Umgestaltung des Slovak National Uprising SNP Square, Kamenné und Velvet Square in Bratislava (SK)

The winning design for Vivid Square unifies after decades Kamenné Square, Velvet Revolution Square and SNP Square

Among the four competing teams, which were successful in the first phase of the competition dialogue of the architecture competition last year in the summer, the jury has awarded as the best one the design from the German studio Loidl Landscape Architects Berlin in cooperation with BPR Dr. Schäpertons Consult.


Quality design of the squares without barriers

Vivid Square is an important public space with pedestrian routes, cycling transport, public transport and individual car transport. The design suggests several changes for comfortable functioning in the common space. The movement of the pedestrians will become easier in every part of the square resulting in a totally better experience from the stay on the square.

The winning design unifies the space of the three squares with the surface area of 35.000 quadratic metres by putting all the surfaces on one level and removes unnecessary barriers with no function in the area. The whole area will be covered by a stone paving, which will be differentiated based on the means of transport it is aimed for, whether a pavement, cycling route or a road.

All details of the design, such as surfaces, street furniture and the material it is made from, follow the principles and standards that are depicted in the Public Space Manual. In the immediate surroundings of the historic centre (monument preservation area) the stone paving will be utilized for all pavements and paved surfaces for the pedestrians. The design of the street furniture is coherent, the choice of the material and colours follows the manual – steel design with the anthracite surface treatment.