Rohan Island

Both the Concept Plan and the landscape design of the Maniny Park will be results of an international competitive dialogue procedure, which we have just launched. The progressive format of the tender, which involves landscape architects, architects, water engineers, local stakeholders and city representatives in continuous lively discussions, is just open. Applications are open until Friday 20 May 2022 at 14.00 CEST via the Tender Arena tool at this link. Feel free to enter!
For more information about the international competitive dialogue click here.

Want to know more about the area? Read Historical and Natural Sciences Research Rohan Island.

• A new floodplain park with natural features will be created between the cycle route and the river – Park Maniny, which will strengthen the flood protection of the city by creating a new channel and lowering the ground level.
• During the international competitive dialogue procedure, a detailed landscape design of Maniny Park and the Rohan and Libeň Island Concept Plan will be created – a development plan of the area for upcoming decades, which will ensure the connection of the city and people with the river, increase biodiversity, support local communities, expand the range of leisure activities, etc.
• The reconstruction of the historic Libeň Bridge will be followed by the construction of an inundation bridge, which is another flood control measure in the area, in addition to new barrier-free access to Maniny Park.

Schedule

Commencement: 2020
Completion: 2023

How much will it cost?

n/a

Who will do the work?

Winning team of the competitive dialog procedure (known June 2023)

The role of IPR Prague

The organizer and creator of the competitive dialog procedure

Form

International competitive dialog procedure
Concept Plan
Landscape Design

If you have any queries: Dominika Antonie Pfister, pfister@ipr.praha.eu, communication coordinator

For the media: Marek Vácha, vacha@ipr.praha.eu, +420 723 444 291, press spokesperson

• Rohan island was once a Vltava island, today this part of Karlín is an island in name only. The name Rohan is named after one of its owners – Josef Rohan, a burgher and carpenter, who was its owner after 1850.
• The former island was created from flood deposits. The largest extent of the island was from Těšnov to today's Šaldova Street.
• Around 1900 the island was connected to the island of Jerusalem at the western end. In the 1920s, during the extensive regulation of the Vltava riverbed, it was merged with Libeň Island. Both islands were connected to the Karlin coast and the Maniny area at the same time. The arm of the river on which the port of Karlin used to operate was filled in in the 1950s.
• Rohan Island has not blossomed into beauty. For many years it was basically a black dump, a periphery in the middle of the city. At the time of the metro construction, it served as a repository for excavation materials. In 1999, extensive clean-up work began ahead of a planned revitalisation of the area.

The acquisition of the Rohan and Libeň Island Concept Plan and the landscape design of Maniny Park will take place in several steps. A multidisciplinary IPR project team with the involvement of all key stakeholders and local actors prepared the initial assignment, which will be further developed during the competitive dialogue. IPR provides the organization and professional guarantee of the whole process, including the completion of the Concept Plan according to which the area will be progressively developed.

TO DOWNLOAD:

The area of Landscape Design of Maniny Park and Rohan and Libeň Island Concept Plan

Summary Analysis of Rohan Island

Watch the video about Rohan Island to learn about the plans for the future, but also to get to know the local stakeholders and communities. For example, did you know that Libeň is home to the oldest gardening colony in Prague? Or that Maniny takes its name from the fact that the river flowed wherever it pleased?

Competitive Dialogue Procedure for Rohan and Libeň Island

Multidisciplinary teams with at least a landscape architect, an architect or an urban designer and a water engineer can enter the procurement procedure, which will be conducted in the form of a competitive dialogue. Applications for candidates are open until Friday May 20, 2 pm. The team must have at least one member who is authorized by the czech chambers (ČKA or ČKAIT). Candidates may apply to the competitive dialogue procedure from Friday 7 April to Friday 20 May 2022 at 14.00 CEST via the Tender Arena tool. Four teams will be selected based on their professional design approach to key topics that concern Rohan and Libeň Island, such as sustainability, urban planning, landscape architecture and others. The aim of Prague is to gain a long-term partner for the development of the area and its management. The teams will be selected by an eleven-member committee of 5 dependent and 6 independent experts from different professions; foreign representatives will be represented by environmental scientist Fabio Masi and landscape architect Antje Stokman. Experts in social issues, gentrification, biodiversity, water management and other fields will also be invited. The estimated price of the final contract, which will include not only the completion of the landscape proposal and concept plan, but mainly the project documentation for the implementation of Maniny Park, is around CZK 45 million (1.85 million EUR); the exact tasks and final amount will be specified by the teams during the competitive dialogue. The competitive dialogue procedure will take approximately 14 months, with the winner to be announced in June 2023. An introductory conference, which will also be open to the general public, and workshops will take place in Prague in September of this year.

What is a Competitive Dialogue Procedure

The selection procedure will be carried out in the form of a competitive dialogue procurement procedure. The process is significantly more flexible than a traditional design competition and is not anonymous. The main advantage of a competitive dialogue is the possibility to develop the assignment (brief) gradually as the proposals and views of all participants evolve. The basis of a competitive dialogue is a joint debate between all stakeholders — landscapers, architects, politicians, water engineers, administrators and important local actors — which serves as a means to gain a comprehensive understanding of the site, its qualities and problems, and to understand the requirements of all stakeholders and disciplines in their context, and thus to understand them better. Within the framework of the competitive dialogue, several proposals are created in parallel by multidisciplinary teams. The proposals are continuously presented, so all participants have the opportunity to express themselves at all stages of the design process (from concept to final proposal).

The future design of Rohan Island is being considered in cooperation with local stakeholders and the public. The intention is not only to create a social consensus on the development of the area, but also to strengthen the relationship and inform.

Despite the pandemic measures, a number of participatory activities have taken place in recent months. Partly online, partly physically, we met with local residents, area users and stakeholders. The information container allowed us to meet as wide a public as possible, to present the planned revitalisation of the area, and above all to get important feedback and different opinions. In addition to the container, we prepared a questionnaire that was available online and physically for two months. We received 500 responses, and met with forty stakeholders during two online workshops. In groups we intensively discussed the current image of Rohan and Libeň Island, the positives and negatives of the area and the opportunities for the future. We carefully processed the collected data and now you can read the outputs of our participation activities in the individual outputs.

Rohan and Libeň Island Concept - Summary of public involvement

01 The Territory of the Rohan and Libeň Islands - In the eyes of the public and the key actors

02 Locations of the Rohan and Libeň Islands - In the eyes of the public and the key actors

03 Involvement of key players of Rohan and Libeň Islands - Finding a vision for development
of the territory

04 Users of Rohan and Libeň Islands - Field interviews

05 The present and future of Rohan and Libeň Islands - Through the eyes of children and students

06 Rohan and Libeň Islands - Homeless people

POLITICAL GUARANTOR FOR THE PROJECT

Petr Hlaváček, Deputy Mayor for Regional Development

Petr Hlubuček, Deputy Mayor for the Environment

Project manager: Rozálie Kašparová, architect, Public Space Office, Urban Details Section of IPR Prague

Project leader: Kristina Ullmannová, architect, Director of the Urban Planning Section of IPR Prague

SITE INVESTORS

Canal and landscaping – Strategic Investment Department of City of Prague (INV Prague)

Landscape Design of Maniny Park – Environment Protection Department of City of Prague (OCP Prague)

PRAGUE CITY HALL TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATION

Landscape Design of Maniny Park  – Strategic Investment Department of City of Prague (INV Prague)

Other stakeholders  – cultural entities, companies, associations, individuals, etc.