Palma is set to become Bratislava's first local center and its greenest neighborhood. Once a thriving industrial hub, this six-hectare brownfield site, located in the northeast of the city, will be transformed into a vibrant, sustainable urban space that prioritizes people, nature, and quality of life.

Drawing on Palma's industrial heritage and its evolving natural landscape, the proposal blends the site’s rich history with its new identity. Four surviving industrial relics will serve as vital landmarks, connecting the past to a forward-looking urban environment. The design embraces a human-scale approach, where pedestrians and cyclists take priority. A movement hierarchy ensures slow-paced, self-regulating public spaces that encourage walking, cycling, and social interactions, all while seamlessly integrating with the surrounding city.

Nature lies at the heart of Palma’s transformation. Inspired by the site’s current overgrown and weathered state, the landscape design celebrates nature's resilience and power. The cracks and breaks in existing hard surfaces—evidence of nature reclaiming the land—will be widened and deepened to encourage plant life to flourish. This approach not only preserves the site's raw character but also integrates greenery into every layer of the public realm, creating a harmonious balance between robust industrial architecture and pioneering vegetation.

Softscaped areas serve both aesthetic and functional purposes. Private gardens, urban lawns, and natural privacy screens are interwoven throughout the site, providing valuable amenities for residents. These green spaces also play a critical role in stormwater management and urban cooling, ensuring sustainability and livability.

Palma’s landscape is defined by a thoughtful mix of hard and porous surfaces, guiding movement while creating visual identity. A unified paving pattern connects main pathways with smaller, intimate routes, fostering a sense of cohesion and flow. This interplay between pathways, greenery, and architecture creates a neighborhood that is not only practical but visually striking.

Palma will emerge as a people-first, nature-centered district—a vibrant urban space where history, sustainability, and design come together to offer a new vision for modern urban living.