Scheduled for completion in 2013, zaha hadid's 'bratislava culenova city center' will surely transform the identity of the slovakian metropolis. a matrix of circular and ovular patterns divides the square site into a series of fluid paths and footprints around a decommissioned power plant.
Extruded residential and office towers grow taller towards the perimeter of the plot, while mid-rise pavilion-scale structures better adapt to the human scale. the facades of the elliptical towers are characterized by an orthogonal structural grid exhibited on a variety of scales with a slight gradient of solidity that exposes the spaces as they grow taller. green spaces become sculptural circulation elements that tie all of the programs together on an urban scale, engages the user.