Zaha Hadid Architects and @Bureau_Cube selected by @AltaBanka to design the new Alta Tower in New Belgrade, Serbia.
Alta Tower’s design embodies the bank’s core values of “stability, security and resilience”, providing a future-proof base of operations supporting 21st century working patterns that bring people together and fosters collaboration.
Incorporating a new pedestrianised public plaza, Alta Tower creates a vital civic hub in New Belgrade for residents, office workers & visitors, as well as the students of the new University Centre adjacent to the tower.
Served by bus, tram & urban rail, New Belgrade is directly connected to the rest of the city and continues to develop as the region’s primary business district hosting leading national & international corporations. The future Merkator Station on Line One of the city’s planned metro system will be located adjacent to the new Alta Tower.
Situated in New Belgrade’s Block 32 and within walking distance of the Ušće Park promenade at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, these site conditions have defined the composition and orientation of the tower’s 35-storey design; integrating the bank’s new headquarters together with residential units, office floors and shopping & dining amenities in the new public plaza at street level.
Residences are positioned on the tower’s upper levels while rentable office floors are housed in the podium offering tenants’ optimal accessibility and flexible floor layouts. Alta Bank’s headquarters occupy the tower’s lower levels as well as the top floors of the podium with its outdoor terraces for employees’ relaxation. The bank’s executive floors are at the tower’s summit overlooking the city’s skyline.
#Belgrade’s mild, continental climate has informed every aspect of the design to enhance environmental performance; enabling natural ventilation to be utilised throughout. Vertical louvres within the façade reduce solar heat gain and define a delicate gradation between opacity & transparency while accentuating the tower’s fluid composition. The design has been optimised to increase modularity efficiencies using materials procured locally in #Serbia.
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