Zamet Centre / 3LHD

Oct 2009

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Project name: Zamet Centre
Program: Public, cultural, business, sport
Location: B. Vidas Street, Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia
Architect: 3LHD - Sasa Begovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Silvije Novak, Paula Kukuljica, Zvonimir Marcic, Leon Lazaneo, Eugen Popovic, Nives Krsnik Rister, Andrea Vukojic
Collaborators: Mateo Bilus, Building Physics / Details; Berislav Medic, UPI-2M, Structural Engineering; Branko Čorko, IPZ-elektroinzenjering 22, Electrical Engineering; Mario Lukenda, Termoinzenjering-projektiranje d.o.o., HVAC; Slavko Simunović, HIT PROJEKT, MEP Engineering – Plumbing; Nenad Semenov, PASTOR, sprinkler installation; Rok Pietri, LIFT MODUS, elevators; Zeljko Arbanas, IGH PC Rijeka, diaphragm wall; Zeljko Stipković, Fire Protection; Ivica Babic, Zavod za zastitu na radu Rijeka, Safety at Work; Marija Babojelic, Special Consultant – Cost Consultant; Ines Hrdalo, Landscape Architect; Damir Bralić, Lana Cavar i Narcisa Vukojevic, signage and environmental graphics design; Nikola Durek, “Typonine Zamet” typeface design
Project year: 2004-2008
Construction: Dec 2007, October 2009
Geolocation: 45-20-39 N, 14-24-0 E
Site area: 12.289 m2
Size: 16.830 m2
Volume: 88.075 m2
Footprint: 4.724 m2
Budget: 20 mil €
Client: Grad Rijeka / Rijeka Sport d.o.o.
Main contractor: GP Krk

Situated in Rijeka’s quarter Zamet, the new Zamet Centre in complete size of 16830 m2 hosts various facilities: sports hall with max 2380 seats, local community offices, library, 13 retail and service spaces and a garage with 250 parking spaces.

One third of the sports hall’s volume is cut in the ground, and the rest of the Centre is fully fitted into the surrounding landscape. The building’s main architectural element are ribbon-like linear stripes stretching over the site in a north-south direction, functioning at the same time as an architectural design element of the object and as a zoning element which forms a public square and a link between the park on the north and school and B. Vidas street on the south.

Detail 1

The stripes were inspired by “gromača”, a type of rocks specific to Rijeka, which the centre artificially reinterprets by colour and shape. They are paved with 51.000 ceramic tiles designed by 3LHD and manufactured specially for the centre. The steel construction, girder span of 55 meters and their varying height allow the natural light illumination of the sports hall.

The hall has been designed in accordance with the latest world sports standards for major international sports competitions. The concept is based on flexibility of space. Playground size is 46 x 44 meters, for two handball courts. The hall contains all the supporting facilities for professional training and competition, and the auditorium designed as a system of telescopic stands enables the transformation for everyday use as well as for other activities such as concerts, conferences and congresses. Selected interior materials – wood and acoustic panels, suggests that the hall is a large living room for athletes. The main access to the hall and other facilities is located west of the hall from the public square and from the underground garage.

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Basulto , David . "Zamet Centre / 3LHD" 21 Oct 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 08 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/38538>

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eron says:

great!!amazing design, and people using it prooves the urban/architectonic quality

# October 21, 2009 at 13:44

max says:

I agree this is such an amazing project!
Here is an interview with 3LHD about Zamet center:
http://www.florimsolutions.com/en/pg-s-48-1785-1793-111-1.asp

# December 1, 2011 at 10:54

christopher says:

its sort of a scale-less jumble. the plaza area is nice for comunity activities, but there is very little definition of the volume versus the plaza plane…it seems to slam into it more than rise out of it. not to mention channel glass ad nauseum. the interior areas are beautiful…a very nice arena to watch sports. i wish that was translated to the exterior a bit more.

# October 21, 2009 at 15:53

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# October 21, 2009 at 15:54

Richie says:

I realy like the rigour of the concept (with the roof strips turning into the plaza surface) but it doesn’t seem like much was done to make the plaza habitable, it’s just this big expanse of stone. The sport hall looks impressive inside.

# October 21, 2009 at 19:14

Nathan says:

Conceptual rigor is fantastic. I agree with the above comments re: the expansiveness of the plaza; something should definitely be on the edge of the stairs to soften the space.

I’m sorry that the landscape was not installed – I think it would have really helped the pics.

# October 21, 2009 at 22:16

Fewo W. says:

I really like this amazing and modern architectute – especially the plaza place.

# October 22, 2009 at 04:33

Ultr@levure says:

Really nice.
Love the formal concept.
But, the interior seems to come from another building.

# October 22, 2009 at 07:32

toast says:

great design concept and execution.
I like a lot

# October 22, 2009 at 09:45

Elver Gun says:

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!

# October 22, 2009 at 14:50

frank Wilson says:

really like the continuity between the plaza exterior finish throughout the walls. I am very impressed. GREAT USE OF TEXTURE> However, the final products lacks of sequence and softness. I would love a litlle more of study and development between transition planes.

Great use of concepts, sense of comunity, social responsibility, etc. It needs add more space sensitivity.

Interior lack of sequence and transitional spaces…It is rigid a some perspectives…

# October 22, 2009 at 23:21

Rajic Predrag says:

Another great design and realisation from 3LHD.
I am impresed again.

# October 23, 2009 at 03:15

guido says:

buenisimo

# October 25, 2009 at 23:50

proty says:

I like this design！
Good ideas！

# November 4, 2009 at 04:31

王树 says:

好

# November 4, 2009 at 04:46

prashant dave says:

Just few days back i heard about arch daily.
its really intresting expand new horizons of learning

# November 4, 2009 at 05:23

Denis says:

Great project, i love Rijeka…

# November 11, 2009 at 15:24

Marco says:

It’s nice to see new interesting projects coming from Croatia; however, is someone still playing with folding architecture?! for me is a bit too Cliché. Too basic way of using the method of folding. After 15 years or more that folding architecture does exist, I would expect something more by someone challenging this method.

# November 13, 2009 at 14:12

salvadore says:

this is so peter eisenman!!!

# November 16, 2009 at 16:15

KHUSHAL says:

@salvadore-is der only eisenmen left on dis planet who can design like dis.
hw simply and beautifully they hv taken natural light into the building.

# May 6, 2010 at 01:18

Halima Rashid says:

The project is really amazing. I liked the concept and the form!

# November 22, 2009 at 13:28

Aya says:

Great design! love how the roofs tops are slowly flattening to form plazas.. very interesting compositions! good job!

# November 23, 2009 at 13:14

Hayat Jamal says:

Firstly, I’m happy to find a real project that look like one of my former project as an architectureal student!!

the linear stripes stretching over the site in a north-south direction look like slabs I used to design a cultural center! interesting! =)

Secondly, I could feel the relation between the different programmes : Public, cultural, business, sport and the weaving slabs .The play of inclinations enhance the dymaic enviroment which represent a public space.
The orientation of the openings are good blocking the south daylight and allow the smooth east- west penetration of daylight through the translucent walls .
Finally, the distribution of staircases ease the circulation and introduce an interesting experience for the visitors.

Liking this project =)

# November 28, 2009 at 13:10

Alia says:

fantastic !!
great form and ideas.. i liked the roof strips turning into the plaza surface. amazing modern architecture

# November 29, 2009 at 10:56

gayssa says:

waw

# December 11, 2009 at 10:02

schneeballgriller says:

fantastic !!!

# December 24, 2009 at 05:54

justdonewithschool says:

weird, I thought I designed this project 3 years ago in school!! Almost exactly except for the plaza area and the program. hmmmmm

# March 4, 2010 at 02:02

iReply says:

@justdonewithschool

Show us your project.

# March 5, 2010 at 15:48

mar says:

I think that is a very good project, the form is interesting, but… where are the trees???

# March 23, 2010 at 11:36

Spiritual Music says:

Why do not you just plot your own route on BikeHike – it tells you the distance as you create it. Also useful for showing the gradients.

# April 25, 2010 at 15:46

Hüpfburg Frankfurt says:

That looks verry nice, but a bit more “green” would be great!

# October 24, 2010 at 06:44

farhad says:

it’s realy great…

# November 16, 2010 at 06:30

REEZE says:

Hi! HAPPY NEW YEAR
I Think ,The power of encouragement to continue to create something new .

# December 16, 2010 at 21:05

f says:

I don’t think that beautiful Architecture can feel the lack of Landscape design on that project…

# January 7, 2011 at 09:15

mehrnoush says:

I want to know about detail of materials specially glasses in Zamet Centre…

# January 24, 2011 at 09:12

Eventmodule says:

This looks so great! Are there some more information about the building?

# January 28, 2011 at 07:14

sam says:

really beautiful!! I found this project on FlorimSolutions.com and I think that it’s very interesting how they evaluated urban conditions

# February 1, 2011 at 05:58

Jovan Adamov says:

nice plaza

# February 16, 2011 at 02:30

Nico says:

It looks like the perfect skateboard area;-)!

# March 19, 2011 at 15:59

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# May 1, 2011 at 08:17

Bio Olivenöl says: