In cooperation with the Metropolitan Institute in Bratislava and the Capital City of Bratislava, an architectural competition was announced in March 2021, which resulted in winning designs for four footbridges near the Chorvátske rameno in Petržalka.
The aim of the competition was to find a solution to improve the accessibility of public transport stops, especially the newly proposed tram stops, by creating comfortable and easy access. The solution should also appropriately enrich the area in question and thus contribute to utilizing the potential of the Croatian Arm as a local recreational zone. The proposed solution for the footbridges follows on from the project to extend the tram line from Šafárik Square to Janíkov dvor, and the construction of the footbridges will be carried out in conjunction with the construction of the tram line.
The first footbridge is planned in the section between Bosáková and Rusovská roads. The footbridge will connect to a network of cycle paths and sidewalks on the left bank of the Chorvátske rameno and to Mlynarovičova Street on the right bank. The second and third footbridges are in the section between Rusovská road and Romanová street, and both footbridges will be connected to the existing sidewalks along the water. The fourth footbridge will replace the current pontoon bridge and will connect the opposite banks of the Chorvátske rameno The idea is to create a direct connection to Lake Veľký Draždiak via a trail on the terrain, which will culminate in the form of a pier above the lake level.
The jury selected from 29 proposals, with 8 proposals each for the first, second and third stages, and 5 proposals for the fourth stage. There were four separate design competitions with the same core task, which were announced at the same time and evaluated by one jury on a common date:
Winning proposals:
Lávka č. 1
1. miesto: M2AU + AXXI
Daniel Struhařík, Kryštof Foltýn, Luděk Šimoník
Spolupráca: Martin Holý, Anastasia Bezborodko, Anna Vrzalová
Lávka č. 2
1. miesto: M2AU + AXXI
Daniel Struhařík, Kryštof Foltýn, Luděk Šimoník
Spolupráca: Martin Holý, Anastasia Bezborodko, Anna Vrzalová
Lávka č. 3
1. miesto: M2AU + AXXI
Daniel Struhařík, Kryštof Foltýn, Luděk Šimoník
Spolupráca: Martin Holý, Anastasia Bezborodko, Anna Vrzalová
Lávka č. 4
1. miesto: DOXA s.r.o.
Ondrej Jurčo, Maroš Mitro, Pavel Bakajsa, Martina Hončárová, Olena Osadchuk, Tomáš Boroš, Juraj Rohár
The preliminary estimated cost of the construction of the four footbridges themselves will be 2.5 million euros excluding VAT.
