TRANSFORMATION of the KATOWICE CITY CENTRE

STAGE 1

REGENERATION of the AREAMARKET SQUARE–ROUNDABOUT

SITE I-C

PLANNING BRIEF

EDYCJA 1. WERSJA PO OPINIOWANIU

JULY 2008

A lot of European cities have undergone or are undergoing the process ofregeneration of their centres, however, the transformation of the citycentre planned in Katowice is an unprecedented undertaking in the Polishcontext.For this reason, the city of Katowice would like to invite developers, whohave positive achievements in carrying out large-scale regenerationprojects of city centres. This invitation is aimed at developmentcompanies, which in their attitude towards transformation put emphasison achieving sustainable effects of the revival of the public realm,diversity of functions and forms of the created structures and whichduring the planning process, take into consideration needs of the futureusers of the transformed centre.

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVE AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF PLANNING BRIEF ....... ................ 1

TRANSFORMATION OF THE KATOWICE CITY CENTRE - THE CHALLENGE .......................2

II. LOCATION

1.EUROPEAN AND DOMESTIC CONTEXT ......................................................32.REGIONAL CONTEXT ............................................................................43.TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY ................................................................54.LOCAL CONTEXT ..............................................................................7

III. DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA

1.SITE "I-C" .........................................................................................92.SITES "I-A", "I-B", "I-D" ..........................................................................173.POSITION OF THE AREA "MARKET SQUARE-ROUNDABOUT" IN THE CITY CENTRE .............17

IV. VISION

1.CONCEPT OF CITY CENTRE TRANSFORMATION ....................................................202.VISION FOR THE FUTURE ...........................................................................213.OBJECTIVES OF THE TRANSFORMATION ............................................................214.TOWN PLANNING PRINCIPLES .....................................................................215.ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES .................................................................226.PRINCIPLES OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM .........................................................22

V. CITY CENTRE TRANSFORMATION DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

1.COORDINATION PLAN ............................................................................232.ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE PROGRAM OF TRANSFORMATION .......................................253.REGENERATION OF THE AREA "MARKET SQUARE-ROUNDABOUT" ..............................254.PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS .......................................26

VI. GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

1.GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS ..............................................................................282.ASSUMPTIONS FOR SPATIAL POLICY IN THE CITY CENTRE .......................................283.DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR THE SITE "I-C" ...........................................294.TRANSPORT ........................................................................................305.TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................306.ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................317.HISTORICAL MONUMENTS. CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................32

APPENDIX 1: DESIGN GUIDELINESAPPENDIX 2: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDAPPENDIX 3: PLANNING DOCUMENTSAPPENDIX 4: MAPS

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