Histrioni Theatre
Zagreb
15°57'51" E
With the coming of new and modern multiplex cinema theatres, the old Zagreb cinemas in urban blocs of the city centre have gradually started to die out, and the buildings have started to deteriorate. Noticing this, the City of Zagreb has launched a process of converting these areas for alternative cultural purposes. The ex-Apolo Cinema is a typical back-building in a Zagreb Lower Town bloc, with a public court in front of it, providing for a number of great opportunities, but unfortunately neglected, as are most of the Lower Town blocs.
Despite its age (it was built in 1890), the building has had good predispositions to be converted into a public space. A new theatre has been formed within the existing premises of the former cinema, and the building has kept its original ground plan and size. The project removes the subsequent paraphernalia from the old structure and enhances its qualities, by introducing a new theatre with 220 seats, into the existing shell.
The project is not restricted to the structure-architectural domain but also creates a complete visual identity, from theatre setting of individual spaces, the entrance panel, the entrance lobby, the coffee bar, to the theatre hall itself.
Fact Sheet
Project name
Histrioni Theatre
project number
087
program
public, culture, reuse
status
completed
project
2003 - 2005
Construction
2005 - 2007
Location
Croatia, Zagreb, 90/1, Ilica street
Site area
1677 m²
Size
1766 m²
volume
8853 m³
Footprint
632 m²
altitude
123 m
author
3LHD
client
City of Zagreb
Project Team
Saša Begović, Marko Dabrović, Tatjana Grozdanić Begović, Silvije Novak, Jasminka Jug, Zorislav Petrić, David Lušičić
Project team collaborators
Željko Mohorović
Structural Engineering
UPI-2M - Berislav Medić
Mechanical Installations
RENA-prom - Igor Šundov; Ured ovlaštenog inženjera strojarstva - Mario Josipović; Stims - Ivan Stamać
Building Physics, Details
Mateo Biluš
Building Code Consultant
Inspekting - Milan Carević
Plumbing and Drainage
Vodotehnika - Nenad Šutevski
Electrical Engineering
RP studio - Radovan Tomšić; Mr-konzulting - Renato Majcunić
Signage and environmental graphics design
Ira Payer, Narcisa Vukojević
Photography
Sandro Lendler
