Residential Building on Belgradska Street No. 29
Buildings/The residential building is located at Belgradska Street No. 29, where it follows the street frontage in a row, with the front façade opening directly onto the street. The building consists of a raised ground floor and an upper floor, with a basement section. The front façade is flat with minimal, emphasized tertiary relief, aiming to create an impression of symmetry. In the central part of the building, the staircase area is clearly visible vertically. The dynamic of the building changes at the roof, where the cornice is set below a parapet wall behind which the roof is hidden.
Period 1940-1949
City / Municipality Bitola
/ Bitola
Address Belgradska St. No. 29
Floors B+GF+1
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Number of floorsB+GF+1Program description (floor plan details)The building is situated on flat terrain, with access provided by a few steps, followed by internal stairs leading to the raised ground floor. The building consists of a ground floor and an upper floor, with a basement section. The front façade is flat with minimal, emphasized tertiary relief, aiming to create an impression of symmetry. In the central part of the building, the staircase area is clearly visible vertically, tending toward one side of the building (not completely symmetrical). The ground floor and upper floor are intended for residential use. The balconies are located on the rear façade.StructureThe building is constructed with a massive structural system. The walls of the ground floor, upper floors, and attic are made of solid brick with lime mortar. The roof structure is wooden.RoofHipped roof made of a wooden substructure and covered with tiles.FaçadeThe front façade is minimally decorated with tertiary relief, intended to emphasize symmetry. It is finished with plaster and painted. The tertiary relief includes imitation columns that extend from the ground floor to the first floor (the basement section and the roof parapet are omitted). There are cornices at the level where the first floor ends, likely intended to emphasize the residential floors as a single unit. In the central part is the entrance door to the building and the openings for lighting the staircase area. There are also small windows in the basement section, aligned in a regular grid following the line of the windows on the upper floors, as well as small windows on the upper floors, presumably for lighting and natural ventilation of the sanitary spaces. On one side, the house is attached by a gable wall to the neighboring house on the adjacent plot.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry was wooden, with a double vertical division on the window openings.Building surroundingsThe house is located right next to the sidewalk of the street. It is assumed that there is a backyard with greenery.Interior / Communal spacesUnavailable.Interior / Private spacesUnavailable.ContextThe building is situated on flat terrain in a part of the city with a fairly dense building structure. The house is part of a row of houses connected by party walls. It is assumed that, due to the lack of front yard space, all these houses have their own yards at the back of the plot.
- RoofHipped roof made of a wooden substructure and covered with tiles.FaçadeThe façade is plastered and most likely painted in a different color from the original. The tertiary relief is in its original form and position, but in poor condition, as it is partially deteriorated and some parts are missing.CarpentryIt is evident that the original carpentry has been replaced with PVC windows and an iron entrance door. Additionally, plastic shutters have been added for sun protection.Building surroundingsThe house is located right next to the sidewalk of the street. It is assumed that there is a backyard with greenery.Interior / Communal spacesUnavailable.Interior / Private spacesUnavailable.Exterior conditionpoorExterior authenticitysatisfactoryModificationsChange of façade color, carpentry, and likely demolition and closing off of one of the small windows.
- If the building continues not to be restored, further damage may occur over time.
- not protected
- architectural and aesthetic historical
- Recommendation to the owners: The value of the building should be respected when installing elements directly on the façades, and if changes are made, they should be aimed at preserving its authenticity.