Barrandov
urban planning
project detail
The area under study is in a broader context a mixture of the old structure of the original town and a prefabricated housing estate from the 1980s. The area is crossed by the four-lane road K Barrandovu. The greatest value is the proximity of the landscape envelope that surrounds the area to the north. Between the housing estate and Holynia there is cultivated land, which is a dash in the development of the city and an obstacle to the interconnection of urban units. The area is currently facing a lot of interest from investors. One of the transport investments is the extension of the tram line to Holyně. Furthermore, these are mostly residential units of larger developments. Most of the planning projects had to be taken into account in this study and had to be included in the proposal, although we do not have to disagree with their form. In order to avoid unconceptual development and the free sprawl of the town into the countryside, both the edge of the town and the locations of additions to existing development need to be clearly defined. A well-defined urban edge will consolidate development and leave space for landscape areas. The city should be compact, the landscape free - we shrink the city, we cultivate the landscape.
For a city to work, it needs to be properly connected. Connectivity is not only about the actual structure of the new development. Attention is paid in particular to linking existing units with new ones, to restoring or finding a functioning network in areas that are difficult to grasp today, and to linking the urban structure with the landscape. Within the framework of clearly defined conditions of urban development, a structure of adequate density is introduced into the defined street network. The proposal defines building blocks and defines building and street lines. The development is not made up of solitary houses with lots of open space with no one to take care of them. The design provides for a tightly packed block and a well-defined system of hierarchy of public spaces.Thanks to a well-defined edge, adequate density and a clearly defined system of hierarchy of spaces, the transition to the open landscape of the Prokop Valley can be given to a linear park. It will encircle the entire new city structure and provide a recreational space for new and existing residents. As a link between the city and the countryside, the nature park has the potential to become citywide.