Croatia-based 3LHD Architects has won a competition for a business center in Zagreb, Croatia.

+ Project description courtesy of 3LHD Architects

The competition program is placed on a crossing of two streets, Miramarska and Bednjanska. It is a point of colliding two urban city concepts: north part with classical city blocks of the Zagreb’s lower city enclosed by the railway and the south part primarily along the Vukovarska Street, outlined with modernistic dominant character of mostly public and social buildings.

Concept of awarded project stems from forming a unified structure that will reconcile the surrounding urban matrix and meet the program requirements. Two interacting volumes, a tower with 20 floors and a lower building with 5 floors, unite the planned goals and achieve high quality relations with the neighbouring buildings. A semi-open atrium between the two buildings connects them with the surrounding public pedestrian surfaces. The underground floors are reserved for garage spaces, ground floor for shops, bars and restaurants. There are 20000 square meters of office space, and a unique viewpoint at the top of the tower. Simple but at the same time attractive effect of the facade design, made by pulling glass modules in and out, gives the building recognition and uniqueness.

Diagram courtesy 3LHD Architects

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+ Project credits / data

Project name (short): BC Miramare
Project name: Business Center Miramare
Program: business, commercial, public
Status: project
Project start date: 04/2009
Project end date: 05/2009
City: Zagreb
Country: Croatia
Geolocation : 45°48′9.74″ N, 15°58′25.23″ E
Type: public competition
Site (m2): 4037
Gross floor surface (m2): 37040 (23940 + 13100 underground)
Footprint (m2): 2084
Client : Miramare centar d.o.o.
Author: 3LHD
Project team: Sasa Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic, Silvije Novak, Tin Kavuric, Josko Kotula, Krunoslav Szörsen
Collabrators: Freya (3D), Tehnicke konstrukcije doo, Nikola Miletic, Gadaf Zulbeari

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