Square with cultural function under the St. Peter’s hill (called Petrov)
Marek Vavra. Brno, Czechia
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Name of work in English
Square with cultural function under the St. Peter’s hill (called Petrov)
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Name of work in original language
Náměstí s kulturní funkcí pod horou SV. Petra (tzv. Petrov)
Prize year
Young Talent 2025
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Work Location
Brno, Czechia
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Author/s
Marek Vavra
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School
Faculty of Civil Engineering - VSB-Technical University of Ostrava.
Ostrava, Czechia
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Square with cultural function under the St. Peter’s hill (called Petrov)
All around the viaduct
Program
Culture
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Labels
Art Gallery · Nature · Exhibition
The urbanistic-architectural design aims to offer a new use for the peripheral part of the area, located in the southern part of the center of Brno. The design addresses the area that will be created by the future relocation of the current main railway station to the so-called "relocated position." The design creates a new public space and new relationships after removing the barrier in the form of a railway body. It tries to reuse part of the tracks in the form of a promenade that connects the areas instead of separating it.
The area is in central Brno, bordered by Denisovy Sady, Staré Brno, and railway tracks of the main station. While the station's location is central, it disrupts the completion of the circular avenue. Moving it south has been debated for over a century. The urban solution is based on the idea of completing the Brno circular avenue, which is currently interrupted by the railways. The basic idea is to complement the city center with a new public space. The new square becomes a link between the historically grown architecture of the city center, the 20th-century architecture, and the planned construction in the Trnitá area. The new square becomes an important point highlighting the transition of park enclaves from the ring road towards the Svratka River. The square is divided by a promenade viaduct, which connects to the original viaduct of the former North Ferdinand Railway. In the upper part, the New House of Art is located, which is complemented by a sculptural park with a pavilion in the lower part. The New House of Art, with its simple cubic volume, continues the architectural tradition of right-angled forms previously created on the architecture forms on a circular avenue. Around the central space of the covered hall, complemented by a dominant staircase, a series of beautifully proportioned halls unfolds, inspired by Prague's Rudolfinum. The facade of the House of Art is structurally divided by cornices and lesenes in a strict geometric grid, and the building is divided into two parts, the lower part with windows and the upper part without windows. The plan also revitalizes Malá Amerika, converting it into a commercial and office space with minimal changes, integrating it with the viaduct and enhancing its facade with staircases.