MESTO MALINA™

Mes­to Mali­na, about 20km north of Bra­tis­la­va, will be a uni­que new small town with a popu­la­ti­on of 2.000. Nest­led in forest and grass­lands, it’s urban design com­bi­ning sub­li­me tra­di­tio­nal urba­ni­ty foun­ded on age-old Slo­vak town buil­ding prin­ci­ples and the rich natu­re of the sur­roun­ding natio­nal forests, inclu­ding the important Euro­pean NATU­RA 200 pro­tec­ted Mali­na forest and river bio­cor­ri­dor.
The plan makes use of of a for­mer mili­ta­ry site, too pre­cious for the indus­tri­al use it was until recent­ly inten­ded for. The well-con­nec­ted yet quiet 28 ha for­mer site lies the­re whe­re the city of Mala­cky meets the sur­roun­ding forests. Mes­to Mali­na (‚City of Natu­re’) is orga­nis­ed around a main town squa­re and three green urban bio-cor­ri­dors lin­king the sur­roun­ding natu­re through the com­mu­ni­ty; fea­turing home offices, shops, hotel rooms, a church and a civic hall, indoor and out­door sport­ing faci­li­ties – and 750 resi­den­ti­al homes in apart­ment buil­dings, uni­que urban vil­las and afforda­ble sin­gle fami­ly homes.