Public passenger transport terminal in Jablonec nad Nisou

The inspiration for the proposed solution is glass, water, glitter and greenery. The design complements the existing fabric of the city. The terminal is designed as a transparent glass prism that echoes the new extension to the Museum of Glass and Jewellery and penetrates the 'flying' roof of the terminal, which completes the street frontage of Kamenná Street. This closes the historical form of the street network - the Jablonec "ladder". The public spaces have been extended. The watercourse including greenery is accentuated. Transport is designed efficiently, clearly and safely.

According to the criterion Architectural and urban values of the design, the jury appreciated especially the central design of the arrival hall, covered areas for pedestrian movement, the design of the watercourse and, last but not least, the preservation of views of the museum building According to the criterion Quality of public space, the jury appreciated especially the compact design of the platforms, enabling safe pedestrian movement and the emphasis on minimizing the areas of traffic corridors. According to the criterion Amount of construction and investment costs and operating costs of the buildings, the jury appreciated the credibility of the established unit prices of the declared costs, economy in areas for heavy traffic. According to the criterion Traffic and technical design of the proposal, the jury particularly appreciated the design of the tram stop outside the main terminal, clear and compact platforms and straight platform edges.

The urbanistic-architectural competition Terminal of public passenger transport in Jablonec nad Nisou deals with a multifunctional transport hub of public transport lines, suburban bus transport and tram lines. The layout of the area respects and improves the existing urban structure of the buildings near the historic centre and preserves a substantial part of the Lužická Nisa River in its original position. The superiority of pedestrian traffic and the preference for cycling provide the terminal with a social and communication dimension in addition to its basic transport function with associated amenities. The combination of modern architectural elements with high European standards and natural features supports the character of the city as a modern dynamic structure and gives the complex a unique character. These factors, together with the links to the natural environment and the revitalisation of the existing greenery, create a worthy gateway for tourists and residents of Jablonec.

According to the criterion Architectural-urban values of the design, the jury appreciated especially the design of the opening of the watercourse, the design of the central apron, and the clarity for users. The jury identified the division of the terminal into 3 lanes with a more complicated connection as a weakness of the design. According to the criterion Quality of public space, the jury appreciated in particular the clarity for users, the solution to the water access. According to the criterion Amount of construction-investment costs and operating costs of construction objects, the jury considered the feasibility of the solution while maintaining the declared investment costs as complicated According to the criterion Traffic-technical design, the jury appreciated especially the solution of tram stopping outside the main terminal and clarity. At the same time, it criticised the design for the axis-like curvature of the boarding edges.

The defined area is a torso of the city: unfinished blocks, leaky street fronts, undefined public spaces... The basic ambition of the proposal is to consolidate the city: to define block boundaries, to support lively streets, to create attractive public spaces. We are organising the spatially demanding programme of the assignment in an economical and efficient way in favour of clarity and support of the main value of the area, which is the Nisa River. We extend the requirement for a barrier-free connection between the terminal and the railway station to the omnidirectional accessibility of the city and the elimination of barriers.

The jury appreciates the efforts to improve the central space. It evaluates negatively the location of the individual elements of the terminal around the perimeter of the area, which generates long walking distances for users, and the lack of continuity with the Lower Square. The rounded edges of the platforms are also a negative feature. The location of the underground garages outside the Market Hall building is considered by the Panel to be potentially uneconomic. The proposal seeks to integrate building 2112, but this interesting solution generates longer commuting distances.

The proposal deals with the solution of a multimodal node in Jablonec nad Nisou as a new city-forming element in the immediate vicinity of the historical centre. Its essence consists of a new public transport terminal, an underground parking house and a footbridge crossing the Lučanská Nisa valley and creating a connection between the town, the new public transport terminal and the Jablonec nad Nisou railway station. The proposed solution of the junction offers a way of pleasant blending of the existing structure of the old town and the horizon of green hills with the houses and supports the significance of 5. května Street.

The jury commends the effort to create a public space on S with a connection to Dolní Square. Discussion over the stated cost of construction and its reasonableness. Negatively evaluates moving the terminal away from the center.

The main direction of traffic in the terminal is oriented parallel to the river, which can be exposed as much as possible. On both banks of the river there are symmetrical wings of stops, between which the concourse is placed centrally. The longitudinal orientation of the stops and the compact principle of the composition minimises pedestrian distances and their crossing with public transport. The stops are located in the least exposed part of the area. The pedestrian connection to the train stop is a footbridge designed as a cross-beam.

The jury negatively evaluates the tram's stopping in the arch in the position "in the middle of the handling area for buses", the location of the entrance to the underground garage is complicated. The jury does not find the extensive paved areas and the covering of the watercourse bed to be of good quality.