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Center for People with Disabilities
500,000 sq.ft.
Zagreb,Croatia





The Center for people with disabilities consists of a collection of four main programs: work rehabilitation,  manufacturing, sport, and assisted living, as well as a restaurant and a shop.

Our solution places these different programs around an open square. The square gives identity to the Center because of its clear spatial organization. It allows for each of its programs to be visible from the adjacent major street, thus giving them a public face. Most importantly the square is a space for interactions and events.
 
Further, we add four small programs: an alternative gallery, an experimental theater, a coffee shop and  a screen for an open air cinema. These additional programs of general public interest are there to enhance the use of the new urban square.  Our aim is to integrate the Center for rehabilitation with the rest of the city — socially and spatially.


 
  view of courtyard towards entrance

   
 diagrams - programs   open spaceservice accessentrancescommunication





pink, purple and green colors indicate added programs in order to enhance public use of the square

  basementfirst floorsecond floorthird floorfourth floor






  elevation west


view of public space with open air cinema
  elevation east - manufacturing
     



view from south




elevation east - street


elevation south - sports hall elevation north


cross section


long section








urban faces

view from south

view from east


     

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Credits:
Design: Zoka Zola
Dorothea Schulz, Vucki Backonja, Fred Grier, Jennifer Stanovich, Michael Jividen, Csilla V Gal