Residential and Office Complex
PLOT 16

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Description

Residential and office complex in block 16 is planned on construction plot GP16 wihin special purpose zone of ​​the Sava Riverside, Belgrade WaterfrontQuarter. The block in which buildings are planned belongs to the territory of municipality of Savski venac and to urbanistically valuable entity that is in immediate vicinity of the Sava River, as well as the most important city routes, such as Karađorđeva Street, Savska Street, highway, Old Sava bridge and Gazela bridge. Together with surrounding blocks, it forms a very important component of the historical core of Belgrade.

Within the complex, four residential and office buildings and one sports center were designed, having a common base through underground garage designed on two levels.

Buildings Eden, Nika, Thalia and Iris belong to high-rise buildings category, and as such they have a special design approach. Apollo Sports Center is located in the center of the block and is the heart of both this block and entire ​​Belgrade Waterfront Zone. The basic urban and architectural requirement was to place buildings at a sufficient distance and for each residential unit to have a spacious view of the Sava River, City of Belgrade or inner courtyard, as oasis for all residents. The quality of life in block 16 was raised by the ground floor arrangement designed with subtle architectural expression. Inside the block, there is a car-pedestrian path that connects four mini-squares, one of which is designed as open space for public use in front of the sports center. The center of the block is lowered in relation to the main path, giving the children’s playground, mini amphitheater to stay, rest and relax, a more intimate character.

Above-ground parts of all five buildings are independent units, designed as free-standing structures. Vertical regulation of residential and business towers is conceived with the same architectural expression with three segments of different storeys, divided by vertical gaps. Each segment ends with a crown that goes over the roof of the building, whose frame and vertical decorative elements create rhythm of the facade, reaching up to 20 floors.

On the ground floors of residential and office buildings, commercial spaces are formed laterally, oriented towards the access road, and residential units are on the other side, oriented towards the interior of the block. Along with buildings, annexes are also designed on the ground floor level, with commercial premises, some of which have a two-sided orientation so that they do not harm privacy of the users of the ground floor. As the ground floor level of buildings was raised up to 1m from the ground level, apartments on the ground floor thus got extended terraces, private gardens on a different level from the one for public purposes, and thus achieved a higher standard of living.

On all higher floors above the ground floor in each of the four residential and office buildings, residential units of different structures, square footage and orientation have been designed.

Sports center is designed on two levels, with the basic idea for its mass to be visually separated from the field in order to achieve the effect of a light floating form in space. Most of the facade is made of glass, through which the light perforated structure of broken facade planes gave a contemporary expression different from that of the surrounding residential and office buildings. Connection with these buildings is achieved with golden color of the panels, providing luxury and special charm to this structure.

Interior of the sports center is divided into several sports and recreational units for different purposes with accompanying facilities, fully with the aim to complete contents that affirm the quality of life in this block and blocks in its immediate surroundings.

Common underground garage is in the function of all designed objects within the residential and office complex in question. Garage enables independent functioning of associated facilities in compliance with all technical, technological and infrastructural requirements, while providing sufficient parking capacities matching designed and conceived facilities.

Extract from the project