Residential Building on Nikola Trimpare Street No. 12
Buildings/The residential building at Nikola Trimpare Street No. 12 was built in 1932, designed by architect Kiril Zernovski and constructed by Stojche Zernovski. In the first phase, one building was constructed, and three years later, another building for the same family was added, attached to the existing one, symmetrically mirroring it, functioning as a single unit.
The building is freestanding, separated from the other buildings in the row, with pathways along its sides leading to the backyard. It develops into a basement, ground floor, and two upper floors. The basement is designed for storage rooms, while the ground floor, upper floors, and attic are intended for residential units. Two main, covered entrances that access the shared stair core—naturally lit—are positioned on the street façade, while the ground-floor apartments have two additional exterior entrances—one through the kitchen and one through the terrace. Each floor provides access to one apartment from the core. The building has a simple geometric volume and a clean façade, characterized by the material separation of the basement and the design of the balcony railings—concrete pillars and horizontal crossbars.
Architect Kiril Zernovski
Construction year 1932
Collaborators Стојче Жерновски - изведувач
Investor / Owner Stojche Zernovski
City / Municipality Skopje
/ Centar
Address Nikola Trimpare St. No. 12
Floors B+GF+2
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)In 1932, the first building was constructed. Approximately three years later (1935), the second building was constructed, attached to the existing one (for the same family).Number of floorsB+GF+2Program description (floor plan details)The basement contains storage rooms and the ground floor and the upper floors contain apartments.StructureThe building was constructed using a massive load-bearing system, with brick walls. The roof is made of a wooden substructure, covered with roofing tiles.RoofMulti-pitched roof of a wooden substructure, covered with roofing tiles.FaçadeA refined façade with a cement plaster finish, enhanced with glass fragments. The balconies featured railings with concrete posts and horizontal bars.CarpentryThe windows are made of wood with horizontal profiling, along with exterior doors leading to the balconies. The doors within the building, both interior and exterior, are also made of wood, with the entrance doors featuring transom windows.Building surroundingsThe backyard, accessible from both sides, is enclosed on the street side by a concrete parapet and a decorative metal fence.Interior / Communal spacesConcrete Cyrillic letter "P"-shaped winding stairs with a terrazzo finish and a metal railing featuring horizontal and vertical bars. Wooden stairs and a wooden railing with decorative vertical elements lead to the attic. The interior entrance doors to the apartments are single-leaf and double-leaf, made of wood.Interior / Private spacesIn the residential spaces, the flooring is made of plank wood, while one residential unit features parquet flooring, wooden interior and exterior carpentry. There are several types of interior doors, including single-leaf, double-leaf, and doors with glass openings.ContextThe residential building located on Nikola Trimpare Street No. 12 is part of a perimeter block, positioned as a freestanding structure, separated from the adjacent buildings by pathways alongside the building that lead to the backyard. The building follows the street frontage, but does not maintain stylistic or height continuity with the neighboring structures.
- RoofMulti-pitched roof of a wooden substructure, covered with roofing tiles.FaçadeThe façade has been renovated, featuring a thermal façade in two colors, yellow and gray, with exposed concrete at the basement level. The railings on the side balconies on the southern façade are fully enclosed, while the balconies on the street-facing eastern façade retain their original railings.CarpentryPartially replaced windows and doors with PVC, while some original wooden ones are kept.Building surroundingsBackyard accessible from both sides, enclosed on the street side with a concrete parapet and a decorative metal fence on one side, and a new metal fence on the other.Interior / Communal spacesConcrete winding stairs in the form of a Cyrillic "P" with a terrazzo finish and a metal railing featuring horizontal and vertical bars, wooden stairs, and a wooden railing with decorative vertical elements leading to the attic. The interior includes wooden single-leaf and double-leaf entrance doors to the apartments. The bathrooms and a large portion of the other rooms have been renovated.Interior / Private spacesPartially replaced windows and doors with PVC, while the remaining ones are wooden. The original plank flooring and parquet have been preserved.Exterior conditiongoodInterior conditionsatisfactoryExterior authenticitygoodInterior authenticitysatisfactoryModificationsAfter the earthquake, one of the buildings was reinforced by adding columns at the corners of the structure and strengthening the stairs with metal profiles (vertical and diagonal beams). The façade was rehabilitated with the installation of thermal insulation (except for one apartment), and the side balconies were equipped with concrete railings. The exterior and interior carpentry were partially replaced. Interior modifications included minimal adjustments to the apartment layout according to its purpose, as well as slight changes to the walls—demolition or partitioning.
- The roof is in a poor condition, it leaks often.
- not protected
- historical authorship technical The building survived the 1963 earthquake and is etched in the city's memory. The building is the work of a renowned author, one of the main builders of that period.
- 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.