[Rijeka] - Construction Update (ENGLISH)

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D404 junction road



Cruise ship terminal






Zagreb pier extension




Preservation of Metropolis warehouses

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Rijeka bypass




Average daily number of vehicles for the year 2005. and for summer of 2005


Estimated average daily number of vehicles for the year 2012. and summer 2012.



Eastern part of Rijeka Bypass is Opened

The Eastern part of new Rijeka bypass, the stretch that connects Orehovica with Sveti Kuzam and a section of the D 404 road has been finally opened for traffic. This part of Rijeka bypass was postponed because of the land slide on some sections of the road. New Rijeka bypass section is about 8.5 km long, includes 13 viaducts and 3 tunnels and due to its complex construction works was one of the most expensive road sections in Croatia. The continuation of the construction works on the new stretch of the bypass (to Krizisce) is expected to start in spring 2009.

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Rijeka bypass construction completion

• south pavement of the Orehovica – Diracje section (9.5 km)
• construction of Sv. Kuzam – Križišće section (8.4 km)
• construction of D404 junction road (3.5 km)
• construction of D403 junction road (3.15 km)

Rijeka bypass and south pavement of the Orehovica – Diracje section

The construction of the Rijeka bypass started in 1977, and the northa pavement of the first section from Orehovica to Diracje was opened to traffic in 1988. Preparations for construction of the south pavement were also made in that period. Since then, the traffic has been constantly increasing and so the bypass was built to the west an partly to the east of the town. However, it is only now that the south pavemenr of the first section is being built. The construction work has been accelerated after the company that is building and operating the Rijeka to Zagreb motorway took charge of this bypass as well, inluding also the motorway to Slovenia with connection road to the island of Krk. It is expected that this demanding section passing along populated areas and crossing the water protection zone of the Rijeka's principal well field, will be completed by the summer of 2009. As much as 30% of the route, which is litltle less than 9 km in total length, will be occupied by structures. The most challenging work is the one undertaken at the Rječina Bridge crossing where, in order to protect the well area, anchored walls are being built in the scope of the south-side bridge construction. The traffic is maintained during construction work, with only three brief interruptions per day to provide for blasting operations in tunnels.




Building extension of bypass over bridge Rječina has started. This means that two traffic lights will be periodically stopping traffic, causing colons not only there, but also in city centre. This will especially be huge problem during the summer, when colons are not unusual even without any building extensions. The building steps will be really special to observe, since abysm of Rječina is 50m deep and its water is the one people from Rijeka are drinking so this will be huge “test” for constructors. For the moment only mountaineers are going down to see what are the best places and solutions to make platform for machinery.

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ZAGRAD, 20 mil €

Zagrad project is located in the center of Rijeka, Croatia. Project consists of underground garage with 850 parking places and mixed-use program situated on top of it. Firsts stage of the construction includes garage with access road and it will be in use by fall 2002.

Once completed the roof of the garage will become a new pedestrian axis extending current pedestrian city-center area to the north. This axis is positioned centrally, stepping up from Dolac to Pomerio Street, flanked by new buildings divided in 8 separate units with 4/5 floors. First 3 floors are occupied with retail and office program, and top two are used for housing. Apartments are accessed from private court/street on the 4th floor, all organized as two-level individual units with terraces. There are 20 apartments,average size 160 m2, 2.943 m2 in total.

Ground floor retail/commercial area is 3.304 m2, and offices area is 8.720 m2. Total built area of the complex is 18.300 m2, 43.000 m2 with the garage.

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General information: Science and Technology Park of the University of Rijeka (STeP Ri) is being established within a new University Campus (a former military complex) in Trsat, one of the most attractive suburbs of Rijeka. The originator of the initiative is the University of Rijeka, which will be the majority owner. City of Rijeka and County Primorsko Goranska will enter in equity as minority co-owners. The STeP Ri will be established under Croatian Company Law as a limited liability company (d.o.o.).

The Aim: The principal rationale standing behind the STeP establishment is an intention to commercialize existing knowledge and intellectual property generated at the university faculties and R&D departments and to direct the future R&D toward the projects with the high level of commercial viability. The main goals of the STeP are IP protection and technology transfer from university to business sector through: formation and incubation of new companies; technology licensing to established regional, national and international businesses: networking with similar institutions nationally and internationally and ensuring access to existing small and medium size companies to university research and high technology laboratories.

Products: The range of products and services offered by the STeP will evolve around three programs: IP transfer and protection, licensing and incubation. Beside, a range of professional services (business advise, marketing, grant application, etc.) and training programs will be offered to the STeP tenants and outside associates at a schedule bases or on demand. Incubate companies will receive individual and shared services. Various pre-incubating services will be offered to the researchers, university and high school students.

Markets: The STeP up-stream target markets are faculties, researchers and students as potential technology providers. Downstream markets are spin-off candidates and small and medium size regional companies. Technology licensing program, in particularly in the field of biomedicine, is aiming at big national and international companies. Different arrangement can be envisaged in this area: licensing, joint venture, collaborations, joint R&D project etc. STeP will provide incentives to encourage R&D, support for innovative products development, develop willingness to collaborate with academia, encourage culture for life-long learning, encourage mobility of the work force from academia to business and vice versa.

The realization of the infrastructure projects and effectiveness and efficiency of products and services offered to the clients will be monitored and measured by the key outcomes deriving from the STeP mission.

Location STeP Ri will be centrally located within the University Campus in a three story building with the net area of 3500 m2. This is an old building that will be renovated into a modern, attractive and stimulating space that will inspire researchers.


Space Absorption The current idea is to distribute activities within the building in the following way:

• Ground floor – workshops, classrooms, possibly interactive science museum,
• I floor, the incubator - open space incubator, and offices for mature SMEs,
• II floor, common TT services –STeP management and external consultants who will provide typical Technology transfer (TT) services: business advice and business plan writing, accounting, Intellectual property right rotection, marketing and public relations, etc.
• III floor - Hi-tech incubator, Bio-tech laboratories and research offices. This is specialist area tailored to provide to tenants the infrastructure typical for hi-tech bio-laboratories.

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Astronomical center and Planetarium - 1.75 mil €

This project includes reconstruction of an existing astronomical observatory and upgrade of Planetarium hall. This center is going to have great educational, scientific and turistic meaning for Rijeka and surrounding area. Project investor is Rijeka-Sport. GP Krk is doing all construction work.

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"Biblioteca civica" i.e Town Public Library of Rijeka has been founded in 1626. Its bases are represented by the library of the Jesuits Collegium in Rijeka (Collegii Soc. Jesu Fluminensis), of their Gymnasium and also there in 1633. founded institute of higher education. In 1780 that library has been enriched by the books from the library of the Nautical Academy in Triest, which had just been closed, and later on with the library donated by rich patrician Rijeka' s families, de Benzoni and de Marotti. This now enlarged library was opened in 1782 to the students (Library of the Gymnasium), and to the public (Town Public Library), becoming the first public library of Rijeka. Since the year 1840 the library has been receiving legal deposit of all published matters in Rijeka. In 1881 the library is separated from the library of the Croatian gymnasium, which is moved later to Sušak (east part of Rijeka). Further, The library was enriched by numerous books donation from several Rijeka's families (Gelletich, de Ricci, de Horhy, Bedini, etc.) and in 1881 again opened to the public under the name "Biblioteca civica". Under this name has been in function until the year 1948, when the Rijeka Library of Science has been founded, with its main holdings being represented by those of the "Biblioteca civica". In 1912 has been founded the "Fluminensia" collection, the special collection of printed matters relating to town of Rijeka. In the period between the two world wars the library is still expanded by printings in German and Hungarian coming almost from the libraries of "K.u.K. Marine Akademie" and "Magyar Királyi Kereskedelmi Akadémia" (Hungarian Royal Trade Academy). Today, the library is the special collection consisting of some 37.000 items between monographs, periodicals and other printed matters. There are also 11 incunables. This library is also valuable part of the Croatian cultural heritage and the part of the European cultural wealth, a bridge of cooperation and togetherness linking numerous neighbouring peoples and cultures.

New library building

Rijeka City Library has been working in inappropriate buildings for years, with central departments scattered around the city center. After almost a decade of lobbying for a new library building, Rijeka City authorities finally recognized the need for a new building

construction will start by the end of 2008.

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New Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka is going to be built in old Rikard Bencic facility. this facility first was a sugar rafinery, then cigarette factory and finaly factory of engine parts. iIt is protected monument of culture an industrial architecture.

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Originally Posted by P.C.Dolabella

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any news regarding LNG terminal ???

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LNG terminal is still under consideration. Croatian goverment has decided that Omisalj on island Krk is the best location for the terminal. but local people want detailed enviromental studies regarding the terminal.
local authorities want some changes in surrounding facilities like petrochemical industry, thermal power plant and oil rafinery, they want this facilities to use gas from the terminal as fuel..

so it is still status quo. more news regarding this project will come soon

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Croatian LNG terminal faces possible two-year startup delay

London (Platts)--11Aug2008
The startup of the Adria LNG terminal in Croatia could be delayed by two
years to 2014 because of the "conservative" approach of the Croatian
government over finalizing the construction of the terminal, a spokeswoman for
the Adria LNG consortium said Monday.

Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said last week a decision on the
location for the 10 billion-15 billion cubic meter/year plant would be taken
in the autumn, with an operations startup of 2014.

The most likely location for the terminal is the Croatian island of Krk,
which is already home to an oil terminal, and an LNG terminal would likely be
located somewhere in its vicinity.

The Adria LNG consortium, comprising Germany's E.ON Ruhrgas with 31.15%,
Austria's OMV (25.58%), French Total (25.58%), Germany's RWE (16.69%) and
Croatian gas pipeline operator Geoplin (1%), said last year it hoped to start
operations in 2012.

The consortium would have to reassure the environmental lobby the
terminal would not impact the island's ecology or its role as a tourist
destination.

"The exact deadline for the terminal construction cannot be determined
yet," the consortium spokeswoman said.

"It depends on different aspects, first and foremost on the Croatian
government's site selection decision. Given the complexity of further steps
preceding the actual construction commencement (like permitting and
environmental processes) the Croatian government prefers a conservative
approach with regard to finalization of terminal construction," she said.

The idea of building an LNG terminal on Krk dates back to 1995 when OMV
formed a consortium, also called Adria LNG, with Czech Transgas, Slovakia's
SPP, Total and the gas transportation companies of Slovenia, Bosnia, Croatia
and Hungary.

The scheme was shelved, though, in 1997 because of a lack of sufficient
consumers and convincing independent arguments over feasibility. OMV revived
the project in 2005 and began the search for new partners.

It was the Middle Eastern country of Qatar that first brought up again
the subject of the Krk terminal as it sought entry to the European market for
growing volumes of LNG.

The Krk terminal also could face competition from other LNG terminals in
the Balkan region or be made redundant by a number of proposed pipelines
through the region. Other LNG terminals have been proposed in Constanta
(Romania), Burgas (Bulgaria), Kapsala (Greece) and Durres (Albania), although
Krk has emerged as the only project likely to be realized of these five.

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Investors to Make Final Decision on Location of Croatian LNG Terminal

Posted on: Saturday, 6 September 2008, 09:00 CDT

Text of report by Croatian newspaper Vjesnik website on 5 September

[Report by Zeljko Buksa: "Investors Have Final Say on Location of LNG Terminal"]

After the government suggests to them the best location for the construction of an LNG terminal for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (that is most likely to be near Dina in Omisalj municipality on the island of Krk), the final decision on the location will be made by the investors, in other words by the Adria LNG international consortium.

The current members of that consortium, which is headquartered in Zagreb, are well-known European energy companies: E.ON Ruhrgas (31.15 per cent), OMV Gas International (25.58 per cent), Total (25.58 per cent), RWE (16.69 per cent), and Geoplin (one per cent). Their ownership shares are going to be proportionally reduced, however, because a total of 25 per cent is reserved for the Croatian companies Ina [Petroleum Refining and Sales Enterprise], HEP [Croatian Electricity Board], and Plinacro. They are going to found by the end of this year a new company whose share of the aforementioned consortium will be 25 per cent. According to the Law on Regional Planning, the final decision on that location is supposed to be made after comprehensive studies which that consortium is supposed to carry out.

Those include a variety of surveys, an environmental-impact assessment, an exchange of regional-planning documents, and the preparation of a preliminary design. The preparation of the main design on the basis of which a construction permit will be sought will come only after that is received.


Since the representatives of that consortium, as well as local experts, have persistently been pointing out that the location near Dina on Krk is the best one, it is to be expected that Adria LNG is going to accept the government's suggestion and commence preparations for construction at that location. Otherwise, the Study on the Choice of the Best Location for an LNG Terminal, the preparation of which was led by the Ekonerg Institute of Zagreb, established that the Dina location was the best of the 10 locations that were analyzed in the industrial areas of Krk, Rijeka Bay, and Kvarner but that there were also high-quality locations on the Istrian coast in the area of Raska Bay, the best of which was Ubac. Of the 13 criteria that were compared, "Dina is superior in seven and Ubac in six, but it is not possible to compare them on a precise basis because essentially different areas are involved," the study's authors concluded. After that, the government's working group decided that it would propose the location near Dina on Krk to the government as the best one.

The most important thing, however, is that the preparations, which have already been quite drawn out, are completed as soon as possible so that the construction of the terminal will commence as soon as possible. This involves, namely, a very important energy facility that will make it possible for Croatia not to depend on just a single source for the providing of gas, because terminals of that type, in contrast to gas pipelines, can receive gas delivered by ships from all corners of the world. That is especially important because of the fact that Croatia is overly dependent on Russia for the supplying of that fuel, for it satisfies no less than 40 per cent of its consumption with Russian gas. How problematic that can be could best be seen two winters ago, when our deliveries of Russian gas were significantly reduced as a result of the Russian- Ukrainian dispute. The latest tensions between Russia and NATO over Georgia are also provoking fear of possible supply disruptions. An additional reason to speed up work is that many European countries are already building or planning the building of LNG terminals, as a result of which those that are late could have problems securing sufficient quantities of liquefied gas and a market for it. The investment in the construction of the LNG terminal is estimated at 700 million to 1 billion euros. Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec thinks that the initial timetable for the construction of the LNG terminal by 2011 is overly optimistic. According to him, it could realistically be completed in 2014.

Originally published by Vjesnik website, Zagreb, in Croatian 5 Sep 08.

(c) 2008 BBC Monitoring European. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.


Source: BBC Monitoring European

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Croatian LNG terminal highly viable if obstacles can be overcome
18th September 2006
By EBR Staff Writer
Plans for a Croatian LNG terminal have taken another step forward following the commencement of a feasibility study and the signing of a cooperation agreement among the project partners. While the project will prove a fillip to the Croatian gas market, it will also have positive implications for a number of surrounding markets if developed.

The partners in the project, known as the Adria LNG Study Company, are Austria's OMV (28.37%), Total (28.37%), RWE Transgas (15.95%), Croatia's INA (22.2%) and Slovenia's Geoplin (5.11%).

The feasibility study, which will build on the exploratory work undertaken when the project was first mooted in 1995, is expected to be complete by late 2008. The partners are bullish about the construction timescales involved, claiming that the project could be operational by late 2011. However, given the current tightness in the LNG construction market resulting from the large number of projects elsewhere in Europe and the US currently at the planning and construction phase, these time scales seem highly optimistic.

If developed, the project will provide a significant new source of gas into the Croatian market. Currently, Croatia has a relatively high degree of self sufficiency in gas, with indigenous production meeting around two thirds of demand. While the Croatian upstream sector remains buoyant, the arrival of LNG into the country's energy economy will reduce reliance on Russian gas, currently its only source of gas imports.

In proportional terms, gas plays a significant role in the Croatian energy mix, accounting for around 26% of primary energy demand. However, in absolute terms, demand levels are low at around three billion cubic meters per annum. Over the past decade, demand has grown steadily at an annualized average rate of around 2.1%. Going forward, this demand growth is expected to accelerate in the wake of continued economic growth. Expansion of the distribution network and greater use of gas in power generation will also be key drivers boosting demand.

However, the gas imported to the proposed LNG terminal will not be destined for the Croatian market alone. With a 10 billion cubic meter annual capacity, the scope to import gas for onward distribution to surrounding markets is significant. Despite the presence of a number of significant LNG import projects on its own shores, Italy is likely to be a key market for LNG arriving at the terminal. Similarly, rapid demand growth in eastern Europe will also provide a significant opportunity for the Croatian terminal to feed this demand growth.

Assuming the technical and engineering feasibility studies do not yield any major obstacles, the project appears to be highly viable. However, this by no means is an indication that the project will be pursued, given the political and legal risks associated with the undertaking.

The Croatian government announced earlier this year that it was keen to take a 20% equity stake in the project, a condition the project partners are unlikely to be keen to accommodate. Further to this, there is the issue of building rights. E.On Ruhrgas, which holds a stake in Geoplin, one of the project partners, technically owns the building rights to the proposed site at Krk Island. The company is currently developing another LNG terminal at Wilhelmshaven in Germany and may be reluctant to facilitate a competing project that will take gas into central and eastern Europe.

However, if these factors can be overcome, the project is likely to be both highly viable and lucrative to the project partners, and will further boost the already burgeoning role of LNG in the European gas market. 'End Intelliext

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malo ih vadim iz naftalina - apr 2005.

Originally Posted by SinCity

RIJEKA GATEWAY PROJECT

Since the foundation of the Port of Rijeka Authority, and with the aim of effecting the established policies, several studies have been drawn by expert teams regarding the developmental possibilities of the port. These studies were also used during the making of the ten years development plan of the port of Rijeka, as well as in the two years developmental plans. The urgency with which these plans had to be made implied the necessity to stop the decrease of the port’s turnover, as well as the creation of conditions for a more effective port activity.



The World Bank and the Port of Rijeka Authority have accepted the proposal of the consultancy firm Rotterdam Maritime Group, The Netherlands, which has drawn up the Study of the Modernization of the Port of Rijeka.



On July 12th 2003 the agreement was signed by which the World Bank granted to the Government of the Republic of Croatia a loan of 155 million US dollars. Of exceptional importance are the projects regarding the modernization of existing and the expansion of new terminals, but for the town of Rijeka the waterfront project is of primary importance. This project implies the opening of the central part of the port area for commercial purposes, and the access of citizens to that part of the coastal area. It implies also that the passenger terminal, the southern part of Delta and the port ‘Porto Baroš’ will have completely different spatial and territorial plans with the aim of giving access to these parts of town to all the citizens thus creating new, attractive town spaces typical of Mediterranean towns.



This year the drawing of the project for a fishing ships’ port in the Torpedo area has begun. In the process of making is the project for the recovery and the extension of the breakwater, and for the deepening of the draft in the small port. The Port Authority and the town of Rijeka have become co-owners of most buildings around the Torpedo port. With this project the lack of space for fishing ships, due to the construction of the passenger terminal, will be solved. The project also comprises the idea of a fish exchange and all other adjoining services (shops, bars) together with the fishing port. Examples throughout the world show that fishing ports are important segments of harbor towns that cultivate their fishing traditions, but also create an attractive town center offering to citizens and tourists various attractions. This project aims to stimulate entrepreneurs to render additional and catering services inside the fishing port. In an economic sense, the project will give a new impetus to the fishing industry, which was greatly neglected.



The project of modernization of the port of Rijeka and of the road network is a very complex one. It is planned, besides modernizing and restructuring the port, to encompass with the project the construction of the east wing of the Rijeka roundabout, from Orehovica to Križišće, of the connecting roads Draga – Brajdica and Čavle - Križišće and the reconstruction of the bridge coast – island of Krk. With all this Rijeka, as well as the broader region, will have a qualitative connection to the highway Rijeka - Zagreb - Budapest, which is part of European traffic corridors. Such an envisaged project should solve the greatest problems of the Rijeka road junction.

PROJECT'S IMPLEMENTATION STAGES

Western part of the port of Rijeka – Zagreb wharf

By creating new areas in the Rijeka basin, by demolishing the old nonfunctional warehouses, as well as by building the new wharf, the realization of the project of a gradual relocation of the cargo part of the port, from today’s inadequate locations to the newly prepared areas in the western part of the port, will begin.



In the western part of the Rijeka basin, the building of a new multipurpose terminal (containers, timber, general cargo) is envisaged. The Rijeka Gateway Project plans the financing and the building of the first 250m, of the overall 600 m of new wharf. By building the remaining 600 m, at the end the wharf will be 1.200 m long and it will dispose with 300,000 m2 of new areas.



The wharf will be built on pillars and the sea depth along the wharf will be more than 20 m. The financing and the construction of the part of wharf not covered by the World Bank’s loan will be based on a BOT (build, operate, transfer) contract.





For the new wharf to be adequately connected with the Rijeka roundabout, i.e. with the main traffic routes leading towards Zagreb, Ljubljana and Dalmatia, the construction of a new connecting road is planned (the road D - 403 1.9 km long).



The warehouses in the western part of the harbor are no longer adequate for the storing of goods, and since the area of the commercial port has no possibility of expansion, to be competitive with other North-Adriatic ports, these warehouses are going to be demolished and instead new warehouses are going to be built which are more suited to the needs of storing cargoes. Because of their cultural heritage value, the warehouses no.12 and 17 will be kept and reconstructed.



Passenger terminal (Central port - port Baroš - Delta)

With this part of the project, the reconstruction of 17 hectares of land is planned upon which currently there are different port activities, warehouses and parking lots.

The project comprises the construction of:

a modern ferry terminal to be built along the existing passenger wharf on a part of the Rijeka breakwater, with the concomitant buildings on the Senj quayside;

a passenger wharf;

a nautical center – marina;

different commercial and cultural-entertainment centers;

roads connecting the port with the Rijeka roundabout;





The project plans the building of a new road (D-404 4.4 km long) across the area of Brajdica, which will connect the container terminal and the Sušak basin with the Rijeka roundabout, i.e. with the main traffic routes leading towards Zagreb, Ljubljana and Dalmatia.



This project intends to convert part of the commercial port into a passenger port, because of inadequate conditions of transshipment on the existing locations. For the realization of this part of the project, some types of cargo which is being manipulated in the central part of the port (timber and bulk cargo) have to be moved to specialized terminals. The bulk cargo will be transferred to Bakar - terminal for bulk cargo, and the timber to the western part of the port were a multipurpose terminal will be built – the Zagreb wharf.
With the implementation of this part of the project, Rijeka will regain the image of a maritime and Mediterranean town.

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apr 2005.

Originally Posted by SinCity

Earlier from Long Foot .....

Good new from Rijeka!
Prime minister Ivo Sanader yesteday finally signed contract about loan for construction of new University Campus in Trsat district, Rijeka.
Total investment: 490 million kunas.
Campus will be finished in 2011.

Project:

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apr 2005

Originally Posted by bubach_hlubach

Shopping (city) centre in Kikovica - Grobnik near city of Rijeka :

Investment worth 100 million Euro which includes a shopping centre - 60 million Euro and road infrastructure - 40 million Euro.

Construction is gonna start this year and is expected to be done by the beginning of 2007.

- 205.000 square meters
- 2.300 parking places
- will employ a 1000 people
- the biggest shopping centre in this part of southern eastern Europe.

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apr 2005

Originally Posted by SinCity

Croatia's no 3 city has a number of big projects happening.

The current biggest project which is going through final approval stages is the Rijeka West Shopping / Office / Hotel project.

This is on top of the vast shopping centre and office complex of "Rijeka World Trade Centre" now under construction by Italian Property Developers "Policentro".

This project is being proposed by the same company which is currently constructing "Zagreb Shopping City". (www.shopping-city-zagreb.com)

The Architects are "ATP" from both Vienna and Zagreb offices.

Project:

Shopping centre with 15 storey office tower on top of a glazed food pavillion enjoying spectacular views over the historic harbour of Rijeka. Adjacent 18 level hotel.

The developer is Austrian development firm Redserve GesmbH (Vienna)

References ......

Redserve

ATP Architects

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dec 2006

Originally Posted by bubach hlubach

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