News
Amadeo II 1st floor slab and installation of AVI Thermokorb
| 28 February 2010 - Comments (0) | Construction |
This year winter was particularly harsh in Belgrade and we, like many others, had to stop the construction for a month. With the good days back, we were able to finish the 1st floor slab of Amadeo II. This floor had 2 balconies which had to be treated not to have thermal bridges. This time we used AVI Thermokorb, a load bearing thermal break from Austria.
Amadeo visible on Google Earth through Panoramio
| 26 February 2010 - Comments (1) | Announcement |
You can now see Amadeo from Google Earth. Because the satellite imagery for Belgrade, available through Google Earth and Google Maps, is from July 2009, Amadeo is visible. Now, we submitted pictures of the building to Panoramio and they started showing directly in Google Earth.
Beodom launches a complete service for legalization!
| 07 February 2010 - Comments (1) | Announcement |
Beodom will soon celebrate its 4th birthday. In those 4 years, we have gathered a tremendous experience in all possible aspects of the procedure to build legally. We have also formed a fantastic team of people covering all expertise needed. We are now thrilled to put all that experience and expertise at your service.
External walls of Amadeo II ground floor with Klimabloc
| 19 January 2010 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Despite the festivities and the cold and snowy days, Amadeo II progressed remarquably during the past month. The external walls of the ground floor have been raised completely and the first floor slab has been done on one side. The other will follow in the coming days. Zorka Opeka Klimabloc are excellent blocs and the work goes really well.
Beodom obtained the usage permit for Amadeo
| 15 January 2010 - Comments (1) | Preparation |
Beodom finally obtained the usage permit for Amadeo. The usage permit for a finished building certifies that the building has been technically accepted and built according to the project. This is an essential step that allows Beodom and then buyers to legally register on each apartment of Amadeo.
Merry orthodox Christmas and Happy New Year!
| 07 January 2010 - Comments (0) | Announcement |
On this orthodox christmas day, we would like to wish everybody a merry christmas and a happy new year 2010. We will soon be back at work to update this web site with the latest progress on the construction of Amadeo II. We are looking forward for lot of exciting time in this coming year.
Underground parking of Amadeo II is finished
| 06 December 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
We finished the second ground floor of the underground parking of Amadeo II. We also did the hydro-insulation of the walls. We are now actively working to finish the surrounding walls, the ramps and the water and canalization revision access before winter. We also got the first batch of Zorka Opeka KLIMABLOC. We will soon starts the walls of the building.
Making of the armed concrete ground floor slab of Amadeo II
| 22 November 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
We just finished the first ground floor of Amadeo II. That is the last part of the underground parking work for this side. We are now set to start building external walls with Klimabloc. In the same time, we also finished the underground parking walls of the other side of Amadeo II. The second ground floor will soon follow.
Making of the armed concrete base slab of Amadeo II - part 2
| 01 November 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
We progressed on the second part of Amadeo II (A3). The base slab of A3 is supported on one side by the connective wall of A4. The weather allowed us to escape from the muddy ground. From the ground, work goes in several layers : drainage, footer slab, hydro-insulation, protective slab, reinforcement and finally concrete of the base slab. We will now be able to progress A3 and A4 in parallel.
Making of Amadeo II underground parking walls
| 22 October 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
We finished the underground parking walls of the first part of Amadeo II. The work was done in stages, casting one part of the walls, pouring concrete, removing the cast and continuing to the next section. Work is now progressing on the cast of the armed concrete slab above the parking walls and on the preparation of the ground of the other part of Amadeo II.
Making of the armed concrete base slab of Amadeo II
| 04 October 2009 - Comments (2) | Construction |
The armed concrete base slab of Amadeo II is where the underground parking and the building above will stand. It is made based on the calculations of static forces that apply on the slab. Reinforcement is placed according to those calculations. The installation of the reinforcement is by far the most laborious part.
Installation of the waterproofing layer on Amadeo II footer slab
| 28 September 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
During the past weekend, we completed the installation of the waterproofing layer on the footer slab of Amadeo II. The hydro-insulation of the foundations is essential to ensure the integrity of the underground parking. We did 2 layers crossed at 90 degres to get a perfectly secure result.
Making of the drainage layer and footer slab of Amadeo II
| 22 September 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Good weather allowed us to progress on the underground part of the construction of Amadeo II. After digging, we did the drainage layer, made of a layer of sand and a layer of stones. The exact positioning of the object was marked by geometers and the footer slab, on which hydro-insulation will go, could be made.
Construction of Amadeo II has started
| 16 September 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
After the completion of Amadeo, we are pleased to announce the start of Amadeo II construction. It is the second phase of this low-energy residential complex. The first step was to connect the 5 geothermal probes and to pass them below ground. Then, some more digging had to be done before to start the drainage layer. From there we will start the footer slab and raise the wall of the underground parking.
Amadeo construction update: finitions part 2
| 11 September 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
Amadeo has been completed last July and people have been moving in progressively. Some remaining finition work ouside and the installation of the geothermal system was performed in August. We will soon be able to put the geothermal pump in fonction. On their side, solar panels have provided sanitary hot water to people moved in all summer. Amadeo passed the regulatory technical inspection successfully and it is now being processed.
Amadeo construction update: finitions part 1
| 14 June 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Lot of work has been done in Amadeo in the past month. Painting is done. Tiling has been completed in the bathrooms, stairs, balconies and terraces. Entrance doors of the building and the apartments have been installed together with the interior doors. Balcony fences and french balconies installation started. Underground parking's final screed has been done on one side. Not everything went as fast as planned but it's all coming nicely together now.
Sale of Amadeo II started at exceptional price
| 06 May 2009 - Comments (0) | Announcement |
We opened the sale of apartments in Amadeo II as we will start building in the coming weeks. We decided to set an extremely attractive price for buying on plan. We are probably lower in price than any building in the area and the quality offered for the price is simply unbelieveable.
Amadeo construction update: tiling, electricity and facade
| 30 April 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
Tilers are progressing fast: almost all floor tiles have been put. At the same time, the installation of electric boards and outlets is being done in all apartments. Outside, the final layer of the facade has been put. Amadeo is getting its final look that is contrasting brown and white colors. The overall look of the building is beautiful and that is what good architecture is all about (thank you Studiodosi).
Installation of the solar system and starting tiling
| 17 April 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
Being finished with the underfloor heating system, the installation continues on the roof and in the underground parking. The solar panels have been connected to the verticals and the water cylinders have been installed and filled under pressure. We also received the geothermal heat pump that will be installed soon. Work on tiles also started in parallel.
Making the final sand and cement floor screed
| 03 April 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
The installation of the underfloor heating and cooling system is finishing and the final screed has been done in all apartments. This is the screed that covers the underfloor pipes and provide the finished surface ready for tilling. The job is done using an impressive mixing pump that brings the mix of water, sand and cement on the apartements floor where it is spread perfectly flat.
Installation of Rehau underfloor heating with RAUTHERM pipes and Vario boards
| 20 March 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Being mostly done with the interior walls and ceillings, we started the installation of the underfloor heating and cooling system. As verticals and manifolds had all been already installed before, this part of the work consists in placing Vario boards on the floor on which RAUTHERM pipes are passed. Our installers, Kombo are performing this installation.
Amadeo won special prize in the Investment of the Year Award
| 09 March 2009 - Comments (0) | Announcement |
Amadeo, the first low-energy residential building in Serbia, is amongst the 3 projects awarded during AUREA 2009, the Investment of the Year event. Milena Gojković-Mestre, director of Kuće Beodom, received the prize from Božidar Đelić, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Science and Technological Development, who came in person for the ceremony.
Amadeo nominated for the Investment of the Year 2008
| 26 February 2009 - Comments (0) | Announcement |
Amadeo, the first low-energy residential building in Serbia, has been nominated in the short list of 8 projects for the Investment of the Year 2008 award. This competition is organized by the business portal Ekapija. To be in the short list of the nominated is already a superb success for Kuće Beodom. One that recognizes 2 years of effort to make Amadeo possible in Serbia.
Finishing the interior walls with cement plaster
| 24 February 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
For the past several weeks we have been working on the finition of the interior walls. It is a laborious jobs that can only be performed when the temperature inside is not freezing. So progress is dependent on the weather. We also apply gypsum boards on both sides of all common walls between 2 apartments to reinforce sound insulation.
Installation of electricity, plumbing and underfloor heating
| 20 January 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Electric and plumbing installation is finished in Amadeo. The installation of verticals and manifolds for the underfloor heating system is also done.
All pipes and cabling are passed on the floor which has been covered with light concrete. The underfloor heating system will be installed on top. All that installation was a big job performed with brio by Kombo.
