Spanish architects won a competition to design an eco-friendly housing complex near Zagreb that will hold between 300 and 400 residents spread across 139 apartments. The project called The Common Green features paired residential buildings connected by green corridors, underground parking, and wooden construction materials for faster assembly. Deputy Mayor Luka Korlaet originally pitched the affordable rental housing idea for a 4.62-hectare plot in Sveta Klara back in March, saying it would serve families, singles, and people needing support, like kids aging out of foster care.
The settlement will have parks, playgrounds, bike paths, a small lake, and a kindergarten linking everything through a central tree-lined corridor. Ground-floor units get garden access, while upper apartments come with balconies and loggias. Most of the apartments will be two or three-bedroom units ranging from 48 to 120 square meters, with some designed for co-living arrangements.
The city plans to build about 1,000 affordable units across multiple locations over the next four years, housing roughly 3,000 people total when combined with other projects already underway.
The settlement will have parks, playgrounds, bike paths, a small lake, and a kindergarten linking everything through a central tree-lined corridor. Ground-floor units get garden access, while upper apartments come with balconies and loggias. Most of the apartments will be two or three-bedroom units ranging from 48 to 120 square meters, with some designed for co-living arrangements.
The city plans to build about 1,000 affordable units across multiple locations over the next four years, housing roughly 3,000 people total when combined with other projects already underway.
