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Posjetiti jedan od vodećih svjetskih gradova kad je dizajnerska scena u pitanju, i to u 

vrijeme London Design Festivala, uvijek je nezaboravno i inspirativno iskustvo. Na opće 

oduševljenje svih prisutnih, ovogodišnji “100% Design”, kao ni jedan sajam dizajna i arhitekture 

do sada, bio je sav u “zelenoj boji”, u znaku održivog razvoja, ekoloških proizvoda, 

recikliranja, štednje energije... istodobno poštujući zakone funkcionalnosti i visoke 

estetike. 

Dokazati da se i sa smanjenom potrošnjom energije i recikliranim materijalom može stvoriti 

proizvod vrijedan divljenja, bio je zajednički cilj, koji se u konačnici i ispunio. 

Kao suprotnost najvećem europskom gradu, donosimo vam reportažu iz Huma, najmanjega 

grada na svijetu. Tu zasigurno nećete pronaći ni luksuzne restorane ni trgovine, ali 

tri obitelji, koliko ih trenutačno živi u Humu, velikodušno će vas primiti u svoju zajednicu. 

Donosimo vam i priču o Modusu, jednom od zanimljivijih i karizmatičnijih zagrebačkih 

trgovina. Od svog osnutka, Modus ima status svojevrsne škole dobrog ukusa u industrijskom 

dizajnu, s vrlo širokom i odanom bazom klijenata, prijatelja i simpatizera. 

Kako stvoriti pravi jesenski ugođaj u svom domu, donosimo vam u rubrici “Dekoracije”, 

a savjete koji će vam olakšati potragu za najboljim zavjesama, pronaći ćete u rubrici 

“Interijeri”. Tu je još i priča o jednoj od najljepših lampa na svijetu, čuvenoj “Fortuny”, 

dizajniranoj davne 1907. godine. Još mnogo drugih zanimljivih tema pronaći ćete na 

našim jesenskim stranicama. 

To visit one of the leading cities in the world when it comes to the designer scene, especially 

during the London Design Festival, is always an unforgettable and inspiring experience. 

Much to the approval of everyone in attendance, this year’s “100% Design”, as 

no other fair of design and architecture thus far, was marked by “the colour of green”, 

as well as sustainable growth, ecological products, recycling, energy preservation… 

along with respecting the laws of functionality and high aesthetics. 

To prove that you can create an admirable product by reducing the consumption of 

energy and using recycled materials was the common goal, and it certainly ended up 

fulfilled. 

To provide opposition to the largest European city, we bring you a story from Hum, the 

smallest town in the world. You will surely not find any luxurious restaurants or stores there, 

but the three families that currently reside in Hum will generously welcome you into their 

community. 

We also bring you a story about Modus, which is one of the more interesting and charismatic 

stores in Zagreb. Since its beginning, Modus has a status of a school of good taste 

in industrial design, with a very wide and loyal base of clients, friends and admirers. 

How to create a true autumn ambience in your home is what you can find in our “Decorations” 

section, while “Interiors” brings you advice that will help you in your quest to find 

the best curtains. We also bring a story about one of the most beautiful lamps in the 

world, the legendary “Fortuny”, which was designed way back in 1907. That and many 

more interesting subjects are featured on our autumn pages. 

Ana Perišin 

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Impressum

Sadržaj 

9 UVODNA RIJEÈ / INTRODUCTORY WORD 

14 TEMA BROJA / COVER STORY 

Zelena londonska smotra dizajna / The Green Festival 

of Design in London 

24 INTERVIEW 

Peneziæ&Rogina: Arhitekti opæe prakse / Architects 

of General Practice 

32 INVESTICIJE / INVESTMENTS 

Hrvati sve više vole vrijednosne papire / Croatians 

Starting to Like Securities More and More 

38 VIJESTI / NEWS 

30 AKTUALO / EVENTS 

Projekt Villas za oèuvanje graditeljske baštine / 

Project Villas for Preservation of Construction 

Heritage 

48 AVANTURA / ADVENTURE 

Hum - najmanji grada na svijetu / Hum - The Smallest 

Town in the World 

56 GASTRO 

Gil’s Cuisine & Pop Lounge: Retro funky u Dubrovniku / 

Retro Funky in Dubrovnik 

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62 FINE STVARI / LUXURIES

Content 

66 DODIR UMJETNOSTI / TOUCH OF ART 

Zdenko Šlibar: Skulpture kao metafora za neizrecivo / 

Sculptures as a Metaphor for the Unspeakable 

70 DIZAJN / DESIGN 

Duæan kulture i duha / The Store of Culture and Spirit 

74 INTERIJERI / INTERIORS 

Vjeèna elegancija protiv sezonskih trendova / 

Eternal Elegance Against Seasonal Trends 

80 DOM SNOVA / DREAM HOME 

Meksièki dom svjetla i sjene / A Mexican Home of Light 

and Shadow 

86 INTERIJERI / INTERIORS 

Zavjese - identitet prostora / Curtains – The Identity 

of the Room 

92 INFO 

Dekokamen - luksuz koji sebi možete priuštiti / 

Artificial stone – A Luxury You Can Afford 

98 KULTNI KOMAD / A PIECE OF CULT 

“Fortuny” zauvijek / “Fortuny” forever 

104 DEKORACIJE / DECORATIONS 

Boje jeseni / Colours of the Autumn 

110 NEKRETNINE / REAL ESTATE 

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Tema broja 

“100% DESIGN “– BRITANSKO OKUPLJANJE OKO DIZAJNERSKIH INOVACIJA 

Zelena londonska 

smotra dizajna 

Nužnost uštede energije i mogućnosti recikliranja trebali bi pri dizajnu biti jednako važna kategorija 

kao uporabna vrijednost i estetika - jedinstvena je misao “100% Designa”. Cilj je svima isti: 

dokazati da se i sa smanjenom potrošnjom energije i materijala može stvoriti predmet vrijedan 

divljenja, uz opovrgavanje predrasude o manjoj estetskoj vrijednosti recikliranog proizvoda 

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Napisale: Hela Biliæ i Ana Perišin 

Foto: Philip Vile Photography

Impresivan štand vodećeg portugalskog 

proizvođača tekstila Pedroso& 

Osorio-a / The impressive booth of 

leading Portuguese textile manufacturer 

Pedroso&Osorio 

Instalacija “Light Garden” od štedljivih žarulja / 

“Light Garden” installation made from economical bulbs 

Činjenica broj 1: Velika Britanija još kaska za 

ostatkom Europske unije u ekologiji i primjeni 

novih tehnologija u građevinskoj industriji, posebno 

za Nijemcima koji se drže predvodnicima 

toga trenda. 

Činjenica broj 2: londonski sajam “100% Design” odlučio 

je promijeniti odnose snaga u tom sektoru. 

Ovogodišnji “100% Design”, kao nijedan sajam dizajna 

i arhitekture dosad, bio je sav u “zelenoj boji”, u znaku 

održivog razvoja, ekoloških proizvoda, recikliranja, štednje 

energije... Londonski Earl’s Court je od 20. do 23. 

rujna, trinaesti put, ugostio najbolje iz svijeta arhitekture, 

dizajna interijera, namještaja i prateće opreme, a ove se 

godine prvi put u ulozi kreativnog direktora sajma pojavio 

slavni dizajner Tom Dixon, čija je karijera bila lansirana 

upravo u prvim godinama “100% Designa”, zahvaljujući 

dijelom propulzivnosti sajma na kojemu je predstavio 

rane radove. 

Ovogodišnji “100% Design” dogodio se kao sastavni, za 

struku i najvažniji dio londonskog festivala dizajna, koji se, 

već po tradiciji, u drugoj polovici rujna odvijao na čak 

četiri lokacije u britanskoj metropoli. Tako su putnici namjernici 

mogli uživati u predstavljanju najnovijih kolekcija 

uglednih tvrtki, poput Morosa, B&B-a i drugih, mnoštvu 

popratnih događanja i performansa, ali i pogledu na 

goleme instalacije koje su na South Banku izradile arhitektice 

Zaha Hadid (“Urban Nebula”, skulptura (namještaj) 

izrađena od 150 betonskih blokova) i Amanda Levette 

(“Prototile” od coriana), dok je direktor Festivala 

Ben Evans zadovoljno trljao ruke zbog uspjeha koncepta 

da se tijekom sajma usko i konkretno isprepletu kreativci 

i proizvođači. Spomenute dvije skulpture, naime, ne bi 

mogle nastati bez sponzorstva tvrtki proizvođača materijala 

– DuPonta za corian i Aggrevate Ind. za beton. 

Upravo na tome načelu povezivanja struke i industrije 

počiva i “100% Design”, mjesto susreta čak 650 izlagača 

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Tema broja 

Središnji trg Dixonova kozmopolitskog grada - mjesto za druženje i razmjenu ideja / 

The central square of Dixon’s cosmopolitan town - a place for interaction and exchanging ideas 

pločice, građevinski blokovi od recikliranog drveta ojačani 

cementom, slama kao građevinski materijal, novi 

sustavi zelenih krovova koji integriraju izolacijska i ventilacijska 

rješenja, fotoosjetljivi filmovi koji se postavljaju na 

prozorska stakla... A unutar “100% Details” posebna je 

pažnja posvećena novim materijalima i kroz podsajam 

“100% Materials”, gdje su se posjetitelji mogli, ne samo 

kroz priču, nego i taktilno, vizualno i uporabno, upoznati 

s inovacijama na području materijala. 

Nužnost uštede energije i mogućnosti recikliranja trebali 

bi pri dizajnu biti jednako važna kategorija kao uporabna 

vrijednost i estetika - jedinstvena je misao pod kojom su 

se integrirali svi sajmovi “100% Designa”. Tako je na “100% 

Light” instalacija “Light Garden” (“Svjetlosni vrt”) Jason 

Burges Studija, koju je podržala Greenpeaceova kampanja 

protiv promjene klimatskih uvjeta, napravljena od 

mnoštva štednih žarulja u obliku vrta s cvijećem. U vezi 

s ovim konceptom valja istaknuti da svaka od štedljivih 

žarulja iz “Svjetlosnog vrta” tijekom svoga životnog vijeka 

od 16.000 sati, u odnosu na korištenje obične žarulje, 

smanji emisiju ugljičnog dioksida za nevjerojatnih 700 kg! 

Naime, poznato je da obične žarulje 95 posto energije 

potroše u obliku toplinske energije, a samo pet posto za 

svjetlost. Kod štednih je omjer 20 posto svjetlosti i 80 posto 

topline, te traju neusporedivo dulje (što smanjuje proizvoiz 

Velike Britanije i ostatka svijeta, kojemu su pridružena 

još četiri srodna događanja. 

“100% Futures” je zamišljen kao prostor slobode za neafirmirane 

dizajnere (njih pedesetak) koji kontaktom s tvrtkama 

pronalaze one koji su zainteresirani za ulaganje u njihovu 

ideju, ili traže nove materijale u kojima se određeni 

dizajnerski predmeti mogu izraditi, a nastao je na temelju 

iskustva prijašnjih godina gdje su ovakve suradnje započinjale 

spontano i bez formaliziranja. 

Izložba “100% Details”, koja se ove godine održala peti 

put u sklopu “100% Designa”, bila je posvećena održivom 

graditeljstvu s malom emisijom ugljičnog dioksida i 

mogućnošću recikliranja, odnosno korištenja recikliranih 

materijala (već smo nekoliko puta napomenuli kako je 

građevinska industrija jedan od najvećih svjetskih zagađivača). 

Prijašnjih godina posjetitelji su se na “100% Details” 

navikli pronalaziti inovativna rješenja i nove materijale 

na području građevinarstva, a ove su se godine organizatori 

odlučili do kraja uhvatiti ukoštac s vrućom temom 

onečišćenja. Nizom seminara posjetitelje su upozoravali 

na nužnost promjena navika i uvođenja novih pravila u 

građevinskoj industriji, te isticali sredine u kojima su ti postulati 

već primijenjeni, poput londonskoga Gallions Parka. 

Jednu radionicu organizirao je i Greenpeace, a na 

izložbenome dijelu predstavljene su reciklirane staklene 

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Nina Tolstrup, kustosica 

štanda na kojem su izloženi 

radovi nove generacije 

mladih danskih dizajnera / 

Nina Tolstrup, custodian of 

the booth that exhibited 

works by the new generation 

of young 

Danish designers 

Štand kreativnog direktora sajma Toma Dixona 

izazvao je veliko zanimanje posjetitelja / The booth 

of the fair’s creative director Tom Dixon drew large 

attention from the visitors 

dnju, a samim time i daljnje zagađenje), pa su vrijedni 

ekolozi izračunali još jedan nevjerojatan podatak: kad bi 

se samo svi potrošači u Velikoj Britaniji prebacili na štedne 

žarulje, moglo bi se uštedjeti dovoljno energije svake 

godine da se zatvore dvije termoelektrane! 

“100% Light” donio je novosti u arhitektonskoj i dekorativnoj 

rasvjeti, a osim za instalacije Toma Dixona i Jasona 

Brugesa, posjetitelji su pokazali najveće zanimanje za 

“Kineticu”, inovativan i zanimljiv štand koji se poigrava 

temom kretnje i kinetičke energije prikazane kroz svjetlosne 

efekte. 

Zanimljiva je Dixonova koncepcija samoga interijera sajma. 

Kreiran je teatar (Finnforest Merk Theatre) i središnji 

trg, mjesto za druženje i izmjenu ideja. Grad je korišten 

kao metafora, a Dixonova vizija je bila kozmopolitski 

grad gdje ljudi mogu učiti, povezati se, razmjenjivati 

ideje i zabavljati se na novome središnjemu 

trgu. Koncept je sasvim uspio, no kvaliteti sajma 

pridonijeli su i strogi kriteriji kojima je podvrgnut 

svaki potencijalni izlagač prije negoli su ga organizatori 

“pripustili” na Earl’s Court. Naime, svaki je 

aplikant, osim plaćanja pristojbe i zakupa štanda, 

morao proći i procjenu komisije sastavljene od uglednika 

iz svijeta dizajna i arhitekture kako bi posjetitelji doista 

mogli uživati u najboljemu i najkvalitetnijemu u suvremenome 

dizajnu. Novac je ovdje očito igrao bitnu ulogu, ali 

ne i presudnu. Briga za okoliš vidljiva je čak i u konceptu 

pripreme hrane na sajmu: oduševljenje svih prisutnih izazvao 

je angažman Acorn House Restauranta kao glavnog 

dobavljača hrane. Svaki aspekt Acorn House Restauranta, 

od dizajna do dostave, ekološki je osviješten. 

Restoran nudi povrće, meso i ribu iz održivih i ekoloških 

izvora, od lokalnih proizvođača, sav otpad iz kuhinje se 

reciklira ili pretvara u kompost i koristi za gnojenje, a pri 

dostavi se kori- 

ste prijevozna sredstva sa 

s m a n j e - 

nom emisijom 

štetnih 

plinova. 

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Proizvođači kupaonskog namještaja predstavili 

su svoje inovacije / Manufacturers of bathroom 

furniture presented their innovations 

Acorn House Restaurant 

Lime studio predstavio je podnu ležaljku na 

njihanje “Leaf” / Lime Studio presented the 

floor rocking chair “Leaf” 

Bambus kao inspiracija / Bamboo as an inspiration 

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Kako je produženje životnoga vijeka materije i proizvoda 

moto četverodnevnoga okupljanja u Londonu, ni središnji 

dio “100% Designa” nije ostao bez rješenja na tome 

tragu. Tako je posjetiteljima predstavljeno mnoštvo zanimljivih 

ideja mladih dizajnera pod imenom “Redesign”: 

stolica skulptura (RD4 chair) napravljena od reciklirane 

plastike URE procesom koji štedi energiju, zatim stolica 

napravljena od čvrsto rolanih i spojenih novina (moguće 

ju je personalizirati prema najdražem štivu), sjedalica 

od odbačene kade... Cilj je svima isti: koristiti odbačene 

i reciklirane materijale i dokazati da se i sa smanjenom 

potrošnjom energije i materijala može stvoriti predmet 

vrijedan divljenja, uz opovrgavanje duboko ukorijenjene 

predrasude o manjoj estetskoj vrijednosti recikliranog 

proizvoda. 

No, recikliranje je tek djelić od 450 različitih ideja i koncepata 

koje su izlagači predstavili: namještaj, rasvjeta, 

podne i zidne obloge, kuhinje, kupaonice, dodaci... Veliki 

prostor zauzeli su izlagači koji proizvode zidne obloge, 

s mnoštvom zanimljivih materijala i najrazličitijih uzoraka. 

Metode uporabe su vrlo inovativne: tvrtka Pepper-mint 

je tako predstavila tapete koje se primjenjuju po principu 

magneta. Tanki sloj magneta na pozadini zidne tapete 

dopušta učestalu promjenu uzorka na zidu, čime se eliminira 

najveći problem upotrebe zidnih tapeta – strah 

da ne dosade. Britanska tvrtka Graham&Brown dokazala 

je da je najjača u proizvodnji zidnih tapeta predstavivši 

odlične kolekcije zidnih tapeta nastale u suradnji s najpoznatijim 

svjetskim dizajnerima kao što su Basso&Brooke, 

kanadska Umbra, Andy Magee te prestižnim dizajnerskim 

koledžom Central St. Martins. 

Uz nove kolekcije navećih britanskih imena, poput Davida 

Chipperfielda, Simona Pengellyja, Pottinger and Colea, 

Susan Bradley..., “100% Design” se dodatno internacionalizirao 

predstavljanjem najzanimljivijih postignuća iz 

japanskog dizajna; Danci su se u okviru “100% Futures” 

predstavili zajedničkim projektom Made in Denmark; 

viđena su atraktivna rješenja iz Norveške, Italije, Turske, 

Njemačke, Švedske, a sve živahnija španjolska scena donijela 

je ponovno novitete svojih već afirmiranih i manje 

afirmiranih dizajnera. Jedan od najpopularnijih svakako 

je Jaime Hayon. Njemu je dodijeljena i uloga predavača 

na jednome od brojnih seminara, ali je i jedan od troje 

nominiranih za Wallpaperovu nagradu “100% Design 

London” (ostalih dvoje su Matthew Hilton i BarberOsgerby). 

Wallpaper je, valja reći, samo jedan od nekoliko dizajnerskih 

institucija ili medija čije se nagrade dodjeljuju 

u sklopu “100% Designa”. I to dovoljno govori o veličini i 

važnosti londonske smotre. Za razliku od razvikane i raskošne 

milanske Fiere, ovdje se možda događaju neke 

bitne promjene u poimanju dizajna. Struka ih je, čini se, 

već spremna prihvatiti.

Cover story 

“100% DESIGN” - THE BRITISH GATHERING OF DESIGNER INNOVATIONS 

The Green Festival 

of Design in London 

Written by: Hela Biliæ and Ana Perišin 

Photo: Philip Vile Photography 

Graham&Brown zidne zapete nastale u suradnji s prestižnim londonskim 

fakultetom Central St Martin / Graham&Brown wallpapers created 

in cooperation with prestigious Central St Martin Faculty in London 

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Cover story 

Redesign - sjedalica pod nazivom 

“Plava marmelada” / Redesign - a 

chair called “Blue Marmalade” 

James Design 

The necessity of energy preservation and the possibility of recycling should be just as 

important a design category as utilization and aesthetics – that was the unique notion 

of “100% Design”. Everyone shared the same goal: to prove that it is also possible to 

create an admirable object by reducing the consumption of energy and materials, while 

also denying the prejudices about the smaller aesthetical value of a recycled product 

Fact 1: Great Britain still trails the rest of the European 

Union when it comes to ecology and using new 

technologies in the construction industry, especially 

the Germans who pride themselves on being the 

leaders of this trend. 

Fact 2: The “100% Design” fair in London has decided to 

change the order of things in that sector. 

This year’s “100% Design”, as no other fair of design and 

architecture thus far, was marked by “the colour of 

green”, as well as sustainable growth, ecological products, 

recycling, energy preservation… Earl’s Court in London 

hosted, from the 20th to the 23rd of September and 

for the thirteenth time, the best from the world of architecture 

and design of interiors, furniture and accompanying 

products, and this year was the first time that famous 

designer Tom Dixon appeared as the creative director of 

the fair, which was appropriate because his career was 

launched during the first years of “100% Design”, largely 

due to the propulsion of the fair where he exhibited his 

early projects. This year’s “100% Design” went down as 

an integral part of the Design Festival in London, which 

traditionally takes place at four different locations in the 

British capital in the second half of September; people 

from the profession would claim that it is truly the most important 

part of the festival. Therefore, all the visitors could 

enjoy the presentations of newest collections by respectable 

companies, such as Moros, B&B and others, as well 

as plenty of accompanying events and performances, 

but also gazing at the enormous installations at South 

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Bank that were built by architects Zaha Hadid (“Urban 

Nebula”, a sculpture (furniture) made from 150 concrete 

blocks) and Amanda Levette (“Prototile” from corian), 

while the festival director Ben Evans happily watched the 

success of the concept that demanded close intertwining 

between the creators and the manufacturers during 

the fair. The two abovementioned sculptures clearly 

demonstrated that because they couldn’t have been 

created without the sponsorship of material manufacturers 

– “DuPonta” for corian and “Aggrevate Ind.” for 

concrete. It’s precisely that principle of connecting profession 

and industry that was the basis of “100% Design”, 

where 650 exhibitors from Great Britain and around the 

world encountered, but which also hosted four related 

happenings. 

“100% Futures” was imagined as a place of freedom for 

obscure designers (about fifty of them) to contact the 

companies in order to find those who are interested in 

investing into their ideas, or to find new materials for creation 

of certain designer products. This event was started 

based on experiences from previous years where these 

types of encounters would happen spontaneously and 

without formalizations. 

The “100% Details” exhibit, which was held within “100% 

Design” for the fifth time this year, was dedicated to sustainable 

construction with small emission of carbon monoxide 

and possible recycling, or usage of recycled materials 

(we’ve already mentioned several times that the 

construction industry is one of the largest polluters in the

world). In previous years, visitors at “100% Details” were 

accustomed to finding innovative solutions and new 

materials in the field of construction, but this year the organizers 

decided to tackle the hot subject of pollution. 

A string of seminars was used to warn the visitors of the 

necessity of changing habits and introducing new rules 

in the construction industry, as well as point out the areas 

where those postulates have already been applied, such 

as Gallions Park in London. Greenpeace also organized a 

workshop, and its exhibit section displayed recycled glass 

tiles, construction blocks made out of recycled wood 

strengthened with cement, straw as a construction material, 

new systems of green roofs that integrate isolation 

and ventilation solutions, photo-sensitive films that are assembled 

to the glass on the windows… And within “100 

Details”, special attention was also given to new materials 

through a sub-fair called “100 Materials”, where visitors 

could get introduced to innovations in the field of materials 

through tactile means, as well as visually and through 

utilization, and not just through stories. 

The necessity of energy preservation and the possibility of 

recycling should be just as important a design category 

as utilization and aesthetics – that was the unique notion 

that integrated all the booths at “100% Design”. Therefore 

at “100% Light”, we could see an installation called “Light 

Garden” by the Jason Burges Studio that was made out 

of a bunch of economical light bulbs and was shaped 

like a garden with flowers, which is a project that was supported 

by Greenpeace’s campaigning against climate 

changes. As far as this concept goes, it must be pointed 

out that each of the economical bulbs from the “Light 

Garden” has a life span of 16.000 hours, during which 

it reduces the emission of carbon monoxide for an astounding 

700 kg when compared to regular bulbs. After 

all, it is common fact that regular bulbs spend 95% of their 

energy in the shape of heat energy, and only 5% as light. 

Kinetica se poigrala temom kretnje i kinetičke energije / 

Kinetica played around with the theme of movement 

and kinetic energy 

Japanski klasici u redizajniranoj verziji / 

Japanese classics in redesigned versions 

Ovako izgleda najbolji 

televizor na svijetu. 

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televizor sa HDTV prijemnikom možete dizajnirati po svojim željama i 

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Cover story 

Igra tekstila i umjetnosti / A game of textile and art 

Zanimljivi tepih / Interesting carpet 

Economical bulbs change that relation to 20% of light 

and 80% of heat, and they also last a lot longer (which 

reduces the production and results in less pollution), so 

hard-working ecologists came up with one more incredible 

piece of information: if all consumers in Great Britain 

transferred to economical bulbs, it would be possible to 

save up enough energy every year to shut down two 

thermal power plants! “100% Light” has presented new 

occurrences in architectonic and decorative lighting, 

and if we put aside installations made by Tom Dixon and 

Jason Bruges, visitors showed the largest interest for “Kinetica”, 

which was an innovative and interesting booth 

that played around the theme of movement and kinetic 

energy shown through light effects. 

Dixon’s concept of the fair’s interior was very interesting. 

He created a theatre (Finnforest Merk Theatre) and a 

central square as a place for interacting and exchanging 

ideas. The town was used as a metaphor, and Dixon’s 

vision established a cosmopolitan town where people 

can study, interact, exchange ideas and have fun at the 

new central square. The concept was a complete success, 

but the quality of the fair was also contributed by 

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the strict criteria that each of the potential exhibitors had 

to meet before the organizers would allow him to appear 

at Earl’s Court. Every applicant, besides paying the fee 

and renting a booth, had to pass the evaluation of the 

committee that consisted of prestigious members from 

the world of design and architecture, and that ensured 

that the visitors would truly enjoy the best projects with 

the most quality in contemporary design. Money was obviously 

a very important issue here, but not a crucial one. 

Concern for the environment was also visible even in the 

way food was prepared at the fair: all the people in attendance 

were enthralled by the appearance of Acorn 

House Restaurant as the main food caterer. Every aspect 

of Acorn House Restaurant, from design to the delivery, is 

ecologically conscious. The restaurant offers vegetables, 

meat and fish from sustainable and ecological resources, 

as well as from local manufacturers, and all the garbage 

from the kitchen is either recycled or turned into compost 

and used as manure, while only vehicles with reduced 

emission of harmful gases are used for delivery. 

Being that creating a longer life span for materials and 

products was the motto of the 4-day gathering in Lon-

Sjedalica za konverzaciju dizajnerice 

Ane Linares predstavljena 

na 100% Futures / Designer Ana 

Linares’s conversation chair was 

presented at 100% Futures 

Interakcija produkt dizajna i mode - britanske “viseće košare” za cvijeće nastale 

u suradnji Jam-a i modnog dizajnera Ted Bakera / Interaction of product 

design and fashion - British “hanging baskets” for flowers that were 

created by Jam and fashion designer Ted Baker 

don, the central part of “100% Design” also had to provide 

some answers for that subject. Therefore, the visitors 

were introduced to many interesting ideas by young 

designers under the name of “Redesign”: a chair/sculpture 

(RD4 chair) made from recycled plastic with a URE 

process that preserves energy; also a chair made from 

firmly rolled and attached newspapers (it’s possible to 

personalize it according to one’s favourite thing to read), 

as well as a chair made from a rejected bathtub… Everyone 

shared the same goal: to use rejected and recycled 

materials and to prove that it is also possible to create 

an admirable object by reducing the consumption 

of energy and materials, while also denying the deeply 

rooted prejudices about the smaller aesthetical value of 

recycled products. 

However, recycling is just a small part of 450 different ideas 

and concepts that were presented by the exhibitors: 

furniture, lighting, coverings for walls and floors, kitchens, 

bathrooms, accessories… A large chunk of the space 

was taken up by exhibitors who produce wall coverings, 

and they had many interesting materials and various 

samples. The usage methods were very creative: the 

“Pepper-mint” company presented the wallpapers that 

are used by the magnet principle. A thin layer of a magnet 

at the back of the wallpaper allows the sample on 

the wall to be constantly changed, which eliminates the 

biggest problem when it comes to wallpapers – fear of 

boredom. British company “Graham&Brown” has proved 

that it’s the best manufacturer of wallpapers by presenting 

excellent collections that were created while working 

with the most famous designers in the world, such as 

Basso&Brooke, Umbra from Canada, Andy Magee, as 

well as the prestigious designer college Central St. Martins. 

In addition to the new collections by the biggest British 

names, such as David Chipperfield, Simon Pengelly, 

Pottinger&Cole, Susan Bradley… “100% Design” has added 

an international dimension by presenting the most 

interesting accomplishments from Japanese design; the 

Danes have, within the “100% Futures” exhibit, presented 

themselves with the joint project Made in Denmark; we 

witnessed attractive solutions from Norway, Italy, Turkey, 

Germany and Sweden, and the increasingly vivacious 

Spanish scene has again brought novelties from their established 

and not-so-established designers. One of the 

most popular exhibitors had to be Jaime Hayon. He was 

awarded with the role of teacher at one of the numerous 

seminars, but he was also one of the three people 

nominated for the Wallpaper Award “100% Design London” 

(the other two were Matthew Hilton and BarberOsgerby). 

It should be pointed out that Wallpaper is just one 

of several designer institutions or mediums that have their 

awards present at “100% Design”. And that speaks plenty 

enough about the grandeur and the importance of the 

fair in London. Unlike the overrated and sumptuous Fiera 

in Milan, this might just be the place for important changes 

w h e n 

t h a t 

it comes to understanding design. It appears 

the experts are already prepared to acknowledge 

them. 

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PENEZIÆ&ROGINA 

Arhitekti 

opæe prakse 

Poznati hrvatski arhitekti Krešimir Rogina i 

Vinko Penezić govore o svojim počecima, 

međunarodnom uspjehu, nedavno održanom 

grožnjanskom simpoziju i ostalim stvarima 

vezanim uz njihov rad i arhitektonsku scenu u 

Hrvatskoj 

Razgovarala: Ivana Bioèina 

Foto: Kristina Faziniæ 

Vaš ulazak na arhitektonsku scenu bio je i više 

nego buran kada ste kao dvadesetpetogodišnjaci 

osvojili natječaj za gradnju sportskog 

kompleksa Mladost. Koje su bile pozitivne, a 

koje negativne strane osvajanja tako velikog natječaja 

neposredno nakon završetka fakulteta i bez prijašnje 

prakse 

Penezić: Negativna strana je ta da smo brzo izgubili “nevinost”. 

Pozitivna je da smo kao vrlo mladi arhitekti, što je 

neuobičajeno za arhitektonsku profesiju, dobili priliku realizirati 

građevinu. Kaže se da su arhitekti mladi s četrdeset 

godina jer onda obično dolaze u priliku da počnu graditi 

kuće. Vrlo je dug proces stvarne edukacije i treninga kroz 

praksu da bi onda konačno došao u priliku da gradiš. Mi 

smo imali sreću da je odmah prvi pravi projekt koji smo 

napravili išao u realizaciju. I to je sigurno bio jedan strašan 

poticaj, otvorila su nam se vrata i naša karijera je krenula 

uzlazno. Poslije toga je uslijedilo i nekoliko značajnih natječaja 

isto tako velikog formata. Zanimljivo je da je bio 

paralelan i uspjeh u Japanu, tako da je ta dvojnost teoretskih 

projekata, refleksije i promišljanja o arhitekturi, i 

građenja, što je konačno smisao arhitekture, od početka 

bila prisutna u našem radu. Na neki način nas je ta dvojnost 

i odredila. 

Kao što ste napomenuli, postigli ste veliki uspjeh u Japanu. 

Godine 1984. ste osvojili prvo mjesto na Shinkenchiku 

competition, a nakon toga je uslijedilo još pet nagrada u 

Japanu – 1990., 1995., 1996., 1999. i 2001. godine. Kako 

objašnjavate uspjeh u Japanu i koliko je ta zemlja utjecala 

na vas 

Rogina: Uspjeh objašnjavamo činjenicom da smo oduvijek 

zapravo shvaćali arhitekturu kao medij izražavanja 

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svojih svjetonazora i medij koji nastaje iz drugih domena 

koje nisu jedino arhitektonske; da nastaje iz onog što arhitektura 

treba generirati, a to je život sam. Mislim da smo 

tu dobro potezali referencije prema drugim disciplinama, 

prema situacijama koje su proizlazile iz tih disciplina. Nisu 

ljudi iz žirija nužno bili kompatibilni nama, pogotovo ne u 

početku, ali su pročitali tu neku iskrenost koja je kroz te 

radove izvirala. Shvatili smo arhitekturu kao jedan medij 

izražavanja. Ne isključivo arhitekturu kao građevinu, graditeljstvo, 

slaganje kamena na kamen. Jer arhitektura 

može biti i uklanjanje, rušenje. Arhitektura nije namijenjena 

isključivo vječnosti, ona nije nužno monument. Arhitektura 

je i sklop okolnosti koje čovjek može izrežirati i kojima 

onda može poboljšati životne situacije. 

“Probili smo led sa šest japanskih nagrada, dva nastupa 

na Venecijanskom bijenalu, nagradom za 

plivalište Mladost na Svjetskom bijenalu arhitekture 

u Sofiji, ali i s direktnom narudžbom koju smo dobili 

- za jedan trg u središtu Saint-Etienna” 

Ove godine je održan četvrti po redu Međunarodni simpozij 

za teoriju i dizajn u digitalno doba, pod nazivom Reality 

Chic: Arhitecture and Fashion. Simpozij se pod vašim 

vodstvom održava u Grožnjanu još od 1989. godine. Zašto 

ste osnovali simpozij i kako je bilo ove godine 

Rogina: Osnovali smo ga okupivši jednu grupu entuzijasta 

krajem osamdesetih godina, kada je bila vrlo dinamična 

kulturna razmjena među raznim sredinama unutar bivše 

Jugoslavije, ali i izvan nje. Uskoro smo došli do profesora 

Nigela Whiteleyja i arhitekta Cederica Pricea koji su nam 

pružili potporu. Nismo htjeli osnovati ljetnu školu kakvih je

Crkva u Dubrovniku / The church in Dubrovnik 

Interview 

Atletski stadion Mladost / Mladost athletic stadium Stambena zgrada u Novoj Gradiški / 

A residential building in Nova Gradiška 

već bilo, na kojima su studenti odlazili u mala istarska mjesta 

mjeriti zgrade i raditi neke manje intervencije, nego 

jedan laboratorij za brainstorming koji se temelji ponajprije 

na promišljanju situacije u kojoj se čovjek trenutačno 

nalazi. To je bila osnovna ideja: imati teorijski dio, a kad se 

promisli taj teorijski dio, krenuti u praktičnu realizaciju. 

Penezić: Sam naslov simpozija je direktna referencija na 

knjigu Reynera Banhama koji zapravo ističe tu kombinaciju 

teorije i oblikovanja. Dakle, da svako oblikovanje kao 

kreativni proces svoje polazište ima u teoretskom procesu 

koji prethodi konačnom davanju oblika. Ove godine je 

tema bila “Arhitektura i moda”, što mislim da je vrlo zanimljivo 

i aktualno. Teoretski dio je vodio profesor Nigel 

Whiteley, to je četvrti put da je u Grožnjanu, a praktični 

dio smo vodili nas dvojica. U teoretskom dijelu, osim predavanja 

Nigela Whiteleyja, bilo je i predavanja drugih 

gostujućih predavača: profesor Žarko Paić s Tekstilno-tehnološkog 

fakulteta, naš najpoznatiji modni kritičar Nenad 

Korkut, dizajner nakita Nenad Roban i arhitekt Saša 

Begović. Ono što je nama zanimljivo u Grožnjanu jest to 

da se uvijek ide na neku granicu disciplina, razrađuju se 

dodirne točke s drugim disciplinama. To više nije interdisciplinarnost, 

nego postdisciplinarnost. U praktičnom dijelu 

radili smo poveznicu između arhitekture i mode, što 

je zanimljivo jer se te dvije discipline danas preklapaju. 

Moda se prije smatrala kao nešto efemerno, kratkotrajno, 

a arhitektura kao nešto ozbiljno, nešto što je za vječnost. 

Te su se pozicije promijenile i danas se arhitektura približila 

modi, unijela je dozu ležernosti, i arhitektura se definitivno 

više ne radi za vječnost kao što su se radile piramide i 

kako je arhitektura bila tretirana stoljećima. Danas su arhitektonski 

objekti kratkotrajnog vijeka, nešto što je potrošna 

roba, recimo kao neki automobil. Jedan od ideologa 

takvog pristupa arhitekturi je bio Cederic Price, čiji je duh 

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Interview 

Kuća Majetić / Majetić house 

Caffe bar Elite 

Poslovna zgrada u Vukovaru / A business building 

in Vukovar 

i dalje prisutan u Grožnjanu. Svake godine 10. kolovoza, 

na dan njegove smrti, imamo posvetu, a ove godine je s 

tom posvetom počeo simpozij. 

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Svrstani ste se među nekolicinu svjetskih ureda koji arhitekturu 

sustavno provode iz mehaničke u digitalnu eru. 

Što to znači 

Rogina: Kao prvo, to znači da smo uvršteni u ediciju koja 

se zove IT Revolution in Architecture (Informatičko-tehnološka 

revolucija u arhitekturi), koju uređuje Antonino Saggio, 

profesor na La Sapienzi u Rimu. To je najznačajnija 

edicija koja se bavi transformacijom današnjeg svijeta 

i situacijom da više ne živimo i radimo onako kako smo 

to radili prije. Ta edicija se zapravo odnosi ponajprije na 

knjige koje autori pišu o određenim fenomenima, dok 

ima vrlo malo monografija o arhitektima koji se bave tom 

tematikom. Mi smo Saggiu zanimljivi zbog činjenice što 

su ljudi obično ili u digitalnoj arhitekturi ili su još uvijek u 

mehaničkoj praksi. On u našem uredu vidi činjenicu i mogućnost 

da jedan ured fuzionira i jednu i drugu stranu. 

U tom smislu apsolutnim remek-djelom smatra naš vrtić 

na Jarunu. Uvrštenje u tu ediciju i poziv Kurta Forstera na 

Venecijanski bijenale 2004. godine, kada je prvi put selektor 

pozvao hrvatske arhitekte da nastupaju na glavnoj 

izložbi Bijenala, potvrda su da je naš rad naišao na jednu 

jaku međunarodnu referenciju. Na Bijenalu smo nastupali 

i 2000. godine, kada smo bili odabrani kao hrvatski predstavnici. 

Mislim da smo na neki način ured koji je probijao 

led međunarodne afirmacije hrvatske arhitekture. Probili 

smo led sa šest japanskih nagrada, dva nastupa na Venecijanskom 

bijenalu, s tom knjigom, s nagradom za plivalište 

Mladost na Svjetskom bijenalu arhitekture u Sofiji, 

ali i s direktnom narudžbom koju smo dobili – za jedan trg 

u središtu Saint-Etienna.

Caffe bar Elite 

Zlatarna Križek / Križek jewerelly 

Kakvo je danas stanje na arhitektonskoj sceni u Hrvatskoj 

Penezić: Moram priznati da smo u prošlom desetljeću bili 

puno više društveno angažirani i prisutni u tim nekim arhitektonskim 

krugovima. Sad smo manje prisutni i u principu 

smo se okrenuli svom radu i svojim projektima. Što 

se tiče same arhitektonske klime u Hrvatskoj, mislim da 

je ona dobra, da je poticajna. Na scenu je izišla jedna 

nova generacija arhitekata koja je educirana na toj novoj 

digitalnoj stvarnosti, bez obzira što se to toliko kroz 

samu artikulaciju arhitekture još ne zamjećuje. Međutim, 

oni su djeca ove digitalne ere u kojoj živimo. Imali su sreću 

da im se otvori i društvo, da im omogući da dođu 

do poslova relativno rano. Mi smo se stvarno izborili u 

vrlo oštroj konkurenciji starijih i uglednih kolega. Danas 

je to vrlo otvoreno za mlade arhitekte i praktički već na 

početku karijere, ako imaju talenta i uz trud, mogu svoje 

projekte pretočiti u realizacije. Hrvatska arhitektura ima 

polet i svježinu. Danas je situacija u struci puno bolja, 

postoji komora za koju smo se borili devedesetih godina, 

pa i to sebi ubrajamo kao neku zaslugu. Konačno i 

stanje na tržištu je puno povoljnije za arhitekte. Investitori 

koji ulažu postali su svjesni toga da im kvaliteta donosi 

prestiž i određenu financijsku korist, te da je arhitektura 

postala brand. Žele se kroz arhitekturu reprezentirati u 

javnosti. Mislim da je to i najvažniji trenutak koji onda ide 

u korist kvalitetnoj arhitekturi. Što ne znači da i dalje jedan 

veliki postotak onoga što se gradi nije ispod svakog 

standarda i da se praktički za većinu toga ne bi smjele 

izdavati dozvole. 

“Dvojnost teoretskih projekata, refleksije i promišljanja 

o arhitekturi, i građenja, od početka je bila 

prisutna u našemu radu, a na neki način nas je ta 

dvojnost i odredila” 

Kako bi trebao izgledati grad 21. stoljeća 

Rogina: Definitivno kaotično. Današnje kategorije nisu 

više klasične mehaničke, kategorije koje postavljaju linearnost 

i red, nego su zapravo kategorije koje su sada zamijenjene 

postmodernističkim digitalnim kaosom. Grad 

21. stoljeća bi trebao biti konfuzan. On se opredmećuje 

kroz transformacije, promjene, hibridnost i distorziju. 

Koji su vaši budući planovi 

Rogina: I dalje ćemo biti na krijesti hrvatske arhitekture. 

Mi smo arhitekti opće prakse. Kao i svi kreativni biroi te 

vrste u svijetu, bavimo se jednim širokim rasponom arhitektonskih 

tipologija, koje se kreću od rekonstrukcije jednog 

stana do glomaznih urbanističkih studija, preko svih vrsta 

objekata – sakralnih, sportskih, stambenih, obiteljskih kuća 

itd. Time ćemo se baviti i dalje i bavit ćemo se na način 

da naš ured uvijek daje dodatnu vrijednost. Nikad se ne 

radi o konfekcijskoj proizvodnji, nego je to uvijek arhitektura 

s potpisom, arhitektura koja nosi brand. 

Penezić: Teško je bilo što planirati jer je vrijeme danas vrlo 

nestabilno. Nema više nikakvih ideologija. Živimo u posturbanističko 

i postpovijesno doba u kojem su sve opcije 

otvorene i jedino što je stalno jest promjena. Dakle, nešto 

planirati je nemoguće. U svojim smo se radovima uvijek 

referirali ponajprije na život, a ne na druge arhitektonske 

uzore ili recentna ostvarenja. Tako ćemo i dalje funkcionirati 

s obzirom da je život promjenjiv, da je on kategorija 

koju je nemoguće predvidjeti. Uvijek smo nastojali iščitavati 

vrijeme u kojem živimo i nadam se da će tako biti i 

ubuduće. 

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Interview 

Krešimir Rogina i Vinko Penezić u svom uredu / Krešimir 

Rogina and Vinko Penezić in their office 

PENEZIÆ&ROGINA 

Architects 

of General 

Practice 

Famous Croatian architects Krešimir Rogina 

and Vinko Penezić talk about their beginnings, 

international success, recently held symposium 

in Grožnjan, and other things regarding 

their work and the architectonic scene in 

Croatia 

Interviewed by: Ivana Bioèina 

Photo: Kristina Faziniæ 

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Your arrival to the architectonic scene was more 

then tempestuous when you won the contest 

for constructing the Mladost Sport Centre at the 

age of 25. Which were the positive, and which 

were the negative sides of winning such a large contest 

right after graduating from college and with no previous 

working experience 

Penezić: The negative side was that we lost our “virginity” 

very quickly. The positive side was that we received 

the opportunity to construct a building as very young 

architects, which is unusual for the architectonic profession. 

They say that architects are young at the age 

of forty because that’s when they usually receive an 

opportunity to build houses. The process of real education 

and training through practice is very long, and 

that’s when you usually get the opportunity to build. We 

had that luck to have the first real project we created 

immediately head into realization. That was definitely 

an enormous encouragement, as many doors opened 

for us and our career was on the way up. After that, 

several other important contests of equally big formats 

followed. What’s interesting is that we had parallel success 

in Japan, so that duality of theoretical projects, 

reflecting and pondering over architecture and then 

building, which is really the true meaning of architecture, 

has been present in our work since the beginning. 

In a way, that duality has also defined us.

As you mentioned, you achieved a lot of success 

in Japan. You won the first prize at the 

Shinkenchiku Competition in 1984, and you followed 

up by receiving five more awards in Japan 

– in 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999 and 2001. How 

do you explain your success in Japan and in 

what way has that country influenced you 

Rogina: We explain our success with a fact that 

we have always understood architecture as a 

medium of expressing our points of view, and 

a medium that is created out of different fields 

that are not necessarily architectonic; that is created 

out of what architecture should generate, 

and that is life itself. I think we did a good job 

of drawing references towards other disciplines, 

and towards situations that came out of those 

disciplines. It’s not that the judges were necessarily 

compatible to us, especially not in the beginning, 

but they noticed certain honesty that 

our works radiated. We understood architecture 

as one medium to express things. Not exclusively 

architecture as a building, construction, putting 

one stone onto the other. Because architecture 

can also be about removing and bringing things 

down. Architecture isn’t exclusively meant for 

eternity, it’s not necessarily a monument. Architecture 

is also a set of circumstances that a 

person can direct and use to improve the living 

situation. 

Župni centar i samostan Trnje, Zagreb / Parish center 

and convent in Zagreb, Trnje 

Stambeno-poslovna zgrada za zbrinjavanje stradalnika 

Domovinskog rata / A residential-business building to provide 

for casualties of the War for Independence 

This year, we witnessed the fourth consecutive 

International Symposium of Theory and Design 

in the Digital Age, which was named Reality 

Chic: Architecture and Fashion. The symposium 

is held under your leadership in Grožnjan since 

1989. Why did you start that symposium and how 

did it go this year 

Rogina: We started it by gathering a group 

of enthusiasts in the late eighties, back when 

there was this very dynamic cultural exchange 

among different areas within ex-Yugoslavia, 

but also outside of it. We soon reached professor 

Nigel Whiteley and architect Cederic Price 

who gave us plenty of support. We didn’t want 

to start one of those summer schools that were 

plenty around, where students went to small Istrian 

towns to take measures of buildings and 

do some smaller interventions, but rather start a 

brainstorming laboratory that is primarily based 

on analysing the situation surrounding a person. 

That was the basic idea: to have a theoretical 

part, and when that is properly analysed, go forward 

with practical realization. 

Penezić: The very name of the symposium is a 

direct reference to a book by Reyner Banham, 

which actually points out this combination of 

theory and shaping. It says that every shaping 

process has its starting point in the theoretical 

process that comes before the final stages of the 

shaping process. This year’s theme was “Architecture 

and Fashion”, which I think is very interesting 

and current. The theoretical part was led 

Scenografija Kviskoteke / 

Kviskoteka set 

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Pliva interijer / Pliva interior 

by professor Nigel Whiteley, which makes for his fourth 

visit to Grožnjan, and the practical part was led by the 

two of us. The theoretical part, besides Nigel Whiteley’s 

lectures, also featured lectures from other guest lecturers: 

professor Žarko Paić from the Textile-Technology 

Faculty, our most famous fashion critic Nenad 

Korkut, jewellery designer Nenad Roban and architect 

Saša Begović. What we always find interesting about 

Grožnjan is that it always touches upon borders between 

disciplines, as interacting points with other disciplines 

are analysed. That’s not really interdisciplinary 

any more, but it rather qualifies as post-disciplinary. In 

the practical part, we were trying to find a connection 

between architecture and fashion, which is interesting 

because those two disciplines are overlapping 

each other right now. Fashion used to be thought of as 

something ephemeral and short-lived, while architecture 

had the aura of something serious that is meant 

to last for eternity. Those positions have changed and 

today’s architecture is much closer to fashion, as it features 

a casual vibe, and it is definitely not done with 

eternity in mind, as was the case with the pyramids 

and as architecture was treated for centuries. Today’s 

architectonic objects are short-lived, something that is 

thought of as disposable goods, like maybe some car. 

One of the ideologists of such approach was Cederic 

Price, whose spirit still lives in Grožnjan. On August 10th 

of every year, which is the date of his death, we hold 

a little tribute, and that tribute opened this year’s symposium. 

You were included among several offices in the world 

that consistently transfer architecture from the mechanical 

to digital era. What does that mean 

Rogina: First of all, that means that we were elected in 

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the edition that is called IT Revolution in Architecture 

(Information Technology Revolution in Architecture), 

which is edited by Antonino Saggio, who is a professor 

at La Sapienza in Rome. That is the most important edition 

that deals with how today’s world has transformed 

and how we don’t live or do things the way we used to. 

That edition primarily relates to books by authors who 

write about certain occurrences, while there are very 

few monographies about architects who deal with this 

topic. Saggio finds us interesting because people are 

usually either in digital architecture or are still practicing 

architecture in mechanical fashion. He sees our office 

as a fact and a possibility of an office that fuses both of 

those sides. In that sense, he considers our kindergarten 

at Jarun a true masterpiece. The inclusion in that edition 

and Kurt Forster’s invitation to the Venice Biennale 

in 2004, which was the first time that a selector invited 

Croatian architects to participate at Biennale’s main 

exhibit, confirm that our work has achieved a strong 

international reference. We also performed at the Biennale 

in 2000, when we were chosen as Croatian representatives. 

I think that all makes us an office that was 

breaking the ice in regards to Croatian architecture’s 

international affirmation. We broke the ice with six Japanese 

awards, two performances at the Venice Biennale, 

our book, an award for the “Mladost” swimming 

pool at the World Architecture Biennale in Sofia, as well 

as with the direct order we received – for a square in 

the centre of Saint-Etienne. 

What is the condition of the architectonic scene in 

Croatia today 

Penezić: I have to admit that we were a lot more socially 

engaged and present in those architectonic circles 

during the last decade. Now we’re not quite as

present and we are more focused on our work and our 

projects. As far as the architectonic climate in Croatia 

itself, I think it’s fairly good and encouraging. There is 

a whole new generation of architects on the scene, 

and they have been educated by this new digital reality, 

despite that not being so evident through the articulation 

of architecture itself. However, they are the 

children of this digital era we live in. They were also 

fortunate that society has opened up to them, which 

enabled them to reach work contracts relatively early. 

We really had to work hard for it in extremely stiff competition 

of older and more respected colleagues. It’s 

all very open for young architects today and they can 

achieve their projects, if they’re talented and work 

hard enough, practically at the beginning of their career. 

Croatian architecture has zeal and freshness. The 

situation in the profession is much better today; there 

is the chamber we fought for back in the nineties, so 

we can also take a little credit for that. And finally, the 

situation on the market is much more opportune for architects. 

Money-shelling investors are starting to realize 

that quality brings them certain prestige and financial 

benefit, and they view architecture as a brand. They 

want to present themselves in public through architecture. 

I think that’s the most important aspect that’s really 

useful to quality architecture. That doesn’t mean 

that a large percentage of what is built isn’t below 

any standard and licenses for most of that shouldn’t 

even be issued. 

Interview 

Stambena zgrada u Novoj Gradiški / A residential 

building in Nova Gradiška 

What should a city of the 21st century look like 

Rogina: It should definitely be chaotic. Today’s categories 

aren’t classic mechanical categories that set 

up linearity and order, but they’re rather categories 

that have been replaced by post-modernistic digital 

chaos. The city of the 21st century should be confusing. 

It defines itself through transformations, changes, 

hybridisation and distortion. 

What are your plans for the future 

Rogina: We will still be at the crest of Croatian architecture. 

We are architects of general practice. Just 

like all creative bureaus of this type in the world, we 

deal with a wide range of architectonic typologies, 

which range from reconstructing a single apartment 

to enormous urban studies, through all kinds of objects 

– sacral, sport, residential, family houses etc. That’s 

what we will keep doing and do so in a manner that 

implies our office as something that provides extra-value. 

It’s never about “ready-made” production, but it’s 

always architecture with a signature, and architecture 

that carries a brand. 

Penezić: It’s hard to make any plans because today’s 

world is very unstable. There are no more ideologies. 

We live in a post-urban, post-historical era where all options 

are open and the only constant thing is change 

itself. Therefore, planning things is impossible. We have 

always primarily referred to life in our works, and not to 

other architectonic role models or recent accomplishments. 

That’s how we’ll keep functioning because life 

is variable and is a category that is impossible to predict. 

We have always tried to interpret the time we live 

in and I hope that we’ll keep doing that. 

Olymptours interijer / Olymptours interior 

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Razgovarala: Aurelija Vukušiæ 

Koliko dugo postoji KD Group Otkad posluje u Hrvatskoj 

Što od svojih usluga nudi u Hrvatskoj 

KD Group je 1992. osnovan u Sloveniji, a danas 

posluje u 10 država i upravlja s više od jednom milijardom 

eura imovine, te posluje u više grana djelatnosti: 

investicijski fondovi, brokerske kuće, osiguranja, bankarstvo, 

ulaganje u nekretnine, industrija zabave itd. Tvrtka je 

počela širenje izvan granica Slovenije 1997. godine, osnivanjem 

društva za upravljanje fondovima – Fondinvest 

(pravni prednik KD Investmentsa), a dvije godine poslije 

je s radom počeo i prvi dionički fond u RH, Victoria fond. 

Današnji fond KD Victoria ostvaruje vrlo dobre prinose 

te je tri puta proglašavan najboljim dioničkim fondom u 

Hrvatskoj. Danas društvo upravlja s još dva fonda, mješovitim 

KD Balanced i obvezničkim KD Adria Bond, a u 

postupku je pokretanje još dvaju fondova. Ukupna sredstva 

pod upravljanjem KD Investmentsa iznose više od 

600 milijuna kuna. 

U 2005. godini KD Group je osnovao KD Asset Management, 

brokersku kuću u RH koja je svoju prvu transakciju 

napravila u rujnu iste godine. Od početka 2007. godine 

KD Asset Management počinje s upravljanjem individualnim 

portfeljima i registriran je kao full service brokerska 

kuća, što znači da može obavljati gotovo sve poslove na 

tržištu kapitala. Danas, KD Asset Management upravlja s 

20 milijuna kuna u individualnim portfeljima. 

Kakvi su rezultati tvrtke KD Asset Management Koliko 

zanimanje Hrvati pokazuju za ulaganje u vrijednosne 

papire 

Rezultati su vrlo zadovoljavajući. U nepune dvije godine 

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Zvonimir Marić, član Uprave KD Asset 

Managementa, govori o investiranju 

u tržište dionica u Hrvatskoj 

Hrvati sve 

više vole 

vrijednosne 

papire 

Danas u Hrvatskoj ima dionica koje su nerazumno 

skupe, ali ne možemo govoriti o 

precijenjenosti svake dionice na tržištu. Točno 

je da je kod dijela dionica u cijenu već 

uračunat budući očekivani rast i razvoj. Bez 

obzira na to, moja je procjena da iznadprosječne 

prinose možemo očekivati do ulaska 

u EU – tvrdi Zvonimir Marić 

poslovanja dosegnuti su tržišni udjeli od dva posto, i u 

segmentu trgovine vrijednosnim papirima, i u segmentu 

upravljanja portfeljima. Već su to odlični pokazatelji za 

brokersku kuću koja je još relativno mlada te iza koje ne 

stoji neka velika banka. Tržišni udjeli i dalje imaju tendenciju 

rasta, posebno u segmentu individualnog upravljanja. 

Hrvati pokazuju veliko zanimanje za ulaganje u vrijednosne 

papire, što je u najvećoj mjeri posljedica doista primamljivih 

prinosa te toga da se gotovo nije moglo pogriješiti 

s izborom dionice. Međutim, treba biti oprezan jer 

će neizbježno doći i razdoblje s prosječnim prinosima, pa 

čak i gubicima na nekim dionicama. To je sve dio škole 

koju treba proći. Uglavnom, ako uzmemo u obzir pokazatelje 

za razvijena tržišta, prostora za rast hrvatskoga tržišta 

kapitala ima još jako puno. 

Koje su značajke usluge upravljanja individualnim portfeljima 

Usluga je najsličnija ulaganju u dioničke fondove, ali ima 

svoje specifičnosti: funkcionira tako da investitor daje 

upravljaču na raspolaganje određena sredstva (trenutačni 

minimum iznosi 150.000 kuna) koje zatim upravljač 

ulaže prema vlastitoj procjeni poštujući investicijske smjernice. 

Smjernice se mogu, ali i ne moraju, ugovoriti. 

Usluga je vrlo transparentna jer je sve regulirano ugovorom 

te se na ime investitora otvara račun portfelja u 

SDA. Ulagač je u svakom trenutku upoznat sa strukturom 

svoga portfelja te sam može pratiti kretanje, a sve vrijednosnice 

su evidentirane kao vlasništvo investitora čime 

može ostvarivati sva prava vlasnika dionice. Zanimljivo je 

i to da investitor i upravljač dijele ostvarenu dobit, što je

Investicije 

Kretanje Crobexa od 3.9.2004. do 3.9.2007. / 

Crobex developments from September 3th 2004 to September 3th 2007 

dodatna motivacija za upravljača da rezultati budu što 

bolji. Usluga se preporuča zahtjevnijim investitorima koji bi 

htjeli diverzificirati svoj portfelj imovine u nešto rizičniji ulagački 

oblik, te iskusnim ulagačima koji nemaju vremena 

ili želje pratiti svakodnevna kretanja na tržištu kapitala, ili 

žele dio svog portfelja prepustiti na upravljanje kao smanjenje 

rizičnosti u odnosu na njihove odluke. Trenutačno 

sredstva iz portfelja ulažemo samo na Zagrebačkoj burzi, 

ali u vrlo kratkom roku bit ćemo u mogućnosti ponuditi 

svim investitorima strukturiranje portfelja u regiji. 

Koliko je zanimanje građana za ovu uslugu 

Zanimanje je veliko, čime su najviše pogodovali događaji 

na tržištu kapitala. I sami smo iznenađeni zanimanjem za 

navedenu uslugu jer ona ne spada u usluge za najširi krug 

investitora. 

Koji su benefiti ulaganja na ovaj način u odnosu na ulaganje 

u investicijske fondove, a koji rizici 

Riječ je o fleksibilnom, individualiziranom i transparentnom 

ulaganju, što daje određenu sigurnost i kontrolu investitora. 

Upravljač ima pravo na udio u dobiti pa je motiviran 

da ostvari što bolji prinos. Osim toga, zbog manjeg broja 

dionica u portfelju negoli u fondu, očekivani prinos portfelja 

je nešto veći nego u dioničkom fondu. Odatle proizlazi 

i najveći nedostatak portfelja, a to je veća rizičnost nego 

kod nekog dioničkog fonda, ali strukturiranje portfelja 

prema sklonosti riziku investitora je opcija pri ugovaranju 

portfelja te se time ta rizičnost može ublažiti. 

Kakvo je stanje na tržištu dionica u Hrvatskoj i ovom dijelu 

Europe Koliko se dugo još može očekivati ovako 

dinamično tržište s natprosječnim porastima vrijednosti 

Koliko je današnje stanje utemeljeno na snazi lokalnoga 

gospodarstva, a koliko odraz trenutačne “mode” 

Bez obzira na ljeto kada je došlo do stagnacije i pada 

cijena dionica na Zagrebačkoj burzi, mislim da je stanje 

vrlo dobro. Vrlo je pozitivno što su kompanije shvatile da 

je tržište kapitala mjesto gdje mogu potražiti kapital za 

svoj razvoj, te u ovome trenutku imamo najavljenih nekoliko 

javnih ponuda, osim T-HT-a. Mislim da će to dati 

dodatni zamah tržištu. I ostale države ovog dijela Europe 

prolaze svoj put prema tržišnom gospodarstvu. Neke su 

već primljene u EU, no to ne znači da su taj put već završile. 

Dok traju procesi tranzicije i privatizacije, očekuje 

se da će kompanije širiti svoje poslovanje i povećavati 

profitabilnost. Zbog toga gotovo sva navedena tržišta bilježe 

iznadprosječne prinose ovih godina. Očekuje se da 

će završetkom tih procesa prinosi pasti na svjetske razine 

od prosječno 10-15 posto godišnje. Danas ima dionica 

koje su nerazumno skupe, ali mislim da se ne može govoriti 

o generalnoj precijenjenosti tržišta. Točno je da je kod 

značajnog broja dionica u sadašnju cijenu već uračunat 

budući očekivani rast i razvoj. Bez obzira na to, moja je 

procjena da iznadprosječne prinose možemo očekivati 

do ulaska u EU. Nadalje, mišljenja sam da se više neće 

moći zarađivati na bilo kojoj dionici koja se kupi, nego će 

biti potreban dodatni oprez kod odabira dionica. 

Kako odabrati dobrog brokera Je li istina da na hrvatskom 

tržištu nedostaje kvalitetnih i školovanih brokera, 

pogotovo onih s iskustvom 

Koliko mi govori iskustvo, većina se odluka o brokeru donosi 

na temelju preporuke. Brokeri to znaju pa je i njima u 

interesu da budete zadovoljni. Situacija je takva da ćete 

rijetko naći brokera starijeg od 35 godina jer smo mlado 

tržište kapitala. Isto tako, očekivano “trajanje“ osobe na 

mjestu brokera je desetak godina i gotovo svi nakon nekog 

vremena ili potraže nove izazove ili pak zbog stresnih 

uvjeta rada osjete zasićenje i umor. Navedeni razlozi 

i velika ekspanzija tržišta u posljednje dvije godine možda 

su rezultirali određenim nerazmjerom potreba industrije i 

raspoloživih kadrova, jer treba neko vrijeme dok struka ne 

odgovori zadovoljavanjem potreba industrije koja naglo 

naraste. No, regulator i edukacijske ustanove dovoljno 

kvalitetno brinu o razvoju kvalitetnih i vjerodostojnih kadrova. 

Koji instrumenti osiguranja jamče ulagaču da će broker 

raditi dugoročno u njegovu korist 

Čvrstih instrumenata osiguranja nema. Zbog toga je investicijska 

industrija jedna od najnadziranijih i najreguliranijih. 

Isto tako, ovdje opet dolazi do izražaja snaga preporuke. 

Ako broker želi biti uspješan, on gradi dobar glas za sebe 

i za svoju kuću, te je njegov prioritet da radi u najboljem 

interesu klijenata. 

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Zvonimir Marić, member of KD Asset 

Management’s Board of Directors, speaks about 

investing into the stock market in Croatia 

Interviewed by: Aurelija Vukušiæ 

Croatians 

Starting to Like 

Securities More 

and More 

There are shares that are unreasonably expensive 

in Croatia these days, but we can’t say that every 

share on the market is overestimated. It’s correct 

that the expected rise and progress of some 

shares is calculated into the price. Regardless of 

that, it’s my prediction that we can expect aboveaverage 

profits by the time we enter the EU – says 

Zvonimir Marić 

How long has KD Group been existent Since 

when does it do business in Croatia Which of 

their services are offered in Croatia 

KD Group was founded in Slovenia in 1992, and 

today it does business in 10 countries and manages over 

one billion euros of assets while dealing with numerous 

business branches: investment funds, broker houses, insurances, 

banking, investing into real estate, entertainment 

industry etc. The company started expanding 

outside Slovenian borders in 1997 by founding an association 

for fund management – Fondinvest (legal predecessor 

to KD Investments), and two years later the first 

stock fund in Croatia, Victoria Fond, started operating. 

Today’s KD Victoria Fond achieves very decent profits 

and has been declared the best stock fund in Croatia 

three times. These days, the organization manages two 

other funds, and those are the mixed KD Balanced and 

the bond-dealing KD Adria Bond, and starting two more 

funds is under way. Overall assets under KD Investment’s 

management mount up to over 600 million kunas. In 

2005, KD Group founded KD Asset Management, which 

is a broker house in Croatia that performed its first transaction 

in September of that year. Since early 2007, KD 

Asset Management started managing individual portfolios 

and is registered as a full-service broker house, which 

means that it can perform almost all transactions on the 

financial market. KD Asset Management today manages 

over 20 million kunas in individual portfolios. 

What are the results of KD Asset Management What sort 

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of interest do Croatians show for investing into securities 

The results are very satisfactory. In nearly two years of doing 

business, market portions of about two percent were 

reached in both the segment of trading securities and 

the segment of managing portfolios. Those are already 

excellent indicators for a broker house that is relatively 

young and that doesn’t have a large bank watching 

its back. Market portions still have a growing tendency, 

especially in the segment of individual management. 

Croatians are showing great interest in investing into 

securities, which is primarily the consequence of truly 

tempting profits and the fact that you could almost do 

no wrong when it came to choosing the shares. However, 

being careful is necessary because there will inevitably 

come a period with average profits, even with losses 

on some shares. That’s all part of the process that needs 

to happen. Anyway, if we take indicators for developed 

markets into consideration, the Croatian financial market 

has plenty of room to grow. 

Which are the significant characteristics of the service of 

managing individual portfolios 

That service is most similar to investing into stock funds, 

but it also has some specific characteristics: it functions 

so that the investor gives the manager certain funds to 

his disposal (current minimum is 150.000 kunas), which 

the manager then invests by his own judgement while 

respecting investment guidelines. The guidelines can, 

but don’t have to be put into the contract.

Brokeri u svom uredu / Brokers in their office 

The service is very transparent because everything is regulated 

by the contract and a portfolio account within 

the SDA is opened on the investor’s name. The investor 

is familiar with the structure of his portfolio at any time, 

and can also follow the occurrences himself, while all 

the securities are accounted for as the investor’s property, 

which allows him to fulfil all his rights as the owner 

of the shares. What’s also interesting is that the investor 

and the manager share the accomplished profits, 

which is extra-motivation for the manager to ensure that 

the results are the best that they can be. The service is 

recommended to the more demanding investors who 

would like to diversify their asset portfolios into a slightly 

more risky investment form, as well as to experienced 

investors who don’t have the time or desire to follow the 

every-day events on the financial market, or who want 

to release a part of their portfolio to the manager in order 

to reduce the risk that their decisions would bring. 

At the moment, the portfolio funds are solely invested 

at the Zagreb Stock Market, but very shortly we will be 

able to offer any investor the option of structuring the 

portfolio in the region. 

What’s the citizens’ interest for this service like 

The interest is large, which was primarily caused by the 

events on the financial market. We are also surprised by 

the amount of interest for this service because it’s not 

exactly a service for the widest circle of investors. 

Which are the benefits of this type of investment as opposed 

to investing into investment funds, and which are 

the risks 

This is a flexible, individualized and transparent investment, 

which provides a certain amount of security and 

investor’s control. The manager is entitled to a part of 

the profit, which makes him motivated to achieve the 

best profit he can. Besides, due to the smaller number of 

shares in a portfolio than in a fund, the portfolio’s anticipated 

profit is slightly larger than in an investment fund. 

That’s also the biggest shortcoming of a portfolio, because 

the degree of risk is much higher than with some 

stock fund, but there is also an option of structuring the 

portfolio in proportion with the investor’s tendency towards 

risk, so that degree can be reduced. 

What is the condition at the Croatian stock market, as well 

as in this part of Europe For how long can we expect this 

sort of dynamic market with above-average increases of 

value to last How much is the state of today’s market 

based on the strength of the local economy, and how 

much is it a reflection of momentary “fashion” 

Regardless of the summer when the Zagreb Stock Market 

witnessed stagnation and drops of the prices, I think the 

condition is rather good. It’s very positive that the companies 

understand that the financial market is the place 

where they can look for funds for their development, so 

right now we have several announced public biddings 

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Brokeri KD Asset Managementa Zagreb / Brokers of KD Asset 

Management Zagreb 

besides T-HT. I think this will provide an extra-push for the 

market. The other countries of this part of Europe are 

also going through their path towards market economy. 

Some of them have been inducted into the EU, but that 

doesn’t mean that they completed that process. While 

the processes of transition and privatisation are lasting, 

it is expected that the companies will spread their 

businesses and increase profitability. That’s the reason 

almost all the mentioned markets have reached aboveaverage 

profits all these years. It is expected that, once 

these processes are finalized, the profits will drop to the 

world average of about 10-15 percent per year. 

There are some shares today that are unreasonably expensive, 

but I think that we can’t talk about the general 

overestimation of the market. It’s true that the expected 

rise and progress of some shares is calculated into their 

price. Regardless of that, it’s my prediction that we can 

expect above-average profits prior to entering the EU. 

Furthermore, I think that you won’t be able to make 

money on any random share you purchase, but you will 

need to be extra-careful while choosing the shares. 

How do we choose a good broker Is it true that the 

Croatian market is lacking in educated and quality brokers, 

especially those with an experience 

According to my experience, most of the decisions on 

the broker are based on recommendations. The brokers 

know that, so it’s in their best interest to keep you satisfied. 

The situation is such that you’ll hardly find a broker 

over the age of 35 because our financial market is 

young. Also important, the expected “duration” of the 

person working as a broker is about ten years, and after 

that almost everyone either looks for new challenges or 

becomes tired and fed up due to stressful working conditions. 

Those mentioned reasons and the great market 

expansion over the last two years may have resulted in 

a certain disproportion of the industry’s needs and the 

available personnel, for it will take some time before the 

profession answers by satisfying the needs of the industry 

that suddenly grows. However, regulators and educational 

institutions are doing a good job of looking after 

the development of quality and trustworthy personnel. 

Which insurance instruments guarantee the investor that 

the broker will work to his long-term benefit 

There are no firm instruments of insurance. That’s why 

the investment industry is one of the most supervised 

and regulated. Also, this is where the power of recommendation 

comes into play. If the broker wants to be 

successful, he must build a good reputation for himself 

and his house, and it’s his priority to work in the best interest 

of the clients. 

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Vijesti 

Ekotoranj 

Možda nije daleko dan kada će svaki kvart u razvijenim zemljama 

morati izgraditi po nekoliko ovako koncipiranih ekotornjeva, a ne bi 

bilo loše kad bi se oni počeli što prije koristiti. Koncept betonskog 

ili čeličnog tornja na sedam katova, 

uokvirenog zelenilom na svakome 

katu, nije samo oku ugodan nego i 

vrlo koristan za okoliš. Zeleni pojas 

istodobno skuplja vodu kojom se bilje 

samo “zalijeva” te stvara kisik, a na 

vrhu su turbina za stvaranje energije 

vjetra i solarne ćelije. Novostvorena 

energija vjetra i sunca skladišti se u 

akumulatorima ispod tornja, a koristi 

se za različite javne namjene zajednice. 

The Eco-Tower 

The day when every neighbourhood 

in developed countries will have to 

build several eco-towers of this concept 

may not be too far away, and it 

wouldn’t be a bad thing if they started 

being used as soon as possible. The concept of a concrete or steel 

seven-storey tower, embellished by greenery on each of the floors, is 

not just pleasant to the eye, but also very useful for the environment. 

The green belt simultaneously collects water that the plants use themselves 

and creates oxygen, and the top features a turbine for creating 

wind energy and solar cells. The newly created energy of the wind and 

sun is stored in accumulators beneath the tower, and it is used for different 

public purposes of the community. 

Rebranding Duhana 

među pet na svijetu 

Da u dizajnu Hrvatska na svjetskom tržištu 

ima što pokazati, redovito dokazuju priznanja 

našim marketinškim i dizajn agencijama 

na prestižnim međunarodnim natječajima. 

Među dobitnike se nedavno uvrstio i riječki 

Studio Conex, agencija čiji je rad na izmjeni 

identiteta tvrtke Duhan u golemoj konkurenciji 

ocijenjen kao jedan od pet najboljih 

na svijetu u protekloj godini na području 

rebrandinga. Nagrada ReBrand 100 dodijelila 

se treći put, a uz Studio Conex i Duhan, 

dobitnici su i Hard Rock International, 

volonterska udruga Ujedinjenih naroda ili 

Procter&Gamble. 

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Kozmodrom Normana Fostera 

Tvrtki Foster+Partners, čiji je čelni čovjek Norman Foster, jedan 

od najnagrađivanijih arhitekata današnjice, pripala je čast projektiranja 

prve privatne “svemirske luke”, odnosno kozmodroma 

u New Mexicu, čija bi gradnja trebala početi do kraja godine. 

Sinusoidni oblik zgrade te interijer izrazito će asocirati na NLO, 

čime se nastojalo dočarati dramu i misterij svemirskoga leta te 

artikulirati uzbuđenje koje će pratiti prve svemirske turiste. 

© Foster&Partners 

Norman Foster’s 

Cosmodrome 

The company “Foster+Partners”, led by Norman Foster who is 

one of the most awarded architects of our time, has received 

the honour of projecting the first private“space harbour”, better 

known as the cosmodrome in New Mexico, and its construction 

should begin by the end of the year. The sinuousoidal 

shape of the building and the interior will strongly bring 

the UFO to mind, which is an attempt to recreate the drama 

and the mystery of flying into space, as well as articulate the 

excitement that will accompany the first space tourists. 

The “Duhan” 

Re-Branding in the 

World’s Top Five 

The fact that Croatia has a lot to offer on the 

world design market is regularly demonstrated 

by the awards our marketing and designer 

agencies receive at prestigious international 

contests. The new spot in the winners’ circle recently 

went to Studio Conex from Rijeka, which 

is an agency that has recently changed the 

identity of the “Duhan” (“tobacco”) company, 

and their work was judged as one of the top 

five in the world last year in the enormous competition 

in the field of re-branding.The ReBrand 

100 Award was presented for the third time, 

and along with Studio Conex and Duhan, the 

winners also included Hard Rock International, 

the voluntary association of the United Nations 

or Procter&Gamble.

Zeleni indijski 

neboder 

Panorama Mumbaija će 2010. godine 

biti bogatija za jedinstvenu zgradu. 

India Tower bit će visok 301 metar, a 

u njemu će se naći hotel Park Hyatt, 

luksuzni stanovi i mnoštvo sadržaja 

namijenjenih ponajviše trošenju – 

restorani, barovi, skupe prodavaonice... 

Zanimljivo je pritom da će se tri 

odvojene funkcije – stambena, hotelska 

i poslovna – odvojiti i arhitektonski 

kroz tri dijela nebodera koji 

će se rotirati pod kutem. Rotirajući će 

neboder imati i cijeli niz inovativnih 

metoda za očuvanje energije, poput 

solarne zaštite, prirodne ventilacije, 

prikupljanja kišnice i korištenja “zelenih” 

materijala u gradnji. 

News 

The Green 

Indian Skyscraper 

Mumbai’s panorama will be richer for one unique building 

by 2010. The India Tower will be 301 metres high, 

and it will feature the Park Hyatt Hotel, luxurious apartments 

and plenty of features that are dedicated to consumption 

– restaurants, bars, expensive shops… What’s 

interesting is the fact that the three separate functions 

– residential, hotel and business – will also be architecturally 

separated through three sections of the skyscraper 

that will rotate themselves under a certain angle. The 

rotating skyscraper will also feature a whole string of innovative 

methods for energy preservation, such as solar 

protection, natural ventilation, collecting rainwater and 

using “green” materials in construction. 

Filharmonija sutrašnjice 

u Parizu 

Prepoznatljiv autorski rukopis Jeana Nouvela od 2012. bit će neraskidivo 

vezan i uz Parišku filharmoniju. Novi hram glazbe u Parizu 

obuhvaćat će 20.000 četvornih metara, s 2400 mjesta, i bit će ponajprije 

posvećen simfonijskoj glazbi, no golema i, stručnjaci tvrde, 

akustički savršena dvorana, moći će ugostiti i jazz ili druge glazbene 

izvedbe. Djelo Jeana Nouvela pobjeglo je od standardnog frontalnog 

modela te će glazbenici biti okruženi sa svih strana, čime će 

se postići veća intimnost između izvođača i publike. 

Kućica za samce 

Poljski arhitektonski studio Front Architects osmislio je Single 

Hauz, projekt izgledom najviše nalik na kućicu za ptice, čija se inovativnost 

ogleda u činjenici da ga je moguće posaditi doista – bilo 

gdje. Tražeći idealni dizajn kuće, autori su bili zagolicani izgledom 

billboarda, ali i socijalnom činjenicom o sve više “single” kućanstava, 

pa je njihov dom svojim minijaturnim dimenzijama doista prilagođen 

životu samo jedne osobe. 

Pripremila / Edited by: Aurelija Vukušiæ 

The Philharmonics 

of Tomorrow in Paris 

Jean Nouvel’s recognisable author’s stamp will be irreversibly 

connected to the Paris Philharmonics by 2012. The new temple 

of music in Paris will spread across 20.000 square metres, featuring 

2400 seats, and will primarily be dedicated to symphony 

music; however, the enormous and, according to experts, 

acoustically perfect hall will also be able to host jazz and various 

other musical performances. Jean Nouvel’s work has escaped 

from the standard frontal model and the musicians will be surrounded 

from all sides, which will accomplish a larger degree of 

intimacy between the performers and the audience. 

A Small House for Single People 

Polish architectonic studio Front Architects has designed Single 

Hauz, which is a project that mostly resembles a birdhouse, and 

the innovation of which is reflected in the fact that it is possible to 

plant it – just about anywhere. While searching for the ideal house 

design, the authors were intrigued by the billboard look, but also 

by the social fact that there is an increasing number of “single” 

households, so their home with its miniature dimensions is truly 

adjusted to a life of one single person. 

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Aktualno 

Dvorac Trakošćan / Castle Trakošćan 

Foto: Milan Babić, HTZ 

Hrvatski dvorci - kulturni i gospodarski potencijal koji propada 

Projekt Villas za oèuvanje 

graditeljske baštine 

Samo deset posto od stotinjak starih, kulturnih građevina je uređeno i transparentno – 

ostalo je prepušteno propadanju, bez riješene vlasničke strukture. Pedeset posto dvoraca 

je bez ikakve namjene, a vlasnici nemaju novca za njihovu prenamjenu 

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Piše: Mary Novosel 

Foto: HTZ, www.dvorci.hr

Stari grad u Varaždinu / Old town in Varaždin 

Foto: Darko Gorenak 

Kulturno naslijeđe – očuvano i upravljano na primjeren 

način – može imati važnu ulogu u prostornom 

i gospodarskom razvoju pojedine regije. 

Upravo je ta rečenica sažeta ideja vodilja međunarodnog 

projekta Villas, kojem je cilj jačanje gospodarske 

kohezije europskog prostora povećanjem vrijednosti 

kulturnog naslijeđa sastavljenog od povijesnih dvoraca, 

kurija, vila i ljetnikovaca. Projekt Villas, pod punim nazivom 

“Villas, stately homes and castles – compatible use, 

valorisation and creative managment“, uključuje 16 institucija 

iz Austrije, Italije, Hrvatske i Grčke. Glavni koordinator 

projekta za Hrvatsku je Arhitektonski fakultet Sveučilišta 

u Zagrebu, a glavni voditelj prof. Mladen Obad 

Šćitaroci. Cijela akcija snimanja stanja te pronalaženja 

eventualnih rješenja završila je neslavnom konstatacijom 

– Hrvatska se, istina je, može podičiti brojnošću dvoraca, 

kurija i ljetnikovaca i tu priča prestaje jer je samo deset 

posto od stotinjak tih starih, kulturnih građevina uređeno 

i transparentno – ostalo je prepušteno propadanju, bez 

riješene vlasničke strukture. Pedeset posto dvoraca je 

bez ikakve namjene, a vlasnici nemaju novca za njihovu 

prenamjenu. 

Država vlasnik većine devastiranih dvoraca 

– Teška situacija u kojoj su se našli hrvatski dvorci i kurije 

jedino se može riješiti povećanim senzibilitetom znanstvenika, 

vlasnika i korisnika dvoraca te službi zaštite 

kulturnoga naslijeđa te lokalne uprave za ovu tematiku, 

koja bi se, osim očuvanja, trebala pozabaviti i suvremenom 

namjenom dvoraca te njihovom prilagodbom 

suvremenim zahtjevima. U dužem roku se očekuju pozitivni 

učinci na lokalne zajednice kroz mogućnosti investiranja, 

promociju dvoraca te osmišljavanje ponude 

kulturnog turizma. Zbog toga je potrebno definirati prihvatljive 

oblike prenamjene povijesnih građevina što bi 

poticalo privatno poduzetništvo i onda bi te povijesne 

građevine bile pokretači razvoja šireg područja – kaže 

Nikša Božić, dipl. ing. arh., tajnik hrvatskog dijela projekta. 

Kako dalje navodi, problem predstavlja činjenica 

da su vlasnici dvoraca najčešće prepušteni sami sebi i 

od nadležnih državnih i lokalnih institucija mogu očekivati 

samo restrikcije koje definiraju službe zaštite, a ne i 

poticaje i potporu za projekte. Najbolji primjer za to je, 

prema našim informacijama, obitelj Dubravke i Dubravka 

Hoića koja je kupila svoj mali dvorac Bela II u nadi da 

će ga potpuno obnoviti, no, prema njihovim riječima, 

obnova zapinje gdje god stigne. Dvorac je još uvijek 

u fazi obnove koja traje i traje jer se na svaki odgovor 

čeka po godinu, dvije. 

S obzirom da svi ne mogu dobiti novac od države, pokrenuta 

je internetska stranica “dvorci.hr“ koja brojnim 

zainteresiranima može pružiti svojevrsni okvir u kojem bi 

se definirali načini i strategije ekonomske iskoristivosti tih 

povijesnih građevina, kaže ing. Božić, te dodaje kako su 

trenutačno najveći problemi neriješena vlasnička pitanja 

i financije. Iako je Villas podignuo svijest kod građana 

i vlasnika dvoraca, još uvijek nema dobro osmišljenih 

projekata. Vlasnik većine tih dvoraca je država, što često 

zna rezultirati svojevrsnom tromošću velikih sustava. 

Prema riječima ing. Božića, kod nekih dvoraca, poput 

Novih dvora zaprešićkih, poklopilo se prilično sretnih 

okolnosti pa se uspjelo s dobrim programom i riješenom 

vlasničkom strukturom dobiti novac iz jednog od fondova 

EU-a. Počela je obnova etapu po etapu. Plan je u 

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Dvorac Erdödy u Jastrebarskom / Caste Erdödy in Jastrebarsko 

prostorima tih dvora otvoriti sveučilišni centar i za sada 

sve teče prema planu. 

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Sudski spor “težak“ 10 godina i 8 milijuna kuna 

Iako su neki dvorci pravi biseri naše baštine i obnovljeni 

služe na čast turističkoj slici Hrvatske, poput Trakošćana, 

Velikog Tabora, Bežanca, Miljane, Kulmerovih dvora, 

Dvorca Pejačević, Đurđevca, Lukaveca i Staroga grada, 

te se uz pomoć brojnih kulturnih i gospodarskih sadržaja 

sasvim dobro nose s modernim tokovima, većina 

građevina ne može se podičiti tom srećom da ih itko posjećuje 

ili im posvećuje bilo kakvu pažnju. 

Tipičan primjer neprepoznatog blaga svakako je varaždinski 

dvorac Opeka, u državnom vlasništvu, koji, osim 

zdanja, uključuje i 60-hektarski arboretum prepun različitih 

vrsta biljaka i drveća. 

– Ovaj dvorac, popularno nazvan Bombelles, potpuno je 

pust više od 40 godina i sustavno propada. Iako je izrađen 

elaborat, još uvijek sve stoji, obnove nema. Pažnja se djelomično 

posvećuje arboretumu koji bi, uz malo više interesa, 

mogao postati prekrasan javni park – kaže Željko Trstenjak, 

dipl. ing. arh. iz Konzervatorskog odjela Varaždina. 

Sličnu sudbinu doživio je i dvorac Bosiljevo, za koji je pak 

ozbiljno zainteresiran privatni poduzetnik Siniša Križanec, 

vlasnik dvorca Bežanec, no kako kaže gospodin Križanec, 

lokalna samouprava je svojom pasivnošću “zakočila“ 

projekt i time još više ugrozila alarmantno stanje dvorca 

Bosiljevo. 

– Sve je počelo prije desetak godina, kada sam htio zakupiti 

Bosiljevo, ali mi je ugovor, zbog niza zavrzlama, poništen 

i cijeli je slučaj još uvijek na sudu. S obzirom da sam 

već uložio neki novac, koji sa sudskim troškovima iznosi 

osam milijuna kuna, želim to dovesti do kraja. Spreman 

sam se odreći tih potraživanja ako se uspijemo nagoditi 

da se dvorac ipak završi jer je to u interesu cijelog kraja 

– kaže Siniša Križanec, čiji dvorac Bežanec godinama 

posluje kao poznati hotel, restoran i vinoteka, te je jasan 

pokazatelj da vlasnik ima iskustva u realizaciji sličnih projekata. 

Obnova i strategija jedine zaustavljaju propadanje 

Da problemi s konačnim vlasništvom i dogovorom oko

Dvorac Vragović-Patačić-Schlippenbach u Maruševcu / 

Castle Vragović-Patačić-Schlippenbach in Maruševac 

Aktualno 

strategije dvorca nisu kraj putovanja, dokazale su obitelji 

Kajfež i Floegel koje se, svaka na svoj način, bore za opstanak 

njihovih velebnih zgrada koje su im pružile mnogo 

izazova. 

Gospođa Lada Szabo-Kajfež provela je sedamnaest godina 

u dvorcu Miljana koji je njezin pokojni suprug Franjo, 

svjetski poznati kemičar i hrvatski političar, preuredio prema 

izvornim nacrtima iz 17. stoljeća. No, pokazalo se da 

je život u dvorcu skup, čak 50 tisuća eura na godinu, pa 

je nedavno, bez obzira na privrženost zdanju, došlo do 

dogovora u obitelji da se njihov potpuno uređen dvorac 

Miljana proda za 4,6 milijuna eura. Prema riječima 

gospođe Kajfež, zainteresirani kupci neprekidno zovu jer 

je tih 2500 metara četvornih, koji uključuju 11 luksuznih i 

tri rustikalna salona, s 10 hektara okućnice, svakako zanimljiva 

parcela s raznim sadržajima i mogućnostima. 

Prodaja se malo otegla i zbog dogovora u obitelji kojoj 

je stalo da dvorac dospije u prave ruke, inače ga, kažu, 

radije neće prodati. 

Iz iste Krapinsko-zagorske županije je i dvorac Sveti križ 

Začretje u vlasništvu dr. Janka Mršića-Floegela. Obitelj se 

ozbiljno prihvatila obnove ove kasnobarokne građevine 

iz 18. stoljeća, koju su 2001. godine, u prilično devastiranom 

stanju, otkupili od Poljoprivredne zadruge. Kupnjom 

je zaustavljeno 70-godišnje propadanje te je počela zahtjevna 

i skupa obnova. 

– Obnovljeni dvorac će biti dostupan javnosti, a sadržavat 

će institut za informatičke inovacije, internetsku 

radionicu, seminarske dvorane, multimedijski opremljenu 

konferencijsku dvoranu i muzejski prostor u kojem će 

biti predstavljen izbor višestoljetnog obiteljskog inventara 

– kaže prof. dr. Mirna Mršić-Floegel, majka spomenutog 

vlasnika, dodajući kako je nakon rekonstrukcije građevine 

realno očekivati da će njihov dvorac postati atraktivna 

poslovna, kongresna i kulturno-turistička destinacija 

tijekom cijele godine. Posjetitelji su oduševljeni, kaže, sve 

bogatijim kulturnim programom, od izložbi, koncerata 

do promotivnih predavanja. To bi mogla (i morala) biti 

sudbina svakog dvorca u Hrvatskoj jer, kaže, kultura baštine 

ovisi o kulturi baštinika. Baštinjenim spomenicima 

kulture ne koriste ni popisi ni otpisi, nego stvarna potpora 

održanju, obnovi i revitalizaciji. 

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Dvorac Ratkaj u Velikom Taboru / Castel Ratkaj in Veliki Tabor 

Foto: Milan Babić, HTZ 

Croatian Castles – Cultural and Economic Potential that Is Falling into Decay 

Project Villas for Preservation 

of Construction Heritage 

Merely ten percent of about hundred old, cultural buildings are maintained and transparent – the 

other ones are left into ruin, without the defined ownership structure. Fifty percent of the castles 

have no purpose at all, and the owners don’t have the money to change their purpose 

Written by: Mary Novosel 

Cultural heritage – maintained and managed 

in an exemplary way – can have an 

important role in spatial and economic development 

of a certain region. That precise 

sentence is the concise guiding line of an international 

project called Villas, which aims at strengthening 

the economic cohesion of the European space 

by enlarging the value of the cultural heritage that 

consists of historic castles, curias, villas and summer 

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resorts. Project Villas, fully named “Villas, Stately Homes 

and Castles – Compatible Use, Valorisation and Creative 

Management”, includes 16 institutions from Austria, Italy, 

Croatia and Greece. The head coordinator of this project 

for Croatia is the Architectonic Faculty within the Zagreb 

University, and the head manager is professor Mladen 

Obad Šćitaroci. The whole process of detecting the condition 

and finding potential solutions has resulted in a miserable 

conclusion – it’s true that Croatia can boast with

Events 

Dvorac Bežanec / Castle Bežanec 

Veliki Tabor 

numerous castles, curias and summer resorts, but that’s 

where the story ends because only ten percent of about 

hundred of those old, cultural buildings are maintained 

and transparent – the other ones are left into ruin, without 

the defined ownership structure. Fifty percent of the 

castles have no purpose at all, and the owners don’t 

have the money to change their purpose. 

The Government Owns the Majority of Ruined Castles 

- This difficult situation that has occurred in regards to 

Croatian castles and curias can only be solved by increasing 

the sensibility of scientists, owners and users of 

the castles, as well as of those services that protect cultural 

heritage and local administration offices, because 

part of the problem, besides maintenance, is also the 

contemporary utilization of these castles and their adjustment 

to modern demands. In the long term, positive 

effects on local communities are expected, as there are 

many options of investments, promoting the castles and 

designing the offering for cultural tourism. That’s why 

it’s necessary to define acceptable ways of converting 

those historic buildings, which would encourage private 

businesses, and then those historic buildings would become 

initiators of the wider areas’ developments – says 

Nikša Božić, architecture engineer and secretary of the 

Croatian section of the project. He also says that the 

problem is the fact that the castles’ owners are often 

left by themselves and all they can expect from authorized 

government and local institutions are restrictions 

that are designed by the protection services, but not 

any encouragements or support for their projects. According 

to our information, the best example for that is 

the family of Dubravka and Dubravko Hoić, who bought 

their little castle Bela II. in hope of completely renovating 

it, but according to what they say, the renovation process 

is constantly being interrupted. The castle is still in the 

renovation phase that just keeps dragging on because 

it takes a year or two to answer a simple question. 

Considering the fact that not everyone can get their 

hands on government money, an Internet site “dvorci. 

hr” was launched and that’s where numerous interested 

people can get acquainted with the frame that would 

define ways and strategies of these historic buildings’ 

economic utilization, engineer Božić says, and adds that 

the biggest current problems include unresolved ownership 

issues and finances. Although Villas has raised the 

consciousness among the citizens and castle owners, 

well-designed projects are still lacking. The government 

owns the majority of these castles, which often results 

in some sort of sluggishness that big systems display. 

According to engineer Božić’s words, some castles, 

such as Novi Dvori Zaprešićki, have encountered some 

pretty lucky circumstances, and eventually a good programme 

and a resolved ownership structure led to the 

money from one of the EU funds. One step after the other, 

and the renovation has begun. The plan is to open a 

university centre in that facility and, so far, everything is 

going to plan. 

A Court Litigation “Worth” 10 Years and 8 Million Kunas 

Although some castles are true pearls of our heritage 

and their now-renovated versions are proud staples on 

Croatia’s tourist picture, such as Trakošćan, Veliki Tabor, 

Bežanec, Miljani, Kulmerovi Dvori, Castle Pejačević, 

Đurđevac, Lukavec and Stari Grad, which do a perfectly 

good job of dealing with modern times thanks to 

numerous cultural and economic features, most of the 

buildings aren’t lucky enough to have anyone visit them 

or give them any attention. 

A typical example of unrecognised treasure is certainly 

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Dvorac Trakošćan je najpoznatiji i najposjećeniji u Hrvatskom zagorju / Trakošćan is 

the most famous and visited castle in Hrvatsko zagorje 

Castle Opeka in Varaždin, which is owned by the Government 

and which, besides the building itself, includes 

a 60-hectre arboretum filled with various species of 

plants and trees. – This castle, commonly referred to as 

Bombelles, has been completely abandoned for over 

40 years and it’s gradually falling into decay. Although 

a study has been made, everything still stands in one 

place, there is no renovation. Partial care is given to 

the arboretum that could, with a little more interest, become 

a wonderful public park – says Željko Trstenjak, architecture 

engineer from the Conservation Department 

in Varaždin. 

Castle Bosiljevo has suffered similar fate, although it is a 

target of interest by private businessman Siniša Križanec, 

owner of Castle Bežanec. However, according to Mr. 

Bežanec, local administration and their passivity have 

“put the brakes” on the project, thus furthermore jeopardizing 

the alarming condition of Castle Bosiljevo. 

- It all started about ten years ago when I wanted to rent 

Bosiljevo, but due to a string of complications, my contract 

got cancelled and the whole case is still in court. 

Considering the fact that I invested certain money, 

which mounts up to eight million kunas with court fees, 

I want to pursue this to the end. I’m willing to give up 

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on those demands if we’re able to come to an agreement 

to finish the castle because that’s in the best interest 

of the entire area – Siniša Križanec says, and his Castle 

Bežanec has been in business for years as a famous 

hotel, restaurant and wine cellar, which clearly shows 

that the owner has plenty of experience in succeeding 

in such projects. 

Renovation and Strategy Are What It Takes to Stop the 

Ruination 

Problems regarding the finalized ownership and agreeing 

on the castle’s strategy are not the end of the road, 

and that is proved by families Kajfež and Floegel who 

are, each in their own way, fighting for the survival of 

their enormous buildings that have certainly put them 

through plenty. 

Mrs. Lada Szabo-Kajfež spent seventeen years in Castle 

Miljana that her late husband Franjo, world-famous 

chemist and Croatian politician, redecorated according 

to original blueprints from the 17th century. However, 

she found out that living in the castle is expensive, up to 

50 thousand euros per year, so there has recently been 

an agreement in the family, despite their devotion to the 

building, to sell their completely renovated Castle Milja-

Events 

Dvorac Sveti križ Začretje / Castle Sveti križ Začretje 

na for 4,6 million kunas. According to Mrs. Kajfež, interested 

buyers keep calling because those 2500 square metres, 

which include 11 luxurious and three rustic lounges, 

along with 10 hectares of the courtyard, are certainly an 

intriguing parcel with different features and possibilities. 

The selling process has slightly been prolonged because 

of the agreement within the family that wants the castle 

to be bought by the right person, or else they say they 

wouldn’t sell it. From that same Krapina-Zagorje County, 

we encounter Castle Sveti križ Začretje that is owned by 

doctor Janko Mršić-Floegel. The family has been very serious 

about renovating this late-baroque building from 

the 18th century, which they bought from the Agricultural 

Organization in pretty ruined shape in 2001. That 

purchasing put an end to about 70 years of decay and 

marked the beginning of an expensive and demanding 

renovation. – The renovated castle will be open for 

Dvorac Kaptol / Castle Kaptol 

public, and it will contain an institute for computer innovations, 

an Internet workshop, lecture halls, multimediaequipped 

conference hall and a museum space, which 

will present a selection from the multi-century family inventory 

– says prof.dr. Mirna Mršić Floegel, mother of the 

abovementioned owner, adding that, after the building’s 

been reconstructed, it is realistic to expect that 

their castle will become an attractive business, congress 

and cultural-tourist destination throughout the year. 

She says the visitors love the increasingly rich cultural 

programme, which provides exhibits, concerts and promotional 

lectures. That could (and would have to be) 

the fate of every castle in Croatia, she says, because 

the culture of the heritage depends on the culture of 

the heritage carrier. Cultural monuments have no use in 

lists or deductions, but they rather need true support for 

maintenance, renovation and revitalization. 

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Avantura 

Hum je smješten u srcu Istre, u buzetskoj općini / 

Hum is located in the heart of Istria, in the Buzet Community 

HUM 

Najmanji grad na svijetu 

U Humu žive tek tri obitelji, što ukupno iznosi tek 17 stanovnika. Zanimljivo je da se od 

11. stoljeća do danas, izvan humskih gradskih zidina gotovo ništa nije gradilo, naselje 

je ostalo unutar granica određenih već u ranom srednjem vijeku 

Piše: Patricia Müller 

Foto: Turistička zajednica Istarske županije 

Istra ima tartufe, i autohtono istarsko govedo – boškarin. 

Ima i prekrasnu obalu uz sjeverozapadno područje 

hrvatskog Jadrana, te predivne vile s bazenima 

u “zapuštenim” dijelovima unutrašnjosti, za kojima su 

poludjeli stranci i domaći koji se žele pošto-poto odvojiti 

barem na trenutak od vreve svakodnevice i uživati u 

netaknutom prirodnom okruženju. No, Istra ima i nešto 

što zasigurno ne postoji nigdje drugdje. Najmanji grad 

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na svijetu! Podatke čuva i Guinnessova knjiga svjetskih 

rekorda. U Humu žive tek tri obitelji, što ukupno iznosi tek 

17 stanovnika. 

Ovaj zanimljivi gradić smješten je u srcu Istre, u buzetskoj 

općini. Od grada Buzeta udaljen je 14 km, do njega se 

može, sa svih strana, doći automobilom, autobusom ili 

vlakom, ali mnogi ga izletnici pohode i pješice. 

Hum je svoj današnji izgled u osnovnim konturama dobio

Predivna unutrašnjost Istre ostavit će vas bez daha / Beautiful Istria inside 

will take you breath away 

još u srednjem vijeku, točnije u 11. stoljeću. Upravo tada 

je na ostacima stare utvrde izgrađen Humski kaštel, pa 

zatim i prvi niz kuća budućega gradića. 

U to je vrijeme Istra pripadala Franačkom Carstvu i u 

tom je sklopu 1040. godine postala zasebnom markom. 

Markgrof Ulrich I. je na pograničnim predjelima svoje države 

obnovio i podigao niz kaštela, među kojima i ovaj 

u Humu. Godine 1102. Ulrich II. daje Hum, uz niz drugih 

kaštela, kao feud akvilejskom patrijarhu. U darovnici se 

navodi “castrum Cholm” (prema starom hrvatskom obliku 

Hlm) i to je prvo spominjanje Huma. Tim činom zapravo 

počinje povijest Huma kao utvrde. I u kasnjim povijesnim 

izvorima, sve do 17. stoljeća, Hum se spominje kao 

“castrum”, dakle tvrđava, čime se naglašavala njegova 

fortifikacijska uloga. 

Danas je ovaj gradić spomen-grad, kao jedan od rijetkih 

sačuvanih primjera urbanog razvoja isključivo unutar 

ranosrednjovjekovnih zidina. Zanimljivo je da se od 

11. stoljeća do danas, izvan humskih gradskih zidina 

gotovo ništa nije gradilo, naselje je ostalo unutar granica 

određenih već u ranom srednjem vijeku. Humski 

se kaštel nalazio na platou u zapadnom dijelu gradića 

unutar obrambenih zidova, na mjestu gdje se danas dijelom 

nalaze župna crkva, župni dvor i najzapadniji dio 

sjevernog niza kuća. Tlocrt kaštela imao je oblik pravokutnika 

veličine 35x30 m. Ulaz u kaštel bio je iznutra, iz 

grada. Njegova je osnovna namjena bila obrambena. 

A onda se uz kaštel postupno gradilo i naselje. Nastao je 

tako gradić položen po hrptu izduženog brijega, unutar 

gradskih zidina koje zatvaraju površinu približno pravokutnog 

oblika dužine stotinjak i širine oko 35 metara. 

Prostornu organizaciju gradića čine tri paralelna niza 

kuća što se pružaju od istoka prema zapadu, dvije ulice 

koje ih odjeljuju i trapezasti trg kod glavnih gradskih 

vrata. Kaštel je dvjema ulicama bio izravno povezan sa 

svim dijelovima grada. Stambene kuće u sva tri niza gledale 

su na ulice, pa je tako bio omogućen brz dolazak 

vojne posade i brzo sklanjanje svih gradskih žitelja u kaštel. 

Najstariji je srednji niz, nastao poslije izgradnje kaštela 

tako što su konoliziranim graničarima, koji su u slu- 

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Avantura Hum je jedan od rijetkih sačuvanih primjera urbanog razvoja isključivo unutar 

ranosrednjovjekovnih zidina / Hum is one of the rare preserved examples of 

urban development exclusively within the early-medieval walls 

čaju potrebe činili kaštelsku posadu, dodjeljivane male 

kvadratne parcele u nizu na kojima su jedna uz drugu 

građene stambene kuće. Već u najranijoj fazi izgradnje 

naselja bila je podignuta i manja župna crkva sv. Marije, 

ispred kaštela, neposredno uz gradski trg. 

Ovaj je gradić “istrpio” mnoge faze izgradnje. Tako kao 

drugu fazu Huma možemo smatrati razdoblje od 12. do 

15. stoljeća. Tada Hum pripada Akvilejskoj patrijaršiji. To 

je vrijeme procvata umjetničke djelatnosti u Humu. Tom 

razdoblju pripada grobna kapela sv. Jeronima, oslikana 

znamenitim freskama, te monumentalni zvonik-kula podignut 

uz južni obrambeni zid. 

Nov procvat u izgradnji, Hum doživljava u prevlasti Venecije 

u 16. stoljeću. To je vrijeme razvijenog komunalnog 

sustava i sukladno tome izražene gradske uloge Huma 

kao administrativnog, kulturnog i gospodarskog središta, 

ali i s naglašenom obrambenom funkcijom. Obnovljene 

su obrambene zidine, ojačane dvjema kulama, izgrađena 

su dvostruka (glavna) gradska vrata, gradska loža i 

drugi objekti za upravne i javne djelatnosti, te nova župna 

crkva na mjestu starije romaničke crkvice sv. Marije. 

U sukobima, pljačkaškim i ratnim pohodima, Hum je često 

stradavao, njegov je fortifikacijski sustav, uključujući i 

kaštel, više puta djelomice rušen i ponovno obnavljan. 

Današnji izgled Huma dovršen je početkom 19. stoljeća 

izgradnjom župne crkve Uznesenja Blažene Djevice 

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Marije (poznate pod nazivom crkva sv. Petra i Pavla). 

Izgrađena je na mjestu gdje je prije stajala manja župna 

crkva iz 17. st. i dijelom kaštel. Tada je, zbog veličine 

nove crkve, južni gradski zid pomaknut prema vani tako 

da se zvonik našao unutar gradskih zidina. 

Još je jedna zanimljivost vezana uz ovaj mikrogradić. Na 

cesti izmežu Roča i Huma (7 km), s obje strane ceste, 

podignut je spomenik glagoljici koji je postavljen 1977. 

godine. To je Aleja glagoljaša, čiji je idejni začetnik književnik 

Zvane Črnja, a osmislili su je prof. dr. Josip Bratulić 

i kipar Želimir Janeš. Čini je jedanaest kamenih spomenobilježja: 

Stup Čakavskog sabora, Stol Ćirila i Metodija, 

Sijelo Klimenta Ohridskog, Vidikovac Grgura Ninskog, 

Glagoljski lapidarij, Klanac hrvatskog Lucidara, Uspon 

Istarskog razvoda, Zid hrvatskih protestanata i heretika, 

Odmorište žakna Jurja, Spomenik otporu i slobodi te 

Vrata Huma. 

Uvijek ste željeli cijeli grad obići u – pet minuta U Humu 

je to moguće. Ako ste poželjeli još malo uživati u ljepoti 

koja se nudi, sjesti u hladovinu ljetne terase ili uz pravo 

istarsko ognjište, tada vas čeka gostoljubivost domaćina 

u Humskoj konobi i izvrsna kulinarska ponuda. 

Ako ijedan grad posjeduje snagu magnetske privlačnosti, 

onda je to Hum. Iz njegovih se zidina, sa zvonika, s 

ruševnih balatura i iz sivih kamenih stijena na kojima je 

uzdignut, iskrada šapat starine.

Aleja glagoljaša / Glagolitic Avenue 

HUM 

The Smallest Town in the World 

Only three families reside in Hum, which brings the population number up to 17 

people. It’s interesting that, since the 11th century up until today, almost nothing 

was built outside the city walls of Hum; the town has remained within the boundaries 

that were determined in the early Middle Ages 

Written by: Patricia Müller 

Photo: Istrian County Tourist Board 

Istria has its truffles and autochthon Istrian cattle – boskarin. 

It also has a stunning coast along the northwestern 

area of the Croatian Adriatic, as well as some 

wonderful villas with swimming pools in the “abandoned” 

central parts, after which many foreign and local 

people have gone mad as they try to find a way to 

momentarily separate themselves from the every-day 

rush and enjoy the untouched natural surrounding. However, 

Istria also has something that no other area has. 

The smallest town in the world! That information is also 

available in the Guinness’s Book of World Records. Only 

three families reside in Hum, which brings the population 

number up to 17 people. 

This interesting little town is located in the heart of Istria, 

in the Buzet Community. It is 14 km away from the City 

of Buzet, and is reachable via car, bus or train; however, 

many hikers opt to go there on foot. 

Hum has received the basic contours of its appearance 

back in the Middle Ages, more precisely in the 11th century. 

That’s when the Hum Castle was built on the remaining 

parts of an ancient fortress, which was followed by 

a first string of houses of the town in the making. 

That was a period when Istria was a part of the Frankish 

Empire, within which it became an individual unit in 1040. 

The mark-count Ulrich I. renovated and built numerous 

castles at the borderline parts of his state, and that inclu- 

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Hum je svoj današnji izgled u osnovnim konturama dobio još u 11. stoljeću / Hum 

has received the basic contours of its appearance back in the 11th century 

ded the one in Hum. In the year of 1102, Ulrich II. gives 

away Hum, along with many other castles, as a feudal 

donation to the Aquileian Patriarch. The document cites 

“castrum Cholm” (according to the old Croatian phrase 

Hlm) and that is the very first mentioning of Hum. That 

act basically signifies the start of Hum’s history as a fortress. 

Even in the later historical sources, all the way until 

the 17th century, Hum is mentioned as “castrum”, which 

means fortress, and that emphasizes its fortification role. 

These days, this little town is a town-monument, as one 

of the rare preserved examples of urban development 

exclusively within the early-medieval walls. It’s interesting 

that, since the 11th century up until today, almost 

nothing was built outside the city walls of Hum; the town 

has remained within the boundaries that were determined 

in the early Middle Ages. The Hum Castle was 

situated on a plateau in the western part of the town 

within the defensive walls, at a place where you can 

now find the local church, church courtyard and the 

westernmost part of the northern string of houses. The 

castle’s blueprint had a shape of a rectangle with 35x- 

30m dimensions. The entryway into the castle was from 

within the town, and its primary function was defensive. 

Afterwards, a settlement was gradually built alongside 

the castle. That resulted in a small town positioned along 

a prolonged hill, within the city walls that enclose the 

rectangular surface that is about 100 metres long and 

35 metres wide. 

The physical organization of the town is consisted of three 

parallel strings of houses that are spread from the east 

to the west, as well as by two streets that divide them 

and a trapezoidal square near the main town gates. The 

two streets directly connected the castle to every other 

part of the town. Residential houses in all three strings 

Poznati istarski pršut / Famous Istrian prosciutto 

Natpis na željeznim vratima / 

Script on the iron doors 

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Jedina humska konoba / The only tavern in Hum 

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were overlooking the streets, which enabled the quick 

arrival of the military crew and the quick removal of the 

town people into the castle. The string in the middle was 

the oldest one, and it was built right after the castle because 

the colonized border guards, who were included 

in the castle crew in times of necessity, were awarded 

small square parcels in a string where they built residential 

houses one next to the other. Already in this earliest 

phase of building the settlement, a small local St. Mary’s 

Church was built in front of the castle, right next to the 

town square. 

This little town has “suffered” through many construction 

phases. The period between the 12th and the 

15th century is generally considered the second phase 

of the construction of Hum. That was when Hum was 

a part of the Aquileian Patriarchy. That was a period 

when art truly blossomed in this town. The remainders 

of that period are St. Jerome’s Grave Chapel, which is 

painted with renowned frescoes, as well as the monumental 

bell-tower that was built alongside the southern 

defensive wall. 

The new period of blossoming construction is bestowed 

upon Hum during the Venetian domination in the 16th 

century. That was a period of developed communal system 

and, in proportion to that, a distinctive role of Hum 

as an administrative, cultural and economical centre, 

but with an emphasized defensive function. Defensive 

walls were renovated and strengthened with two towers, 

double (main) town gates were built, as well as the 

town lodge and many other objects for administrative 

and public functions, including the new local church in 

the place of the older Romanesque St. Mary’s Church. 

During the conflicts, robberies and war campaigns, 

Hum was often placed in harm’s way, and its fortification 

system, including the casket, was repeatedly demolished 

and re-built. Hum’s present look was finished 

in the early 19th century, when the local Blessed Virgin 

Mary’s Assumption Church was built (also known as St. 

Peter and Paul’s Church). It was built in the position of 

the previous small local church from the 17th century, 

and partly in the position of the castle. That was when, 

due to the size of the new church, the southern city wall 

was moved to the outside, which meant that the belltower 

was now within the city walls. 

Another interesting thing is connected to this microtown. 

On the road between Roč and Hum (7km), on 

both sides of it, a monument to the Glagolitic alphabet 

was built and revealed in 1977. It is called the Glagolitic

Župna crkva Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije / Local 

Blessed Virgin Mary’s Assumption Church 

Avenue, and this idea was created by writer Zvone 

Črnja, and designed by prof. Dr. Josip Bratulić and 

sculptor Želimir Janeš. It consists of eleven stone monuments: 

The Pillar of the Chakavian Parliament, The 

Table of Cyril and Methodius, The Seat of Climent 

and Ohrid, The Belvedere of Gregory of Nin, The Glagolitic 

Collection of Stone Monuments, The Pass of 

the Croatian Lucidar, The Rise of Istrian Junction, The 

Wall of Croatian Protestants and Heretics, The Resting 

Place of Zakan Juri, The Monument to the Resistance 

and Freedom, and The Gate of Hum. 

Have you always wanted to see the entire town in 

– five minutes You can do that in Hum. And if you 

wish to spend some more time enjoying the beauty 

that surrounds you, or having a seat in the shade of 

the summer terrace or along the true Istrian fireplace, 

then you have the hospitality of the host of the 

Hum Tavern and fabulous culinary offering that are 

waiting for you. 

If there is one town that possesses the strength of magnetic 

attraction, then that is Hum. From his city walls, 

from the bell-tower, from ruinous terraces or from the 

grey rocks it was built on, you can hear the whisper 

of old times lurking around. 

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Gastro 

GIL’S CUISINE & POP LOUNGE 

Retro funky u Dubrovniku 

Odmah nakon ulaska u Gil’s nađete se u potpuno drukčijem okruženju, punom tekstila, 

rasvjete, cvijeća, ljubičastih i plavih nijansi 

Piše: Patricia Müller 

Foto: Zoran Marinoviæ 

Prije nekoliko tjedana u Dubrovniku je otvoren 

senzacionalan ružičasto-ljubičasti prostor nazvan 

“Gil’s Cuisine & Pop Lounge”, u kojem se 

može uživati u fantastičnoj hrani i sjajnoj glazbi 

u prekrasnom ambijentu. Tijekom ljeta iskusili su to mnogobrojni 

gosti koji su tražili mjesto više u tom zanimljivom 

lokalu, koji je bio potreban gradu kao što je Dubrovnik. 

I do danas nitko nije našao zamjerku ovome velebnom 

prostoru, u koji je duh svoje osobnosti unio mladi arhitekt 

Duje Kaliterna. 

Do suradnje na restoranu Gil’s iza sebe je imao jedan 

veliki projekt u Zagrebu, restoran People’s. 

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– Bez obzira što sam mlad, tijekom rada na lokalu u Dubrovniku 

imao sam potpuno slobodne ruke što se tiče 

projekta – rekao nam je Duje, kojega je za ovaj posao, u 

ime vlasnika, ruskog milijardera Viktora Veselberga, kontaktirao 

upravo čovjek čije ime nosi lokal u Dubrovniku, 

a koji je u suradnji s Kaliternom i završio cijeli projekt, poznati 

francuski chef Gilles Camilleri. 

– Da, Gilles se javio nama u siječnju ove godine i zainteresirala 

me ideja. Jedini njihov zahtjev bio je da zadovoljim 

njihovu želju za kuhinjom velike kvadrature, što sam 

i napravio – objasnio je Kaliterna, a osobni kuhar ruskog 

milijardera osmislio je i cijeli jelovnik u ovom restoranu.

U unutrašnjem dijelu restorana su stolice Minotti presvučene ljubičastim tekstilom, drveni 

stolovi, lusteri Ether, tekstil na stropu / The restaurant interior features Minotti chairs covered 

in purple textile, wooden tables, Ether chandeliers, textile on the ceiling 

Investitorova želja bila je i boja, o čemu naš sugovornik 

kaže: 

– Htjeli su da prevladava ružičasta boja i funky stil. Upravo 

po tim željama napravili smo prezentaciju koja im se 

odmah jako svidjela. Intencija nam je bila napraviti nešto 

potpuno drukčije u Dubrovniku. Odmah nakon ulasku u 

Gil’s nađete se u potpuno drukčijem okruženju, punom 

tekstila, rasvjete, cvijeća, ljubičastih i plavih nijansi. Taj stil 

bi se mogao nazvati retro funky. 

Za ovaj se prostor mladi arhitekt dobro pomučio ne bi 

li danas na jedinstven način plijenio pažnju posjetitelja. 

Duje Kaliterna o tome će opširnije: – Objekt je vrlo kompliciran. 

Sastoji se od više potpuno različitih cjelina, tako 

da svaka ima svoju priču. Vanjske terase su obložene bijelim 

kamenom ili egzotičnim drvom, dok je unutrašnjost 

restorana prekrivena hrastovim parketom. 

Vanjska terasa restorana je skup staklenih stolova, a stolice 

su tapecirane bijelom kožom. S tepisonima s retro 

uzorkom. U unutrašnjem dijelu restorana su stolice Minotti 

presvučene ljubičastim tekstilom, drveni stolovi, lusteri 

Ether, tekstil na stropu... Lounge-kaučevi presvučeni su 

bijelom kožom ili ljubičastim tekstilom, zatim opet stolovi 

Minotti, kožni veliki jastuci, fotelje Minotti presvučene 

tekstilom... Puškarnice su obložene drvom, opet s puno 

jastuka, a tu su i vodopadi tekstila, rasvjeta. 

O hrani se brine poznati francuski chef Gilles Camilleri / 

Famous French chef Gilles Camilleri is in charge of the 

food 

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Gil’s se prostire na 1300 četvornih metara / 

Gil’s spreads across 1300 square metres 

Prostor u kojem je smješten Gil’s pod zaštitom 

je UNESCO-a / The facility where Gil’s is located is 

under UNESCO protection 

Ovaj vrlo zaposleni mladi autor svakom novom projektu 

pristupa na svoj način. Iako je procedura uvijek ista, za 

svaki projekt se “koristi” osebujan način rada. 

– Tek što prvi put stupim u neki prostor, zamislim ga kako 

bih ja želio da izgleda, te se svoje prvotne ideje držim do 

samog kraja. 

Iako je sada Gil’s prvoklasni objekt u Dubrovniku, tijekom 

rada na lokalu Duje se susretao i s nekim problemima. 

Priznao nam je da je najteže bilo raditi na prostoru koji 

je spomenička baština i pod zaštitom UNESCO-a, ali i surađivati 

s raznim tvrtkama i institucijama u Dubrovniku. 

Najteže je, pak, bio sam rok izvedbe cijelog projekta, 

koji je bio vrlo kratak, kao i investitorovo nepoznavanje 

procedure u Hrvatskoj. No, snalažljivošću i sposobnošću 

ekipe koja je radila na ostvarenju projekta Gil’s, sve je 

dobro završilo. I danas imamo lokal površine 1300 četvornih 

metara. 

Kaliterna nije štedio kada su u pitanju fini materijali i poznate 

tvrtke kada se radilo o uređenju interijera. 

– Sve su to najčešće inozemne tvrtke koje imaju predstavništva 

u Hrvatskoj. Spomenuo bih Minotti, ITF, namještaj 

Calligaris, Murano due, Modular, Mooi, Floss rasvjeta, ili 

ozvučenje Bose, te keramika FAP... 

Kako se nije štedjelo na kvalitetnim materijalima, tako 

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se ne može očekivati da je lokal bio jeftin. Cijela priča 

stajala je investitora “nekoliko” milijuna kuna. No, uloženi 

novac se isplatio, reći će i investitor, naš arhitekt i svi posjetitelji, 

a oni su grupacija mlađih ljudi, ali onih “dubljeg 

džepa”. 

U Gil’su je velika kuhinja “na dohvat ruke” gostima, razdvaja 

ih tek velika staklena ploha, pa tako posjetitelji 

mogu pratiti kako nastaju njihovi francuski specijaliteti. 

U lokalu postoji oveći vinski podrum, a pozornost plijeni i 

veliki akvarij s jastozima. Prostor je podijeljen u dvije veće 

cjeline: modernu francusku kuhinju u kojoj se uz jela poslužuju 

vrsna vina, te otvoreni atrij s terasom koja pruža 

predivan pogled na more ispred Dubrovnika. Lounge 

bar nudi veliki izbor raznoraznih koktela i drugih pića, uz 

nezaobilazni sushi i deserte. 

– Puno je zanimljivih cjelina u lokalu. Meni osobno je najdraža 

interakcija, funkcioniranje cijelog objekta, koja se 

uspjela dobiti na kraju, a to nije bilo lako - rekao nam je 

na kraju mladi Kaliterna, te obznanio da priprema dva 

velika objekta u skoroj budućnosti: 

– Jedan u Zagrebu i jedan u Splitu, koji bih posebno izdvojio 

jer napokon nešto radim u “svom” gradu, te se 

nadam da će donijeti neke pozitivne promjene za grad 

pod Marjanom.

Retro Funky in Dubrovnik 

Immediately after entering the Gil’s, you find yourself in a completely different 

environment, filled with textile, lighting, flowers, purple and blue shades 

Written by: Patricia Müller 

GIL’S CUISINE & POP LOUNGE 

Photo: Zoran Marinoviæ 

Objekt je vrlo kompliciran. Sastoji se od više potpuno različitih cjelina, tako da svaka ima 

svoju priču / The object is very complicated. It consists of several completely different 

units, and each of them has its own story 

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Autor projekta je mladi splitski arhitekt Duje Kaliterna / 

The author of the project is young architect Duje 

Kaliterna from Split 

Ruski milijarder Viktor Veselberg uložio je “nekoliko” 

milijuna kuna u uređenje restorana / Russian millionair 

Viktor Veselberg invests “several” milion kunas in 

decorating 

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Several weeks ago, Dubrovnik witnessed the 

opening of a sensational pink-purple establishment 

called “Gil’s Cuisine & Pop Lounge”, where 

you can enjoy fantastic food and terrific music in 

a wonderful ambience. Numerous guests experienced 

that during the summer as they were looking for that 

extra-spot in this interesting establishment, which was 

certainly necessary in a city like Dubrovnik. Up until today, 

nobody’s been able to find any shortcomings in 

this glorious space, which features the personality spirit 

of its creator, young designer Duje Kaliterna. 

Up until the cooperation on the Gil’s Restaurant, he already 

had one large project in his resume, and that’s 

the People’s Restaurant in Zagreb. 

– Regardless of my youth, I had complete freedom 

while working on this restaurant project in Dubrovnik – 

Duje tells us, and reveals that he was contacted for this 

job, in the name of the Russian billionaire owner Viktor 

Veselberg, by the man who gets credit for this restaurant’s 

name, and who finished this project along with 

Kaliterna – famous French chef Gilles Camilleri. 

– Yes, Gilles contacted us in this year’s January and I 

was intrigued by the idea. Their only demand was to 

accommodate their desire for a grand-sized kitchen, 

which I did. – Kaliterna explains, and the Russian billionaire’s 

personal chef also designed the whole menu 

in this restaurant. 

The investor also made a request regarding the colour, 

and Duje Kaliterna has this to say about it: 

– They wanted the dominant presence of the pink colour 

and funky style. In line with those wishes, we threw a 

presentation and they really liked it. Our intention was 

to create something completely different in Dubrovnik. 

Immediately after entering the Gil’s, you find yourself in 

a completely different environment, filled with textile, 

lighting, flowers, purple and blue shades. You could 

call that style retro funky. 

The young architect had to work really hard on this 

space in order to draw the visitors’ attention in a unique 

way. Duje Kaliterna elaborates: 

– The object is very complicated. It consists of several 

completely different units, and each of them has its 

own story. The outdoor terraces are covered in white 

stone or exotic wood, while the restaurant interior is 

covered in oak parquet. 

The restaurant’s outdoor terrace is a collection of glass 

tables, and the chairs are upholstered in white leather, 

along with retro-sampled carpets. The restaurant interior 

features Minotti chairs covered in purple textile, 

wooden tables, Ether chandeliers, textile on the ceiling… 

Lounge sofas are covered in white leather or 

purple textile, and then there are Minotti tables, big 

leather cushions, Minotti armchairs covered in textile… 

Gunner’s hideouts are covered in wood, again with 

plenty of cushions, and there are also textile waterfalls 

and the lighting. 

This awfully busy young author approaches every new 

project in his own way. Although the procedure never 

changes, he “utilizes” a very specific work method for 

each of his projects. 

– The minute I first step foot into a certain space, I imagine 

it the way I would have created it, and that original 

idea of mine holds me in good stead until the end.

Vanjske terase su obložene bijelim kamenom ili egzotičnim drvom / The outdoor terraces are covered 

in white stone or exotic wood 

Although Gil’s is now a first- class Dubrovnik object, 

Duje has also encountered some problems during the 

working process. He told us that the most difficult thing 

was to work on the space that serves as a historical 

monument and is under UNESCO’s protection, but also 

cooperating with various companies and institutions in 

Dubrovnik. The most difficult thing, however, was meeting 

the project’s deadline, which was very short, as 

well as dealing with the investor’s lack of knowledge 

about how these procedures work in Croatia. However, 

thanks to the adaptability and competence of 

the crew that worked on the Gil’s project, everything 

ended well. And now we have a 1300-square-metre 

establishment. 

Kaliterna didn’t pull any punches when it came to fine 

materials and well-known brands regarding the interior 

decoration. 

– Most of them are foreign firms that have their branch 

offices in Croatia. I’d like to mention Minotti, ITF, Calligaris 

furniture, Murano Due, Modular, Mooi, Floss lighting, 

Bosa sound systems, FAP ceramics… 

Because no punches were pulled when it came to 

quality materials, you can’t expect this restaurant to be 

cheap. This whole episode cost the investor “several” 

million kunas. However, the invested money paid off, 

according to the investor, our architect and all visitors, 

the majority of which is made of younger people with 

“deeper pockets”. 

In Gil’s, you will find the large kitchen right around the 

corner from the guests, separated only by a big glass 

surface, so the visitors can observe how their French 

specialties are being made. The restaurant also offers a 

large wine cellar, and a big aquarium with lobsters also 

draws attention. The establishment is divided into two 

larger units: modern French kitchen where meals and 

excellent wines are served, and the open atrium with a 

terrace that provides a wonderful view over the sea in 

front of Dubrovnik. The lounge bar offers a large list of 

various cocktails and other beverages, along with the 

unavoidable sushi and desserts. 

– There are many interesting units in the establishment. 

I personally prefer the interaction, functioning of the 

entire object, which came as the result in the end and 

that wasn’t easy to achieve – young Kaliterna tells us 

in the end, and he announces that he’s preparing two 

large objects in the near future: 

– One in Zagreb and one in Split, which is something I’d 

like to point out because I’m finally working on something 

in “my” town, and I hope that it will lead to some 

positive changes for the town underneath Marjan. 

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Fine stvari 

Kuæica za kišobrane i cvijeæe 

Dizajneri se vole poigravati funkcijom i izgledom kišobrana. 

Nakon samostojećega kišobrana koji smo 

predstavili u prošlome broju, ovaj stalak iz japanske 

radionice Kyouei Design ima dvostruku funkciju: drži 

kišobran i ostatke vode iz njega usmjerava u malenu 

teglu za biljke koja je sastavni dio stalka. Neodoljivo, 

zar ne 

A Little House for 

Umbrellas and Flowers 

Designers like to play around with umbrellas 

and their functions and looks. After the 

self-standing umbrella we presented in 

the last issue, this rack from the Japanese 

workshop Kyouei Design has a double 

function: it holds the umbrella and it directs 

the remainder of its water into a small pot 

for plants, which is the integral part of the 

rack. Irresistible, isn’t it 

Buduænost kakvom 

je vidi Gorenje 

Gorenje sve hrabrije kroči u svijet visokog dizajna. 

Nakon suradnje s Pininfarinom, slovenski je proizvođač 

dao priliku jednome od mladih dizajnera, 

Francuzu Ora-Ïtou, a iz 

zajedničkoga rada nastao 

je set nevjerojatno stylish 

kućanskih uređaja čistih minimalističkih 

linija, u crnoj i 

boji aluminija. Tvorac ekskluzivne 

serije naziva svoj stil 

“simplexity” - kombinacijom 

jednostavnosti i kompleksnosti, 

a oboje je vidljivo na 

novim napama, hladnjacima, 

pećnicama s potpisom 

Gorenje Ora-Ïto. Početkom 

rujna u zagrebačkome muzeju 

Mimara i hrvatskoj je 

publici predstavljena ova 

serija, uz svesrdnu asistenciju 

futurističke kubusne kuhinje 

od naprednog kompozitnog materijala (također 

djelo Ora-Ïtoa), zaobljenih linija, idealne družice 

za najmodernije uređaje s logotipom Gorenja. 

Boce za sve 

Ove vesele i praktične boce dolaze 

iz poznate danske dizajnerske 

“kuhinje” Eva Solo. Dizajneri Claus 

Jensen i Henrik Holbaek odlučili su 

stati na kraj nepraktičnim bocama 

koje ne stanu u vrata hladnjaka 

ili se kroz njihova grla ne 

mogu ubaciti, primjerice, kockice 

leda ili kriške limuna. A tu je 

i presvlaka u živim bojama koja 

ne samo da uveseljava svakoga 

tko otvori hladnjak nego i 

služi kao termoizolacija, kako se 

vaš sok ne bi prerano ugrijao. 

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The Future According 

to Gorenje 

Gorenje has more courage in stepping into the 

world of high design. After cooperating with Pininfarina, 

the Slovenian 

manufacturer has given 

a chance to one of 

the young designers , 

the Frenchman Ora- 

Ito, and their joint work 

has resulted in a set of 

incredibly stylish household 

appliances with 

pure minimalist lines, 

coloured in black and 

aluminium. The creator 

of this exclusive series 

refers to his style as 

“simplexity” – a combination 

of simplicity and 

complexity, and both 

of those are visible on 

new cooker hoods, refrigerators and ovens that carry 

the name Gorenje Ora-Ito. This series was presented 

to the Croatian audience in early September in the 

Mimara Museum in Zagreb, with plenty of assistance 

from a futuristic cubic kitchen made from advanced 

composite materials (also courtesy of Ora-Ito) and 

featuring rounded lines, making for simply an ideal 

mate for the most modern appliances with the 

Gorenje logotype. 

Bottles for Everyone 

These merry and practical bottles come from the famous Danish designer 

“kitchen” Eva Solo. Designers Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek 

have decided to put an end to unpractical bottles that don’t fit into 

refrigerator doors or can’t have, for instance, ice cubes or lemon slices 

put into their necks. And they also have bright-coloured coverings that 

are bound to improve the mood of anyone who opens the fridge, 

while they also serve as thermo-isolation that prevents your juice from 

becoming warm too soon.

Stanièni mobitel 

Timo Wong je autor mobitela 

nazvanoga “Cells”, što je 

sasvim logično ime budući da 

mu je za njegovo oblikovanje kao 

inspiracija poslužila stanična struktura. 

Umjesto da tipke na tastaturi odijeli u 

standardne kvadratiće ili kružiće, odlučio se 

za princip “svaka tipka - jedna stanica”, uz promjene 

kontura unutar jedinstvene površine mobitela, 

model za koji tvrdi da je neusporedivo logičniji i 

ugodniji na dodir. 

Audi za najmlaðe 

Ovaj mali savršeni stroj iz Audijeve tvornice 

zapravo je dječja igračka koja se pokreće 

okretanjem pedala. No, to nimalo ne umanjuje 

perfekciju izrade koju su u njegovu 

stvaranju upotrijebili 

dizajneri i mehaničari 

njemačkog proizvođača 

automobila. 

Sastavljen od 900 dijelova, 

s aluminijskom 

karoserijom i kožnim 

sjedalima, model je 

replika Audija Type 

C, jednog od najslavnijih 

trkaćih automobila 

iz tridesetih 

godina prošlog stoljeća. 

U prodaju je 

od prošle godine pušteno 

samo 999 autića, 

pa je za očekivati da su bogati i slavni 

(i kolekcionari) već opskrbili svoje najmlađe 

modelom Type C. 

Bossov bijeg u divljinu 

Suprotno nekim predrasudama, Hugo Boss se ne bavi 

samo modom za ozbiljne poslovne ljude. Slavna modna 

kuća sposobna je vidjeti iza “ljušture” 

odijela strogog kroja i prepoznati divlje 

u srcu onoga koji će nakon radnog 

dana prepunog burzovnih izvješća 

“provjetriti glavu” vozeći se na nabrijanom 

motociklu. Upravo je za 

njih osmišljena ova kaciga iz kolekcije 

Orange, presvučena kožom i 

s uzorkom koji vješto oponaša blatnu 

mrlju. Da, upravo sam stigao s 

jednog “off-roada”... 

Pripremila / Edited by: Aurelija Vukušiæ 

Luxuries 

A Cell Phone with Cells 

Timo Wong is the author of the cell phone called 

“Cells”, which is a perfectly logical name since 

it was the structure of a cell that served as an 

inspiration for its shape. Instead of dividing 

the keys on the keyboard into standard 

little squares or circles, he decided 

on the principle “every key – one cell”, 

while changing the contours within the 

unique surface of the cell phone. The aut 

h o r claims that this model is incomparably more 

logical and the feel of it is much more pleasant. 

Audi for the 

Youngest 

This perfect little machine 

from the Audi factory is 

actually a children’s toy 

that is started by turning 

the pedals. However, that 

does nothing to diminish 

the crafting perfection 

that was demonstrated by 

designers and mechanics 

of this German cars manufacturer 

during the creating 

process. Consisting of 

900 parts, with aluminium 

auto-body and leather seats, the model is a replica 

of Audi Type C, one of the most famous racing cars 

of the 1930s. Only 999 little cars were released for sale 

last year, so it is expected that the rich and famous 

(and also collectors) have already provided the Type 

C model for their youngest. 

Boss’s Escape 

into the Wilderness 

Contrary to some prejudice, Hugo Boss doesn’t 

exclusively deal with fashion for serious business 

people. The famous fashion brand is capable of 

looking beyond the “shell” of a tailored suit and 

recognize what’s wild in the heart of the person 

who will recover from a workday filled with stock 

reports by “clearing their head” while riding a furious 

motorcycle. This helmet from the Orange Collection 

is designed precisely from them, as it is covered 

in leather and features a sample that imitates a 

mud stain. Yes, I’ve just arrived from an “off-road”… 

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ZDENKO ŠLIBAR: 

Skulpture kao metafora 

za neizrecivo 

Skulptura Zdenka Šlibara uvijek se referira na čovjeka ili neko njegovo stanje. Na 

prvi susret, apstraktni oblici, grubo rezani blokovi, neobrađene površine koje otkrivaju 

prirodu materijala i pridonose nekoj unutrašnjoj dinamici skulpture, pomalo 

otkrivaju ljudski oblik, stav, pa čak i osjećaj zamrznut u materijal 

Piše: Nataša Bodrožiæ 

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Zagrebački umjetnik Zdenko Šlibar profesionalni je 

kipar, a umjetnički mu izričaj obuhvaća i rad s keramikom. 

Njegove prepoznatljive skulpture, pomalo 

grube i sirove, a istodobno snažne u autorskom 

izrazu, “hladni” materijali, bronca i žica, koji prevladavaju, 

govore dosta o hladnoći današnjice, otuđenju i nedostatku 

emocija. S druge strane, iz njih se nerijetko iščitava 

doza humora, ali i poetika koja izvire iz grubih, masivnih 

formi i završava u nježnoj igri krhkih žičanih oblika. 

Kraj dvadesetog stoljeća donio je u promišljanjima suvremenih 

estetičara, umjetnika i povjesničara umjetnosti priču 

o kraju modernizma i novome početku umjetnosti kao 

totalnog projekta s onu stranu tradicionalnih kategorija 

novovjeke estetike. Dok neki, dakle, već podosta vremena 

govore o smrti slike, slikarstva i uopće tradicionalnih 

medija umjetničkog izražavanja, pred najezdom novih 

medija, ipak nalazimo dosta života, odnosno vitalnosti u 

radovima pojedinih umjetnika, a čiji je fokus upravo na 

tradicionalnim umjetničkim formama. 

Skulptura Zdenka Šlibara uvijek se referira na čovjeka ili 

neko njegovo stanje. Na prvi susret, apstraktni oblici, grubo 

rezani blokovi, neobrađene površine koje otkrivaju 

prirodu materijala i pridonose nekoj unutrašnjoj dinamici 

skulpture, pomalo otkrivaju ljudski oblik, stav, pa čak i 

osjećaj zamrznut u materijalu. Često apstraktni oblici antropomorfnih 

konotacija funkcioniraju pomalo kao metafora 

za neizrecivo, a itekako opipljivo stanje današnjice, 

kada ljudi sve više nalikuju jedni drugima, a pritom imaju 

vrlo malo međusobnih dodira. 

Šlibarovi radovi izlagani su na petnaestak samostalnih i 

isto toliko skupnih izložbi. Jedna od koncepcijski zanimljivijih 

izložaba na kojoj je prisutan njegov rad “problematizirala 

je pojam erotskoga (čulnoga, strasnoga, požudnoga 

i spolnoga) u suvremenom društvu; erotskoga čija je 

predodžba u novije vrijeme doživjela značajnu promjenu, 

izgubivši punoću prvotnoga značenja i vlastitost intime, a 

zadobivši na ispraznosti, površnosti i hladnoći”. Od umjetnika 

koji su sudjelovali u tom projektu tražilo se “da reagiraju 

angažirano i provokativno na činjenicu gubljenja 

iskrenosti osobnog intimizma u općem procesu globalizacije. 

Da reagiraju kritički, ironično i čak satirično na erotiku 

kao ‘potrošački artikl’ i unosnu ‘robu’ u masmedijima, 

te tako na njezino stalno klišejiziranje i banaliziranje. I da 

naposljetku svojim djelima naznače je li istinska erotika 

postala jedna vrsta utopije – je li to jedno nedohvatljivo, 

imaginarno, idealno stanje, koje je postalo neostvarivo” 

Odabrani umjetnici – ponajviše keramičari i kipari, koji su 

sudjelovali u ovome projektu, reagirali su velikim dijelom 

angažirano, čak provokativno i ironično, ali i poetično. 

Erotičnost, a nekad i eksplicitniji prikaz seksualnosti, može 

se iščitati u Šlibarovim radovima. Ipak, bavljenje ljubavnim 

odnosima teško da mu je osnovna preokupacija 

u radu. Višeslojnost i aluzivnost njegovih skulptura dotiču 

brojna pitanja o stanju čovjeka danas, njegove egzistencije 

i položaja, time uključujući i emotivnu stranu ljudske 

osobnosti. Jedna od takvih skulptura izrazito je poetičan 

“ready made”: dvije ručke otrgnute sa slavine, jedna 

za vruću, druga za hladnu vodu, pričvršćene su na crvenu 

ciglu tako da stoje jedna do druge ne dodirujući 

se. Između njih, cijelom širinom cigle, dijeleći je na pola, 

prolazi crvena traka simbolizirajući prepreku iz koje se 

naslućuje i zabrana, granica između dvaju individualnih 

svjetova koji se nikada ne mogu spojiti. Očitoj sličnosti 

usprkos. Harmonična kompozicija, čak i elegancija skulpture, 

iako je sastavljena iz vrlo prozaičnih, gotovo banalnih 

dijelova, uz jak simbolični naboj, čine je jednom 

od zanimljivijih eksperimentalnih radova zagrebačkog 

umjetnika. 

Jedna od važnijih samostalnih izložbi Zdenka Šlibara bila 

je ona pomalo začudnog naziva “Samoljudi” u ULUPUH-u 

u svibnju 2005. godine. Dvadesetak skulptura i instalacija 

nosilo je neku opću poruku da su ljudi, unatoč životu u 

mnoštvu, individue koje najviše nose osamu i otuđenost. 

Tri Šlibarova rada nalaze se u javnim prostorima u Zagrebu 

i Podsusedu. Član je ULUPUH-a, LIKUM-a i Hrvatskog 

keramičarskog udruženja KERAMEIKON iz Varaždina. 

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ZDENKO ŠLIBAR: 

Sculptures as a Metaphor 

for the Unspeakable 

Zdenko Šlibar’s sculpture always refers to a human being or one of its states. At first glance, 

the abstract shapes, roughly cut blocks and unprocessed surfaces, which point out the nature 

of the material and contribute to some inner dynamics of the sculpture, slightly reveal the human 

shape, attitude, even emotion that’s frozen in the material 

Written by: Nataša Bodrožiæ 

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Artist Zdenko Šlibar from Zagreb is a professional sculptor, 

and his artistic expression also encompasses 

working with ceramics. His recognizable sculptures, 

slightly rough and raw, but at the same time strong 

in their author’s expression and dominating “cold” materials 

like bronze and wire say plenty about today’s coldness, 

detachment and lack of emotions. On the other hand, they 

often also reveal a dose of humour, but also the poetics that 

comes out of rough, massive forms and ends up in some gentle 

interplay between fragile wire shapes. 

The end of the twentieth century has filled the thoughts of 

contemporary aestheticians, artists and art historians with stories 

about the end of modernism and the new beginning of 

art as a total project on the other side of traditional categories 

of modern-era aesthetics. While some have been talking 

for quite some time about the death of paintings, the art of 

painting and traditional mediums of overall art expressions 

in the wake of the new mediums’ invasion, we can still find 

plenty of life and vitality in the works of certain artists who 

focus precisely on traditional artistic forms. 

Zdenko Šlibar’s sculpture always refers to a human being or 

one of its states. At first glance, the abstract shapes, roughly 

cut blocks and unprocessed surfaces, which point out the 

nature of the material and contribute to some inner dynamics 

of the sculpture, slightly reveal the human shape, attitude, 

even emotion that’s frozen in the material. Very often these 

abstract shapes of anthromorphic connotations slightly function 

as a metaphor for the unspeakable, yet very tangible 

state of this era, in which people increasingly resemble each 

other while having very little interaction with each other. 

Šlibar’s works have been displayed at about fifteen solo exhibits 

and just as many group ones. One of the conceptually 

more interesting exhibits that featured his work “has dealt 

with the concept of the erotic (sensuous, passionate, lustful, 

sexual) in modern society; the erotic that carries an image 

that’s been very much changed lately by losing the fullness 

of the original meaning and the possession of intimacy, while 

gaining plenty of emptiness, superficiality and coldness”. The 

artists who participated in this project were asked to “react 

in an involved and provocative manner to the fact of losing 

personal intimacy’s honesty in the overall globalisation process. 

To react critically, ironically, even satirically to erotica as 

“a consumer item” and profitable “goods” in the mass media, 

as well as its use as a cliché and something banal. And fi-

nally, to use their works to reveal whether true 

erotica has become a type of utopia – whether it is 

an unreachable, imaginary, ideal state that cannot be 

achieved anymore” The chosen artists – mostly sculptors 

and ceramicists, who were involved with this project, 

have reacted in a very engaged manner, even 

being provocative and ironic, but also poetical. 

Eroticism, and sometimes also a more explicit display 

of sexuality, can often be found in Šlibar’s works. Still, 

you could hardly say that dealing with love relations is 

the basic preoccupation of his work. The multi-layered 

allusive aspect of his sculptures touches on numerous 

questions about man’s state today, his existence and 

position, and that includes the emotional side of human 

personality. One of such sculptures is the extremely poetical 

“ready made”: two handles that were ripped off 

a tap, one for hot water and one for cold water, were 

attached to a red brick by standing one next to the 

other without touching themselves. Between them, all 

along the wideness of the brick and splitting it in half, 

there is a red ribbon that symbolizes an obstacle and 

alludes to prohibition, like a border between two individual 

worlds that can never be combined, despite 

their obvious similarity. The harmonious composition, 

even the sculpture’s elegance, although it consists of 

very prosaic and near-banal parts with strong symbolic 

impact, ensure its place as one of the more interesting 

experimental works by this Zagreb artist. 

One of Zdenko Šlibar’s more important solo exhibits carried 

a slightly odd name “SelfPeople” at the ULUPUH 

(Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Art) in May of 

2005. About twenty sculptures and installations carried 

a general message that people, despite living within a 

crowd, are merely individuals who primarily carry loneliness 

and detachment. Three Šlibar’s works can be 

found in public spaces in Zagreb and Podsused. He is 

a member of ULUPUH, LIKUM (Unity of Croatian Artists) 

and the Croatian Ceramic Association KERAMEIKON 

from Varaždin. 

Zdenko Šlibar u umjetničkom zanosu / Zlatko Šlibar in 

a creative outburst 

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Dizajn 

Duæan kulture i duha 

Estetski razmaženi connoisseuri, znatiželjni studenti dizajna, uspaničeni uzvanici u potrazi 

za idealnim vjenčanim darom, stari klijenti koji rado navrate na kavu... uobičajena 

su i dobrodošla pojava u ovoj karizmatičnoj trgovini vedre i “pomaknute” atmosfere 

Piše: Ivan Mladina 

U 

romantičnom okružju prastarih kućica zagrebačke 

Tkalčićeve ulice, već desetak godina nalazi 

se trgovina vrlo jedinstvene i pomno probrane 

ponude. Od svog osnutka, Modus ima status 

svojevrsne škole dobrog ukusa u industrijskom dizajnu, 

s vrlo širokom i odanom bazom klijenata, prijatelja i 

simpatizera. Estetski razmaženi connoisseuri, znatiželjni 

studenti dizajna, uspaničeni uzvanici u potrazi za idealnim 

vjenčanim darom, stari klijenti koji rado navrate na 

kavu... uobičajena su i dobrodošla pojava u ovoj karizmatičnoj 

trgovini vedre i “pomaknute” atmosfere. 

Otvoren sredinom devedesetih, Modus se odmah profilirao 

kao “konceptualni dućan”, mjesto gdje je edukacija 

u dobrom ukusu davala sasvim poseban pečat 

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Foto: Kristina Faziniæ 

odnosu prema klijentu. Osnivači Nina Fiolić i Goran 

Lelas željeli su stvoriti sasvim nov ugođaj, gdje osjećaj 

uronjenosti u proces stvaranja posebnih artefakata te 

sama ljepota njihovih formi, inače banalan proces kupnje 

pretvaraju u slavlje estetike vrhunskog industrijskog 

dizajna. 

Uzmimo, na primjer, proizvodni program čuvene talijanske 

tvrtke Alessi, koji je u Modusu uzdignut na galerijsku 

razinu. Posebna pozornost posvećena pričama koje se 

kriju iza nastanka svakog proizvoda ne čudi, s obzirom 

da gotovo svaki proizvod tvrtke Alessi nosi potpis nekog 

velikog suvremenog arhitekta ili dizajnera. Upravo Alessi 

proizvodi opjevani Juicy Salif, genijalno cjedilo za limun 

Phillipea Starcka, koje, kako se čini, već godinama baš

U Modusu možete pronaći i čuvene 

čajnice Michaela Gravesa / 

Modus also features famous teapots 

by Michael Graves 

svaki intelektualac želi vidjeti u svojoj kuhinji ili, još bolje, 

dnevnoj sobi. 

Čuveni čajnici Michaela Gravesa, s ptičicom koja zvižduće 

kad voda uzavri, elegantno zrcaljenje vitoperih 

ploha vaze Crevasse arhitektice Zahe Hadid, ekscentrične 

forme Rona Arada... prave su vizualne poslastice 

koje nikog ne ostavljaju ravnodušnim. 

Spomenuvši Rona Arada, u Modusu je taj dizajner iznimno 

cijenjen i zastupljen zbog svoje sklonosti k eksperimentiranju 

te inovativnom duhu - upravo onim osobinama 

koje su bile misao vodilja u stvaranju ove trgovine. 

Puno toga je u Modusu zasnovano na spajanju suprotnosti, 

što posjet Modusu uvijek iznova čini vrlo posebnim 

iskustvom. 

Prema riječima Nine Fiolić: “Ta igra krajnostima, miješanje 

ozbiljnog i neozbiljnog, važnog i nevažnog, etabliranog 

i upitnog, to je ono što nas u Modusu zapravo 

najviše veseli. Podrška i poticaj klijenata te izmjena pozitivne 

energije i novih saznanja, na tom su putu, uz vlastiti 

entuzijazam, presudni...” 

Prvo pravilo je da nema pravila, i da neko novo iznenađenje 

vreba na svakom koraku. “Ozbiljne” komade tako 

smjenjuju vesele, otkvačene kreacije poput onih Droog 

designa, dok se u moru svih tih nevjerojatnih, očaravajućih 

artefakata odjednom mogu pronaći i neobične rijetkosti 

poput superekskluzivnih parfema Diptyque. U taj 

kaleidoskop izvrsno se uklapa i ponuda čajnika od gusa, 

veleposlanika japanskog dizajna i kulture pijenja čaja. 

Posljednjih nekoliko godina, Modus se počeo okretati 

i prema skandinavskom dizajnu. Iittala, Stelton, Tonfisk, 

neki su od zastupljenih skandinavskih proizvođača, čiji 

su proizvodi dio stalnog postava mnogih svjetskih muzeja 

suvremenog dizajna. Kultne linije posuđa “TEEMA” 

Nina Fiolić 

Kaj Francka iz 50-ih godina i “ORIGO” Alfreda Haberlia 

iz 1999., šalice “EGO” Stefana Lindforsa, pravi su klasici 

industrijskog dizajna i kao takvi zaslužuju svoje mjesto na 

policama Modusa. 

Na nadolazećoj izložbi skandinavskog dizajna koja se 

krajem rujna otvara u Muzeju za umjetnost i obrt u Zagrebu, 

mnogi od tih predmeta bit će izloženi za širu publiku. 

U sklopu izložbe Modus će prikazati i dio svog asortimana 

koji je velikim dijelom zastupljen i na samoj izložbi. Izvanredna 

prigoda za upoznavanje šire javnosti ne samo sa 

skandinavskim dizajnom, koji je posljednjih godina napravio 

veliki comeback, nego i s čudesnim bogatstvom 

i raznolikošću ponude ove jedinstvene trgovine. 

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Program talijanske tvrtke Alessi u Modusu je uzdignut na galerijsku 

razinu / The programme of Italian firm Alessi is ascended 

to gallery-like level in Modus 

Written by: Ivan Mladina 

Photo: Kristina Faziniæ 

The Store 

of Culture 

and Spirit 

Superekskluzivni parfemi Diptyque / Super-exclusive 

Diptyque perfumes 

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Aesthetically spoiled connoisseurs, curious 

design students, panicking guests searching 

for the ideal wedding present, old clients who 

always come by for a cup of coffee … are 

some of the usual, welcomed appearances in 

this charismatic store of merry and “kooky” 

atmosphere 

In the romantic surrounding of ancient houses at 

Tkalčić Street in Zagreb, a store of very unique and 

carefully selected offering has been open for about 

ten years. Since its beginning, Modus has a status of 

some sort of school of good taste in industrial design, 

with a very wide and loyal base of clients, friends and 

admirers. Aesthetically spoiled connoisseurs, curious design 

students, panicking guests searching for the ideal

Finski klasik koji je dizajnirao Timo Sarpaneva davne 1960. godine / 

The Finnish classic designed by Timo Sarpaneva way back in 1960 

Design 

“Ptice” iz nove Iittaline kolekcije / “Birds” from the new 

Iittala collection 

wedding present, old clients who always come by for a 

cup of coffee… are some of the usual, welcomed appearances 

in this charismatic store of merry and “kooky” 

atmosphere. 

Opened in the mid-nineties, Modus immediately defined 

itself as “a conceptual store”, a place where education 

in good taste provided a special flavour in relationships 

towards clients. Founders Nina Fiolić and Goran Lelas 

wanted to create a completely new ambience, where 

the feeling of being involved in the process of creating 

special artefacts, as well as the very beauty of their 

forms, turn this otherwise banal process of shopping into 

a celebration of supreme industrial design’s aesthetics. 

Let’s take, for example, the manufacturing programme 

of the famous Italian firm Alessi, which has been ascended 

to gallery-like level in Modus. The special attention 

given to stories that hide behind the origins of all products 

is not surprising, being that almost every Alessi product 

carries a signature of some great contemporary 

architect or designer. It’s precisely Alessi that produces 

the celebrated Juicy Salif, a brilliant lemon squeezer designed 

by Philippe Starck, which appears to have found 

its way to every intellectual’s wish list for their kitchen, or 

even better, living room. 

Legendary teapots by Michael Graves with a little bird 

that whistles when the water starts boiling, the elegant 

mirroring of warped surfaces on the Crevasse vase by 

architect Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad’s eccentric forms… are 

true visual delicacies that will leave no one feeling indifferent. 

Now that we mentioned Ron Arad, that designer is extremely 

appreciated and represented in Modus due to 

his tendency towards experimenting, as well as his innovative 

spirit – which are the exact characteristics that 

served as the guiding line when this store was created. 

Lots of things in Modus were based on the process of 

combining the opposites, which means that visiting 

Modus is always a very special experience. According 

to Nina Fiolić: 

“These games we play with extremes, combining serious 

and amusing, important and trivial, established and questionable 

– that is what makes us really happy in Modus. 

The support and encouragement of our clients, as well 

as exchanging positive energy and new discoveries, are 

what truly makes the difference on that road, along with 

our own enthusiasm…” 

The first rule is that there are no rules, and there is a new surprise 

around every corner. “Serious” pieces are followed 

by cheerful, daft creations like those Droog designs, while 

you can also find unusual rarities like the super-exclusive 

Diptyque perfume in this sea of unbelievable, enchanting 

artefacts. That sort of kaleidoscope wonderfully complements 

items like a cast-iron teapot, which is the ambassador 

of Japanese design and the culture of sipping tea. 

Over the last several years, Modus has also started to turn 

towards Scandinavian design. Iittala, Stelton, Authentics 

– these are just several of the represented Scandinavian 

manufacturers, which offer products that are constantly 

on display in many museums of contemporary design 

around the world. Famous “TEEMA” lines of dishes by Kaj 

Franck from the 50s, as well as “ORIGO” by Alfred Haberli 

from 1999 and “EGO” cups by Stefan Lindfors, are true 

classics of industrial design and that qualifies them as 

worthy of a place on the Modus shelves. 

At the upcoming exhibit of Scandinavian design, which 

opens at the end of September in Museum for Arts and 

Crafts in Zagreb, many of those objects will be on display 

for a larger audience. Within that exhibit, Modus will also 

show a selection from its assortment that is largely represented 

at the exhibit itself. It is an extraordinary opportunity 

to introduce a large audience not only to Scandinavian 

design, which has been making a big comeback 

over the last few years, but also to the miraculous wealth 

and diversity of this unique store. 

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Interijeri 

Wegnerove sjedalice iz 1963. godine / Wegners 

three-leg ged chairs produced in 1963. 

Piše: Helena Pajiæ 

Foto: www.designhotels.com 

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Londonski hotel Rockwell, nadahnut spoj klasike i modernoga 

Vjeèna elegancija protiv 

sezonskih trendova 

Arhitektonski studio Squire and Partners odlučio se za suzdržan pristup oživljavanju prostora, 

u kojemu će jednako bitnu ulogu igrati arhitektonsko naslijeđe prošlih stoljeća, 

odabir retro boja koje su u trendu i, dijelom, geometrijskih uzoraka iz sedamdesetih, te 

najluksuzniji noviteti udobnog življenja

U Rockwellu dominiraju nenametljive boje senfa i 

akvamarina / Rockwell is dominated by unassuming 

colours of mustard and aquamarine 

Sve je u funkciji ugodnoga bivanja / Everything has a 

function of pleasant state of being 

Hotel je otvoren sredinom prošle godine / The hotel 

was opened in the middle of last year 

Diskretni, ali efektni uzorci na tapetama / Discrete but 

effective wallpaper samples 

Nakon ljetnih užitaka, prozračnih mediteranski 

obojenih interijera i čarobnih bogomdanih 

eksterijera, vrijeme je za povratak klasici. A ne 

postoji bolje mjesto za pronalazak elegantnih i 

klasičnih vizura od Londona. Britanska prijestolnica nudi 

stotine fantastičnih hotelskih prostora po svačijem ukusu, 

a hotel Rockwell, savršeno smješten na Kensingtonu, jedan 

je od onih koji će se jednako svidjeti i ozbiljnoj poslovnoj 

gospodi i mondenim šopingholičarkama. 

“Lokacija, lokacija i lokacija”, tri su stvari jednako bitne i 

za dom i za hotel. Rockwellova je lokacija na Earl’s Courtu, 

samo nekoliko minuta hoda udaljenosti od Harrod’sa, 

vjerojatno najslavnije robne kuće na svijetu, ali i 

ostalih šoping-ljepota na Knightsbridgeu i Chelseaju. Ljubitelji 

umjetnosti od hotela Rockwell trebaju samo prošetati 

do slavnog Royal Albert Halla, a u blizini je i Science 

Museum (Muzej znanosti), muzejski prostor od kojega 

zastaje dah i koji od vas zahtijeva cjelodnevni boravak. 

Stanica metroa je također blizu... Ukratko, Rockwell je 

savršeno mjesto za početak istraživanja Londona. 

Hotel je otvoren sredinom prošle godine, i već s prvim 

pogledom na raskošnu viktorijansku fasadu može se 

naslutiti da se ovdje nije štedjelo. Ukusno i vješto restaurirana 

četverokatnica, s masivnim ulaznim vratima od 

hrastovine, nudi dobrodošlicu umornom putniku, a već 

pri ulasku, upućenijem će došljaku nosnice zaigrati od 

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Interijeri 

Neke od soba imaju izlaz na ugodnu terasu ili 

balkončić / Some of the rooms have an exit to 

a cosy terrace or little balcony 

pažljivo odabranih mirisa kojima je prostor oplemenjen 

za što bolji prvi dojam. Arhitektonski studio Squire and 

Partners, koji je osmislio izgled hotela Rockwell, odlučio 

se za suzdržan pristup oživljavanju prostora, u kojemu će 

jednako bitnu ulogu igrati arhitektonsko naslijeđe prošlih 

stoljeća, odabir retro boja koje su u trendu i, dijelom, geometrijskih 

uzoraka iz sedamdesetih, te najluksuzniji noviteti 

udobnog življenja. Pretjeranoj zaigranosti, lunaparku 

boja ili, suprotno tome, hladnoći koja nerijetko prati 

previše futurističke prostore, ovdje jednostavno nije bilo 

mjesta. Arhitekti su tako u originalnom stilu, prateći povijest 

zgrade, obnovili kameno stubište, ograde od kovanoga 

željeza i originalni podni mozaik, no tu je kraj viktorijanskom 

razdoblju; u novome Rockwellu dominantne 

su nenametljive boje senfa, akvamarina, kao i diskretni, 

ali efektni uzorci na tapetama, uz decentne dekoracije 

te namještaj jednostavnih linija i tople boje oraha ili hrasta. 

U Rockwellu nećete naići na dizajnerske eskapade, 

“komade” koji stoje sami za sebe kao spomenik nečijem 

pretjerano izraženom egu. Sve je u funkciji ugodnoga bivanja 

u kojem se gost ne osjeća kao asesoar (ponekad 

i višak) u interijeru, nego gotovo kao – domaćin. Domaća 

engleska atmosfera osjeća se i u svakoj od 40 ukusno 

uređenih soba koje prate osnovnu odrednicu uređenja. 

Različitih veličina, neke od južno orijentiranih soba 

imaju i izlaz na ugodnu terasu ili balkončić, dok nekoliko 

prostranih dvoetažnih apartmana doista pruža ugođaj 

rijetko viđen u hotelima, uz obilje prirodnoga svjetla zahvaljujući 

velikim viktorijanskim prozorskim oknima. Ništa 

nije prepušteno slučaju, pa su i dekorativne tkanine mahom 

od prirodnih materijala, a posteljina od najfinijeg 

egipatskog pamuka koji draži osjetila i, dakako, potpuno 

je usklađenih boja s ostatkom interijera. Kupaonice 

su, pak, posveta današnjem vremenu, s čistim linijama 

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Rockwell je savršeno mjesto za početak istraživanja 

Londona / Rockwell is the perfect place to begin 

exploring London 

sanitarija Phillipe Starck i opreme Grohe, ali ponovno 

umjerene, decentne, u dosluhu s elegancijom kompletnog 

prostora. 

Ono čemu je u hotelu Rockwell posvećena osobita pozornost 

jest usluga. Uglavnom vrlo pozitivni dojmovi iz 

knjige gostiju posebno se osvrću na susretljivost, ljubaznost 

i profesionalnost osoblja, bilo da je riječ o pomoći 

pri odabiru najboljega turističkoga obilaska, nabavi ulaznice 

za neko od zanimljivih događanja, kojima London 

obiluje u svako doba godine, serviranju doručka u hotelskome 

restoranu ili spravljanju koktela u baru sa širokom 

i bogatom vinskom listom te pogledom na vrt u kojemu 

uspijevaju čak i mediteranske biljke. Takav dojam bijega 

od gradske vreve u srcu Londona dodatno očarava i 

oplemenjuje boravak ovdje. Gostima je na raspolaganju 

i manja konferencijska dvorana, u skladu s hotelskim 

kapacitetom, no Rockwell nije primarno hotel za veća 

poslovna okupljanja. Ipak, svakom je gostu na raspolaganju 

paket svih onih usluga koje su obvezne u hotelu 

s četiri zvjezdice: od privatne telefonske linije, brze internetske 

veze i LCD televizora sa satelitskim i “pay-perview” 

programima, do bogatog minibara, klima-uređaja, 

sefa ili usluge pranja i glačanja. Kvalitetni obroci koji 

su najčešće inspirirani engleskom kuhinjom, ali uz puno 

“kontinentalnih” dodataka, goste nesklone mijenjanju 

ambijenta zadržat će na ručku ili večeri, a cijene su, za 

London, poprilično umjerene. I soba se može rezervirati, 

ovisno o godišnjem dobu, već za nešto više od stotinjak 

funti, što je inače, u elitnome londonskome kvartu 

i s kvalitetom koju Rockwell pruža, gotovo nemoguća 

misija. Ukratko, Rockwell je jedna od onih solidnih, čvrstih 

točaka koje toplinom dobrodošlice podsjećaju na 

dom i u koje će se putnik uvijek vraćati u vječnoj mijeni 

londonske košnice.

Već s prvim pogledom na raskošnu viktorijansku fasadu može se naslutiti da se ovdje nije štedjelo / The first 

glance at the sumptuous Victorian façade reveals that money wasn’t the issue here 

Written by: Helena Pajiæ 

Photo: www.designhotels.com 

The Rockwell Hotel in London, an Inspired Combination of Classical and Modern 

Eternal Elegance Against 

Seasonal Trends 

Architectonic studio “Squire and Partners” has decided on a restrained approach to bringing 

life into the space, where there’ll be just as much room for the architectonic heritage of 

previous centuries, the choosing of trendy retro colours and partly the geometric samples 

from the seventies, as well as the most luxurious novelties of comfortable living 

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Interiors 

Domaća engleska atmosfera osjeća se i u 

svakoj sobi / Domestic English atmosphere is 

felt in each room 

Ugodna terasa idealna za pravi engleski doručak / Cosy 

terrace is a perfect place for real english breakfast 

Dekorativne tkanine su od prirodnih materijala, a 

posteljina od najfinijeg egipatskog pamuka / 

Decorative fabrics are made of natural materials, 

and the linen is made from the finest Egyptian cotton 

After the summer pleasures, ethereal interiors coloured 

in Mediterranean fashion and magical 

God-given exteriors, it’s time to return to classics. 

And there is no better place to find elegant 

and classical views than London. The British capital offers 

hundreds of fantastic hotel facilities for everyone’s taste, 

and the Rockwell Hotel, perfectly located at Kensington, 

is one of those places that will have the same appeal 

to serious business gentlemen and trendy shopping addicts. 

“Location, location and location”, are the three 

things just as important for a home and a hotel. Rockwell’s 

location is Earl’s Court, just a few minutes of walking 

away from Harrod’s, which is probably the most famous 

shopping store in the world, but also from other shopping 

beauties at Knightsbridge and Chelsea. As far as lovers 

of art go, all they have to do is take a stroll from Rockwell 

Hotel to the famous Royal Albert Hall, and there is also the 

Science Museum nearby, which is a museum that takes 

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your breath away and forces you to stay there all day. 

The subway station is also nearby… In just a few words, 

Rockwell is the perfect place to begin exploring London. 

The hotel was opened in the middle of last year, and already 

the first glance at the sumptuous Victorian façade 

reveals that money wasn’t the issue here. Tastefully and 

skilfully restored four-storey building with massive oakwood 

entryway, it offers a warm welcome to a tired passenger, 

and the minute you enter, any knowledgeable 

newcomer will have their nostrils responding to carefully 

chosen aromas that ennoble the space and leave a 

very good first impression. Architectonic studio “Squire 

and Partners”, which has designed Rockwell’s look, has 

decided on a restrained approach to bringing life into 

the space, where there’ll be just as much room for the architectonic 

heritage of previous centuries, the choosing 

of trendy retro colours and partly the geometric samples 

from the seventies, as well as the most luxurious novelties

of modern living. There simply was no room here for exaggerated 

playfulness, the amusement park of colours or, contrary 

to that, the chillness that often accompanies overly futuristic 

spaces. The architects, keeping track of the building’s 

history, have renovated the stone stairway, wrought-iron 

fences and the original floor mosaic, but that’s where the 

Victorian era ends; the new Rockwell is dominated by unassuming 

colours of mustard and aquamarine, as well as by 

discrete-but-effective wallpaper samples, along with stylish 

decorations and the furniture of simple lines and warm colours 

of walnut or oak. Rockwell is not the place that features 

designer escapades, “pieces” that stand for themselves as 

monuments of someone’s overly expressed ego. Everything 

has a function of pleasant state of being where the guest 

doesn’t feel like an accessory (sometimes an unwanted 

one) in the interior, but almost as – the host. Domestic English 

atmosphere is felt in each and every of the 40 tastefully 

decorated rooms that follow the basic decorating pointers. 

The rooms have different sizes; some of them are oriented 

towards the south and have an exit to a cosy terrace or little 

balcony, while several spacious two-storey suites truly offer 

the ambience that is rarely seen in any hotel, with plenty of 

natural light that comes in through large Victorian windows. 

Every issue was given special attention, so even the decorative 

fabrics are made of natural materials, and the linen is 

made from the finest Egyptian cotton that teases with your 

senses, and naturally, its colours are completely adjusted to 

the rest of the interior. The bathrooms, however, are homage 

to today’s era, as they feature clean lines of Phillipe 

Starck sanitary facilities and Grohe equipment, which are 

again moderate, stylish, in tune with the elegance of the 

entire space. 

What truly stands out in the Rockwell Hotel is the service. 

The mostly very positive impressions from the guest book 

very often refer to the staff’s amicability, politeness and 

professionalism, whether it’s about recommending the best 

possible tourist route, acquiring tickets for some interesting 

events that are never lacking in London, serving breakfast 

in the hotel’s restaurant or making cocktails in the bar with 

a wide and rich wine list, while overlooking the garden that 

even features some Mediterranean species. Such impression 

of escape from the city rush in the heart of London 

further enchants and ennobles the experience of staying 

in this hotel. The guests also have a small conference hall 

at their disposal, in proportion with the hotel’s capacities, 

but Rockwell isn’t necessarily the hotel for larger business 

gatherings. However, every guest has access to the package 

of all those services that are essential to every four-star 

hotel: from the private telephone line, fast Internet connection 

and LCD television set with satellite and “pay-per-view” 

programmes, to a rich mini-bar, air-conditioner, vault and 

the services of laundry washing and ironing. Quality meals 

that are mostly inspired by English cuisine, but with plenty of 

“continental” supplements, will make even those guests that 

dislike changing ambiences stay for lunch or dinner, and the 

prices are pretty moderate, at least when it comes to London 

standards. The rooms can also be booked, depending 

on the season, for a little over a hundred pounds, which is 

usually “mission impossible” in an elite London neighbourhood 

and with the level of quality that Rockwell provides. 

To summarize, Rockwell is one of those solid, firm points that 

features the greeting warmth that reminds us of home and 

where the passenger will always return in the ever-changing 

bee hive that is London. 

Interiors 

Hotelski bar / The hotel bar 

Namještaj jednostavnih linija i toplih boja oraha ili 

hrasta / Furniture of simple lines and warm colours 

of walnut or oak 

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Dom snova 

Bazen je jedini ostao na visini ulice, dok su gornji i donji 

kat zapravo visinom polukatovi u odnosu na njega / 

The swimming pool is the only section that remained at 

street level, while the upper and ground floor are actually 

at mid-level opposed to it 

Kuća Suntro - nagrađeni rad arhitektonskog studija JHG 

Meksièki dom svjetla i sjene 

Piše: Hela Biliæ 

Foto: Paul Czitrom 

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Dvije etaže komuniciraju dijelom 

otvorenim stubištem / The two 

storeys communicate with a partly 

opened staircase 

S prednje strane objekt se doima vitkim i laganim zahvaljujući monovolumenskom 

izgledu koji omeđuje prostor dnevnoga boravka, vidljiv kroz staklene površine. 

S izmjenom kuta gledanja, mijenja se i percepcija, zbog igre volumena i 

praznih prostora 

Potraga za prostorima, formama, teksturama i 

materijalima koji će zadovoljiti korisnika, s naglaskom 

na fleksibilnu arhitekturu koja će biti u 

dijalogu s prirodom, svjetlošću i okolinom, arhitektura 

koja će se prilagoditi novim zahtjevima, novim 

materijalima, različitim kulturama i društvima. Tako 

meksički arhitekt Jorge Hernandez de La Garza opisuje 

rad svoga studija JHG, a upravo tako izgleda i najnoviji 

projekt te mlade, ali vrlo cijenjene arhitektonske manufakture 

– Casa Suntro. 

Kuća Suntro je smještena u rezidencijalnome dijelu 

Oaxtepeca u središnjemu Meksiku. Poznat i kao “srce 

Meksika”, taj je kraj na oko sat vremena vožnje udaljen 

od prijestolnice i omiljeno je odredište izletnika zbog 

umjerenije klime na višim nadmorskim visinama, bogate 

vegetacije, tradicionalnoga načina života i mnoštva 

povijesnih spomenika. Upravo je neodoljivi prirodni svijet 

potaknuo studio JHG na hrabar dizajn kuće Suntro. 

Lokacija je sa sjeverne strane omeđena planinskim lancem, 

a s južne cestom, te je stoga odabrana sjeveroistočna 

orijentacija objekta, s pogledom na zelenilo. 

Prirodno svjetlo, kojega je u kući u izobilju unatoč dijelom 

sjevernoj orijentaciji, filtrirano je kroz sloj svojevrsnog 

“omotača”. Zahvaljujući ovakvoj koncepciji, sve prostorije 

doma imaju meko dnevno osvjetljenje, a sjene 

i refleksije na zidovima i svodu dodatno oživljavaju interijer. 

Raspored prostorija relativno je jednostavan, ali 

pomno osmišljen kako bi ublažio manjkavosti lokacije: 

žestoke vrućine ovdje su ipak česte pa je tlocrt usklađen 

s potrebama što ugodnijeg življenja, a dizajnom je 

trebalo riješiti i visinske razlike na terenu. Stoga je bazen 

jedini ostao na visini ulice, dok su gornji i donji kat zapravo 

visinom polukatovi u odnosu na njega. Organizacija 

prostora odvija se u jasnoj horizontalnoj raspodjeli unutar 

donjega kata, posvećenog okupljanju, te privatnoga 

gornjeg dijela kuće, na kojemu su smještene spavaonice 

i kupaonice. Dvije etaže komuniciraju dijelom 

otvorenim stubištem. 

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Nastavak čistog dizajna primjetan je i u samom uređenju interijera koji doslovno prati 

osnovne arhitektonske odrednice čistoće, svjetlosti i voluminoznosti / The continuation 

of pure design can be noticed in the decoration of the interior itself that literally follows 

basic architectonic pointers of purity, light and the concept of volume 

Korišten je namještaj Grandia Blasco / 

Grandia Blasco furniture is used in decorating 

Svaka od glavnih prostorija kuće Suntro čini jedinstven, 

fluidan protok s pripadajućim vanjskim dijelom, zahvaljujući 

ponajprije velikim ostakljenim površinama te 

podu od uglačanoga betona, koji se iz unutarnjeg bez 

prepreka nastavlja u vanjske prostore. 

S prednje strane objekt se doima iznimno vitkim i laganim, 

zahvaljujući monovolumenskom izgledu koji omeđuje 

prostor dnevnoga boravka, vidljiv kroz staklene 

površine. S izmjenom kuta gledanja, mijenja se i percepcija 

o kući zbog igre volumena i praznih prostora 

prisutne na svim razinama. Nastavak čistog dizajna primjetan 

je i u samom uređenju interijera koji doslovno 

prati osnovne arhitektonske odrednice čistoće, svjetlosti 

i voluminoznosti. 

Jorge Hernandez de la Garza rođen je 1977. u Meksiku. 

Završio je studij arhitekture na meksičkome 

sveučilištu La Salle, te je nakon toga studirao i dizajn 

u Londonu. Godine 2005. prvi je put bio među finalistima 

nagrade “Icons of Design” magazina Architectural 

Digest, za kuću Los Amates. Istu je nagradu 

osvojio godinu poslije za projekt kulturnoga centra 

Vladimir Kaspe, a bio je i među finalistima nacionalne 

nagrade za dizajn interijera za showroom Comex. 

Za muzej prethistorije u Koreji Gyeonggi-do osvojio je 

nagradu Merit. Studio JHG Jorge Hernandez de la 

Garza osnovan je 2007., a kuća Suntro proglašena 

je u srpnju kućom mjeseca na web portalu World Architecture 

News. 

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Dream home 

Suntro House - The Awarded Project of Architectonic Studio JHG 

A Mexican Home of Light 

and Shadow 

Written by: Hela Biliæ 

Photo: Paul Czitrom 

Lokacija je sa sjeverne strane omeđena 

planinskim lancem, a s južne cestom, te je 

stoga odabrana sjeveroistočna orijentacija 

objekta, s pogledom na zelenilo / From 

its northern side, the location is bordered 

with mountains, while the southern end 

provides a road and a view over plenty of 

green surfaces, which resulted in choosing 

the object’s northeastern orientation 

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Dream home 

Sve 

prostorije imaju meko dnevno osvjetljenje, 

a sjene i refleksije na zidovima i svodu dodatno 

oživljavaju interijer / All the rooms in the house 

have plenty of soft daylight, while the shadows 

and reflections on the walls and the ceiling 

animate the interior 

Looking at its front side, the object appears 

slender and light thanks to being conformed 

by only one volume that floats over the living 

room, which can be seen through the glass 

surfaces. By changing the point of perspective, 

the perception changes as well, due 

to the playful concept of volume and empty 

spaces 

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Searching for spaces, forms, textures and materials 

that will satisfy the user, with emphasis on flexible 

architecture that will be in dialogue with nature, 

light and the environment; the architecture that 

will adjust itself to new demands, new materials, different 

cultures and societies. That’s how Mexican architect 

Jorge Hernandez de la Garza describes the work 

of his Studio JHG, and that’s precisely what describes 

the newest project of that young, but very respected 

architectonic manufacture – Casa Suntro. 

Suntro House is located in the residential part of Oaxtepec 

in central Mexico. Also known as “the heart of 

Mexico”, that area is about one hour’s drive away from 

the capital and it’s the favourite destination for many 

hikers due to the mild climate at higher altitudes, rich 

vegetation, traditional way of life and many historical 

monuments. It’s precisely that irresistible natural world 

that has encouraged Studio JHG to attempt the bold 

design of Suntro House. From its northern side, the location 

is bordered with mountains, while the southern 

end provides a road and a view over plenty of green 

surfaces, which resulted in choosing the object’s northeastern 

orientation. Natural light, the abundance of 

which is in the house partly due to its northern orientation, 

is filtrated through a fold of a type of “cover”. 

Thanks to this type of concept, all the rooms in the 

house have plenty of soft daylight, while the shadows 

and reflections on the walls and the ceiling animate 

the interior. The organization of the rooms is fairly simple, 

but carefully considered in order to reduce the 

effect of the location’s shortcomings: extreme heat 

is very common here, so the blueprint is adjusted to 

the needs of achieving as comfortable living as possible, 

while the design also had to handle the issue of

Prirodnog svjetlo u kući je u izobilju / 

Natural light is in the abundance in the house 

altitude differences in the turf. Therefore, the swimming 

pool is the only section that remained at street level, 

while the upper and ground floor are actually at midlevel 

opposed to it. The space organization develops in 

clear horizontal division within the ground floor, which 

has a purpose of gathering people, as well as the private 

upper floor of the house that features bedrooms 

and bathrooms. The two storeys communicate with a 

partly opened staircase. 

Each of the main rooms in Suntro House provides a 

unique, fluid flow with the accompanying outdoor section, 

primarily due to the large glass surfaces and a 

concrete floor, which effortlessly extends from indoors 

to open areas. 

Looking at its front side, the object appears slender 

and light thanks to being conformed by only one volume 

that floats over the living room, which can be 

seen through glass surfaces. By changing the point of 

perspective, the perception changes as well, due to 

the playful concept of volume and empty spaces that 

can be seen at all levels. The continuation of pure design 

can be noticed in the decoration of the interior 

itself that literally follows basic architectonic pointers of 

purity, light and the concept of volume. 

Jorge Hernandez de la Garza was born in Mexico 

in 1977. He graduated architecture at La Salle University 

in Mexico, and after that studied design 

in London. In 2005, he appeared for the first time 

among the finalists of the “Icons of design” award 

by magazine Architectural Digest, due to his project 

of house Los Amates. He won that same award a 

year later for the project of the “Vladimir Kaspe” 

cultural centre, and he was also among the finalists 

for the national award for designing the interior of 

the “Comex” showroom. He won the Merit Award 

for the pre-history museum Gyeonggi-do in Korea. 

Studio JHG Jorge Hernandez de la Garza was 

founded in 2007, and Suntro House was declared 

the house of the month in July at the web portal of 

World Architecture News. 

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Interijeri 

Marimekko 

Zavjese - identitet prostora 

Promjenom zavjesa može se brzo i jednostavno promijeniti cjelokupni ambijent u nekoj 

prostoriji, pa tako svaki prostor uz malo mašte može zablistati u posve novom izdanju 

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Piše: Aleksandar Vrtariæ 

Foto: Nya Nordiska, Marimekko

Poznati uzorak Unikko na zavjesama iz tvrtke 

Marimekko / The famous Unikko sample on curtains 

from the Marimekko firm 

Zavjese u veselim bojama oživit će svaki prostor / 

Curtains in bright colours will bring life to every room 

Bez obzira radi li se o poslovnom, ugostiteljskom 

ili stambenom prostoru, zavjese su, osim svoje 

osnovne namjene, oličenje ukusa i elegancije, a 

uz pravi odabir, lijepe zavjese će svakom prostoru 

dati poseban identitet. Promjenom zavjesa može se 

brzo i jednostavno promijeniti cjelokupni ambijent u nekoj 

prostoriji, pa tako svaki prostor uz malo mašte može 

zablistati u posve novom izdanju. Naravno, zavjese treba 

prilagoditi ostatku prostorije, a budući da se danas 

na tržištu mogu pronaći najrazličitiji modeli od različitih 

materijala, odabir zavjesa može biti itekako zabavan. 

Različiti modeli - različiti efekti 

Količina svjetla u prostoriji, boje i teksture koje u njoj dominiraju 

bitno utječu na dojam koji prostorija ostavlja, 

što znači da ti elementi imaju izravan utjecaj na ljudsko 

raspoloženje. Stoga pri odabiru zavjesa treba dobro pripaziti 

da postignu pravi, željeni efekt. U uredskim i poslovnim 

prostorijama treba dominirati ozbiljnija atmosfera, 

no višak takvog ambijenta može imati negativan učinak 

pa se zavjesama može napraviti mali kontrast koji će podignuti 

atmosferu i prostoriju učiniti življom. Kontrast predstavlja 

raznolikost i unosi život u prostor, ali svakako valja 

odabirati tonove koji se međusobno nadopunjuju. Kad 

su dnevne sobe u pitanju, tu mašti nema kraja, ali ipak 

postoje neka nepisana pravila kojih se treba pridržavati. 

Ako u dnevnom boravku imate velike prozore koji pružaju 

lijep panoramski pogled, onda to treba i istaknuti. 

Efekt naglašavanja prozora se postiže jačim i izraženijim 

kontriranjem na ostatak prostorije, pa ako u dnevnom 

boravku prevladava svijetli namještaj, primjerice neka 

natur garnitura u boji lana, onda prozore treba istaknuti 

zavjesama u nekoj jarkoj boji. U tom bi slučaju idealna 

bila malo jača narančasta ili limun žuta. Mnogi se slažu 

Pri odabiru zavjesa treba dobro pripaziti da postignu 

pravi, željeni efekt / While choosing the curtains, you 

must make sure that they’ll achieve the right, desired 

effect 

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Marengo 

Magic 

Emotion 

Punta 

Nya Nordiska 

da prirodne svjetlosti nikad ne može biti previše u prostoriji, 

što svakako ima smisla, no mnogi ljudi vole intimniju 

atmosferu pa su u tom slučaju najpraktičnije zavjese od 

gušćih materijala, kojima se može u potpunosti regulirati 

količina svjetlosti koja će ulaziti u prostoriju. Takve su zavjese 

prikladne i za spavaće sobe. 

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Materijali i uzorci 

Danas se u dobro opskrbljenoj prodavaonici zavjesa 

mogu naći modeli od najrazličitijih materijala, od prirodnih, 

poput lana, jute i bambusa koji će prostoriji dati 

nevjerojatnu toplinu, do raznih sintetskih i PVC materijala 

kojima se može dobiti malo alternativniji “kitch” stil. Ovisno 

o namjeni, tu su trakasti modeli, klasični zastori, rimski 

i “blackout” zastori, popularne paket i panel zavjese, 

koje su idealno rješenje za moderno i minimalistički uređene 

prostore, razni venecijaneri, nabrani festoni i mnogi 

drugi modeli. Dekori i detalji na zavjesama su jednako 

bitni koliko i sama boja, odnosno materijal, jer će zavjesa 

s neumjesnim detaljima napraviti pravi kaos u prostoriji. 

Stoga, koliko god vam se na prvi pogled svidjeli uzorci 

na nekoj zavjesi, dobro razmislite kako će se uklopiti 

u ostatak prostora. Veliki i šareni uzorci prostoru će dati 

dašak neformalnosti i razigranosti, no istodobno će malu 

prostoriju vizualno učiniti većom i prostranijom. Ako se 

odlučite za klasične nabrane zastore, nastojte odabrati 

one jednobojne ili s minimalnim uzorcima jer će izgledati 

puno atraktivnije, dok veći uzorci i krupniji dezeni dolaze 

do izražaja kod modernih panel zavjesa koje su izrazito 

pogodne za one mlađe vlasnike stanova koji žele nešto 

opušteniji ambijent. Odabir pravih zavjesa je prava zabava, 

no prije kupnje dobro pogledajte cijelu prostoriju 

– od podova i boja zidova, do namještaja i ukrasa na 

policama. Tamniji podovi, kao što su panel parketi od 

mahagonija ili terakota, vizualno zatvaraju prostor i čine 

ga ozbiljnijim, ali i otmjenijim, no kod odabira zavjesa takav 

prostor treba malo otvoriti, a ne dodatno uozbiljiti. 

Isto vrijedi i za prostorije u kojima prevladavaju svijetle 

boje, s tim da je procedura obrnuta. Zavjese daju identitet 

prostoru, a identitet prostora je i vaš identitet, stoga 

budite maštoviti pri odabiru zavjesa i posvetite svojemu 

prostoru ono što treba – originalan identitet.

Nya Nordiska vodeći je svjetski prozvođač zavjesa / Nya Nordiska is 

leading international curtains manufacturer 

Interiors 

Curtains - The Identity 

of the Room 

By changing the curtains, you can quickly and simply change the entire ambience 

in a certain room, so that every space can shine in brand new fashion with just a 

little imagination 

Written by: Aleksandar Vrtariæ 

Photo: Nya Nordiska, Marimekko 

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Interiors 

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Marimekko 

Regardless of whether we’re talking about business, 

restaurant or residential premises, curtains are, 

besides their primary purpose, the embodiment 

of taste and elegance, and if you choose them 

properly, lovely curtains can provide special identity to 

any room. By changing the curtains, you can quickly and 

simply change the entire ambience in a certain room, so 

that every space can shine in brand new fashion with just 

a little imagination. 

Naturally, curtains must be adjusted to the remainder of 

the room, and since you can find all kinds of models from 

various materials on today’s market, choosing the curtains 

can be a very fun experience. 

Different Models – Different Effects 

The amount of light in the room, the dominant colours 

and textures have a great deal of influence on the impression 

that a certain room leaves, which means that 

those elements have a direct influence on human mood. 

Therefore, you must be very careful that the curtains you 

choose achieve the effect you truly wanted. Offices and 

business premises should reflect a more serious atmosphere, 

but a huge amount of such ambience can have 

a negative effect and that can be avoided by choosing 

the curtains that will achieve a little contrast while lifting 

the atmosphere and making the room more vibrant. The 

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contrast is represented by diversity and it brings life into 

the room, but make sure to choose the tones that do a 

good job of complementing each other. When it comes 

to living rooms, that’s where you can let your imagination 

run wild, but there are still some unwritten rules that must 

be respected. If the living room features large windows 

that provide a lovely panoramic view, then that’s something 

that must be emphasized. The effect of emphasizing 

the windows is accomplished by providing a stronger, 

more expressed contrast towards the rest of the room, so 

if the living room is dominated by bright furniture, for example 

a natur ensemble in flax colour, then the windows 

must be emphasized with curtains in some very bright 

colours. In that case, the ideal option would be curtains 

in slightly stronger orange or lemon-yellow. Many agree 

that there is no such thing as too much natural light in the 

room, which certainly makes sense, but there are plenty 

of people who prefer a more intimate atmosphere, and 

that asks for curtains from thicker materials, which can be 

used to completely regulate the amount of light that will 

enter the room. Such curtains are also appropriate for 

bedrooms. 

Materials and Samples 

Any well-equipped curtains store these days offers models 

from the most various materials; from natural ones like

Marimekko 

Marimekko 

flax, burlap and bamboo that will give incredible warmth 

to the room, to various synthetic and PVC materials that 

provide a slightly more alternative “kitsch” style. Depending 

on the purpose, you can find stripe models, classic 

curtains, Roman and “blackout” curtains, popular package 

and panel curtains (which are ideal for spaces decorated 

in modern and minimalist fashion), various Venetian 

curtains, frilled festoons and many other models. Decors 

and details on the curtains are just as important as the 

colour or the material, because curtains with tacky details 

will provoke chaos in the room. Therefore, as much 

as you may love some curtains’ samples at first glance, 

think very carefully about how it will fit into the rest of the 

room. Large samples of more than one colour will give a 

breath of informality and playfulness to the space, but will 

also make the room seem visually bigger and more spacious. 

If you decide on classic frilled curtains, try choosing 

the ones in single colour or with minimal samples because 

they will look way more attractive, while larger samples 

and bulkier designs reach their full potential with modern 

panel curtains, which are more convenient for younger 

apartment owners who are striving for a more relaxed 

atmosphere. Choosing the right curtains is truly fun, but 

make sure you double-check the entire room before you 

go shopping – everything from floors to wall paint, from 

furniture to decorations on the shelves. Darker floors, such 

as panel parquets from mahogany or terracotta, visually 

shut the space down and make it more serious, but also 

more classy, but you must look to slightly open the space 

up when you’re picking the curtains, instead of making 

it extra-serious. The same goes for rooms with dominant 

bright colours, only the procedure is reverse. Curtains give 

identity to a room, and the room’s identity is also your 

identity, so be imaginative while choosing the curtains 

and provide your space with exactly what it needs – an 

original identity. 

Kompletni asortiman zavjesa 

Nya Nordiska možete 

pronaći u hrvatskoj tvrtki 

Buga / The complete assortment 

of curtains Nya 

Nordiska can be found 

with the Croatian firm 

Buga 

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Deko Velox 

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Deko Rustica 

Deko Rusticus 

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Dekokamen - luksuz koji 

sebi moete priuštiti 

Zbog odličnih estetskih, mehaničkih i izolacijskih svojstava, dekokamen je pogodan 

za oblaganja unutrašnjih i vanjskih zidova. S obzirom da se izrađuje u različitim paletama 

boja, odličan je izbor za gotovo sve prostorije koje traže dozu originalnosti 


Foto: www.dekokamen.hr 

U 

prošlosti je kamen bio osnovni građevinski 

materijal, no danas je jednako popularan jer 

predstavlja sam vrh estetike, onaj potreban 

dodir prirode u četiri zida, te vrhunski ukus. Kameni 

zidovi jednako lijepo izgledaju na starijim ili novoizgrađenim 

arhetipskim kućama i kao stilske obloge 

u luksuznim stanovima. No, sam prirodni kamen ima i 

brojne nedostatke. Primjerice, svaki tip prirodnog kamena 

ima svoj optimalni način impregnacije, no u našim 

krajevima poznati su tek neki od načina, a mnoga 

sredstva za imregnaciju su nedostupna. Kako prirodni 

kamen ne bi povlačio ružne mrlje od masnoće i vlage, 

on mora biti vrhunski impregniran. Osim toga valja 

istaknuti i vrlo visoke cijene samih materijala i cijene postavljanja 

prirodnog kamena. Sam proces postavljanja 

samog kamena, odnosno oblaganja zidova, prilično je 

zahtjevan i skup, a stručnjake koji su specijalizirani za 

rad s kamenom nije uvijek lako pronaći. Na svu sreću, 

građevinski i tehnološki napredak uvijek donosi nešto 

novo, zanimljivo i atraktivno, a jedan upravo takav proizvod 

dolazi iz tvrtke Dekokamen. 

Što je dekokamen 

Ukratko, radi se o unikatnom proizvodu od laganog betona, 

točnije mješavine cementa CEM – II 52.5 koji se 

odlikuje odličnim mehaničkim karakteristikama, kvarcnog 

pijeska i ekspandirane gline te ostalih strukturnih 

elemenata, i, naravno, boje. Dekokamen se izrađuje ručno 

i vrlo vjerno imitira prirodni kamen. Gotovi proizvodi 

iz tvrtke, temeljeni na američkoj tehnologiji, realistične 

su imitacije prirodnog kamena, odnosno njegovih 

tekstura i boja koje su specifične za određena podneblja. 

Odljeven iz kalupa prirodnog kamena, dekorativni 

kamen proizvodi se s brazdama na stražnjoj strani, što 

uvelike pojednostavljuje i olakšava proces postavljanja 

koji se ne razlikuje znatno od postavljanja keramičkih 

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Deko Oblutak - model koji vjerno imitira riječni oblutak / 

Deco Pebble - model which masterfully imitates proper river pebble 

pločica. Zbog odličnih estetskih, mehaničkih i izolacijskih 

svojstava, dekokamen je pogodan za oblaganja 

unutrašnjih i vanjskih zidova. Budući da se izrađuje u različitim 

paletama boja, dekokamen je odličan izbor za 

gotovo sve prostorije koje traže dozu originalnosti, a uz 

prirodne materijale, kao što su drvo, ratan ili bambus, 

dekokamen će stvoriti savršen interijer. Prednost mu je 

i što ne zahtijeva dodatno održavanje, pa osim povremenog 

čišćenja ne traži dodatnu pažnju. 

Dekori i postavljanje 

S obzirom na malu težinu, dekorativni kamen ne traži 

dodatne nosače i temelje za postavljanje, te se vrlo 

lako i jednostavno postavlja na grubo obrađeni zid. 

Naravno, ostale podloge, kao što su metal i drvo, traže 

dodatnu obradu i pripremu. Proizvodi od dekorativnog 

kamena mogu se koristiti i za oblaganje fasada uz minimalni 

odmak od tla od 5 cm. Postavljanje je jednostavno, 

a uz malo truda i libel vagu, dekokamen može 

postaviti svatko tko posjeduje osnovno znanje o građevinarstvu. 

Neki modeli, kao što je “Deko Kampus”, koji 

savršeno imitira lomljeni kamen, izrazito su pogodni za 

“sam svoj majstor” sistem jer postavljanje ne zahtijeva 

veliku preciznost. Svi dekori su dostupni u nekoliko boja, 

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pa tako na raspolaganju stoje modeli arhaičnog izgleda, 

koji daju efekt teškog kamena s ravnim rubovima, 

model “Deko Rusticus” kojim se postiže pravi rustikalni 

ambijent. Tu je i model “Deko Velox” koji će se savršeno 

uklopiti s najmodernijim i najluksuznijim namještajem. 

Ovisno o regiji, dostupne su i imitacije kao što je “Deko 

Oblutak”, koji uvjerljivo oponaša pravi riječni oblutak 

koji se često koristi u kontinentalnim dijelovima. 

Dostupnost i cijene dekorativnog kamena 

Proizvodi iz tvrtke Dekokamen dostupni su gotovo u 

svim županijama, kod dvadesetak distributera. S obzirom 

na kvalitetu, uistinu prekrasne dekore i činjenicu 

da se radi o unikatnom proizvodu, cijene dekorativnog 

kamena su doista pristupačne. Ovisno o modelu, okvirne 

maloprodajne cijene se kreću između 200 kuna 

za najpovoljniji model i 270 kuna za najskuplji model, 

dok se cijene kutnih elemenata kreću između 170 i 240 

kuna po dužnome metru. Dakle, cijene se nimalo ne 

razlikuju od onih za keramičke pločice, drvene ili PVC 

zidne obloge, pa bez obzira za koji model se odlučili, 

nećete pogriješiti, jer prirodni materijali uvijek izgledaju 

atraktivno. Praktično, povoljno i, što je najvažnije, lijepo 

i originalno!

Deko Oblutak 

Deko Villa 

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Written by: Aleksandar Vrtariæ 

Artificial Stone – A Luxury You 

Can Afford 

Due to the excellent aesthetical, mechanical and isolation characteristics, artificial stone is 

convenient for covering indoor and outdoor walls. Considering the fact that it’s being produced 

in different palettes of colours, it is an excellent choice for almost any room that is 

in need of a dose of originality 

Stone was the primary construction material of the 

past, but it is just as popular these days because it 

represents the very peak of aesthetics, the necessary 

touch of nature within the four walls, as well as 

excellent taste. Stone walls look just as lovely on older or 

newly built archetypal houses and as style-related coverings 

in luxurious apartments. However, natural stone itself 

has numerous shortcomings. For example, every type of 

natural stone has its own optimal way of impregnation, 

but only some of those ways are familiar in our area, while 

many impregnation materials are inaccessible. To ensure 

that natural stone doesn’t leave any ugly stains due to its 

grease and dampness, it must be impregnated in topnotch 

manner. In addition, we must point out that the 

prices of materials and prices of natural stone’s installation 

are very high. The very process of stone installation, or 

covering the walls, is pretty demanding and expensive, 

and experts who are specialized in working with stone are 

not always easy to find. Luckily, progress in construction 

and technology always brings some new, interesting and 

attractive options, and one of such products comes from 

the company called Dekokamen (“Artificial stone”). 

What Is Artificial stone 

In short, this is a unique product made of light concrete, 

or more precisely of a mixture of cement CEM – II 52.5, 

which has excellent mechanical characteristics, quartz 

sand and puffed clay and other structural elements and, 

naturally, paint. Artificial stone is manually produced 

and it imitates natural stone in very faithful fashion. Finished 

products from the company, based on American 

technology, are realistic imitations of natural stone and 

its textures and colours that are typical of certain areas. 

Decanted from a natural-stone mould, decorative stone 

is produced with ridges on its backside, which largely simplifies 

the installation process that is not very different from 

installing ceramic tiles. Due to the excellent aesthetical, 

mechanical and isolation characteristics, artificial stone 

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Postavljanje je jednostavno, dekokamen može postaviti svatko tko posjeduje 

osnovno znanje o građevinarstvu / The installing process is simple, artificial stone 

can be installed by anybody with elementary knowledge on construction 

is convenient for covering indoor and outdoor walls. 

Considering the fact that it’s being produced in different 

palettes of colours, artificial stone is an excellent choice 

for almost any room that is in need of a dose of originality, 

and combined with natural materials such as wood, 

rattan or bamboo, artificial stone will create the perfect 

interior. Extra-advantage is that it doesn’t require additional 

maintenance, so all that is needed is some periodical 

cleaning. 

Decors and Installing 

Considering its small weight, decorative stone doesn’t 

ask for any additional support or installing foundations, 

and is very easily and simply positioned on a roughly 

processed wall. It goes without saying that other surfaces, 

such as steel and wood, ask for extra-processing and 

preparation. Artificial stone products can also be used 

for covering facades with 5 cm of minimal distance from 

the ground. The installing process is simple, and with a 

little effort and a “libel” scale, artificial stone can be installed 

by anybody with elementary knowledge on construction. 

Some models, such as “Deco Campus” that 

perfectly imitates broken stone, are extremely convenient 

for the “do it yourself” system because the instalment 

process doesn’t demand extreme preciseness. All 

decors are available in several colours, so you can also 

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choose models that provide an archaic look and that 

give the effect of heavy stone with flat edges, such as 

model “Deco Rusticus” that achieves true rustic ambience. 

There is also model “Deco Velox”, which will wonderfully 

complement the most modern and luxurious 

furniture. Depending on the region, you may also have 

access to imitations like “Deco Pebble”, which masterfully 

imitates proper river pebbles and is often used in 

continental parts. 

Decorative Stone’s Accessibility and Prices 

Products from the “Dekokamen” company are available 

in almost all counties at about twenty distributors. 

Considering its quality, truly wonderful decors and the 

fact that we’re talking about a unique product, prices 

of decorative stone are definitely accessible. Depending 

on the model, approximate retail prices range from 

200 kunas for the most accessible model and 270 kunas 

for the most expensive model, while the prices of corner 

elements move from 170 and 240 kunas per running metre. 

That means that the prices are in no way different 

from those for ceramic tiles, wooden or PVC wall coverings, 

so regardless of the model you choose, you will not 

make a mistake as natural materials always look attractive. 

Practical, accessible and, most importantly, lovely 

and original.

Deko Gelet 

Deko Convex 

Deko Monte 

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Kultni komad 

Upečatljiva poput modernističke skulpture, lampa dominira 

prostorom, ali ni u jednom trenutku dekorativna 

strana ne nadvladava onu upotrebnu / Distinct like a 

modernist sculpture, the lamp dominates the room, 

but in no moment does the decorative side dominate 

the functional side 

Mariano Fortuny Y Madrazo: FORTUNY 1907. 

“Fortuny” zauvijek 

Osim slikanja i bavljenja tekstilom, Fortuny je eksperimentirao koristeći električno svjetlo 

u scenskom dizajnu. Tako je dizajnirana i lampa “Fortuny”, nastala po uzoru na kazališni 

reflektor pomoću kojega se jednostavno moglo mijenjati svjetlo na pozornici, krećući se 

od danje svjetlosti vedroga neba do pomrčine i sumraka 

Piše: Nataša Bodrožiæ 

Mariano Fortuny Y Madrazo (1871.-1949.), jedan 

od najsvestranijih umjetnika na prijelazu 

iz 19. u 20. stoljeće, dizajner odjeće i tekstila, 

osvjetljenja, fotograf, arhitekt, izumitelj, rođen 

u Granadi, školovan u Parizu, a koji je većinu života 

proveo u Veneciji, svojim je radom obilježio epohu. 

Odjenuo je najveće dame svoga vremena, osvijetlio 

najvažnije pozornice, surađivao s najvećim piscima te 

stvorio jednu od najljepših lampi, koja je po njemu dobila 

ime “Fortuny”. 

Umjetnička obitelj 

Mariano Fortuny potječe iz umjetničke obitelji, otac 

mu je bio poznati španjolski slikar, a majčina imućna, 

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umjetnosti naklonjena obitelj trajno je podupirala poznati 

madridski muzej “Prado”. Fortuny pripada krugu 

umjetnika art nouveaua, zajedno s Tiffanyjem, Laliqueom 

i prerafaelitskim slikarima. Iako se u Parizu školovao 

za slikara, najveći trag u povijesti ostavio je dizajnom 

odjeće i tekstila, nadahnut antikom i Orijentom, otkrivši 

posebnu tehniku bojenja svile, ali i konstruirajući te patentirajući 

strojeve koji su proizvodili tkaninu s printevima, 

reproducirajući dubinu, kolorit i ljepotu starinskog 

brokata, baršuna i tapiserija. 

Na samom početku 20. stoljeća, Fortunyja privlače 

novi stilovi u dizajniranju tekstila i modi te novi estetski 

i funkcionalni koncepti koje su promovirali reformatori 

novih primijenjenih umjetnosti, poput engleskog dizaj-

nera Williama Morrisa i slikara E. Burnea Jonesa, 

posebice njihove teorije o modernom stilu oslobođenom 

od svih zabrana i konvencija. Uskoro i 

sam postaje jedan od onih koji svojim talentom, 

inventivnošću i širinom duha suptilno mijenjaju 

svijet. 

Ulazak u svijet mode 

Godine 1907. Fortuny ulazi u svijet mode. Naime, 

tada je dizajnirao svoju najspektakularniju art 

nouveau haljinu “Delfi”, od plisirane svile, nadahnutu 

antičkom grčkom skulpturom. Dugačka, 

vrlo jednostavna i lagana haljina, senzualno je 

prianjala uz tijelo, dopuštajući slobodu pokreta. 

Revolucionarna u svojem obliku, pomalo arty, 

diskretno zavodljiva, ali nadasve funkcionalna, 

haljina je obično završavala venecijanskim bojenim 

perlama na rubovima. Sam Marcel Proust, 

impresioniran njezinom ljepotom, u jednom od 

svojih tekstova, zapitao se o posebnosti takvog 

odjevnog predmeta. Dvojeći da li da mu pripiše 

vrijednost zbog iznimnog povijesnog uzora ili čiste 

jedinstvenosti, francuski je pisac pomalo naslućivao 

individualistički modni stil dvadesetog 

stoljeća koje se upravo rađalo. 

Fortunyjeve modele svilenih haljina nosile su ikone 

onoga doba, poput Sare Berhnard, Eleonore 

Duse i Isadore Duncan, a veliki američki redatelj 

Orson Welles dao je izraditi kostime za svoj film 

“Othello” od njegovih prepoznatljivih tkanina. 

Fortunyjevi modeli danas su iznimno vrijedni kolekcionarski 

primjerci, a njegov rad utjecao je i 

na niz suvremenih dizajnera, poput japanskog 

kreatora Issey Miyakea. 

Lampu “Fortuny” proizvodi talijanska tvrtka “Pallucco” / 

Lamp “Fortuny” is produced by Italian company 

“Pallucco” 

Eksperimentiranje sa svjetlom 

Na prijelazu stoljeća, osim slikanja i bavljenja 

tekstilom, Fortuny je eksperimentirao koristeći, 

nedugo prije izumljeno, električno svjetlo u scenskom 

dizajnu. Iste je godine, 1907., dizajnirana i 

lampa “Fortuny”, nastala po uzoru na kazališni 

reflektor pomoću kojega se jednostavno moglo 

mijenjati svjetlo na pozornici, krećući se od 

danje svjetlosti vedroga neba do pomrčine i sumraka. 

Lampa “Fortuny” funkcionira na sličnom 

principu i jasno demonstrira dizajnerovu filozofiju 

po kojoj “predmete ne čini vidljivima količina 

svjetla, nego njegova kvaliteta”. Ova elegantna 

svjetiljka suptilno propušta svjetlost koja se prelijeva 

poput opala kroz svilene zaslone razvučene 

preko njezine nježne konstrukcije. Kod originalne 

lampe, svila se bojila ručno, sadržavajući zlatne 

motive nadahnute orijentalnom umjetnošću, a 

na samom kraju dodavane su staklene perle i 

svilene uzice. 

Podna lampa “Fortuny” ponovno je u proizvodnji 

od 1985. godine, a proizvodi je talijanska 

tvrtka “Pallucco”. U povodu stogodišnjice toga 

iznimnog dizajnerskog komada, lampa je modificirana 

kako bi se dodatno naglasile njezine 

čiste i jednostavne linije. Bijela boja koja diskretno 

naglašava njezinu elegantnu konstrukciju uz 

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U povodu stogodišnjice, lampa je modificirana kako bi se 

dodatno naglasile njezine čiste i jednostavne linije / 

Due to the 100th anniversary of this exceptional designer 

piece, the lamp was modified in order to put extra-emphasis 

on its pure and simple lines 

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srebrne zrake u futurističkoj ritmičkoj sekvenci, čine je 

svježom i izrazito privlačnom, uklapajući je u dinamičnu 

sadašnjost. “Fortuny” funkcionira kao rotirajuća podna 

lampa s mehanizmom za prilagođavanje visine, a dostupna 

je u bijeloj, bež ili crnoj boji, te u ornamentalnoj 

verziji zaslona, s bijelim printom na bež ili crnoj podlozi. 

Najnoviji, rođendanski model ove lampe imena “Century”, 

na unutrašnjoj strani zaslona ima i srebrne printove. 

Svjetiljka “Fortuny” primjer je rane modernističke preokupacije 

industrijskim materijalima, funkcionalizmom 

i položajem predmeta u prostoru. Upečatljiva poput 

modernističke skulpture, lampa na neki način dominira 

prostorom, ali ni u jednom trenutku dekorativna strana 

ne nadvladava onu upotrebnu. Ipak, lampa “Fortuny”, 

uklopljena u neki prostrani interijer, teško će ostati neprimijećena. 

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo većinu je svoga stvaralačkog 

i životnog vijeka proveo u Veneciji. Tamo je kupio 

impresivnu palaču Pesaro Orfei koju je pretvorio u golemi 

atelijer/laboratorij imena Palazzo Fortuny, a danas je 

u njoj smješten muzej “Fortuny” u kojemu se mogu naći 

brojni primjerci njegova rada. U svoje vrijeme slavljen 

kao “venecijanski čarobnjak”, ime koje su mu nadjenuli 

njegovi suvremenici, Mariano Fortuny ostat će zapamćen 

u povijesti umjetnosti i dizajna kao jedan od posljednjih 

“renesansnih ljudi” u pravom smislu te riječi. Konstantna 

znatiželja tjerala ga je uvijek u novu potragu, 

na putovanje u širinu europskih i orijentalnih prostora, 

ali i u dubinu povijesti, stare Grčke i Egipta. Nadahnut 

likom i djelom njemačkog skladatelja, ali i mislioca, Richarda 

Wagnera, Fortuny je definirao i vlastite estetske 

ideale. Smatrao je da umjetnik treba kontrolirati svaku 

etapu svog umjetničkog stvaranja, do u najsitnije detalje, 

te da ni jedna umjetnička disciplina ne nadmašuje 

onu drugu, da su sve jednako važne. 

Umjetnik koji je izumio brodski propeler, izumitelj koji je 

dizajnirao najljepše haljine Isadori Duncan, estet koji 

je izrađivao vlastiti namještaj, pribor za slikanje, prelamao 

vlastite knjige, teoretičar svjetla koji je svoje teorije 

primjenjivao u praksi postižući nevjerojatne rezultate, 

Mariano Fortuny sveobuhvatno je utjecao na moderni 

život. 

Fortunyjeve tkanine proizvode se i danas, jednako su 

kvalitetne, nevjerojatno trajne i obavijene dozom mistike 

jer Fortunyjeva metoda nikada nije potpuno otkrivena 

javnosti, kako legenda kaže. Ipak, neki od njegovih 

dizajnerskih komada, poput lampe “Fortuny”, proizvode 

se i unaprjeđuju i danas te su dostupni kupcima 

istančanog ukusa i nešto dubljeg džepa. 

Lampa “Fortuny” tvrtke Pallucco dostupna je i kod nas 

i može se nabaviti preko tvrtke za dizajniranje rasvjete 

u arhitekturi “Lumenart” iz Pule.

A piece of cult 

Written by: Nataša Bodrožiæ 

Mariano Fortuny Y Madrazo: FORTUNY 1907 

“Fortuny” Forever 

Besides painting and working with textile, Fortuny experimented by using electric light in 

scene design. That brought to the design of lamp “Fortuny”, which was created after a 

stage light in the theatre that enabled the lighting on the stage to be changed effortlessly, 

ranging from the daylight of the clear sky to eclipse and dusk 

Mariano Fortuny Y Madrazo (1871. – 1949.), one 

of the most versatile artists of the late 19th and 

early 20th century, designer of clothes, textiles 

and lighting, photographer, architect, inventor, 

born in Granada, educated in Paris and spent most 

of his life in Venice, has left a huge mark on his era with his 

work. He dressed the greatest ladies of his time, put lighting 

on the most important stages, cooperated with the 

greatest writers and created one of the most beautiful 

lamps, which was named “Fortuny” after its creator. 

Artistic Family 

Mariano Fortuny comes from an artistic family; his father 

was a famous Spanish painter, while his mother’s art-favourable 

family has permanently supported the wellknown 

Prado Museum in Madrid. Fortuny belongs to the 

“art nouveau” circle of artists, along with Tiffany, Lalique 

and the pre-Raphaelite painters. Although he graduated 

as a painter in Paris, he left his biggest mark in history by 

designing clothes and textile, inspired by the Classical Period 

and the Orient. He discovered the special technique 

of colouring silk, but he also constructed and patented 

machines that produced fabric with prints, reproducing 

the depth, colouring and beauty of an archaic brocade, 

velvet and tapestry. 

At the very beginning of the 20th century, Fortuny was 

attracted to new styles in textile design and fashion, as 

well as the new aesthetical and functional concepts 

that were promoted by reformers of new applied types 

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of art, such as the English designer William Morris and 

painter E. Burne Jones, and particularly by their theories 

on the modern style that is liberated from all prohibitions 

and conventions. Soon enough, he also becomes one of 

those artists who subtly start changing the world with his 

talent, inventiveness and broadness of spirit. 

Entering the World of Fashion 

Fortuny enters the world of fashion in 1907. That was the 

year he designed his most spectacular “art nouveau” 

dress “Delfi”, made from fluted silk and inspired by an 

antique Greek sculpture. A long, very simple and light 

dress, it sensually adhered to the body and allowed the 

freedom of movement. Featuring a revolutionary shape, 

slightly arty, discretely seductive, but predominantly functional, 

the dress usually ended with Venetian coloured 

beads at the edges. Marcel Proust himself, impressed 

with its beauty, wondered in one of his texts about the 

specialty of such a clothing piece. Doubting whether to 

acknowledge its value due to the exceptional historical 

role model or its pure uniqueness, the French writer slightly 

sensed the individualistic fashion style of the 20th century 

that was emerging on the horizon. 

Models of Fortuny’s silken dresses were worn by the icons 

of that era, such as Sara Berhnard, Eleonora Duse and 

Isadora Duncan, while the great American director Orson 

Welles had the costumes for his film “Othello” made 

from his recognizable fabrics. These days, Fortuny’s models 

are extremely valuable collector’s items, and his work

“Fortuny” funkcionira kao rotirajuća podna lampa 

s mehanizmom za prilagođavanje visine / “Fortuny” 

functions as a rotating floor lamp with a mechanism 

that adjusts the height 

Rođendanski model lampe 

“Century” / “Birthday” model of 

the lamp named “Century” 

has affected many contemporary designers, such as the 

Japanese creator Issey Miyake. 

Experimenting with Light 

At the turn of the century, besides painting and working 

with textile, Fortuny experimented by using the then-invented 

electric light in scene design. During that same 

year of 1907, the “Fortuny” lamp was designed after a 

stage light in the theatre that enabled the lighting on the 

stage to be changed effortlessly, ranging from the daylight 

of the clear sky to eclipse and dusk. Lamp “Fortuny” 

functions on a similar principle and clearly demonstrates 

the designer’s philosophy that “objects do not become 

visible due to the amount of light, but rather due to its 

quality”. This elegant lamp subtly defuses the light that 

overflows like an opal through silken curtains that are 

spread over its gentle construction. The silk was manually 

coloured on the original lamp, and it contained golden 

motifs inspired by Oriental art, while glass beads and silken 

leashes were added at the end. 

Floor lamp “Fortuny” is again being manufactured since 

1985, and it is produced by Italian company “Pallucco”. 

Due to the 100th anniversary of this exceptional designer 

piece, the lamp was modified in order to put extra-emphasis 

on its pure and simple lines. The white colour, which 

discretely points out its elegant construction, and silver 

rays in a futuristic rhythmical sequence make it fresh and 

extremely attractive, adjusting it to the dynamic present 

period. “Fortuny” functions as a rotating floor lamp with a 

mechanism that adjusts the height, and it’s available in 

white, beige or black, as well as in an ornamental version 

of the background, featuring a white print on a beige 

or black surface. The newest “birthday” model of this 

lamp named “Century” also has silver prints on the background’s 

inside. 

The “Fortuny” lamp is an example of early modernist preoccupation 

with industrial materials, functionalism and 

position of the object in a room. Distinct like a modernist 

sculpture, the lamp dominates the room in a certain way, 

but in no moment does the decorative side dominate the 

functional side. However, if you put the “Fortuny” lamp in 

a spacious interior, it will hardly stay unnoticed. 

Mariano Fortuny Y Madrazo has spent most of his creative 

and overall life in Venice. That’s where he bought 

the impressive palace Pesaro Orfei, which he turned into 

a huge atelier/laboratory named Palazzo Fortuny, and 

today that is the home of museum “Fortuny”, where you 

can find numerous products of his work. Celebrated as 

the “Venetian Magician” in his time by his contemporaries, 

Mariano Fortuny will remain remembered in the 

history of art and design as one of the last “renaissance 

people” in the true sense of that term. Constant curiosity 

pushed him into brand new quests, whether it meant 

travelling the broad European or Oriental spaces, or 

reaching down deep into the history of ancient Greece 

and Egypt. Inspired by the work and figure of German 

compositor, but also philosopher, Richard Wagner, Fortuny 

defined his own aesthetical ideals. He claimed that 

an artist should control every stage of his artistic process, 

down to the slightest of details, and that no artistic discipline 

outweighs the other one because they are all just 

as important. An artist who invented the boat propeller, 

inventor who designed Isadora Duncan’s most beautiful 

dresses, an aesthete who made his own furniture and 

painting equipment, set pages on his own books, and 

also a theoretician of light who implemented his own theories 

in practice while achieving amazing results, Mariano 

Fortuny has left an undeniable influence on modern life. 

Fortuny’s fabrics are still manufactured, and they have 

just as much quality, are incredibly durable and covered 

in a dose of mystique because Fortuny’s methods were 

never completely revealed to the public, according to 

the legend. Still, some of his designer pieces, such as the 

“Fortuny” lamp, are still manufactured and further perfected, 

and are available to buyers of refined taste and 

a deeper pocket. 

Pallucco’s “Fortuny” lamp is also available in our area 

and can be purchased through the “Lumenart” company 

from Pula, which deals with designing architectural 

lighting. 

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Dekoracije 

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HARLEQUIN, www.harlequin.uk.com 

Zidne tapete iz nove kolekcije Estravagance, inspirirane prirodom / Wallpapers from the 

new Estravagance collection, inspired by nature

Boje jeseni 

Colours of the Autumn 

Pripremila / Edited by: Ana Perišin 

Drvo se koristi za izradu namještaja od samih početaka 

civilizacije, uspješno odolijevajući naletima 

modernih materijala koji mu pariraju cijenom 

i mogućnostima obrade. 

Izvanredne mehaničke mogućnosti, odlična izolacijska 

svojstva i prirodan izgled koji se može 

uklopiti u svaki stil... samo su neke od dobrih karakteristika 

drva. Kad se k tome doda još i činjenica 

da s godinama drveni namještaj dobiva na ljepoti, 

izbor je logičan. Ormar od hrastova drva za 

rustikalni stil, ultramoderan stol od tikovine, korpe 

od pruća za romantični ugođaj... što god izaberete, 

nećete pogriješiti jer drvo nikad ne prestaje 

biti u trendu. 

Colours that are presented to us by autumn, a season 

filled with luscious aromas and tastes, are an 

eternal inspiration for decorators. 

The autumn colours - different shades of brown, 

green, orange and grey - should definetely be used 

in your home as well. 

Wallpapers inspired by nature, soft pillows and 

blankets from natural materials, candlesticks, brushwood 

baskets filled with chestnuts... all that in warm 

autumn colours, and a pleasant ambience is guaranteed. 

There is a countless number of ideas. Let your imagination 

run wild and invite autumn into your home. 

DOMA Namještaj d.o.o., salon CASA 

Vaze Turkey u različitim zemljanim bojama / 

Vases Turkey in different colours of the earth 


Jastuci za sjedalicu / Cushions for 

a chair 

Posude KoKo različitih boja, dizajn Kristina Riska i Kati 

Tuominen-Niittylä / KoKo dishes in different colours, 

designed by Kristina Riska and Kati Tuominen-Niittyla 

ARABIA FINLAND, www.arabia.fi 

MODUS, Tkalčićeva 48, Zagreb 

IKEA, www.ikea.com 

Naslonjač Ikea Stockholm, 

dizajn Tork Björklund / 

Armchair Ikea Stockholm, 

designed by Tork Bjorklund 

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Dekoracije 

JANE CHURCHILL, 

Jastuci Dalston i Helston na stoliću iz kolekcije Ross - narančasta 

za dobro raspoloženje / Cushions Dalston and 

Helston on a coffee table from the Ross collection – orange 

for a good mood 


Posude veselih boja i različitih veličina / 

Dishes in merry colours and different sizes 

PARRI, www.parridesign.it 

Naslonjač Mumy/B, dizajn Marco 

Maran / Armchair Mumy/B, designed 

by Marco Maran 

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SAGAFORM / www.sagaform.se 

Svijećnjak Shine od puhanog stakla, dizajn 

Marie Olofsson / Candlestick Shine from 

blown glass, designed by Marie Olofsson 

POLTRONA FRAU / www.poltronafrau.it 

Moderna klasika - stolica Jokey, dizajn 

Francois Azambourg / 

A modern classic – chair Jokey, designed 

by Francois Azambourg 


www.doma.hr 

MARIMEKKO / www.marimekko.fi 

Poslužavnik uzorka Puutarha, 

dizajn Kristina Isola / A tray 

with a Puutarh sample, 

designed by Kristina Isola 

Jesenski plodovi u staklenoj posudi 

sa svijećom / Fruits of the autumn in 

a glass dish with a candle 


Košare od pruća u toploj narančastoj boji / 

Brushwood baskets in the warm colour of orange 


Prekrivači Turkey / Blankets Turkey 


Razigrane police različitih veličina / 

Playful shelves in different sizes 

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Dekoracije 

DOMA Namještaj d.o.o., 

salon CASA 

FLEXFORM 

www.flexform.it 

Klupa Betty / 

Bench Betty 

IKEA, www.ikea.com 

Košara od pruća Turkey, idealna za skupljanje jesenskih 

plodova / Brushwood basket Turkey, ideal 

for collecting fruits of the autumn 

SAGAFORM / www.sagaform.se 

Svijećnjak Shine osvježit će prostor / Candlestick 

Shine will freshen up the room 

Prugasta kutija Vacker / 

A striped Vacker box 

AU MAISON / www.aumaison.dki 

Jastuci Lounge i Desiree Velvet / 

Cushions Lounge and Desiree Velvet 

MARIMEKKO / www.marimekko.fi 

Ručnici iz jesenske kolekcije, 

dizajn Fujiwo Ishimoto / Towels 

from the autumn collection, 

designed by Fujiwo Ishimoto 

FLEXFORM / www.flexform.it 

Sofa iz kolekcije Sunny / A sofa from the Sunny collection 

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NANIMARQUINA, www.nanimarquina.com 

Decorations 

Tepih iz kolekcije Seagras, dizajn Nani Marquina / A 

carpet from the Seagras collection, designed by Nani 

Marquina 


Zidni sat Wood, inspiriran jesenskim lišćem i prošlim 

vremenima / A Wood clock on the wall, inspired 

by autumn leaves and times gone by 


Prekrivač u ugodnim zemljanim bojama / A 

blanket in pleasant colours of the earth 


Vaze različitih veličina i oblika / Vases in different 

sizes and shapes 


Stalak za novine Raven izrađen 

od poliuretana / A Raven 

newspaper rack made out of 

polyurethane 

KARTELL, www.kartell.it 

Model Mademoiselle, 

Philippe Starck u suradnji 

s Burberryjem / Model 

Mademoiselle, Philippe 

Starck in cooperation with 

Burberry 

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map of Croatia 

ZAGREB glavni grad / capital 

 

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BRAÈ 112 str. 

CRIKVENICA 114 str. 

DUBROVNIK 117 str. 

IKA 118 str. 

IVANIÆ GRAD 119 str. 

KAŠTEL 122 str. 

KRK 123 str. 

KUPRES 129 str. 

MAKARSKA 131 str. 

OPATIJA 132 str. 

OPATIJSKA RIVIJERA 133 str. 

OPRTALJ 134 str. 

POREÈ 135 str. 

PRVIÆ 136 str. 

RAB 137 str. 

ROVINJ 143 str. 

SAMOBOR 145 str. 

SPLIT 146 str. 

TRIBUNJ 148 str. 

UMAG 149 str. 

VODICE 150 str. 

ZAGREB 150 str. 

posebna ponuda 

special offer 

Hotel Stari grad 

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Brač 

Na otoku Braču, u uvali Splitska, nalazi se zemljište površine od 450 m 2 do 1020 m 2 na kojem se grade atraktivne vile. 

Površine vila su od 110 m 2 do 220 m 2 i građene su u mediteranskom stilu. Pri gradnji su korišteni vrhunski materijali, a 

vile će biti opremljene s podnim grijanjem, klima-uređajima, dizajnerskim kupaonicama, vrhunskim kuhinjama, zidnim 

ormarima i neizravnom rasvjetom prostorija. Ispred vila je planirana izgradnja bazena, a okućnica će biti kultivirana. 

Završetak radova je planiran za rujan 2008. 

At a bay called Splitska on the island of Brač, we find a parcel with 450 m 2 to 1020 m 2 of surface where attractive villas 

are being built. The villas’ surfaces range from 110 m 2 to 220 m 2 and they are constructed in Mediterranean fashion. 

Top-quality materials were used during the construction process, and the villas will be equipped with floor heating, air 

conditioning, designer bathrooms, top-notch kitchens, wall closets and non-direct room lighting. There are plans to 

build a swimming pool in front of the villas, while the courtyard will be cultivated. The construction is planned to end 

in September of 2008. 

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Cijena / Price: 350.000 € - 695.000 € 

Kontakt telefon / Contact telephone: +385 (0)21 455 330

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Brač 

Prodaje se konoba u Povljima, malome mjestu smještenom u dubokoj uvali nedaleko od istočne punte Brača. Konoba 

je napravljena u starodalmatinskom stilu (stolovi i klupe od punog hrasta te zidovi u bračkom kamenu). Unutrašnji 

dio konobe ima 66 m 2 , te se sastoji od kuhinje, šanka, spreme, dva WC-a i salona. Kapacitet konobe je 80 sjedećih 

mjesta. Konoba se nalazi na samoj rivi te postoji koncesija za stolove na rivi od 60 m 2 . Mogućnost kupnje na kredit. 

There is a tavern on sale in Povlji, which is a small town located in a deep bay not far from the eastern point of Brač. The 

tavern was made in archaic Dalmatian style (tables and benches from full oak and walls in Brač stone). The tavern’s interior 

has 66 m 2 of surface, and it consists of the kitchen, bar, storage room, two bathrooms and saloon. Capacity of the tavern 

is 80 seats. The tavern is located at the main promenade itself and concession was issued for 60 m 2 of tables at the main 

promenade. There is an option of purchasing on credit. 

Cijena / Price: na upit / on inquiry 

Kontakt telefon / Contact telephone: +385 (0)21 582 426, +385 (0)91 210 8566, +385 (0)91 271 2006 

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Crikvenica 

U Crikvenici se prodaje prekrasna novosagrađena troetažna luksuzna vila ukupne stambene površine 400 m 2 . Vila 

ima bazen, garažu te ljetnu kuhinju u vrtu površine 12 m 2 i udaljena je od mora 700 metara. U suterenu je uređena 

konoba s krušnom peći i velikim drvenim stolom. Vila ima ukupno sedam soba, četiri kupaonice i tri kuhinje. Na svakoj 

etaži su natkrivene terase s pogledom na more. Smještena je na izuzetno mirnoj lokaciji i okružena je zelenilom. 

Prodaje se kompletno namještena. 

We find a wonderful, newly built, three-storey luxurious villa on sale in Crikvenica, with the overall residential surface of 

400 m 2 . The villa has a swimming pool, garage and a summer kitchen in the garden that takes up 12 m 2 , and it is 700 

meters from the sea. The basement features a decorated tavern with an oven and a large wooden table. The villa has as 

much as seven rooms, four bathrooms and three kitchens. Every storey features a covered terrace with the view over the 

sea. It is located at an extremely peaceful location and surrounded by greenery. It is on sale as completely furnished. 

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Cijena / Price: 1.200.000 € 


Avantura 

HUM 

Najmanji grad na svijetu 

Hum je smješten u srcu Istre, u buzetskoj općini / 

Predivna unutrašnjost Istre ostavit će vas bez daha / Beautiful Istria inside 

Hum is located in the heart of Istria, in the Buzet Community 

will take you breath away 

još u srednjem vijeku, točnije u 11. stoljeću. Upravo tada nica određenih već u ranom srednjem vijeku. Humski 

je na ostacima stare utvrde izgrađen Humski kaštel, pa se kaštel nalazio na platou u zapadnom dijelu gradića 

zatim i prvi niz kuća budućega gradića. 

unutar obrambenih zidova, na mjestu gdje se danas dijelom 

nalaze župna crkva, župni dvor i najzapadniji dio 

U to je vrijeme Istra pripadala Franačkom Carstvu i u 

tom je sklopu 1040. godine postala zasebnom markom. sjevernog niza kuća. Tlocrt kaštela imao je oblik pravokutnika 

veličine 35x30 m. Ulaz u kaštel bio je iznutra, iz 

U Humu žive tek tri obitelji, što ukupno iznosi tek 17 stanovnika. Zanimljivo je da se od 

Markgrof Ulrich I. je na pograničnim predjelima svoje države 

obnovio i podigao niz kaštela, među kojima i ovaj grada. Njegova je osnovna namjena bila obrambena. 

11. stoljeća do danas, izvan humskih gradskih zidina gotovo ništa nije gradilo, naselje 

je ostalo unutar granica određenih već u ranom srednjem vijeku 

u Humu. Godine 1102. Ulrich II. daje Hum, uz niz drugih A onda se uz kaštel postupno gradilo i naselje. Nastao je 

kaštela, kao feud akvilejskom patrijarhu. U darovnici se tako gradić položen po hrptu izduženog brijega, unutar 

navodi “castrum Cholm” (prema starom hrvatskom obliku 

Hlm) i to je prvo spominjanje Huma. Tim činom zaprakutnog 

oblika dužine stotinjak i širine oko 35 metara. 

gradskih zidina koje zatvaraju površinu približno pravo- 

Piše: Patricia Müller Foto: Turistička zajednica Istarske županije 

vo počinje povijest Huma kao utvrde. I u kasnjim povijesnim 

izvorima, sve do 17. stoljeća, Hum se spominje kao kuća što se pružaju od istoka prema zapadu, dvije uli- 

Prostornu organizaciju gradića čine tri paralelna niza 

stra ima tartufe, i autohtono istarsko govedo – boškarin. 

Ima i prekrasnu obalu uz sjeverozapadno podru- 

rekorda. U Humu žive tek tri obitelji, što ukupno iznosi tek 

“castrum”, dakle tvrđava, čime se naglašavala njegova ce koje ih odjeljuju i trapezasti trg kod glavnih gradskih 

na svijetu! Podatke čuva i Guinnessova knjiga svjetskih 

čje hrvatskog Jadrana, te predivne vile s bazenima 17 stanovnika. 

fortifikacijska uloga. 

vrata. Kaštel je dvjema ulicama bio izravno povezan sa 

Iu “zapuštenim” dijelovima unutrašnjosti, za kojima su Ovaj zanimljivi gradić smješten je u srcu Istre, u buzetskoj 

Danas je ovaj gradić spomen-grad, kao jedan od rijetkih 

sačuvanih primjera urbanog razvoja isključivo unudale 

su na ulice, pa je tako bio omogućen brz dolazak 

svim dijelovima grada. Stambene kuće u sva tri niza gle- 

poludjeli stranci i domaći koji se žele pošto-poto odvojiti 

barem na trenutak od vreve svakodnevice i uživati u može, sa svih strana, doći automobilom, autobusom ili 

tar ranosrednjovjekovnih zidina. Zanimljivo je da se od vojne posade i brzo sklanjanje svih gradskih žitelja u ka- 

općini. Od grada Buzeta udaljen je 14 km, do njega se 

netaknutom prirodnom okruženju. No, Istra ima i nešto vlakom, ali mnogi ga izletnici pohode i pješice. 

11. stoljeća do danas, izvan humskih gradskih zidina štel. Najstariji je srednji niz, nastao poslije izgradnje kaštela 

tako što su konoliziranim graničarima, koji su u slu- 

što zasigurno ne postoji nigdje drugdje. Najmanji grad Hum je svoj današnji izgled u osnovnim konturama dobio 

gotovo ništa nije gradilo, naselje je ostalo unutar gra- 

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za oblaganja unutrašnjih i vanjskih zidova. S obzirom da se izrađuje u različitim paletama 

boja, odličan je izbor za gotovo sve prostorije koje traže dozu originalnosti 


Foto: www.dekokamen.hr 

prošlosti je kamen bio osnovni građevinski 

materijal, no danas je jednako popularan jer 

predstavlja sam vrh estetike, onaj potreban 

dodir prirode u četiri zida, te vrhunski ukus. Kameni 

zidovi jednako lijepo izgledaju na starijim ili novoizgrađenim 

arhetipskim kućama i kao stilske obloge 

u luksuznim stanovima. No, sam prirodni kamen ima i 

brojne nedostatke. Primjerice, svaki tip prirodnog kamena 

ima svoj optimalni način impregnacije, no u našim 

krajevima poznati su tek neki od načina, a mnoga 

sredstva za imregnaciju su nedostupna. Kako prirodni 

kamen ne bi povlačio ružne mrlje od masnoće i vlage, 

on mora biti vrhunski impregniran. Osim toga valja 

istaknuti i vrlo visoke cijene samih materijala i cijene postavljanja 

prirodnog kamena. Sam proces postavljanja 

samog kamena, odnosno oblaganja zidova, prilično je 

zahtjevan i skup, a stručnjake koji su specijalizirani za 

rad s kamenom nije uvijek lako pronaći. Na svu sreću, 

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three-leg ged chairs produced in 1963. 

Londonski hotel Rockwell, nadahnut spoj klasike i modernoga 

Vjeèna elegancija protiv 

sezonskih trendova 

Arhitektonski studio Squire and Partners odlučio se za suzdržan pristup oživljavanju prostora, 

u kojemu će jednako bitnu ulogu igrati arhitektonsko naslijeđe prošlih stoljeća, 

odabir retro boja koje su u trendu i, dijelom, geometrijskih uzoraka iz sedamdesetih, te 

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Dubrovnik 

U samom središtu povijesnog Dubrovnika smješten je hotel Stari grad. U prošlosti je hotel pripadao obitelji Drašković, 

dok je danas spomenik kulture pod zaštitom Grada. Hotel ima osam dvokrevetnih ili jednokrevetnih soba te predivnu 

terasu s pogledom na obližnji otok Lokrum i gradić Cavtat. Uređen je u antiknom stilu. 

Hotel Stari Grad is located in the very centre of historic Dubrovnik. The hotel used to belong to the Drašković family, but now 

it is a cultural monument protected by the City of Dubrovnik. The hotel has eight two-bed or one-bed rooms and a wonderful 

terrace overlooking the neighbouring island Lokrum and a little town called Cavtat. It is furnished in antique style. 

Cijena / Price: 3.300.000 € 

Kontakt telefon / Contact telephone: +385 (0)20 437 046 

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Ika 

Samo kilometar zapadno od Ičića smješteno je malo ribarsko naselje Ika, u kojemu se prodaje kuća stambene površine 

250 m 2 . Kuća ima dvije etaže: prizemlje i kat. U prizemlju su dva apartmana, dok je na prvom katu jedan prostrani 

apartman površine 100 m 2 s velikim balkonom iz kojeg se pruža predivan pogled na Kvarner. U suterenu su garaža, 

spremište i kotlovnica. Kuća se nalazi na kultiviranoj okućnici površine 1000 m 2 . 

There is a small fishermen settlement Ika just a kilometre west of Ičići, and that’s where we find a house with 250 m 2 of 

residential surface for sale. The house has two storeys: ground floor and upper floor. The ground floor features two apartments, 

while the upper floor reveals a spacious 100 m 2 apartment with a large balcony that provides a magnificent view 

over Kvarner. The basement features the garage, storage room and boiler room. The house is located on a cultivated 

courtyard with 1000 m 2 of surface. 

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Ivanić Grad 

U Ivanić Gradu, nedaleko Zagreba, prodaje se nedovršena troetažna kuća. Kuća je pogodna za stanovanje, ali i 

kao višenamjenski poslovni objekt za ugostiteljsko-turističku djelatnost. Smještena je na prekrasnoj parceli površine 

600 m 2 , okružena stablima lipe, uz samo jezero. Početak gradnje kuće je bio 1981., a nadograđena je 2000. 

godine. 

In Ivanić Grad, near Zagreb, there is an unfinished three-storey house on sale. The house can serve a residential purpose, 

but also as a multi-optional restaurant-tourism facility. It is located on a beautiful 600 m 2 parcel, surrounded by lime trees 

and very near a lake. The house was originally started in 1981, and was upgraded in 2000. 

Cijena / Price: 185.000 € 


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Ivanić Grad 

U Moslavini, na lijevoj obali rijeke Lonje, u Ivanić Gradu, prodaje se novoizgrađena kuća. Kuća ima stambenu površinu 

210 m 2 te je smještena na parceli površine 1068 m 2 . Ispred kuće je bazen dubine dva metra. Kuća se sastoji od dviju 

etaža, prizemlja i kata, a u sklopu su i dvije garaže i kotlovnica. Grijanje je etažno plinsko, a voda je iz hidrofora. 

There is a newly built house for sale in Ivanić Grad, at the left coast of river Lonja in the region of Moslavina. The house has 

210 m 2 of residential surface and is located on a 1068 m 2 parcel. There is a swimming pool in front of the house and it’s two 

metres deep. The house consists of two storeys – ground floor and upper floor – and there are also two garages and a boiler 

room. There is gas storey heating, and the water comes from a hydrophore. 



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Kaštel 

Prodaje se obiteljska kuća s prekrasnim vrtom i velikom uređenom okućnicom na kraju naselja, u mirnom mjestu u 

Istri, pokraj Buja. Kuća je luksuzno uređena i opremljena te ima površinu 300 m 2 . Na kraju parcele površine 4000 m 2 

nalazi se i poslovni prostor površine 550 m 2 te ima još i dovoljno prostora za izgradnju teniskih terena i bazena. Ovo 

je zadnja kuća u građevinskoj zoni te prevladava mir i zelenilo. 

There is a family house with a beautiful garden and a large maintained courtyard on sale, and it’s located on the outskirts 

of a peaceful settlement near Buje in Istria. The house is luxuriously decorated and furnished, and it has 300 m 2 

of surface. At the very end of the parcel, which takes up 4000 m 2 , we find a facility for business premises with 550 m 2 

of surface, and there is also plenty more room to build tennis courts and swimming pools. This is the final house in this 

construction zone, and is therefore characterized by peace and greenery. 

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Cijena / Price: 1.100.000 € 


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Krk 

U samom centru Malinske na otoku Krku smještene su dvije novoizgrađene zgrade. U svakoj zgradi se nalaze samo četiri 

apartmana površina od 49 do 102 m 2 na tri etaže. Apartmani u prizemlju, veličine 102 m 2 , s tri sobe i dnevnim boravkom, 

imaju uređenu okućnicu površine 200 m 2 s automatskim navodnjavanjem, popločanom terasom i dva parkirna mjesta. 

Zgrade odlikuje vrhunska kvaliteta izgradnje (alu-stolarija s griljama, demit fasada, prvoklasna keramika i sanitarije, klasičan 

parket, opremljene kupaonice, podno grijanje i klimatizacija). 

There are two newly built buildings in the centre of Malinska at the island of Krk. Each building features only four apartments 

that take up three storeys and range from 49 to 102 m 2 . The ground-floor apartments have 102 m 2 of surface, consist of 

three bedrooms and a living room, and also have a decorated 200 m 2 courtyard with automatic watering, tiled terrace and 

two parking spaces. The buildings were constructed with utmost quality (“alu” joinery with archaic shutters, “demit” facade, 

first-class ceramics and sanitary facilities, classic parquet, equipped bathrooms, floor heating and air conditioning). 

Cijena / Price: 2600 - 2800 €/m 2 


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Krk 

Na otoku Krku, u malome mjestu Baška Draga, prodaje se autentična primorska kuća. Kuća ima površinu od 120 m 2 i 

sastoji se od tri etaže: prizemlja i dva kata. U prizemlju su konoba s posebnim ulazom, dnevni boravak s kaminom i kupaonica. 

Na katu su kuhinja, spavaća soba i kupaonica, dok je na trećoj etaži velika spavaća soba s kupaonicom i terasom s 

koje se pruža pogled na okolicu. Kuća je smještena na kultiviranoj okućnici površine 220 m 2 , na kojoj se nalazi bazen i grill 

terasa s kaminom. Pri adaptaciji su sačuvani autentični detalji uz upotrebu tradicionalnih materijala (prirodni kamen, puna 

cigla i drvo). Lokacija je iznimno mirna, a od mora je udaljena samo dva kilometra. 

In a small town called Baška Draga at the island of Krk, we find an authentic seaside house for sale. The house has 120 m 2 

of surface and it consists of three storeys: ground floor and two upper floors. The ground floor features a pantry room with a 

special entrance, as well as a living room with a fireplace and a bathroom. The first floor consists of a kitchen, bedroom and 

bathroom, while the second floor features a large bedroom with a bathroom and a terrace that provides the view over the 

surrounding area. The house is located on a cultivated 220 m 2 courtyard that features a swimming pool and a grill-terrace 

with a fireplace. During the process of adaptation, authentic details were preserved by using traditional materials (natural 

stone, full brick and wood). The location is extremely quiet and the sea is merely 2 km away. 

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Na otoku Krku, u mjestu Korniću, prodaje se luksuzno uređena stara kamena kuća na dvije etaže. Kuća ima površinu 

od 150 m 2 , a sastoji se od prostranog dnevnog boravka s kaminom, tri spavaće sobe, dvije kupaonice, dvije 

kuhinje i pomoćne prostorije s velikim terasama. Kultivirana okućnica ima površinu od 830 m 2 , te je ograđena 

kamenim zidom i kovanom ogradom. Kuća je u potpunosti adaptirana prije dvije godine uz upotrebu vrhunskih materijala, 

klimatizirana je, te opremljena kvalitetnim namještajem, kuhinjskim uređajima i prvoklasnim sanitarijama. 

Od mora je udaljena dva kilometra. 

In a town called Kornić at the island of Krk, there is an old and luxuriously decorated two-storey stone house for sale. The house 

has 150 m 2 of surface, and it consists of a spacious living room with a fireplace, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, two kitchens 

and additional rooms with large terraces. The cultivated courtyard has 830 m 2 of surface and is enclosed with a stone wall and 

wrought-iron fence. The house was completely adapted two years ago by using top-notch materials; it has air conditioning, and 

it is furnished with quality furniture, kitchen appliances and first-class sanitary facilities. The sea is 2 km away. 

Cijena / Price: 350.000 

Kontakt telefon / Contact telephone: +385 (0)51 437 959, +385 (0)91 547 4709 

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Krk 

Na sjeverozapadnoj obali otoka Krka, u Malinskoj, prodaje se dvojna kuća primorske arhitekture. Kuća ima dvije etaže: 

prizemlje i kat, ukupne stambene površine 100 m 2 . U prizemlju su garaža, glavni ulaz, kupaonica, dnevni boravak s kuhinjom 

i velikom terasom. Unutarnje stube vode na kat na kojem su tri spavaće sobe i kupaonice. Kuća je kvalitetno građena 

(aluminijska stolarija s roletama, termo fasada, prvoklasna keramika i sanitarije, kovana ograda) te ima klima-uređaje i 

SAT/TV. Ispred kuće je vrt površine 150 m 2 te parkiralište za dva automobila. Smještena je na atraktivnoj i mirnoj lokaciji uz 

zelenilo, a od mora je udaljena 400 metara. 

In a town called Malinska at the northwestern coast of the island of Krk, there is a dual house of typical coastal architecture 

for sale. The house has two storeys: ground floor and upper floor, which take up 100 m 2 of residential surface. 

The ground floor features a garage, main entrance, bathroom, living room with a kitchen and a grand terrace. The 

indoor staircase leads to the upper floor that consists of three bedrooms and a bathroom. The house is superbly built 

(“alu” joinery with shutters, thermo-façade, first-class ceramics and sanitary facilities, wrought-iron fence) and it features 

air-conditioners and SAT/TV. There is a 150 m 2 garden in front of the house, as well as two parking spaces. The 

location of the house is very attractive and peaceful with plenty of greenery, while the sea is 400 metres away. 



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Krk 

U malome mjestu Vrbniku, smještenom na stijeni nad morem, prodaju se apartmani vrhunske izrade, s jedinstvenim 

pogledom na more. Na prodaju su jednosobni, površine 51 m 2 , i dvosobni apartmani, površine od 82 i 108 m 2 , s 

velikim terasama i parkirališnim mjestima. Ispred objekta je bazen površine oko 60 m 2 . Apartmani će biti useljivi u 

svibnju 2008. godine. 

In a small town called Vrbnik, which is located on a rock above the sea, we find supremely built apartments for sale, and 

they provide a unique view over the sea. Apartments for sale include one-room (51 m 2 of surface) and two-room (82 and 

108 m 2 ) apartments with large terraces and accompanying parking spaces. There is a 60 m 2 swimming pool in front of 

the object. The moving-in process for these apartments will begin in May of 2008. 

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Kupres 

Na Kupresu, u predjelu Čajuša, prodaje se ekskluzivna samostojeća troetažna kuća stambene površine 190 m 2 . 

Kuća je koncipirana tako da se donji kat može odvojiti te u njemu samostalno živjeti - kao apartman s dvije sobe, 

kupaonicom i dnevnim boravkom s kuhinjom. Prvi kat se sastoji od kuhinje, kupaonice, blagovaonice i dnevne sobe s 

kaminom, dok visoko potkrovlje ima tri sobe s kupaonicom. Planirano je centralno grijanje s mogućnošću isključivanja 

svakog kata posebno. Donji dio kuće je obložen kamenom te daje poseban izgled samog objekta. Cijela parcela je 

ograđena kaskadama sa zelenim površinama, a smještena je oko 300 m od hotela Adria Ski te skijaških staza. Kuća 

ima jedno garažno mjesto te tri vanjska parkirališna mjesta. 

In a part of Kupres called Čajuša, there is an exclusive detached three-storey house on sale with 190 m 2 of residential 

surface. The house is designed so the ground floor can be separated and individually lived in – as an apartment with two 

bedrooms, bathroom, living room and kitchen. The upper floor consists of a kitchen, bathroom, dining room and living 

room with a fireplace, while the high loft has three rooms and a bathroom. Central heating is planned and every floor 

will have the individual option of disconnection. The downstairs of the house is paved in stone and that gives a special 

appearance to the object. The entire parcel is enclosed by cascades with green surfaces and it is situated 300 m from 

Hotel Adria Skia and ski tracks. The house has one garage space and three outside parking lots. 



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Makarska 

U istočnom dijelu Makarske, na predjelu Dugiš, prodaju se stanovi u dvjema stambenim zgradama. U prvoj zgradi, 

čija je orijentacija jugozapad-istok, nalazi se 30 stanova, dok se u drugoj zgradi, orijentacije J-S, nalazi 45 stanova. 

Na raspolaganju je ostalo osam stanova površina 51, 70, 74 i 80 m 2 . Zgrade imaju podzemnu garažu (30 mjesta) 

s mogućnošću izravnog ulaska u stambeni dio, uz daljinsko otvaranje. Nalaze se u blizini škole i neposrednoj blizini 

centra grada, 200 do 500 m od mora. Pri opremanju i gradnji korišteni su visokokvalitetni materijali. Zgrade imaju 

prekrasan pogled na Makarsko primorje te Brački kanal. 

In a settlement Dugiš in the eastern part of Makarska, two residential buildings feature apartments for sale. The first 

building, oriented in the southwest-east direction, consists of 30 apartments, while the second building has 45 apartments 

and a south-north orientation. Eight apartments have remained available, and their surface is 51, 70, 74 and 

80 m 2 . The buildings have an underground garage (30 parking spaces) with the possibility of direct entrance into the 

residential section, along with remote-control opening. The location is near a school and very near the town centre, as 

well as 200 to 500 metres from the sea. Materials of the highest quality were used during construction and furnishing. 

The buildings have a wonderful view over the Makarska coast and the Brač Gulf. 



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Opatija 

U Opatiji, jednom od najljepših mjesta na Kvarneru, prodaje se vila stambene površine 874 m 2 . Sastoji se od četiri 

etaže: prizemlja i tri kata, te je smještena na okućnici površine 861 m 2 . Ishodovana je građevinska dozvola za potpunu 

adaptaciju u stambene i poslovne svrhe. Opatija je sa svojim austrougarskim duhom, koji se osjeća i danas, idealan 

odabir za one koji žele raskoš i luksuz. Vila je udaljena samo 20 metara od mora te je idealna za duge šetnje uz poznato 

opatijsko šetalište Lungomare. 

In Opatija, one of the most beautiful towns in Kvarner, we find a villa with 874 m 2 of residential surface for sale. It consists 

of four storeys: ground floor and three floors, and is located on an 861 m 2 courtyard. A construction licence was issued 

that allows complete adaptation for residential and business purposes. Opatija and its Austro-Hungarian spirit, which is 

evident to this day, is an ideal choice for those who want grandeur and luxury. The villa is only 20 metres from the sea 

and is ideal for long walks along the famous Opatija promenade Lungomare. 

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Opatijska rivijera 

U blizini Opatije, na strmim padinama Lovrana, prodaje se dvoetažna vila s potkrovljem ukupne stambene površine 

630 m 2 . Vila sadrži četiri velika apartmana u suterenu, stan u prizemlju te šest moderno uređenih soba na prvom i 

drugom katu. Oko vile je prekrasno uređena okućnica površine 1722 m 2 , u kojoj je smješten bazen, velika ljetna terasa 

s grillom i veliko parkiralište. Vila je izgrađena na mirnoj lokaciji, s koje se pruža prekrasan pogled na more. Uz 

centralno grijanje, postoji i solarna instalacija, a cijela vila je klimatizirana. Nekretnina je izgrađena 2003. godine, a 

zbog veličine i lokacije idealna je za turizam ili za kliniku. 

Very near Opatija, on the sharp slopes of Lovran, we find a two-storey villa with a loft, at about 630 m 2 of residential 

surface. The villa features four large apartments at basement level, an apartment on the ground floor, and six rooms 

on the first and second floors that are decorated in modern fashion. The villa is surrounded by a wonderfully decorated 

courtyard with 1722 m 2 of surface, which features a swimming pool, large summer terrace with a grill and a large 

parking lot. The villa was built at a peaceful location, which provides a wonderful view over the sea. Along with central 

heating, there is also solar installation, and the entire villa is air-conditioned. The real estate was built in 2003, and 

thanks to its size and location, it is ideal for tourism or for a clinic. 

Cijena / Price: 1.700.000 € 


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Oprtalj 

U sjeverozapadnoj Istri, na visokom brežuljku iznad doline Mirne, u starom dijelu mjesta Oprtalj, prodaje se prekrasna 

kamena kuća. Kuća je kompletno renovirana i restaurirana, stilski je uređena te su drvenarija i stolarija u cijelosti 

promijenjene. Kuhinja je uređena u starom istarskom stilu, a unutarnji zidovi su kameni i fugirani. Kuća ima konobu s 

kaminom iz koje se izlazi u vrt i terasu s prekrasnim pogledom. Terasa i vrt površine oko 150 m 2 su ograđeni te postoji 

mogućnost izgradnje bazena u vrtu. Na terasi je priprema za saunu i tuš. 

At the northeast of Istria, in an older part of a town called Oprtalj on a high slope above the valley of Mirna, there is 

a beautiful stone house on sale. The house is completely renovated and restored, as well as stylishly decorated, and 

the joinery and woodwork have been completely replaced. The kitchen is decorated in the archaic Istrian style, and the 

inside walls are fuged and made of stone. The house has a pantry with a fireplace and with an exit to the garden and 

terrace with a wonderful view. Terrace and garden of 150 m 2 are fenced and there is a possibility to build a swimming 

pool in the garden. The terrace is prepared for a sauna and shower. 

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Poreč 

U Baderni, malom mjestu nedaleko od Poreča, nalazi se novoizgrađeno naselje Astarea. Astarea je jedinstveno humano 

naselje u kojem kvadrat stambene površine pokriva kvadrat zelenila. Kvalitetni dvosobni stanovi s uređenim okolišem te 

blizina svega najboljeg što Istra može ponuditi idealni su za one koji žele doživjeti obje Istre u punom sjaju. 

In Baderna, small town near Poreč, there is new residential settlement named Astarea. The Astarea residential settlement 

is a unique human project of housing estate constructed by the principle of the “square foot of living space per 

square foot of greenery’’.The high quality apartments with a marvellous landscape all around as well as the vicinity of 

all the best things that Istria can offer, are perfect accommodation for those who want to live to see both Istria’s in their 

full brigtness. 

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Prvić 

Na malom otoku Prviću u šibenskom arhipelagu, prodaje se kamena kuća u staroj gradskoj jezgri. Kuća se sastoji od 

dviju etaža i potkrovlja čija je stambena površina 132 m 2 . U prizemlju je konoba površine 44 m 2 . Unutrašnjost kuće 

je potpuno obnovljena i klimatizirana. Na katu je komforni apartman s jednom spavaćom sobom. U potkrovlju su dva 

manja studio apartmana. Balkon je sa stražnje strane kuće. Udaljenost od mora je samo 30-ak metara. 

On a small island of Prvić in Šibenik’s archipelago, there is a stone house for sale in the old town centre. The house 

consists of two storeys and an attic, and takes up 132 m 2 of residential surface. There is a 44-m2 pantry on the ground 

floor. The house’s interior is completely renovated and air-conditioned. There is a very comfortable apartment with one 

bedroom on the upper floor. The attic features two smaller studio apartments. The balcony is located at the backside 

of the house. The sea is merely 30 metres away. 



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Rab 

U Barbatu, malom mjestu na otoku Rabu poznatom po čistome moru i pješčanim plažama, prodaje se vila s dva 

dvoetažna stana svaki površine 135 m 2 s pripadajućom okućnicom. Vila je smještena u novoizgrađenom elitnom 

naselju urbanih vila, na udaljenosti 50 m od plaže s privatnim kolnim prilazom, kao i putem do mora. S vile se pruža 

prekrasan pogled na more. Pri uređenju su korišteni najkvalitetniji materijali i suvremena tehnologija građenja, čime 

je postignuta visoka kvaliteta izgrađenih objekata. 

In Barbat, a small town on the island of Rab that is renowned for its crystal-clear sea and sand beaches, there is a 

villa on sale with two two-storey apartments, each with 135 m 2 of surface and an accompanying courtyard. The villa 

is located in the newly built, elite settlement of urban villas, merely 50 meters away from the beach and with a private 

driveway, as well as the path to the sea. The villa provides a glorious view over the sea. In the process of decoration, 

only top-quality materials were used, as well as a modern construction technology, which guarantees the high quality 

of constructed objects. 

Cijena / Price: 180.000 € + PDV svaki / each 


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Rab 

Na izuzetnoj lokaciji na otoku Rabu prodaje se prizemlje obiteljske vile, površine 184 m 2 , koje se sastoji od atraktivno 

uređenog studio apartmana i dvosobnog stana. Vila ima i predivno uređenu okućnicu površine oko 500 m 2 . Postoji 

mogućnost kupnje voćnjaka površine 600 m 2 . Ova iznimno kvalitetno izgrađena obiteljska vila, s otvorenim pogledom 

na more, idealna je za odmor. 

At an exceptional location at the island of Rab, a 184 m 2 ground floor of the family villa is on sale, and it consists of an 

attractively decorated studio-apartment and a two-room flat. The villa also has a wonderfully maintained courtyard with 

about 500 m 2 of surface. There is an option of purchasing a 600 m 2 orchard. This family villa was built in extremely 

quality fashion and it boasts with an open view over the sea, which makes it ideal for a vacation. 



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Rab 

Na otoku Rabu, na mirnoj lokaciji, prodaje se poslovno-stambeni objekt (pansion) površine oko 500 m 2 . Objekt je 

okružen šumom crnike i nalazi se u blizini ACI-jeve marine, na okućnici površine 3200 m 2 . Sastoji se od tri etaže i 

podruma. U prizemlju su restoran sa salom i terasom, na prvom i drugom katu je devet spavaćih soba s kupaonicama 

i terasama. U sklopu je i pomoćni stambeni objekt površine 65 m 2 . Cijeli objekt ima centralno i solarno grijanje. 

Okućnica je ograđena i kultivirana. 

At a peaceful location at the island of Rab, there is a business-residential object (room and board) of about 500 m 2 of surface 

for sale. The object is surrounded by a holm-oak forest and is located near the ACI marina, on a 3200 m 2 courtyard. It 

consists of three storeys and a basement. The ground floor features a restaurant with saloon and terrace, while the first and 

second floor reveal nine bedrooms with bathrooms and terraces. There is also an additional residential object with 65 m 2 of 

surface. The entire object has central and solar heating. The courtyard is fenced and cultivated. 

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Rab 

U elitnom dijelu Raba, u neposrednoj blizini centra i mora, prodaju se jedinstvene vile s luksuzno opremljenim apartmanima 

različitih površina, od 30 do 70 m 2 , s izdvojenim ostavama i prostranim terasama. Apartmani su moderno 

opremljeni, a pri uređenju su korišteni vrhunski materijali. Ispred vila su veliki zajednički vanjski bazen, uređeni park s 

igralištem za djecu te podzemna garaža. Iako su u neposrednom dodiru sa samim središtem otoka Raba, ove vile ujedno 

odlikuje iznimno mirna lokacija. 

In the elite part of Rab, very near to the centre and the sea, we find unique villas on sale, and they feature luxuriously 

equipped apartments of various sizes (30-70 m 2 ), detached pantries and spacious terraces. The apartments are furnished in 

a very modern manner, and top-notch materials were used during decoration. In front of the villas, we find a large joint outdoor 

swimming pool, decorated park with a playground for children, as well as an underground garage. Although they are 

very connected to the very centre of the island of Rab, these villas are also characterized by an extremely peaceful location. 

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Rovinj 

U malom mjestu smještenom nedaleko od Rovinja, na zemljištu površine 1390 m 2 , podignuta je obiteljska kuća površine 

413 m 2 . Kuća se sastoji od dvije etaže podijeljene na tri etažirana stana različitih površina. U prizemlju se nalazi stan 

od 232,90 m 2 koji se sastoji od: dviju natkrivenih terasa, ulaza s pretprostorom, hodnika, dviju spavaćih soba (jedna je 

s garderobom), dnevnog boravka s kuhinjom i blagovaonicom, dviju kupaonica, toaleta, dva spremišta i konobe. Do 

gornjeg kata, koji se sastoji od dva stana površina cca 90 m 2 , vode dva odvojena stubišta. Jedan stan sastoji se od: dviju 

spavaćih soba, dnevnog boravka, kuhinje s blagovaonicom, hodnika, spremišta, kupaonice i natkrivene terase, dok se 

drugi stan sastoji od: dviju spavaćih soba, dnevnog boravka s kuhinjom i blagovaonicom, kupaonice s pretprostorom, 

hodnika, lođe i natkrivene terase. Cijeli posjed je kultiviran i ograđen kamenim zidom te ima dva ulaza. Na posjedu se 

nalazi bazen, vrt (s vanjskim navodnjavanjem iz cisterne), maslinik i dvorište s osam parkirališnih mjesta. 

In small settlement situated close to Rovinj on the land surface of 1.390 m 2 there is family house of 413 m 2 living area. 

House comprises two floors divided on three storey apartments with different surfaces. In ground floor there is apartment 

of 232,90 m 2 comprises two covered terraces, entrance with lobby, hallway, two bedrooms (one with wardrobe), 

lounge with kitchen and dining room, two bathrooms, toilet, two storage rooms and a cellar. Two separated stairways 

leads to the upper floor which is comprise two apartments of 90 m 2 . One apartment consists of two bedrooms, living 

room, kitchen with dining room, hall, storage room, bathroom and covered terrace, while second apartment comprises 

two bedrooms, lounge with kitchen and dining room, bathroom with hallway, hall, balcony and covered terrace. Whole 

estate is cultivated, fenced with stone wall and it has two entrances. On the property there are pool, small garden (with 

outdoor watering from tank), olive trees and courtyard with eight parking places. 



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Samobor 

U Samoboru, malom pitoresknom mjestu nedaleko od Zagreba, prodaje se u potpunosti renovirana kuća stambene površine 

170 m 2 . Kuća ima tri etaže: prizemlje, kat i potkrovlje. U prizemlju je smješten apartman površine 30 m 2 . Okućnica ima površinu 

658 m 2 . Grijanje je plinsko centralno. Kuća je smještana na na uzvisini te ima prekrasan otvoren pogled na Samobor. 

In a small picturesque town called Samobor not far from Zagreb, we find a completely renovated house for sale with 

170 m 2 of residential surface. The house has three storeys: ground floor, upper floor and loft. The ground floor features 

a 30 m 2 apartment. The courtyard takes up 658 m 2 . There is central gas heating. The house is located on a hill that 

provides a wonderful open view over Samobor. 



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Split 

U malom mjestu nedaleko od Splita, na uzvisini s otvorenim pogledom na stobrečki zaljev, prodaje se urbana vila na 

četiri etaže ukupne stambene površine 700 m 2 . Na prvoj etaži se nalazi podrum s pet garažnih mjesta. Prizemlje se sastoji 

od kotlovnice, vinoteke, prostorije za fitness, saune s garderobom i sanitarnog čvora s tuševima. Na prvom katu je 

zatvoreni grijani bazen, ostava, kuhinja s blagovaonicom i terasom, dnevni boravak s kaminom, garderoba i sanitarni 

čvor. Drugi kat sadrži četiri spavaće spbe, tri kupaonice i dvije garderobe te je svaka soba povezana s pripadajućom 

terasom. Uređenju okoliša je posvećena velika pažnja. Uz standardne instalacije vila je opremljena podnim grijanjem, 

centralnim usisavanjem, s dva sefa, videonadzorom i alarmom, a razvedene su telefonske i kompjuterske instalacije. 

In a small town nearby Split, on a slope that clearly overlooks the Stobreč Gulf, there is a four-storey urban villa for sale, 

at about 700 m 2 of overall residential surface. The first storey features a basement with five garage places. The ground 

floor consists of a boiler room, wine room, fitness room, sauna with wardrobe space, as well as sanitary facilities with 

showers. The first floor features indoor heated swimming pool, pantry, kitchen with a dining room and terrace, living 

room with a fireplace, wardrobe and sanitary facilities. The second floor consists of four bedrooms, three bathrooms 

and two wardrobe spaces, and every room is connected with the accompanying terrace. Environment preservation was 

also given great attention. Along with standard installations, the villa is equipped with floor heating, a central vacuuming 

system, indented telephone and computer installations, two vaults, video-supervision and alarm. 

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Prodaju se stanovi u izgradnji u luksuzno uređenim 

vilama na izvrsnoj lokaciji u Duilovu. 

Kompleks se sastoji od pet zgrada i u ponudi 

ima 19 stanova različite kvadrature. Raspored 

vila je izuzetan s obzirom na prisutnost 

zelenih površina. Svi stanovi su orijentirani 

jug-sjever, a na raspolaganju su ostala još 

četiri stana različitih kvadratura: 35,05 m 2 ; 

44,80 m 2 ; 57,20 m 2 i 66,10 m 2 . 

 

 

Beautiful villas in Duilovo for sale on excellent location away from city traffic 

and high density living. Community will have five buildings with 19 apartments 

available. Placement of villas are wonderful with green areas present. 

All apartments are placed north-south and there are available only four 

apartments on sale with different surfaces: 35,05 m 2 ; 44,80 m 2 ; 57,20 m 2 

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Tribunj 

Na mirnoj lokaciji iznad Tribunja, prodaje se troetažna obiteljska kuća. Ukupna stambena površina kuće je 225 m 2 . U 

suterenu je podrum, a u prizemlju veliki dnevni boravak iz kojeg se izlazi na terasu, kuhinja, blagovaonica, kupaonica, 

ostava i pretprostor. Na katu su hodnik, dvije spavaće sobe, kuhinja s blagovaonicom, kupaonica i dva balkona. Potkrovlje 

se sastoji od dva studio apartmana od kojih jedan ima terasu. Oko kuće je uređena okućnica površine 404 m 2 s 

grillom i parkiralištem. S terasa se pruža predivan otvoreni pogled na slikoviti arhipelag. 

At a peaceful location above Tribunj, we find a three-storey family house for sale. The overall residential surface of the house 

is 225 m 2 . The sub-level features a basement, while the ground floor offers a large living room with an exit to the terrace, as 

well as the kitchen, dining room, bathroom, pantry room and hallway. The upper floor consists of a hallway, two bedrooms, 

kitchen with a dining room, bathroom and two balconies. The loft features two studio apartments, one of which has a terrace. 

A maintained 404 m 2 courtyard with a grill and a parking lot is surrounding the house. The terraces provide an open view 

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Umag 

Samo nekoliko koraka od centra Umaga, u pitomom zelenom istarskom krajoliku, prodaju se tri urbane vile s ukupno 

24 visokokvalitetna izgrađena i opremljena stana. Vile su udaljene 400 m od luke i šetnice uz more te 1,2 km 

od plaže. Visina stropova u stanovima je 275 cm. Oko cijelog podruma se nalazi suhi rov kao dodatna izolacija. 

Prednost ovih stanova: imaju etažno plinsko centralno grijanje, svaki stan sa svojim brojilom. Pri gradnji i opremanju 

su korišteni kvalitetni materijali (4-slojna vrhunska toplinska i zvučna međukatna i krovna izolacija, mitsubishi split 

sistem klima-uređaji u svakoj prostoriji, protuprovalna blindo vrata, visokokvalitetna talijanska sobna vrata, talijanska 

keramika i sanitarije, egzotični masivni parketi, svaki stan ima brojilo za potrošnju energenata, sva unutarnja i vanjska 

stubišta, balkoni i okućnica izrađeni su od granita, instalacije: telefon, internet, SAT/TV...). Stanovi imaju prostrane 

terase i lođe. Svakom stanu pripada jedno parking mjesto pored vile. Postoji mogućnost kupnje klasične garaže u 

podrumu, svaka s daljinskim zatvaranjem. Prva vila je prodana i useljiva. U drugoj i trećoj vili ostalo je još nekoliko 

stanova na raspolaganju. Skoro useljenje. 

In the quiet, green Istrian landscape, just several steps away from the centre of Umag, there are three urban villas on sale, 

featuring as many as 24 high-quality constructed and furnished apartments. The villas are 400 metres from the harbour and 

the seaside promenade, and about 1,2 kilometres from the beach. The ceilings in the apartments are 275 cm high. There 

is a dry trench surrounding the entire basement, and it serves as extra-isolation. These apartments have one advantage: 

they have storey gas central heating – every apartment with its own meter. While constructing and furnishing the villas, only 

materials of the highest quality were used (four-layered, top-notch heat and sound isolation between floors and on the roof, 

“Mitsubishi Split” air-conditioning systems in every room, anti-burglary armoured doors, Italian high-quality doors for rooms, 

Italian ceramics and sanitary facilities, exotic massive parquets, a meter to measure the usage of energy for every apartment, 

granite-made indoor and outdoor staircases, balconies and courtyard, as well as instalations: telephone, internet and SAT/ 

TV…). Apartments have spacious terraces and loggias. Every apartment gets one parking space next to the villa. There is an 

option of purchasing a classic garage in the basement, which would be remote-controlled. The first villa is sold out and it can 

be moved into. In the second and third villa there are few apartments available. It can be moved in soon. 

Cijena / Price: 1950-2100 €/ m² 


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Vodice 

U malom mjestu Čista Velika, nedaleko od Vodica, prodaje se obiteljska kuća na dvije etaže. Površina kuće je 280 m 2 , 

a parcela na kojoj je kuća zauzima površinu od 620 m 2 . U podrumu su dvije prostorije površine 30 m 2 . Na prizemnoj 

etaži je stan s dvije spavaće sobe, jednom lođom, velikom kupaonicom od 13 m 2 , odvojenim WC-om i velikom terasom. 

Na drugoj etaži su dva jednosobna stana, od kojih svaki ima površinu od oko 50 m 2 . Pokraj kuće je garaža. Udaljenost 

od mora je 15 km. 

There is a two-storey family house for sale in small settlement Čista Velika close to Vodice. The house has 280 m 2 of 

surface, and the parcel that features the house takes up 620 m 2 . The basement has two 30 m 2 rooms, while the ground 

floor features an apartment with two bedrooms, loggia, large 13 m 2 bathroom, separated toilet and a large terrace. 

The upper floor consists of two one-room apartments, each taking up 50 m 2 . There is a garage next to the house. The 

sea is 15 km away. 

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Zagreb 

U okolici Zagreba, u mjestu Novo Ćiče, prodaje se dvoetažna kuća stambene površine 260 m 2 . Kuća se sastoji od 

dva četverosobna stana, svaki površine 130 m 2 . Svaki stan se sastoji od velikog dnevnog boravka, kuhinje, kupaonice, 

ostave i tri sobe, te ima zasebni ulaz. Ispod kuće je radionica s kancelarijom i sanitarnim čvorom. Kuća je smještena 

na prostranoj i uređenoj okućnici površine 1024 m 2 . Ima dvije garaže i vrt sa staklenikom. 

In a town called Novo Ćiče near Zagreb, there is a two-storey house for sale and it has 260 m 2 of residential surface. 

The house consists of two four-storey apartments, each taking up 130 m 2 of surface. Every apartment features a large 

living room, kitchen, bathroom, pantry and three bedrooms, as well as an individual entryway. There is a workshop 

with an office and sanitary facilities in front of the house. The house is located on a spacious and maintained 1024 m 2 

courtyard. It has two garages and a garden with a greenhouse. 



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Zagreb 

U zapadnom dijel, Zagreba, na obroncima Medvednice, nalaze se tri stambena objekta u kojima se prodaju stanovi 

različitih kvadratura (od 50 do 160 m 2 ) s lođama, terasom i zasebnim spremištem. Cijeli kompleks se odlikuje vrhunskom 

opremom u kombinaciji s kvalitetnom gradnjom. Svi stanovi imaju rolete na daljinsko upravljanje, protuprovalna 

vrata, videoportafon, parkete egzota, vimar-elektroničku infrastrukturu, etažno plinsko centralno grijanje, klimu, 

satelitsku antenu i internet. Cijela parcela je ograđena, a na sjeveroistočnoj strani se nalaze natkrivena parkirališta. 

Jugozapadna strana je uređena kao park s biranom hortikulturom. Ispred objekata se nalazi grijani bazen površine 

12x6 m, sjenice s vrtnim garniturama, sunčalište s ležaljkama i suncobranima te dječje igralište. Objekti su smješteni 

u blizini osnovne škole, vrtića, trgovačkih centara i tržnice. Useljenje je predviđeno za studeni 2007. 

On the slopes of Medvednica in the western part of Zagreb, we find three residential objects that feature different-sized 

apartments (from 50 to 160 m 2 ) for sale, and they all have loggias, a terrace and an individual storage-room. The 

entire complex prides itself on top-notch equipment, which is combined with quality construction. All apartments have 

remote-controlled shutters, anti-burglary doors, video portaphone, “exota” parquets, vimar-electronic infrastructure, 

storey central gas heating, air conditioning, satellite antenna and Internet access. The whole parcel is fenced, and the 

northeast side features covered parking areas. The southeast section was decorated as a park with carefully chosen 

horticulture. In front of the objects, we can find a heated swimming pool with 12x6 metres of surface, as well as arbours 

with garden ensembles, a sunbathe-area with deckchairs and sunshades, and a playground for children. The objects 

are located near a preliminary school, kindergarten, shopping malls and a market. The moving-in process is planned 

for November 2007. 

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Zagreb 

U podsljemenskoj zoni, iznad Gajnica, gradi se vila sa stanovima na prodaju. Stanovi su različite kvadrature, od 60 m 2 

do 84 m 2 . Vila se sastoji od tri etaže i suterena. Zajedničke prostorije će biti trim-kabinet, sauna i drvarnica za svaki stan 

posebno, te mali park u zelenilu iza same vile. Svi stanovi su kvalitetno opremljeni (protuprovalna vrata, PVC stolarija, 

hrastov parket, keramika visoke kvalitete, ograde od inoksa, videoportafon, SAT/TV, telefoni, vlastita brojila, etažno 

plinsko grijanje, hidromasažne tuš-kabine ili kade i visokokvalitetne sanitarije). Useljenje je planirano za veljaču 2008. 

Svaki stan ima dva parkirališna mjesta. 

There is a villa being built in the sub-Sljeme zone above Gajnice, and it features apartments for sale. Apartments have 

different sizes that range from 60 m 2 to 84 m 2 . The villa consists of three storeys and the basement level. Rooms that will 

be shared will include a fitness room, sauna and storage in the basement for every individual apartment, as well as a 

little park in the greenery behind the villa itself. All apartments are superbly equipped (anti-burglary door, PVC joinery, 

oak parquet, high-quality ceramics, INOX fences, video port-phone, SAT/TV, telephones, individual meters, storey gas 

heating, hydro-massage shower baths or regular bath tubs and high-quality sanitary facilities). The moving-in process 

is planned for February 2008. Every apartment gets two parking spaces. 

Cijena / Price: 1700 - 1800 €/m 2 

Kontakt telefon / Contact telephone: +385 (0)1 301 3117, +385 (0)91 301 3117, +385 (0)99 22 22 228 

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U zapadnom dijelu grada Zagreba, u Vrapču, prodaju se stanovi u dva objekta na tri etaže. U ponudi su ostala još 

samo četiri stana (po dva u svakom objektu). Stanovi su luksuzno opremljeni (prvoklasna keramika, hrastov parket, 

vrhunska aluminijska stolarija, klima, protuprovalna vrata, videoportafon i dva prakirališna mjesta). Iz stanova se 

pruža prekrasan pogled na cijeli grad. Objekti će biti okruženi zelenilom, a smješteni su u blizini škole, vrtića, doma 

zdravlja i tržnice. 

In Vrapče in the western part of Zagreb, apartments are on sale in two three-storey objects. Only four more apartments 

are still available (two a piece in each of the objects). The apartments are luxuriously equipped (first-class ceramics, 

oak parquet, top-notch aluminium joinery, air conditioning, anti-burglary doors, video port-phone and two parking 

spaces). The apartments provide a wonderful view over the entire city. The objects will be surrounded by greenery, and 

they are located near a school, kindergarten, medical centre and the marketplace. 

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Na mirnoj lokaciji u Gornjoj Kustošiji gradi se stambeni kompleks s tri objekta, okružena zelenilom. Površine stanova koji 

su na raspolaganju su 66 m 2 , 69,71 m 2 , 84,82 m 2 , 120,52 m 2 i 132,24 m 2 . Prednost ovih objekata je što se ne nalaze 

u blizini glavne ceste. Blizu kompleksa su osnovna škola, vrtić, trgovački centar, tržnica i autobusna postaja. 

There is a residential object being built at a peaceful location in Gornja Kustošija, and it features three objects surrounded 

by green surfaces. The sizes of the available apartments are 66 m 2 , 69,71 m 2 , 84,82 m 2 , 120,52 m 2 and 

132,24 m 2 . The advantage of these objects is that they are not located near the main highway. Near the complex, we 

find an elementary school, kindergarten, shopping mall, marketplace and bus station. 


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Zagreb 

U stambeno-poslovnoj zgradi u Dubravi, koja je smještena na prestižnoj lokaciji u istočnom dijelu grada nalazi se 125 

stanova, poslovni prostori i 160 parkirališnih mjesta. Kvadrature stanova su 58, 60, 68, 75 i 89 m 2 , a u prizemlju su 

predviđeni ekskluzivni poslovni prostori s različitim poslovnim sadržajima koji zaokružuju stambenu ponudu. Zgrada 

ima osam nadzemnih etaža te tri podzemne na kojima će biti osigurano parkiranje. Stanovi imaju protuprovalna vrata, 

etažno plinsko grijanje, PVC stolariju, hrastov parket, prvoklasnu keramiku i sanitarije, digitalni termostat za grijanje... 

Zgrada ima neposredan pristup sa sjeverne i južne strane na javnoprometnu površinu, a u blizini su tri osnovne škole i tri 

dječja vrtića. Hortikulturno uređenje parcele je sastavni dio ovog projekta i čini projektnu cjelinu, a udio zelene površine 

usklađen je s odredbama GUP-a i iznosi minimalno 20%. Predviđeno useljenje: svibanj 2008. 

In a residential-business building in Dubrava, which is located at the prestigious location in the eastern part of town, 

we find 125 apartments, business premises and 160 parking spaces. The apartments’ sizes are 58, 60, 68, 75 and 

89 m 2 , and the ground floor is planned to feature exclusive business premises with various business contents, which 

round up the residential offering. The building has eight over-ground floors and three underground floors, which are 

planned to feature parking spaces. The apartments have anti-burglary doors, storey gas heating, PVC joinery, oak 

parquet flooring, top-class ceramics and sanitary facilities, digital thermostat for heating… The building has immediate 

access from the northern and southern side to the public traffic area, and there are also three elementary schools and 

three kindergartens nearby. The horticultural decoration of the parcel is an integral part of this project and it makes it 

a complete project unit, and the green surface’s share is adjusted to the regulations of the GUP physical plan and it 

amounts to minimally 20%. The building will be ready for its first tenants in the May, 2008. 

Cijena / Price: 1780 - 1880 €/m 2 


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U Španskom, u zapadnom dijelu grada, nalazi se stambeno-poslovni kompleks od 9 zgrada (4-7 katova) s velikim liftovima, 

931 stan (34, 39, 58, 61 i 78 m 2 ) gdje će cjelokupno parkiranje biti osigurano u podzemnim garažama u dvije/tri 

etaže s ukupno 974 parkirališna mjesta. Na -2 etaži su predviđena i parkirališta za osobe s invaliditetom. U sklopu projekta 

su predviđeni i popratni sadržaji: trgovine, banke, poslovni prostori za kiosk, krojačnica, kemijska čistionica, ljekarna, 

solarij, frizeraj, kafići, pizzeria, tri osnovne škole i tri dječja vrtića. Atraktivnost ove lokacije je mirnoća kvarta, a ipak 

blizina brze prometnice – Ljubljanske avenije, koja spaja zapadni dio grada s centrom. Stanovi su opremljeni protuprovalnim 

vratima, etažnim plinskim grijanjem, digitalnim termostatotom za grijenje, PVC stolarijom, hrastovim parketom, 

prvoklasnom keramikom i sanitarijama... Kompleks je smješten uz potok Vrapčak te je također predviđen i zeleni pojas 

sa sadržajima za mlađe i starije. Akcija: 100 % kreditiranja. Predviđeno useljenje: svibanj 2008. 

In the western part of town called Špansko, we find a residential-business complex featuring 9 buildings (4-7 floors) 

with large elevators, 931 apartments (34, 39, 58, 61 and 78 m 2 ), while the entire parking issue will be solved with 

two or three storey underground garages, featuring 974 parking spaces. Some parking spaces for disabled people are 

planned at the –2 storey. You can find many accompanying features within the project; stores, banks, business premises 

for a news-stand, tailor store, dry cleaner’s, pharmacy, solarium, hairdresser’s, coffee shops, pizzeria, three elementary 

schools and three kindergartens. The added appeal to this location lies in the peaceful neighbourhood, and yet the fast 

highway is very near – The Ljubljana Avenue, which connects the western part of the town with the centre. Apartments 

are furnished with anti-burglary doors, storey gas heating, digital thermostat for heating, PVC joinery, oak-wooden parquet, 

top-class ceramics and sanitary facilities… The complex is located next to the Vrapčak stream, and it has a green 

area predicted with many features for both the younger and the older. Special offer: 100 % credit financing. Moving in 

will be possible in May, 2008. 

Cijena / Price: 1720 - 1890 €/m 2 


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