Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

La apertura de la gran sala de cines Montcada en Zagreb ha llevado a la desaparición de antiguas salas en el centro de la ciudad. La ciudad de Zagreb, propietaria del antiguo cine Lika, decidió volver a utilizar el espacio para nuevas instalaciones culturales y albergar allí un centro de danza.
Cincuenta años de cultura de danza contemporánea en Zagreb han producido alrededor de 40 grupos de danza. Con este proyecto, todos ellos tendrán un nuevo hogar en el centro de la ciudad.

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

The opening of big movieplex cinemas in Zagreb has led to the dying out of old cinema theatres in the city centre. The City of Zagreb, who is the owner of the old cinema Lika, decided to reuse the space for new cultural facilities. In that scenario old cinema Lika was given the role of a new dance centre.
Fifty years of contemporary dance culture in Zagreb has produced about 40 dance troops, with this project all of them will have a new home in the city centre. The cinema is located in a derelict residential block only 100 meters away from the Zagreb’s main square. The entire project’s program is determined by the gross developed area defined in the master plan and it places the project in the old cinema shell. The new dance centre which will house numerous dancers, choreographers, art troops and companies will have three multipurpose studios (one large studio with 150 telescopic seats and two smaller training studios), three spacious dressing rooms, bathrooms, storages for props and technology and office spaces.
The only new architectural element of the centre is the new entrance lobby, a polyvalent space in the service of communication and meeting with a cafe, library and a video store. It was interpolated on the basis of almost default parameters of the existing neighbouring houses. The volume and its broken also form suggest dance movement and they are a new sign and connection element between the courtyard and the roof terrace. The roof terrace is the final element of the centre and an important part of the project of preservation and restoration of Zagreb last open roof stage.

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Site plan

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Ground floor plan

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

First floor plan

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Gallery floor plan

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Terace floor plan

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Elevation east

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Elevation north

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Elevation south

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Cross section A-A

Dance Center in Zagreb, Croatia

Cross section B-B