EXCELBRID - obytný hybrid, Petržalka

Idea projektu

Excelbrid – a residential hybrid where solid and void intertwine as two sides of the same idea. The concept is born from the simple repetition of a basic module measuring 8.1 × 8.1 meters – an architectural cell that multiplies and creates rhythm within the organism. Yet this regularity is intentionally disrupted – a soft line of vertical garden carves through the strict grid like wind drawing a trace across the wall. The once compact mass opens up: ground and top floors are removed, allowing for breathing space, light penetration, and circulation. The building transforms into a dynamic structure – not merely a house, but a pulsating organism living in harmony with the rhythm of the city. The poetic narrative “Breath Between Walls” becomes the key to understanding the entire design. It is a spatial poetry composed not only of form, but of absence. Barrier and airiness – two opposing forces – come together not as adversaries, but as partners in a dance. The barrier defines shape, offers safety, but also creates shadows. Airiness responds with voids, where meaning emerges. Excelbrid translates this philosophy into architectural language: the wall becomes both frame and portal; the boundary transforms into a permeable filter. The home is not closed, but open and inviting – a place where wind passes freely between the walls, leaving behind only the movement without resistance.

Popis projektu

The building is positioned along the tram line, respecting the existing transportation axis. At the end of the site, near Panónska Street, a high-rise mixed-use tower emerges as a vertical landmark – an anchoring point to the horizontal body of the main structure. The courtyard is not merely a space between buildings, but a deliberately designed communal environment. It features pavilions for rest, sports fields, community gardens, children's playgrounds, ping pong tables, seating areas, and pedestrian paths lined with greenery – a microcosm that pulses with the life of its residents. The architecture of this residential hybrid is both solid and permeable. At first glance, it appears as a clearly defined linear mass, yet this form is deliberately fractured. A vertical garden slices through the structure, entering like a natural force and opening the façade to light, views, and air. The removal of the ground floor creates a porous parterre – the barrier lifts on columns, allowing people to move freely beneath. Functions such as reading rooms, co-working spaces, a multifunctional hall, cafés, and community areas are placed in relation to the vertical greenery, establishing a dialogue between nature and function, architecture and life.

Technické informácie

The building includes 298 residential units, ranging from one- to four-bedroom apartments. The residential function is complemented by 7 rentable units, studios, co-working spaces, a leisure center, a day center, a fitness room, and a multifunctional hall. The layout supports variability and natural light, all made possible by a skeletal structural system based on the regular 8.1 × 8.1 m module, allowing for openness and flexibility for future changes. The building stands on a single-level underground garage with 484 parking spaces (including 20 accessible spaces), 308 storage units, and 71 outdoor parking spaces. Materials were selected to support the ideas of purity, timelessness, and human scale. The dominant white plaster finish evokes calmness and neutrality, reflects light effectively, and emphasizes the shadows cast by vegetation. Glass railings add lightness, while aluminum window frames reflect technical precision. French windows connect interior and exterior spaces, and steel structures in the vertical gardens serve both as structural elements and supports for plant growth. Here, material is not just functional – it becomes a carrier of meaning, symbolizing airiness, connection, and a balance between nature and architecture.