Residential building of the Krstić family

The residential building of the Krstić family is located in the city centre, on one of the key development axes (north-south), stretching from the Macedonia Square to the old Railway Station. The building is the work of the architect Ivan Artemushkin and is characterized by a symmetrical solution, part of a perimeter block with an emphasis on the corner and is divided into segments. The form is dynamic, with recessed and protruding sections, and the rounded aesthetics of the façade are mirrored in the design of the residential spaces. What is particularly notable in the concept of this building is the existing modernizing correction, which led to the maximum reduction of plastic effects in favor of a purified expression, which, according to the way the façade elements are composed, works in the spirit of early modern European architecture. This approach is built through several characteristic elements, especially the specific railing made with steel profiles in a linear composition. Here, the tendency and experimentation with forms from the repertoire of modern architecture are visible, which in this case resulted in a kind of "transitional" solution with dominant architectural stylistic influences from academicism.