BEO-BETONHALA WATERFRONT CENTER

GENERAL URBAN CONCEPT The new Beton Hala Waterfront Center enhances its position within the city of Belgrade, becoming a multitask area who mix fun, culture, shopping and outdoor activity. Thanks to its strategic location served by the tram line, the Passenger river port and the main road Vojvode Bojovica Boulevard and Karadjordjeva, creates a network connections: the Beton Hala Waterfront Center is an intermodal hub. COMMUNICATION SCHEMES The tramway has been lifted up to a height of 90 m to allow the vehicular system flux, this modify leaves only one traffic light in the cross between Vojvode Bojovica Boulevard, Karadjordjeva and Pariska street. In the underground area is designed an inner road next to trailway tunnel where cars and buses enter in the parking; escalators and elevator connect the underground parking with the main floor that is an important public space. Beton Hala masterplan is focused on two important points: link the Fortress and Kalemegdan Park to the sava river with its port; connenct commercial area nearby the city. Citizen and tourist will live all day long the space. GENERAL CONCEPT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN The building is courageously in connection with the territory, in constant dialogue with the urban texture, but also with nature and its limits. Beton Hala Waterfront Center becomes a vertical connection between the Sava river and the hill of the fortress and Kalemegdan park, but providing a total permeability between the Boulevard and Karadjordjeva street with the terrace of Beton. The shopping area is located close to the Karadjordjeva street, so that people can come directly, while the exposition area is located next to the fortress in order to create a direct lift from the terrace of Beton Hala; in this case the tourists are encouraged to visit gallery, starting a museum walk, to arrive in the old town. New perspectives on the river can be watched the roof will create a lot of possibility to walk and to , thanks to the slopes and green roof people enjoy the view.