Hotel Danube

Program: Contest/ Hotel reconstruction

Hotel Danube is situated in the city center of Bratislava. The leitmotif of the contest was changing the prevailing hotel function by creating new functions of residential, office, retail and parking spaces.

Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

Area: 19 065 m2


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Plaza

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Inside atrium

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Macro-connection

The hotel building together with the building of Slovak National Theatre form the border points of Hviezdoslavovo square. Aside of creating no-barrier access to Hviezdoslavovo square, the idea was to develop comfort connection with Rybne square, bus station and river bank.

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Aerial view

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Floor plans

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Sections

The building makes use of interconnections and penetrations to public and semi-public zones and creates distinctive vertical and horizontal areas for relaxation, work, shopping and living.FUNCTIONS_MATERIALS_

Functional/material layer diagram

New building is functionally divided in three main parts. This can be observed on the façade. There are separate lobbies for offices and residential areas. South and west part of building are covered with double skin ventilated glass façades . North and east façades are composed of net metal surfaces with combination of glass elements.

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Green interior block

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Entrances

ELEVATIONS

Elevations

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Panorama view