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Centre Zamet
3LHD Architects

Centre Zamet

The primary characteristic of the design of Zamet Centre is the integration of a big work project into the urban
structure of this part of the town of Rijeka, with the objective of minimizing disruption and to evaluate its given
urban conditions – unleveled terrain, the pedestrian link in a north-south direction, the quality plateau in front
of the primary school, the park zone, placing the program in the centre of Zamet at the intersection
of communications. The joint conceptual and design element of the handball hall and the Zamet Centre
are ‘ribbons’ stretching in a north-south direction, simultaneously functioning as an architectural design
element of the objects and as a zoning element which forms a public square and a link between the north
– park-school and the south – the street. One third of the hall’s volume is built into the terrain, and the building
with its public and service facilities has been completely integrated into the terrain, i.e. it creates it with
its ‘ribbons’.

The public space on the roof is not only a feature of the building in the business part of the centre, but
the roof of the hall is also used as a kind of an extension of the park situated to the north of the hall. The hall
has been designed for major international sports competitions, in compliance with state-of-the-art world
sports standards. The design of the hall has been conceived as a very flexible space. The auditorium has
been designed as a system with telescopic stands, which open and adapt to the kind of competition
and the number of spectators; at major competitions 2100 spectators have seating places by opening
all the stands. The architecture of public facilities, the shopping centre, the library and the local authority
stands out in the topography of the terrain, connecting the square in front of the hall and in front
of the school and tries to integrate into the overall existing context of western Zamet.

Program: public, business, sport
Status project: under construction
Project type: invited competition
Competition award: winner, 2004
Project start date: 2004
Project end date: 01/2008
Construction start date: 2008
Construction end date: 04/2009, planned
Location (city, country): Rijeka, Croatia
Client: City of Rijeka
Site area (m2): 12.289
Gross floor area (m2): 16.830
Volume (m3): 88.075
Footprint (m2): 4.724
Project team: Saša Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic, Silvije Novak, Paula Kukuljica,
Zvonimir Marcic
Project team collaborators: Nives Krsnik Rister, Leon Lazaneo, Eugen Popovic, Andrea Vukojic
Collaborators: Mateo Bilus, B.M.P., Berislav Medic, UPI-2M, Mario Lukenda, Termoinzenjering, HVAC;
Branko Corko, IPZ-elektroinzenjering 22, Slavko Simunović, Nenad Semenov, Rok Pietri, LIFT MODUS,
Zeljko Arbanas, IGH PC Rijeka, Zeljko Stipkovic, Ivica Babic, Marija Babojelic, Ines Hrdalo

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