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09.11.2011

Beach in the middle of Šibenik / Project banj


Something that never had before, by decades almost neither – contemporary furnished city beach, Šibenik will get it by next year, and completely finished facility will appear to the citizens and the guests in 2013.

Considering to the solution, or concept design made by architect's office ARX which is in the procedure of issuing location permission, due to the appearance and contents – city beach Banj will replace decades of waiting of the City beach and will offer something that at this moment has a few city beaches of neighbor towns; extremely beautiful views toward the city district Dolac, old city entity, St. Jacob's cathedral cupola which dominates to the views looking from the beach. Joint of old and new.
- This isn't a project of hunderds million euros cost, but at the moment of finishing, a beach will cost about 10 million kuna, in fact million and half euros. Considering the importance of this project for the city Šibenik – this could be really classified to the rank of big projects – says mayor Mr. Ante Županović presenting the project of new city beach.

This way we'll enter to the family of cities who have a beach, which will surely keep the guests who aren't going to come in Šibenik just in transition anymore – says Mr. Županović.

On the area of ex TEF, it is going to be a connection of new and old Šibenik according to the plan on the best possible way– says major. Actually, deputy major Mr. Franko Vidović was the first one who has perceived the plateau which arised after intervention of cleaning the hill of slag behind the sea. In that period, a year and half ago he was flashed about that idea, almost every day he visited the area and created idea, at this moment he doesn't hide his pleasure that beach is reality no matter it is going to be ready next year.

- A half year ago when we were starting this story, the biggest problem was uncompleted collector in that part since the waste waters of Meterize and Njivice area were spilling in the wider beach area.

Resolving of abovementioned issues is in procedure, and in the meantime the study of Ruđer Bošković Institute has shown that the sea bed as well as seawater in that part is extremely appropriate for the beach: without harmful sediments and agents in the sea gauge above the bottom.

In that moment we were already calm, there was no any problem or barrier for the arrangement of the beach. Perhaps we were the last city on the coast which doesn't have its beach, although sounds pathetic – ancient Šibenik's dream will be realized on this way. A beach will be arranged on the surface of ten thousand square meters of the plateau below the parking place at the swiming pool in Crnica.

Public opinion

According to the public opinion analysis – more than 50% of citizens encourage this project and consider it as the best and the most advisable project of city authority. Citizens as the journalists will always have some kind of contests toward city authority, nevertheless the project of city beach has a consensus and it's clear that this is extremely political point for those who are performing authority activities at the moment.

Another dream of Šibenik's generation has left to realize, which actually previous city authority have initialized: to encircle the project of city and club small port JK Val on location Pekovac. On that way devastated part of the city – a step away of its biggest values; as the old city entity and UNESCO's monument, will grow up to the representative facility including all accompanying services of modern city beach.

Citizens of Šibenik will finally be able to go to the beach by foot with „the towel below the hand“, and from the autumn all promotional materials will enclose the info about Šibenik's city beach; that is situated a five minutes away by foot from the city hotel, protected old city entity and apartment accommodation inside of entity.
Except the budget money from the city, city authority count on to the EU funds, but there is a possibilty for the City to enter into partnership relation with the private investors. In the period from the 13th July city government and company ARX Ltd. will schedule a presentation of the architectural project and public tribune in the City hall lasting ten days to discuss with the citizens about their Banj.

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04.10.2011

There is a job in Šibenik for anyone who is assertive and has a vision

At the beginning of July when Šibenik's City government in cooperation with magazine Šibenik tm presented to the public a transformation project of history city beach Banj to the modern city beach, due to ideal location regarding historical core that doesn't have any Croatian city – it was a multiple worth and significative social event. A major part of citizens participated to the public congress by the name „ We'll bathe again in the heart of Šibenik“, that was a poligon for the presentation of worth and well thought project. Computer simulations of new beach as well as old photos recorded at beginning and middle of 20st century presented a future look of the beach, contents, the way of communication between old and new part of the city that will have. Major of Šibenik Mr. Ante Županović and deputy major Mr. Franko Vidović have responded very successsfully to the citizens large questions who came to the library attracted by idea of city beach construction in the walk extension which connected city districts Crnica and Dolac, so it wasn't strange that this story became headline. Nevertheless, excellence of the project city beach Banj has thrown away a shadow to another cognition which deserved public attention indeed. In fact, a project of city beach Banj was created by company ARX Ltd. from Šibenik, which was founded by young experts who are its employees. Moreover, that company during existing period of 12 years has been growing and developing, arised by excellence of its projects far away from Šibenik, has become one of Šibenik's business brands and also worth argument against loser thesis that Šibenik isn't seminally entrepreneurial environment, that isn't possible to dealing successfully and that experts from Šibenik might be successfull only if they leave their city.

Original architectural
ARX studio for architecture and design Ltd. was founded in 1999. by Damir Lasinović from Šibenik, born 22nd August 1966. After graduation at the study for architecture in 1994 he came back to his native town. In 2000. architect from Šibenik Marko Paić joined him. In beginning ARX was developing and improving working only on the projects located in Šibenik and Šibenik – knin county. Today, that company has 9 employees – four of them are architects (Damir Lasinović, Marko Paić, Ivana Lozić and Ivona Ivčević), two architectural technicians (Ivo Bačić and Petar Reljanović), three civil engineers, and is dealing also out of Šibenik borders. Among other things their works are camp and marina in Šimuni at island Pag, sports complex in Polača, houses located on the islands of Zadar archipelago, wine- cellar with family estate located on the peninsula Pelješac... A stamp of their work and original architectural visions is visible in Rogoznica where they have designed a building of elementary school, and in Šibenik a building of high Techical school also. Their vision of a city beach Banj have thrilled the citizens of Šibenik, and it was almost forgotten that concept design of the marina for megayachts in Mandalina was actually signed by ARX Ltd.

Šibenik is inspirational and perspective city

-From the beginning my way wasn't unilateral – says Damir Lasinović. When I left to study in Zagreb, my primary goal wasn't departure from Šibenik. After finishing the study I was in position to choose between Slovenia and Italy, but I have decided to come back to Šibenik and I haven't made mistake. At the start I worked in few architectural offices in Šibenik where I have attained confirmation of my ratings – Šibenik has a potential and there is a job for anyone who is assertive and has a business vision. The only logical solution was a foundation of a personal company what I have done after six years of improvement and gaining of experience on different services. Lasinović and the members of ARX expert team share the oppinion that Šibenik is inspirational and perspective city which offers enough business possibilities and challenges.
-Here in Šibenik is possible to realize a professional career, to take a shape expertly – thinks Marko Paić. – Self confidence and conscience about personal values are things which are missing to our city, but it's almost ideal for those who want to work and progress. Fifteen years ago we have been working hardly. We have been working everything but today we are respectable company in position of choosing projects. Today in our Šibenik we live with full energy.
At the end of nineties ARX realized a whole series of projects located to the entrepreneurial area Podi where they designed facilities of Zagrebmontaža, Ivanal, Joinery Gojanović, Jumbo staklo, company Slatke stvari... After that ARX was assigned working of projecting business and production facilities of company ABK in Benkovac and producer of concrete Kandussi, a series of facilities situated in historic core of Šibenik, among the most famous are Optics Topić (ex Lega), restaurant Pelegrini and parking place near church of St.Nediljica. A full affirmation ARX reached by the project of high Technical school, marina for megayachts Mandalina and city beach Banj. In the meantime ARX was engaged on projecting a series of family houses and family hotels for foreign investors in Betina, Rogoznica and Šibenik's islands. Especially they are proud of cooperation with the artist Ivica Propadalo on the project in the historic core Betina related to the renovation and refurbishment of old houses.
. –I think that we are, trying to articulate our projects by the inovative usage of materials and technologies from the nude simple forms to the complex and dynamic geometry, have found winning combination. Except that, we have been finding our inspiration inside of beautiful qualities of local dalmatian architecture as well as the cooperation with different experts of each project. Our successfull is manifesting through our skill of making project as the expression of the inovative solutions local usage no matter if the project is intended for known or unknown investor – emphasizes Lasinović.

A guardian of Šibenik's architectural heritage

It is interesting that last year ARX has found itself involved to the unexpected situation and achieved reputation of company who wants to work for the benefit of community and to be active guardian of Šibenik's architectural heritage and urban tradition. Moreover, ARX is deserving for the creation of different Šibenik's public oppinion attitude about heritage valuation and the ways of its protection as well as crucial importance of profession attitudes appreciation and knowledge in the sense of treasure reviatization. ARX's employees by its public actions, critical rewievs to the proposals of GUP and the mobilisation of the profession have managed to remove blockades which disabled revitalization of old Šibenik and successfull and thought development of entire Šibenik.



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