student housing | reconstruction of hotel metropol
Belgrade, 2011.
mentor _ mr Đorđe Stojanović
Hotel Metropol is perceived as a completely
organized system. Its balance is being disrupted by implementing a new program in the middle of the object. The existing organization
is therefore changed, and horizontal and vertical communications become equal. The enlarged hallway becomes the extension of the basic
living unit, and the original distinction between public and private spaces is now blurred. By leaving the privacy of his room, student
gets immediately involved in social life of the building.
Second important aspect of the project is the
new envelope around the building. It includes the existing structure and forms a new relationship towards the environment. Rooms facing
the street remain in their original position, while the space between the old and the new envelope filled with terraces becomes a
protective tampon area. Rooms facing the park are extended to the new envelope.
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