Team:
Kristina Buriak,
Kateryna Aivazian,
Artem Vahrin.

Type: Contest
Location: Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Area: 2200 m2
Year: 2016

The main goal of the reconstruction of Square in Mykolaiv city was the creation of a comfortable, safe, modern environment to provide new approach to social needs of residents. The project includes not only urban design methods, but also system of development of new social principles of leisure time spending.


During analysis of environment and urban planning existing situation use the main pedestrians routes that will be determined functional zoning of the site under design. One of them is combination of the main street of the city - Cathedral Street with the embankment and exit to the river (thus the new section is divided diagonal and straight). The main compositional axis is footpath crossing area diagonally and has bionic a form close to natural, which, thereby, lengthens the time walks.



Functional zoning of the territory provides functional expansion that presented on the site. Our planning structure is designed for multi- functional use of the territory. For public mass events, there is a big part of the area where it is possible to put a rally, install a stage, or open a summer cinema, a concert stage, a fair, an ice rink etc. The landscape of this Public Square is designed in a way to provide a comfortable stay for citizens not only during walks, but also during mass events.



The hills on the square have a height of 1-1.5 m and are framed by a system of pedestrian-bicycle paths of irregular forms. This method creates an illusion of viewpoints that are constantly changing. During the mass events, these hills can serve as an amphitheater for a comfortable viewing of a film or concert on stage, and in winter people can ride on a sleds.



The site has two clearly separated parts — Soborna square and adjacent area.
We decided to leave this layout, but update it to create a flowing, wild and simple reboot of a city life — by making the main emphasis on landscaping and park area. This organization of the reconstructed site does not impose global changes of the territory, thus forms a connection with the existing transportation infrastructure.

Public Square zone: 

- Recreation area (hills)
- Bicycle parking with bike rental
- Opened car parking
- Rest area with food court

Park zone:

- Rest area — includes places for rest (benches of different configurations), where you can chat, play chess or just relax during the concert.

- Sports ground for daily training — includes a spacious area among the trees with a closed ring track for jogging, outdoor training equipment.

- Children's playground — designed for different ages.

- An amphitheater — includes a closed space for theater performances in the open air, conducting lectures and so on.

- Sports area — includes an open basketball court, streetball (mini football), table tennis and skatepark

Also on the territory of the square there are bicycle paths connected with the master plan of the city's bicycle infrastructure.