Zamet Center

3DLH Architects – B. Vidas Street, Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia, 2004-2008

Zamet Center (English: Zamet Center) is a sports hall in Rijeka, hosting sporting, cultural, commercial and entertainment events.
The hall was built in Zamet in 2009. The hall area is 16.830 m² and the surface of the outdoor space is 88.075 m². …..Wikipedia…>>

Located in the Zamet district of Rijeka, the new Zamet Center in the total size of 16830 m2100 houses various facilities: sports hall with 13 seats, local community offices, library, 250 commercial and service spaces and a garage with XNUMX parking spaces.

One third of the gymnasium volume is underground and the rest of the Center is completely inserted into the surrounding landscape. The main architectural element of the building is the linear ribbon-like strips that extend across the site in a north-south direction, simultaneously functioning as an architectural design element of the object and as a zoning element that forms a public square and a connection between the parking lot to the north and the school and B. Vidas to the south.

The stripes are inspired by “gromača”, a type of rocks specific to Rijeka, which the center artificially reinterprets in color and shape. They are paved with 51.000 ceramic tiles designed by 3LHD and manufactured specifically for the center. The steel construction, the 55-meter span and their variable height allow natural lighting 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 the flexibility of space. The size of the playing field is 46 x 44 meters, for two handball courts. The hall contains all the support facilities for professional training and competition, and the auditorium designed as a system of telescopic stands allows transformation for everyday use as well as for other activities such as concerts, conferences and congresses. Selected interior materials – wood and acoustic panels, suggest that the hall is a spacious living room for athletes. The main access to the hall and other facilities is located to the west of the hall from the public square and the underground garage.