The new 55,000 m2 ESET Campus – a tech neighborhood designed by BIG, Inflow, Pantograph, BuroHappold, and ARUP – will create a strong electricity- powered cybersecurity, AI and innovation ecosystem in the heart of Europe.
Located in Patronka, Bratislava, the campus replaces a former military hospital between the Carpathian Mountains and the city center of Bratislava. As the winning proposal of a global design competition, BIG was retained as the architect in 2019 to design a creative, green, collaborative hub where bold cybersecurity solutions come to life. The campus is expected to break ground
in 2024, with a planned opening in 2027.
Spanning the forested nature site just 10 minutes from city center, the campus consists of 12 individual buildings of varying sizes and uses organized around a central courtyard. The buildings on the outer perimeter will be designated public spaces, while four of the buildings situated on the inside of the site will be home to ESET’s 1,500 employees – with the potential to scale up to 2,400 employees. BIG’s design for the new neighborhood replicates the spatial hierarchy of nature – the low and broad perimeter of the shared public spaces is easily accessible to
all, allowing public life to flourish within the network of streets. The higher peak of the architectural ‘mountain’ reminiscent of the Carpathian Mountains nearby, houses the ESET business, providing the company’s teams with innovative facilities while maintaining privacy.
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CLIENT: ESET
COLLABORATORS: INFLOW, PANTOGRAPH, BUROHAPPOLD, ARUP SIZE: 55000 M2
LOCATION: PATRONKA, BRATISLAVA
Partner-in-Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Andreas Klok Pedersen Project Leader: Ioannis Gio
Team: Andy Young, Matilde Tavanti, Ludka Majernikova, Carmen Simone, Boni Yuen, Florencia Kratsman, Gualtiero Mario Rulli, Jason Chia, Lorenzo Boddi, Maria de Salvador Arnaiz, Michela Cardia, Pedro Nunes, Richard Sean McIntyre, Rihards Dzelme, Sasha Lukianova, Solveig Jappy, Stefan Plugaru, Vincent Katienin Konate, Youngjin Jun, Anna Maria Pazurek.
