KOŠICE

The diploma thesis deals with the urban structure of the city of Košice. It examines the possibilities of connecting its parts. On a closer scale, it deals with the weakened center. The proposal examines the alternative development of the historic core area and its connection with the new center. The subject of interest is the area in connection with the river Hornád in the central part of the city. The aim of the urban design is to recreate an attractive urban environment for the functions of higher civic amenities, housing, recreation, sports and greenery and with regard to the location of the territory in order to develop the city center, including the center at the regional level. It offers the potential for further unification of the city - a spatial and functional brownfield solution located in close connection with the historical part of the city of Košice. According to the zoning plan, the area is mostly designated as a development area or as a territory intended for reconstruction. The area is sparsely urbanized, mostly formed by production areas or warehouses or other paved area or unpaved unmaintained area. The inner periphery behind the edge of the center creates several problems - the spatial barrier between the center and other parts of the city, poor permeability, excluded and inappropriately used areas. The proposal examines the location of the city's planned institutions in the new center. The spread of public institutions along major axes contributes to a comprehensive perception of the city center. The new development supports the importance of the existing public spaces, it incorporates the unattractive river embankment and the former industrial area into the city. The Hornád River and its surroundings do not currently have a design in the urban layout of the city of Košice that would correspond to its importance and potential. The location along the railway line bordered by the riverbed is currently located behind the edge of the city center and thus creates a void.