The Brno Trade Fairs and its Surroundings

Description

Subject of the Competition

The subject of the competiiton is an urban design idea proposal for the Trade Fairs Brno site and part of the Brno wateworks connected to adjacent terminal and Riviera recreation area, which will show new way of using the development areas and the possibilities of the better integration of the complex to the city organism. The proposal in the scope of the urban study will be processed on the entire territory in accordance with the competition brief.

During the designing it is necessary to respect the generous urban concept of the Trade Fairs site based on the clearly structured public spaces surrounded by exhibition pavilions with great architectural value.

Competition Goals

The competiton goal is to obtain quality urban proposals which will be the basis for spatial planning documention change. The proposals should have a unifying concept, long-term sustainability and should naturally and functionally integrate the site into the city organism. The announcer wants to obtain a solution that will strenghten and improve exhibition and congress function of the site and find new functions for currently unused parts of the complex and improve the openess of the area to the public.

Competition Assignment

The competition submittals must comply with the flollowing mandatory requirements to ensure the safe operation of the Trade Fairs:

• a minimum of 60 000 m2 clear indoor exhibition area;
• a minimum of 40 000 m2 outdoor free exhibition area;
• a minimum of 25 000 m2 covered storage and operational areas;
• a minimum of 5 000 m2 open-air paved handling areas.

Announcer of the competition requires to solve in the competition proposals:

• urban planning requirements;
• historical preservation requirements;
• traffic and technical infrastructure requirements.

and requires appropriately respect:

•  urban and architectural values of the site;
• limits of the site of overland importance (spatial, operational); based on the territorial analytical data;
•  existing traffic and pedestrian connections of the Trade Fairs;
• proximity of Masaryk‘s quarter residential buildings;
• Brno city transport infrastructure concept (the city big traffic circuit);
• valid legislative.

Announcer of the competition reccommends that participants take into account:

• contemporary urban design tendencies (multi-use zones, etc.);
• all available modes of transportation, taking into account the context of the location;
• location of the water sports channel in the area of former waterworks site between Žabovřeská and Pisárecká Street.