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14.3.2 Pilot Area 2 Holešovice – Bubny
Mária Kazmukova, Ondrej Zemánek, Jan Flegl, and Radek Jareš
Prague Institute of Planning and Development, Prague, Czech Republic
Michal Žák
Department of Climatology, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute,
Prague, Czech Republic
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Meteorology
and Environment Protection, Charles University Prague (CUNI),
Prague, Czech Republic
Pavel Zahradníček
Department of Climatology, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute,
Prague, Czech Republic
Kristina Kiesel
Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology,
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Lokalita Holešovice – Bubny
Holešovice – Bubny was chosen to be one of the Prague’s pilot areas due to its
strong development potential and proximity to the city centre. Once used as a freight
station the site is nowadays a brownfield that aspires becoming a living city quarter.
A significant part of the area is occupied by the transport infrastructure, the rest is
scattered with isolated buildings and fragments of block structure. Existing greenery is not properly maintained. In the east and west the site is adjoining various
urban structures and the Vltava River in the north and south. The selected pilot area
is about 82.5 ha large (Fig. 14.15).
The site is considered to be the future residential and commercial district.
According to the current urban study the area shall be converted into a block structure, accompanied by small-scale parks and alley-like streets. Mean building height
(between 25 and 26 m) shall be pierced with several landmarks (height from 50 up
to 70 m). These adjoin to park areas as well as to the northern river bank. Existing
railway tracks shall be reduced and elevated to enable streets to pass beneath
(Fig. 14.16, 14.17 and 14.18).
The aim of the research was to examine the benefits of the current study (scenario 1) and to compare it with alternative urban studies proposing different urban
structures and larger park areas (scenarios 3 to 6) (Fig. 14.19, 14.20 and 14.21).
In terms of land use, greenery types and building characteristics the following
GIS models were performed:
Scenarios 3 and 4 propose a massive east-west oriented park strip located in the
middle of the pilot area. A loose urban structure with high buildings of small footprints adjoin to the park in the north (Fig. 14.22).
This arrangement should leave more space for greenery and enable better ventilation of the area.
14 Pilot Actions in European Cities – Prague
14.3.2 Pilot Area 2 Holešovice – Bubny
Mária Kazmukova, Ondrej Zemánek, Jan Flegl, and Radek Jareš
Prague Institute of Planning and Development, Prague, Czech Republic
Michal Žák
Department of Climatology, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute,
Prague, Czech Republic
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Meteorology
and Environment Protection, Charles University Prague (CUNI),
Prague, Czech Republic
Pavel Zahradníček
Department of Climatology, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute,
Prague, Czech Republic
Kristina Kiesel
Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology,
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Lokalita Holešovice – Bubny
Holešovice – Bubny was chosen to be one of the Prague’s pilot areas due to its
strong development potential and proximity to the city centre. Once used as a freight
station the site is nowadays a brownfield that aspires becoming a living city quarter.
A significant part of the area is occupied by the transport infrastructure, the rest is
scattered with isolated buildings and fragments of block structure. Existing greenery is not properly maintained. In the east and west the site is adjoining various
urban structures and the Vltava River in the north and south. The selected pilot area
is about 82.5 ha large (Fig. 14.15).
The site is considered to be the future residential and commercial district.
According to the current urban study the area shall be converted into a block structure, accompanied by small-scale parks and alley-like streets. Mean building height
(between 25 and 26 m) shall be pierced with several landmarks (height from 50 up
to 70 m). These adjoin to park areas as well as to the northern river bank. Existing
railway tracks shall be reduced and elevated to enable streets to pass beneath
(Fig. 14.16, 14.17 and 14.18).
The aim of the research was to examine the benefits of the current study (scenario 1) and to compare it with alternative urban studies proposing different urban
structures and larger park areas (scenarios 3 to 6) (Fig. 14.19, 14.20 and 14.21).
In terms of land use, greenery types and building characteristics the following
GIS models were performed:
Scenarios 3 and 4 propose a massive east-west oriented park strip located in the
middle of the pilot area. A loose urban structure with high buildings of small footprints adjoin to the park in the north (Fig. 14.22).
This arrangement should leave more space for greenery and enable better ventilation of the area.
14 Pilot Actions in European Cities – Prague