan, and Villa Méditerranée in Marseille. Bosco Verticale stands as a prototype of architecture that integrates living vegetation and has received numerous international awards. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat recognized Bosco Verticale as the Best Tall Building Worldwide. The studio primarily focuses on sustainable architecture and strategic urban development.

*Urban Oasis is not the final naming of the project. This naming served just as the working title, under which the architects submitted the project to the competition.