Čakovec City Centre Study

Republic Square is the main town square with a number of events; it is a rich public space with a wide variety of users. Cultural purpose buildings strongly define its northern side, while the south is dissipated and undefined. A building of public social character – the new city administration building is planned on the south side of the square. It is intended to be a meeting place between the government and the citizens in the 3LHDs study, a symbol of open dialogue with public facilities located on the ground floor ant the offices on the first floor. A New Town Café is located on the west side of the building, overlooking the park and greenery, and recreation spaces for children are placed on the northern side. A restaurant with a view of the entire city will be located on the top floor.

The MTČ Industrial Zone remained closed to the surrounding area because of its original purpose. Its transformation if conceived in phases, from breaking the fence and service facilities to achieve a greater flow of pedestrian traffic and connect with the space of the park, re-purposing the individual buildings into a market and a business and recreation centre, to the construction of residential towers surrounded by greenery. This "newly won" urban space is designed to attract a minimum of cars and has a strongly branched out network of pedestrian and biking trails.