Commercial Building Project

Investor
ZRE Katowice S.A. Podružnica Servisni centar
Author
Ivana Knez, PhD in Arts, Dipl.Eng.Arch.
Main project designer
Ana Alar, Dipl.Eng.Arch.
Project designers

Ivana Knez, PhD in Arts, Dipl.Eng.Arch.
Nika Nevečerel, M.Eng.M.E.
Željka Hitrec, Dipl.Eng.E.E.

Associate project designers

Emil Rohlik, M.Arch.
Martina Stjepandić, M.Arch.
Ana Novak, M.Eng.M.E.

Location
Karlovac
Year of design / construction
2020 - 2024
Total area

Hala: 1964,50 m², Uredi: 1840,52 m²

The commercial building is located within the protected landscape zone of the Kupa River and defines the southern edge of the entire business area. It consists of a “floating” volume housing office spaces and a service hall. Between the office wing and the hall are meeting rooms that offer visual connectivity to the building’s industrial core. Shading fins, finished in tones inspired by the surrounding landscape, shimmer like the impressionistic surface of a river, while lacquered brushed concrete reflects the subtle hues of the immediate environment.