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River block and walk Zenica

The site in the vicinity of the river Bosna on the southern entrance to Zenica is planned to become a Business, Tourism and Recre - ational Zone, which is expected to feature diverse and sustainable facilities and ame - nities for many different types of users. The intention of the Contracting Authority behind announcing the tender procedure was to obtain spatial planning visions of a complex that is to become the backbone of economic development in the future. Any intervention into the urban fabric requires a careful approach, one that takes into ac - count the preservation of urban identity, the continuity of urban forms and due conside - ration of the urban context. In our opinion, the new physical structure that is to beco - me a part of the project site should incorpo - rate new elements that will be structurally similar to the characteristic element of the immediate surroundings but also of the bro - ader area ; in other words, it should be crea - ted based on an existing form selected in the relevant urban context. The existing context of the surrounding family houses, with their loose structure, is not suited in terms of the - ir morphological characteristics for meeting the requirements of the facilities planned at the project site, which is why we have op - ted to look for a form existing further out in the broader surroundings. The one that we decided to select is an important element of the identity of Zenica - the functionalist megastructures in the town centre (“archi - tecture in nature”). When it comes to the re - lationship between new physical structures and the river, we advocate the “river in the city” concept. This is an idea that involves an urban development process where the ri - ver and its banks become the axis of compo - sition and an urban space in their own right - a place where people meet and commu - nicate, one that is completely accepted by the citizens and other users. Two longitudinal structures positioned opposite the river reconcile two seemingly contradictory con - cepts: development in stages and uniformi - ty in design of the urban unit. Concentration of areas which are going to be built-up lea - ves plenty of space for green areas, inten - ded for various outdoor activities in contact with the river. Functional structures on the right bank of the river Bosna are suited for the kind of facilities that are envisaged in the spatial plan for the business, tourism and recreational zone. On the left bank of the river, as a complement to the facilities envisaged by the spatial plan, we propose that residential facilities be built.

urban identity, continuity of urban form, urban context, river in the city

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