Riva Split Waterfront
Split
16°26’16” E
The city of Split and its waterfront, the Riva, as the paradigm of its history and character, are among the most interesting and most specific sites in the Mediterranean.
Split waterfront is an urbanized, public, open and accessible space, 1700 years old.
It stands in front of Diocletian’s Palace, once the home of the Roman emperor. The modular Roman form of the palace in the latter phase became the framework that shaped the city and directed its expansion; in the same way, the dimensions, materials and form of the modular network of concrete elements laid on Riva directed the arrangement and positions of all the other elements of the public space.
The waterfront is the focal point where the city meets the sea. 250 meters long and 55 meters wide, it is also the main public square, the space for all kinds of social events, promenade by day, parade by night, the site of sport events, religious processions, festivals and celebrations.
The project rearticulates the space for all the mentioned events and harmonizes them on a new integrated surface. The solution uses not only architectural design, but also materials, to respond to all the challenges of utilization set before the Riva.
All urban elements and equipment were specially designed for this project and they meet local spirit and atmosphere.
Fact Sheet
Project name
Riva Split Waterfront
project number
114
program
public, urban planning, hospitality
status
completed
project
2005 - 2007
Construction
2006 - 2007
Location
Croatia, Split, Obala hrv. narodnog preporoda
Site area
25972 m²
Size
14053 m²
Footprint
14053 m²
altitude
1.37 m
author
3LHD
client
City of Split
Project Team
Saša Begović, Marko Dabrović, Tatjana Grozdanić Begović, Silvije Novak, Irena Mažer Hranuelli
Urban Equipment Design
Numen/For Use - Nikola Radeljković, Sven Jonke, Christof Katzler; Numen/For Use - Jelenko Hercog
Landscape Design
Ines Hrdalo
Lighting design
Nova-lux - Zlatko Galić, Diana Galić
Electrical Engineering
Volt-ing - Mladen Žanić
Plumbing and Drainage
Hidrodizajn - Ivo Makjanić
Visualizations
Boris Goreta
Producer
Studio 3LHD - 3LHD
Film Director
Nebojša Slijepčević
Cameraman
Goran Legović
Model
Zoran Kodrnja
Photography
Domagoj Blažević, Damir Fabijanić, Mario Jelavić