Pardubice announced an international competition for the design of a sports complex

Pardubice - Pardubice has announced an international architectural and urban planning competition for the design of a multifunctional sports complex named Dukla Sports. The extensive complex is in poor condition and needs to be addressed as a whole. The preparation for the competition began back in August 2014, stated Pavla Kosíková from the press department of the city office in a press release.

"We have a unique opportunity to build a multifunctional sports facility of regional significance on an area of 85,000 square meters, which will serve both elite athletes and the general public throughout the year,” said Mayor Martin Charvát (ANO). According to him, the area has great potential and a sports complex should gradually emerge here that is not only functional but also architecturally valuable.

A project team composed of representatives from Pardubice's sports clubs, architects, and officials worked on the preparation of materials for the competition, and ideas were discussed with both experts and the general public. Architects will have to deal with the requirement for the placement of sports facilities in the form of an indoor athletic hall, a multifunctional sports hall for ball games with a capacity of 2,500 spectators, gymnasiums for gymnastics and combat sports such as judo and wrestling. The project will also include several outdoor sports facilities and additional amenities like restaurants, administrative areas, storage, accommodation, or recovery facilities.

According to Deputy Mayor Helena Dvořáčková (ANO), it won't be possible to construct all the proposed sports facilities within ten or 15 years. However, it is necessary to fix the individual structures in their places and build them gradually.

According to estimates, dozens of Czech and European architectural firms are expected to participate in the competition. It is a two-round, anonymous competition, and the winner will be announced at the end of October. The result should be the conclusion of a contract for work on documentation for zoning decisions for the entire complex and for all levels of project documentation for the first phase, which includes the indoor athletic hall, for which costs are estimated at 200 to 250 million crowns. The city is prepared to allocate up to 12 million crowns for the design work. The costs of the competition will not exceed 2.8 million and include rewards for the most successful proposals, the jury, and the organization of the competition. The main prize for the winner is 900,000 crowns.