URED Arhitektonski Studio

Impact Hub Belgrade

Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić

IMPACT HUB BELGRADE

URED architecture studio

PROJECT TEAM
Creative office space

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Bojana Marković, Nikola Milanović, David Bilobrk, Ivana Jevremović, Hristina Stojanović

ORIGINAL PROJECT YEAR
1928

ORIGINAL DESIGN
prof. Dimitrije M. Leko, architect (1887-1964)

PHOTOGRAPHS
Relja Ivanić

AREA
500.0 sqm

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
21 Makedonska, Beograd, Serbia

CATEGORY
Offices Interiors

Impact Hub Belgrade is a creative office space created through an adaptation and interior space renovation of the Events Hall in the former house of the headquarters of the Association of State Employees Purchasing Cooperatives.

Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić
Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić

The construction of the building took place from mid-1928 until mid-1929 and was done according to the second-prize design of the architect Dimitrije M. Leko, one of the most important and staunchest representatives of academic art in Serbian interwar architecture.

The building is considered to be a part of Serbian cultural heritage, which affirms its exceptionality and artistic, cultural and social significance. Thus preserving the authentic elements of the interior is one of the main characteristics of this project.

Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić
Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić

The basilica-shaped two-floor main hall is divided into three aisles with two colonnades and is covered with a vault.

Considering the functional requirements, the space was re-organized so that the lower level consists of four offices, two meeting rooms, two Skype booths, kitchen and toilets - all grouped around a central nave that works as a co-working space.

A steel plug-in frame extends the level of lateral galleries, central gallery and stairs, forming an adequate working space and a conference room. The top level provides access to the terrace, which serves as a working space and a space for socializing during the summer.

Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić
Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić

The intention was to create a contrast between what is new and what has been originally constructed. Some elements such as doors and windows, wooden paneling, gallery fence, decorative plastic on the capitals of the columns and pilasters date from the 1929.

On the other hand, the staircase treads, made of wood and marble, indicate the time (1949-2014) when this place was used for Studio 10, Radio Beograd, as a hot spot for recording timeless radio-dramas. 

Considering the previous use of space, it is of great importance to regard the Impact Hub community as a new global co-operative that encourages entrepreneurship development.

Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić
Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić

herefore, the main characteristics of the project rely on the aspects of functional continuity as one of the most important principles of revitalization.

DESK

Within the project, URED architecture studio has designed a special working desk, which is functional, economical and suitable for the Impact Hub concept. The original design offers a folding table with minimum dimensions, easy to store and transport.

According to the users’ needs, trapezoidal shaped workspace becomes a module for a large number of different combinations. The intention was to enable users to be more focused on each other, but at the same time to have enough privacy with possible positioning of their computers.

Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić
Impact Hub Belgrade
© Relja Ivanić


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