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sky hotel belgrade graduation project │ Belgrade, 2012. thesis _ micronarratives mentor _ dr Vladimir Milenković commission_prof. dr Mihailo Samardžić, prof. dr Vladan Djokić “Bringing the sky down to earth” means creating irregularity in the harmonious flow of the city, streets and rivers, philosophically implementing an astronomic phenomenon on firm soil. A black hole is a region where gravity prevents anything from escaping. These swirls are taking place along the river Danube, on its left bank. Here vortexes are being materialized into objects, sides of the abyss into concrete shells. Hotel seduces and deceives with its dual life. It is positioned in Belgrade, but at the same time it quietly observes the city from the distance; it is elevated from the ground but mirrors into steady river which usually floods this particular bank; it is stunningly enormous but extremely porous. Construction also suggests the condition in which it is challenged by the laws of gravity. It is composed out of two curved nets, made of reinforced concrete, joined into one at the tops of the building. From here the whole inner net is hanging without any additional support. Hotel’s everyday life is erupted between these two layers. The structure is being circled with a path which holds all five parts of the building together. Walk on thin line brings new form of imagination. Uncertainty! Vertigo! Delirium! A run in a sky landscape, fifty meters above anything touchable! The structure is intertwined with solar cells. In the evenings, they are main lighting system. From the walls of the Kalemegdan fortress they appear as a flock of stars, a part of enriched constellations. Boundary is then blurred; there is no distinction between ground and vast sky. |
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