We won the 3rd Prize for the urban regeneration project; connecting the two cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica by designing a common central area: » the Europe Square – Piazzale Della Transalpina (Trg Evrope) and the transcultural hub EPICenter. «
Our contribution builds on the reuse of the magnificent railway station building which is now mainly unused. Development of the multipurpose large piazza in front of it where the borderline between the two countries is blurred. The project is our contribution to the candidature of the GO 2025 Culture Capital Nova Gorica/Gorizia.
Urban strategy for the border zone between Italian Gorizia and Slovenian Nova Gorica is to be implemented in three steps: 1. Reuse of train station, renovation of plaza, the establishment of the urban axis, 2. Green axis – longitudinal park, 3. Activating the border – nodes.