House of Draško Ivanović
Buildings/The individual house of Draško Ivanović was designed in 1933 by architect Branislav Protić.
The building is a free-standing structure, part of a perimeter block, featuring a large backyard accessible from the street alongside the building. It is developed across a basement, ground floor, and attic. The basement entrance is located at the rear through the backyard, while the ground floor is accessed via stairs on both the street and backyard façades, with thin canopy slabs covering all entrances.
The building reflects the characteristics of modernism: flat parapets that conceal the roof, partial overhangs in the attic sections, well-defined window openings framed by simple geometric shapes, and an emphasis on the single volume rising in the attic, highlighted by its rounded form. Additionally, a distinctive feature is the thin roof slab on the attic with a cantilevered perimeter overhang.
Architect Branislav Protić
Year of design 1933
Investor / Owner Draško Ivanović
City / Municipality Skopje
/ Centar
Address Zhivko Chingo St. No. 2a
Floors B+GF+A
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)The project was completed in 1933.Number of floorsB+GF+AProgram description (floor plan details)The building contains residential units.StructureThe building is constructed with a solid load-bearing system, featuring concrete floor structures and a flat roof.RoofFlat roof with an inaccessible rooftop terrace, while at the attic level, there is an accessible rooftop terrace.FaçadeThe building features an exterior finished in plaster with shallow decorative relief around the windows.CarpentryThe entire carpentry of the building is made of wood. The windows feature horizontal transoms.Building surroundingsThe archival documentation does not show any fencing of the backyard.ContextThe building is part of a perimeter block, constructed as a freestanding structure with a backyard. The house does not follow the cornice line of the surrounding buildings and is not connected to their elements.
- RoofFlat roof with an inaccessible rooftop terrace, while at the attic level, there is an accessible rooftop terrace.FaçadeThe building features an exterior finished in plaster with shallow decorative relief around the windows.CarpentryWooden entrance door, aluminum entrance door, partially authentic wooden windows, and the remaining windows are aluminum.Building surroundingsBackyard, accessible from the street, enclosed with a concrete wall and a metal gate.Exterior conditionpoorExterior authenticitypoorModificationsChange of use of the garage into commercial space and addition of a canopy. Renovation of the basement, repainting of the façade and interior spaces. Replacement of a large part of the exterior carpentry. Extension, alteration of the entrance gate to the plot and backyard.
- The canopy and the inappropriate choice of colors in the commercial part compromise the authenticity of the building. There are significant damages to the façade, with plaster finishing falling off.
- not protected
- historical architectural and aesthetic technical
- 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.
- Grčev, K. (2003). The architectural styles in Macedonian architecture from the end of the 19th century and the interwar period. Skopje: Institute of Folklore "Marko Cepenkov". State Archive of the Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje Department. Arch. No. 6.1.321.18/129-140.