This diploma thesis deals with the design of new student dormitories for the Brno University of Technology, located in the Královo Pole district within the university campus and technology park area. The proposal responds to the insufficient capacity of existing student accommodation and the need to expand facilities for university students. The project is based on a pre-diploma project developed within the NGA056 Specialized Design Studio course, in which the basic urban concept, integration of the building mass into the site, and the overall volumetric concept of the proposal were defined.

The aim of the study was to create a design for new student housing and university facilities based on a real assignment from the Brno University of Technology. The assignment responds to the long-term insufficient capacity of student accommodation and the requirement to increase the capacity by approximately 1,000 beds together with the creation of a new student center and the improvement of the overall functioning of the university campus. Therefore, the proposal does not focus only on the dormitories themselves, but creates a comprehensive student “town” complemented by services, office spaces, and areas for social and community activities.

The urban and volumetric solution of the proposal is based on the significantly sloping terrain and the location of the building between the university faculties and the existing dormitories. The main concept is the creation of three types of spaces with different levels of privacy. The public space is situated along the main campus connection and serves for everyday student movement as well as exhibitions of student works. It is followed by an elevated semi-public space intended for festivals and other university activities. The highest part of the complex forms a private space intended exclusively for accommodated students and supports the community life of the dormitories.

The building is designed as a reinforced concrete frame structural system founded on pile foundations. The structure is complemented by reinforced concrete stiffening cores located in the central part of the individual building blocks, ensuring the spatial stability of the building. Horizontal stiffening is provided by continuous reinforced concrete floor slabs with a thickness of 250 mm.

The building also includes two underground parking levels connected to the ground and first floors while simultaneously compensating for the height differences of the sloping terrain. The layout is designed as a double-loaded corridor system, typical for large residential buildings of this character. The long corridors are divided by central cores with skylights that bring daylight into the interior and visually reduce the length of the communication spaces. The individual floors contain various types of accommodation units, with single rooms being the most represented, complemented by double rooms and shared accommodation units. The proposal creates a new center of student life within the university campus and contributes to improving the environment for housing, studying, and leisure activities for students.