The winner in the open competition for designing a pedestrian bridge passing over Byala Cherkva Street in Ivan Vazov district, which will form a new connection between South Park Part II and South Park Part III is Boele Architects from the Czech Republic.
The aims
To achieve pedestrian connectivity and uninterrupted flow between two of Sofia’s favorite park spaces.
To ensure the merging of the three zones: South Park I (the area in front of the National Palace of Culture), South Park II and South Park III in one continuous and large-scale park space.
To increase pedestrian traffic and citizens’ access to green areas.
The location
The territory where the future pedestrian bridge will be constructed, its adjacent environment and alley network, as well as the necessary changes of the existing green spaces, is about 45 decares, located on both sides of Byala Cherkva Street. The impact area includes properties with different ownership, the bed of the Perlovska River, as well as part of the road and sidewalks of Petko Karavelov Street and Byala Cherkva Street.
The desired solution
The selection of the most appropriate proposal will become the basis for conducting further procedures by Sofia Municipality for the preparation of a new Detailed Plan of the area and a work phase investment project.
The brief
In their proposals, the teams must provide a specific conceptual solution in scope and content, which includes the following components:
• Urban planning
• Architectural and landscape solution
• Access
• Bicycle and alternative traffic
• Vertical communication
• Structural solution
• Cost estimation
You can download and view the full assignment HERE.
Prizes
Evaluation criteria
Urban planning functionality • Environment design • Bridge design • Economic feasibility
You can get acquainted with the evaluation methodology HERE.
Schedule
01.07.2022
23.09.2022
Deadline for submission of projects
Deadline for submission of documents in the system
News
Boele Architects from the Czech Republic win the international competition for a new pedestrian bridge in Sofia’s South Park
The winner of the open international competition for the conceptual design of a pedestrianbridge over South Park in Sofia has been announced. Boele Architects from
Extension of the deadline for participation in the competition
Requests to extend the deadline for submission of conceptual proposals in the competition were received by the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Sofia
Changes to the competition for a new pedestrian bridge in South Park
Sofia Municipality – Department of Architecture and Urban Planning received a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Architects
Competition for a new pedestrian bridge in South Park
Sofia Municipality – Department of Architecture and Urban Planning is announcing an open international competition under the Public Procurement Act for a conceptual design of
Questions and Answers
In relation to the received questions from the foreign participants about the registration in the Centralized Automated Information System “Electronic Public Procurement” (CAIS EOP), through which had to be submitted the documentation for participation in the competition, we publish detailed instructions for working with the system in English.
