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Master's Thesis
Author of thesis: Samuel Bršel
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: doc. Ing. arch. Gabriel Kopáčik, Dr.
Reviewer: Ing. arch. Zbyněk Pech
The subject of this diploma thesis is the issue of densification and the creation of residential capacity in close proximity to the city centre. This method of sustainable urban development is particularly crucial in the context of current challenges facing urban infrastructure and the housing crisis. With rising housing prices, the availability of affordable housing is steadily decreasing, placing growing pressure on undeveloped urban and agricultural land. This limits the quality of life in the city and creates conditions for so-called urban sprawl – the uncontrolled growth and expansion of the city into its peripheral areas. Through the gradual increase of residential density within and around city centres, these issues can be mitigated, reducing both the ecological and economic burden and thereby achieving a higher quality of urban life. The thesis examines specific forms of densification within a selected urban block near the city centre in Zábrdovice, Brno, working with a typology of four exemplary types of interventions: infill development of vacant plots, vertical extensions of existing buildings, attic conversions, and the transformation of inner courtyards through new urban structures. Through this typology, new residential capacities are created within the given block, and their feasibility is verified through architectural studies of selected reference examples.
densification, compact city, urban infill, housing crisis, urban sprawl, gap infill development, rooftop extension, attic conversion, inner courtyard, gentrification, affordable housing, sustainable development, Brno, Zábrdovice
Date of defence
26.05.2026
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
E
Process of defence
Student představil svou diplomovou práci komisi. Předčtení posudku oponenta s doporučenými otázkami pro komisi. Předčtení posudku vedoucího práce. Student reagoval na otázky oponenta i komise. Student vysvětlil svůj návrh řešení. Předseda komise popisoval a vyjadřoval k veřejnému prostoru a jeho řešení v diplomové práce. Diskutovaný bylo urbanistické řešení bloku diplomové práce, na které student reagoval a odpovídal a využil i předdiplomový projekt anylýz. Architektonické řešení-bylo probráno se studentem s návrhem. Student obhájil diplomovou práci.
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta architektury
Department
Faculty of Architecture
Study programme
Architecture and Urban Design (N_A+U)
Composition of Committee
prof. Ing. arch. Bohumil Kováč, Ph.D. (předseda) doc. Ing. arch. Jiří Palacký, Ph.D. (člen) Ing. arch. Vítězslav Nový (člen) Ing. arch. Iveta Ludvíková (člen) Ing. arch. Eugen Točík (člen)
Supervisor’s reportdoc. Ing. arch. Gabriel Kopáčik, Dr.
Grade proposed by supervisor: B
Reviewer’s reportIng. arch. Zbyněk Pech
Grade proposed by reviewer: B
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová