House of Branislav Milojković
Buildings/The building was designed in 1937 as an individual family house for Branislav Milojković and is the work of architect Dragutin Ilić. The house features a geometric composition based on the combination of two interwoven cubic volumes of different heights, brought to life through the use of two colors, cornices, and niches where some of the windows are placed. On the southeastern corner facing the backyard, the cubic volume transitions into a curved form at the level of the basement and the ground floor.
The purity of lines and the harmonious treatment of the main façade reflect the spirit of modernism. The semicircle motif, apart from the window niches on the façade, is also transposed to the house's fence. The house has two entrances: the main entrance on the street façade, leading to the elevated ground floor, and a secondary entrance on the western façade, providing access to the basement.
Architect Dragutin Ilić
Year of design 1937
Investor / Owner Branislav Milojković
City / Municipality Skopje
/ Centar
Address Jordan Hadjikonstantinov Djinot St. No. 3
Floors B+GF+A
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)The building was designed in 1937. The building was constructed in 1937.Number of floorsB+GF+AProgram description (floor plan details)The ground floor and the upper floor contain residential spaces. In the basement, the northern part consists of storage and utility rooms, while the southern part is used for living spaces. The house is accessed through two entrances: the main entrance on the street façade and a secondary entrance on the western side. The upper floor also features a walkable rooftop terrace.StructureThe building is constructed in a massive system. The foundations and the basement walls are made of compacted concrete, while the walls of the ground floor, upper floor, and attic are built of solid brick with lime mortar. The building features a reinforced concrete inter-floor structure, balcony slabs, and terrace slabs. The roof structure is made of wood.RoofMulti-pitched roof covered with tiles and an open walkable terrace.FaçadeThe façade is plastered with cement-lime mortar. Two shades of color are used in the façade treatment. There is shallow decorative plasterwork with surface articulation through horizontal and vertical lines painted in red.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry, which consists of windows, balcony doors, and the entrance door, is made of wood. The windows on the elevated ground floor have wooden protective shutters. The entrance gate to the yard is made of wrought iron.Building surroundingsThe house is a standalone structure with a front and backyard featuring greenery and concrete pathways. Along the main façade, set on a concrete plinth, there is a decorative fence in the form of an arcade made of bricks, with secondary metal fencing within its arches.ContextThe house was built in the periphery of Debar Maalo, in a block where it was originally centrally positioned, but later some of the neighboring houses were demolished, and the house acquired a corner position. Most of the residential buildings in the neighborhood had a basement and one floor and were constructed as urban individual houses and villas. In close proximity to this part of the neighborhood, in 1939, the Skopje Women's Gymnasium "Kraljica Marija" was built, a work by the renowned Macedonian architect Sotir Tomoski.
- RoofMulti-pitched roof covered with tiles and a covered walkable terrace.FaçadeThe façade treatment uses two shades of paint. There is shallow decorative plasterwork that articulates the surface with horizontal and vertical lines painted in red.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry still retains some of the original wooden windows, and to a lesser extent, PVC windows (on the upper floor of the north façade). Most of the windows are fitted with PVC shutters, while the basement windows have metal security grilles. The main entrance door is metal with a transom window.Building surroundingsThe house is freestanding with a front and back yard featuring greenery, trees, and paths made of concrete and blocks. On the side of the main façade, set on a concrete plinth, there is a decorative arcade-shaped fence made of bricks with a secondary metal railing in the arches. In the southeast corner of the yard, a small single-story structure has been built. On the east and south sides, the yard is partially enclosed with metal mesh and partially with a wall. There is no fence toward the western neighbor.Exterior conditiongoodExterior authenticitygoodModificationsSeveral changes have been made for which no information on their timing is available: -Compared to the original project, the attic has been extended, doubling the living space at the expense of the terrace. -The open terrace at the attic level has been covered with a roof. -In the semicircular volume on the basement level, the windows have been altered and an additional door to the yard has been opened. -Some of the wooden carpentry windows have been replaced with PVC; metal grilles have been installed on basement windows, and some windows have PVC shutters. -Replacement of the roof tiles.
- not protected
- historical architectural and aesthetic
- The relevant institutions for the protection of cultural heritage and other decision-makers should take into account the values possessed by the building, recognize it as architectural cultural heritage from the period between the two world wars, and register it in the inventory of valuable objects. 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.
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