ALJAZ BABIC MSc in landscape architecture
Ajdovščina, Slovenia
Landscape Architecture and Architecture Design
of the Area of the ‘‘Cesta 5. Maja’’ (the 5th of May Road) in Ajdovščina
Authors:
Luka Javornik, u.d.i.k.a.
Mojca Kumer, u.d.i.k.a.
Ana Tepina, u.d.i.k.a.
Katja Mali BSc
Aljaž Babič BSc
competition
2016
concept schemes
program scheme
master plan of broader promenade area
cross section 01
cross section 02
master plan
detail: central promenade area
detail: connecting promenade with the river
rhythm
spatial system
edges
detail: promenade cross section
view along the promenade
view from the centre of the promenade towards the river
aerial view of the promenade
view of the river bank design
Cesta 5. maja (the 5h of May Road) connects various spots in Ajdovščina, both in the structural and functional sense – it links the town's arterial road to many of its other urban functions, including the bus station, city blocks from the 60's and 70's, bourgeois villas, the classicist city from the 19th century and a modernist part of the city.
An alley, the new layer of the Ajdovščina palimpsest, is a modern urbanistic feature that upgrades the identity of the spatial axis. Clearly delineated and divided in a way that connects the already existing ambients in both their functional and experiential senses.
Concept:
- PLANE
A uniformly paved surface marks a pedestrian area, in which all other traffic participants are subordinate. Carefully planned transverse "bays" across the alley expand its perception and functionality.
-RHYTHM
The rhythm of verticals along the main axis highlights the linear character of this public city space.
-MATRIX
Low trees are arranged in a rectangular grid along the alley. A new spatial feature supplements the alley's experiential space.
-EDGES
Low walls define a clear border and create social areas. This design feature connects many existing walls into a comprehensive unity.