Can Infrastructure Design Bring New Life to Neglected Urban Spaces?Can Infrastructure Design Bring New Life to Neglected Urban Spaces?

Can Infrastructure Design Bring New Life to Neglected Urban Spaces?

Revitalizing Public Spaces: Re_place U Studio Transforms Neglected Underpass in Prague Red into Vibrant Community Hub

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Rojin BolandbakhtRojin Bolandbakht
Rojin Bolandbakht published News under Infrastructure Design, Public Building on Apr 5, 2023
View from bridge towards underground passage © Jiří Kotal
View from bridge towards underground passage © Jiří Kotal
View from bridge towards the entrance of underground © Jiří Kotal
View from bridge towards the entrance of underground © Jiří Kotal
At the entrance of the underground passage © Jiří Kotal
At the entrance of the underground passage © Jiří Kotal
Axonometric analysis drawing © U / U studio & Re_place
Axonometric analysis drawing © U / U studio & Re_place
Skateboard area © Jiří Kotal
Skateboard area © Jiří Kotal
BMX and freestyle scooter © Jiří Kotal
BMX and freestyle scooter © Jiří Kotal
 Freestyle activities area © Jiří Kotal
 Freestyle activities area © Jiří Kotal
Dance floor © Jiří Kotal
Dance floor © Jiří Kotal
Pole dance area © Jiří Kotal
Pole dance area © Jiří Kotal
Streetball area © Jiří Kotal
Streetball area © Jiří Kotal
Stone climbing wall © Jiří Kotal
Stone climbing wall © Jiří Kotal
Public art gallery © Jiří Kotal
Public art gallery © Jiří Kotal
Facilities for the activity area © Jiří Kotal 
Facilities for the activity area © Jiří Kotal 
You can see the city scenery from the leisure area © Jiří Kotal
You can see the city scenery from the leisure area © Jiří Kotal
Linear light sources add a sense of security © Jiří Kot Y
Linear light sources add a sense of security © Jiří Kot Y
Deeply cleaned and designed surfaces © Jiří Kotal
Deeply cleaned and designed surfaces © Jiří Kotal
Stairs connecting the first floor and the second floor © Jiří Kotal
Stairs connecting the first floor and the second floor © Jiří Kotal
Ollie the Pig © Jiří Kotal
Ollie the Pig © Jiří Kotal
Looking from the second floor to the permanent guests on the first floor © Jiří Kotal
Looking from the second floor to the permanent guests on the first floor © Jiří Kotal
The use of concrete and steel © Jiří Kotal
The use of concrete and steel © Jiří Kotal
site plan © U / U studio & Re_place
site plan © U / U studio & Re_place
First floor plan © U / U studio & Re_place
First floor plan © U / U studio & Re_place
Second floor plan © U / U studio & Re_place
Second floor plan © U / U studio & Re_place
Axonometry © U / U studio & Re_place
Axonometry © U / U studio & Re_place

Materials

  • steel – edges of the obstacles, pipe elements, urban furniture, poles
  • smoothened concrete – floor of the skatepark, obstacles, radiuses, Ollie the Pig
  • plastic foil – mirrors
  • larch wooded planks – podiums, urban furniture
  • smoothened concrete — TBG Metrostav\www.tbg-metrostav.cz
  • steel elements — Kondor\www. kondor.cz
  • plastic foil mirrors — Foilwrap\www.foilwrap.cz
  • stainless steel handle — Bazenyshop\www.bazenyshop.cz
  • light Peron — Lumen Elektro\www.el-lumen.cz
  • light Sovert Captur — Elstav lighting\www.elstav.cz
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