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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0052

DESIGNING HEALTHSCAPES FOR THE DUDINCE SPA RESORT IN SLOVAKIA

Attila Tóth1, Mária Bihuňová1, Miroslav Čibik1
1 Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic

The Dudince Spa Resort is situated in southern Slovakia, close to the Hungarian border. It is famous for its Roman Spa, which consists of natural travertine formations set in a hilly terrain. An important recreational asset of the resort is the forest park Búroš and various site furniture for outdoor recreation, leisure, sport, and recovery. The first written report on the healing mineral water dates to 1777. The Czechoslovak State Spa Resort was founded in 1953 and Dudince was declared a spa town in 1983. In 2003, the Dudince Spa Resort was established, and it has been continuously investing in developing the overall area of the spa park, its visual and functional quality. In 2023, the Institute of Landscape Architecture was commissioned to develop a landscape architectural study of the ‘Area of Health’ located at the southern periphery of the resort. Through research by design, we have developed two possible scenarios. One works with the vision of a ‘Garden of Emotions’ and the other one develops the idea of a ‘Garden of Senses’ for spa clients, visitors, and inhabitants of Dudince. The paper presents the outcomes of the study and evaluates both scenarios with different design approaches, while discussing further steps and visions for the ‘Area of Health’.

Keywords: design teaching, green infrastructure, landscape architecture, research by design, research-led teaching

pages: 52-57, Published: 2024, online: 2024



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