The conceptual starting point for the new bridge in Doc was the aspiration and desire for the bridge to be
different and to have the role of a new place that will gather people. The basic idea is to improve the visual identity
of Banja Luka and to create a kind of venue that will be recognizable throughout the region, and accordingly the starting
point was that the construction of the bridge that has not only a constructive function (to carry the bridge),
but to have and the function of a lookout, a lookout point from which almost the whole of Banja Luka can be seen,
with an emphasis on Kastel. The lookout tower is raised above the bridge at a height of 15 m (reached by an escalator)
and creates a new image of the city, allowing the gathering place to take place at the top, from where the population
can create a new view together with the bridge. The banks of the Vrbas River have been improved in such a way that
both areas under the new bridge can be used freely and create a new gathering place.
The bridgehead is designed as an amphitheater, as an incubator of cultural events, so that now the otherwise neglected
and unattractive spaces of the bridgehead,become places for cultural events that become attractive to the citizens.
A pedestrian bridge (a bridge connecting the two banks) has also been created, so that pedestrians and cyclists,
in addition to the primary road, can cross from one bank to another over this green bridge separated from noise and
exhaust gases coming from the road. All together, the whole space creates a new and recognizable place in the city
that equally matches Castello, not violating its visual identity but only improving it. The new bridge in Dolac, represents a new
reflection of Banja Luka in the future, a "silhouette" that represents the city in the best possible sense, at the same time, it creates
a new view of the city of Banja Luka as a recognizable actor in all city events.