Riva Split Waterfront

Split

Geolocation
43°30’28” N
16°26’16” E
Address
Obala hrv. narodnog preporoda
City
Split
Country
Croatia

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


Drawings

Photo

Construction site

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