Novena was the project leader for the multimedia Visitor Centre Sands of Đurđevac (Đurđevački pijesci) that opened to the public on July 30, 2021, in Đurđevac. This was a project that included several credentials. Artur Šilić was the author of the exhibition, Hrvoje Končar and Robert Bodiš were responsible for the architectural interior design and visual identity, the graphic design of the exhibition was produced by Rašić+Vrbec and, last but not least, AVC was engaged to implement and install all the hardware solutions.
It should be noted that this particular exhibition was presented on a 550 m2 area of the visitor center. This unique occurrence of sands in continental Croatia is a natural phenomenon of the Earth's geological history, showing the diversity of flora and fauna in this desert habitat.
This project (Visitor Centre Sands of Đurđevac) was awarded the second prize at Zagreb Design Week in the Space Design category. Moreover, the Visitor Centre Sands of Đurđevac was included in the Exhibition of Croatian Design 21/22 in the Spatial and Graphic Interventions and Systems category. Rašić+Vrbec won a gold medal for visual identity at the WOLDA International Design Competition.