Project: Kemal Monteno Park
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Program: Park with pedestrian bridge
Year: 2022
Status: Concept Design
Client: Municipality of Centar Sarajevo
Size: L 10,000 m²
Team: Studio Mrav & Sinteza

The entire park is envisioned as a defined area where experiences of interior and exterior spaces are intertwined. A series of program-specific zones have been designed, spatially defined as circular areas. Between these circular areas lies the path called the Brick Line, which links all the zones into an open-ended programmatic system. Certain zones are predefined, while others are intentionally left open to be shaped through user interaction according to their interests.

The name Brick Line is a reference to the memory of the place and its connection to the Ciglane neighborhood (Ciglane meaning “Brickworks”). The whole park is treated as an educational center where learning is a matter of choice, combining play and education. The resulting spaces are fluid, consisting of a series of carefully designed sequences.

Educational Park – Park Program

Kemal Monteno Park is conceived as a space for active learning, where children are engaged in both formal and informal education processes. The Brick Line serves as an extension of school environments—an outdoor classroom and a daily gathering space for students. Zones within the park can function according to the principles of an “open-air school.”

The proposed Brick Line programs include:

• Austrian House
• Children’s Playground
• Amphitheater
• Pavilion
• Botanical Garden
• Square
• Sports Zone
• Open-air Library

The content is adaptable based on users’ needs and can be modified to accommodate current city events such as festivals, fairs, and exhibitions.

The House

The Austrian House is an integral part of the system—a complementary space opening towards the park. The house features flexible spaces and consists of two volumes with interwoven functions. The ground floor contains a transparent exhibition space with a library and café, while the first floor features a central multipurpose area surrounded by spaces for education and workshops.

The house is designed according to sustainable building principles. It offers transformable spaces, with the upper volume functioning as a canopy for the ground floor, allowing natural ventilation through a central dome. It uses easily accessible and cost-effective materials—reinforced concrete for the ground floor and laminated timber prefabricated construction for the upper floor. The upper volume is clad in white fabric, creating a double-layered façade. Heating is planned via geothermal heat pumps.

This new spatial relationship, shaped by programming the urban park into an educational and recreational center, results in a continuous flow of activities where functions blend and connect seamlessly. The Brick Line is an open-ended programmatic system, spatially defined by a central pathway that invites action and learning through the park’s sequential experiences.

Team: Zejd Kobilica, Emina Alić, Ilma Kobilica, Jasmin Sirčo