Polyfunkčný objekt – AUTOBUSOVÁ STANICA MLYNSKÉ NIVY

The dominant project of building a bus station of international importance in connection with a modern market, office space, and a park for the general community is one of the largest and timeless buildings today in Central Europe.
• SHOPS 70,000 m2
• OFFICES 30,000 m2
• MARKET 3,000 m2
• BUS STATION 30,000 m2
• 55,000 EXPECTED DAILY VISITORS
• 2,150 PARKING SPACES
• 20,000 PASSENGERS DAILY FROM MORE THAN 760 PLACES IN SLOVAKIA AND ABROAD

All of that at the heart of a vibrant business zone at the border of a historic city centre. It combines several important functions into a comprehensive concept that combines a transport hub, traditional retail, and modern retail trends with entertainment, lifestyle, and a groundbreaking concept connecting the market with a green roof.

The “cherry on the cake” is the Green Roof with community gardens, an apiary, and complete equipment for active recreation and sports. The green roof of Nivy Station is a new platform for the community life of the inhabitants of the district with nooks for family picnics, but also a perfect lunch shelter for employees from the adjacent business district. Not every shop has such a roof with a park on the top.

The company HESCON sro, together with the general contractor NORDEC, had the honor to transform the architectural solution of the London company Benoy and the general designer the SiebertTalaš studio into the executive design stage and production documentation of steel structures of the Green Roof described above, which consists of a park, running track, outdoor workout center and many attractions for families.
It was about 3000 tons of steel structures consisting of the main roof with a skylight in the upper part passing into the lower green roofs on which are used composite steel-concrete elements were used, roofing of the market, roofing of ramps, hall structures of engine rooms, footbridges, large-span roofing, stairs and bus washrooms. Due to the scope of the project and the time-consuming nature, the use of the Multi-user system was a matter of course, where many designers worked on the project simultaneously.
Within the project phase, a wide range of static-structural solutions was used, from classic rolled cross-sections, to open, closed, cross-welded profiles of rolled cross-sections, bent elements, bent, and arched trusses, coupled ceilings and many other interesting solutions and exposed details, including elastomer bearings, so that the static action of the individual elements of the structure is perfectly captured.
The most interesting construction elements include tree pillars, a spiral footbridge, and more interesting parts like the main staircase.
Tekla Structures software was an ideal tool for creating an executive design project of load-bearing steel structures and subsequently production and assembly documentation. Last but not least, the use of assembly itself practically ensured the accurate and timely implementation of the structure even in such technically demanding and time pressure. Given the schedule of construction, supply, and installation of technology, the Tekla Structures software was the only way to ensure that the client met the contractual deadlines and ensure flexibility in matters arising from the construction implementation process. The challenges included the size of the model itself and the number of data references that had to be worked on within the project. Thanks to this method of design, we were able to incorporate all the requirements of the client, individual professions, technology suppliers as well as the requirements of the investor in a relatively short time without any impact on the works, what actually says the actual speed of construction that we can publicly say.
As part of the coordination between the architect, the designer of steel and concrete structures, the constant exchange of data in the .ifc format was used, so that the individual units fit together perfectly and create one functional unit. For this coordination, the Tekla Structures software is the ideal tool that has enabled efficient work to ensure the delivery of the structure in time and technically demanding coordination pressure.
Author of video: HB Reavis