Dostavba areálu MZV SR

The purpose of the construction is to build a building for office purposes for the needs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic on Prague Street in Bratislava, on the site of the currently demolished building at Prague Street No. 7. The building is part of the entire premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic on Hlboká Road but is not functionally or spatially connected to it. The construction includes an underground parking garage beneath the courtyard of the structure.

The plot of the building is located in the intravilane of the city of Bratislava - Old Town, at Prague Street No. 7 - on parcels No. 3317/2, No. 3718/36. The proposed structure of the completion of the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic is based on the conditions defined in the Spatial Plan of the Capital City of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, in which the functional content of civic amenities of city-wide significance is defined. The new building, together with the planned multifunctional building at Prague 9, completes the compact development along Prague Street, retreating in volume from the adjusted terrain to the designated building line. The proposed structure is part of the entire premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but is not connected to it. Therefore, the calculation of the built-up area is based only on the area of the relevant plot of the old building (parcel No. 3317/2, parcel No. 3718/36). The area of the green courtyard above the two-story underground garage is not included in the built-up area, as the soil layer allows for the growth of shrub vegetation, while the basement is considered, in terms of STN 734301/Z1, to be the enclosed space whose floor level around the entire perimeter of the floor is lower than the surrounding adjacent terrain by at least 800 mm. The placement of the wing section follows from the context of the entire urban situation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs area and forms a kind of continuous extension of the mass of the rear wing of the main building of the ministry. It is also optimal in relation to the light-technical ratios concerning the future construction of the residential building on the neighboring plot.
On the site of the future building stood an original two-story basement structure from the early 20th century, which was demolished precisely for the purpose of building the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs facility.

The proposed placement of the structure takes into account the mass-spatial relationships of the area and the investor's requirements. The aim of the solution is to maximize the use of the lot and enhance the environment while minimizing negative impacts on the future character of the street façade as well as the courtyard. The mass of the structure is determined by the existing and planned constructions. The simple and compact volume of the main building is connected by a two-story connecting wing to the building of the congress hall. Since it is a building in a gap, the architectural expression focuses primarily on the treatment of the façade to Prague Street. The chosen vertical grid gives the building an institutional character and emphasizes the seriousness of the office housed within. The regular rhythm of the façade is accentuated by the glazed portal of the entrance hall with a staircase and a canopy. An essential part of the conceptual design is the creation of an airy, cohesive green courtyard above the garage basements, accessible from the entrance hall of the new building and from the foyer on the ground floor of the congress hall. In terms of interior spaces, emphasis is placed on a generous solution for the two-story entrance hall with a gallery, as the other administrative floors are strictly utilitarian. The open, transparent entrance hall connected to the green courtyard contrasts with the strict regular grid of the façade and forms a dignified entrance for visitors to the building.

The concept primarily follows:
- minimization of building volumes in the courtyard, i.e., respecting the rear building line of the adjacent residential building
- incorporation of the volume and character of the structure on the given plot into the architectural-urban character of Prague Street as the main city radial of Bratislava while respecting the new building line and height of the buildings.
- through the architectural solution of the glazed gridded façade, the creation of a dignified Ministry of Foreign Affairs structure and highlighting its institutional character alongside the existing residential building and the future constructions of Prague Street.

The building has 5+1 above-ground floors and 2 underground floors connected by stairs and a panoramic elevator. The entrance to the building from Prague Street is designed with a leveling staircase, while barrier-free access is provided by a hydraulic platform. From the two-story entrance hall, access is granted to the consular department with public entry and security turnstiles controlling employee access. In the area near the reception, there is a security check for persons and luggage so that these do not obstruct in the entrance hall. Behind the turnstiles is access to the elevator and staircase as well as entrance for employees of the Consular Department. On the above-ground floors are distributed individual departments defined by the investor, with a total of 102 offices for employees. In two levels of the basement are located garages (35 parking spaces), storage rooms, server rooms, and a new air conditioning machine room for the garages. Access to the garages is through the existing underground garages of the congress hall via a one-way ramp under the courtyard of the structure. The levels of the underground garages are connected by semi-ramps and leveling staircases for pedestrians. Since it is not a busy public garage, a system of one-way ramps is used for the economy of communication areas with traffic controlled by an automated system based on traffic lights and motion detectors for vehicles (floor loops and photo cells).