Arena Zagreb

Arena Zagreb is multifunctonal hall with the footprint of 90340 m2. It is located in the southwestern part of Zagreb, Croatia, at one of the main city entrances. Also it lies opposite of popular Zagreb recreation and sports center Jarun. Arena Zagreb became a new city emblem in one of its main axes, offering to the citizens a large palette of amusement events.
The shell shape is following the structure logic – it partly covers the inner space with curved columns. Basic shape and structural element of this hall are pre-stressed prefabricated reinforced concrete columns with the height up to 39 m. Eighty-six columns surrounding the hall defines its volume, carrying lexan facade, supporting stands and carries suspended steel roof structure. Coulmns` height goes from 26,5m to 38,8m. Span of steel roof structure equals 104m.
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Name:

Arena Zagreb, multifunctional sports hall
Lanište

Order by / investor:

 Lanište d.o.o.

Project type:

 order

Phases:

 conceptual, major and workshop design

Status:

 built

Area:

 90340 m2

Year:

 2008.

Awards:

 Award for Structural Design of the Year at WAF – 2009
WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL FINALIST, SPORTS category – 2009
INNOVATION AND DESIGN AWARDS’ FINALIST BY CONDE NAST TRAVELLER MAGAZINE – 2010
Grand spectacle, world best project of the year with BBR technologiy applied, Global BBR conference, Washington – 2010
finalist of Archdaily awards for the best sports building 2010 – 2011
finals for ARHITEKTON year award 2011 – 2011

 Publications:

 STADIA MAGAZINE – 2009
INSIDER MAGAZINE – 2009
ARCHIWORLD magazine – 2009
ORIS – 2009
ČOVJEK I PROSTOR – 2009
Atlas of World Architecture – 2013

Exhibitions:

 SALON OF ARCHITECTURE, HAMBURG – 2009
WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL ‘MORE IS LESS’ – 2009
44th ZAGREB SALON – 2009
ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS ON REALISED PROJECTS 2008 – 2009

Lectures:

 4th CCC – Central European Congresses on Concrete Engineering, Opatija – 2008
2nd INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: SUSTAINABLE SPORTS HALLS AND STADIUMS: FROM IDEA TO OPERATION, Zagreb – 2009
PRESENTATION ON ARENA ZAGREN AS FINLIST AT WAF IN CATEGORY OF Sport – 2009
PRESENTATION ON ARENA ZAGREB AT WAF FOR THE BEST STRUCTURAL DESIGN (winner) – 2009
DAYS OF CHARTERED CIVIL ENGINEERS, Opatija – 2008
Global BBR conference, Washington – 2010
fib Congress – 2010
3rd Zagreb Days of Architecture: Arena Zagreb – sory from the first hand – 2013

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