NIN (HR) PROJECT SCALE — L – urban + architecture
SITE PROPOSED BY — Ministry of Construction and Physical
LOCATION — Nin, Ždrijac settlement
Planning, Croatia
POPULATION — 2,750 inhab.
OWNER OF THE SITE — Private and public owners
STRATEGIC SITE — 200 ha / PROJECT SITE — 36 ha
POST-COMPETITION PHASE — Urban development plan,
workshops
Emil Ćurko — Mayor of Nin 1. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF THE SITE MUTATION?
The aim of participating in the Europan competition for architectural and urban development of the Ždrijac neighbourhood in Nin was to minimize the summer-winter oscillations of staying or living in the area by planning the design and use of space. Accordingly, the City of Nin expects the transformation of the competition site to halt the trend, i.e. the negative rush of seasonal use of this attractive area of the town, and by creating and offering quality facilities, setting the conditions for a productive 12-month life in the Ždrijac neighbourhood. 2. HOW CAN THE SITE BE INTEGRATED IN THE ISSUES OF PRODUCTIVE CITIES? HOW DO YOU CONSIDER THE PRODUCTIVITY ISSUE?
The Ždrijac site in Nin can become productive through carefully planned future construction, maximally integrated and adapted to the surrounding area, precisely using those natural and architectural resources located in the immediate vicinity of the site, such as the 50
traditional fields of Nin Saltworks, the mouth of the Jaruga River with sandy beaches as well as the remains of the industrial architecture of the former Brickworks, and of course the proximity of the protected historic town. 3. HAVE YOU ALREADY DEFINED A SPECIFIC PROCESS FOR THE URBAN AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AFTER EUROPAN COMPETITION?
The Europan competition has introduced some exceptionally successful ideas and architectural answers that could be perfectly implemented in the neighbourhood in order to achieve the desired goal of a productive site, but this process takes time to consider the implementation of both architectural ideas and concrete actions regarding the procedure for adoption of amendments to the City’s spatial planning documentation.
