Stambena zadruga Križevci is a housing cooperative project in Križevci, Croatia, presented by Otvorena Arhitektura as a design-and-research initiative in sustainable architecture and urbanism. The project was developed for the City of Križevci, which is listed as the investor, and it concerns the conversion of an existing former military dormitory into a residential building intended for cooperative housing.1
According to the project description, the architectural concept was prepared in 2023 and carries a status of building permit. The project author is Ivan Vadanjel, with Nika Bralić named as collaborator.1 The planned intervention is relatively compact in scale, with a stated area of 3,300 m².1
The proposal is based on a participatory design process carried out with future residents, indicating that the building is meant to support a collective housing model rather than a conventional private development.1 The planned program includes 36 housing units ranging from 30 to 90 m², alongside about 300 m² of shared and communal space.1 These common areas are designed to support everyday cooperative life and include a shared kitchen and living room, coworking space, a multipurpose hall, laundry room, guest room, and a roof terrace.1
Taken together, the project reflects an effort by the city to reuse an existing structure for housing and to combine residential use with shared facilities. Its scope suggests a focus on affordable, socially oriented, and spatially efficient living arrangements within a public-led development framework.1