House - the Biševac Villa

The building was constructed in 1920.

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The house is entered from its western side into an entrance with a stairwell that leads to the individual apartments on the floors. On each floor, there is one residential unit.

The building is constructed in a massive structural system. The inter-floor and ceiling structure are made of reinforced concrete. The roof structure is wooden.

Several types of roofs: gable and hipped roofs covered with tiles; hipped roof with a pointed finish covered with sheet metal (at the tower), and a paved flat terrace.

The façade was plastered in two colors, with balustrade posts in terracotta color, giving the house a polychromatic appearance. On the western façade, just below the eaves, the name "Villa Biševca" is inscribed in stucco, suggesting that Biševac was the commissioner of the building.

The exterior carpentry is wooden, with subtle decorative carvings on the windows. The entrance door to the house (western façade) is wooden with wrought iron and glazing. The railings of the two balconies on the first floor (southern and western façade) are made of wrought iron with floral motifs characteristic of the secession style. The entrance gate to the courtyard is made of wrought iron.

The staircase space is finished in terrazzo with a decorative wrought iron railing and a wooden handrail. The doors to the apartments are wooden with wrought iron and glazing.

Wooden interior doors with double-sided casing and subtle decorative profiling. The floors in the apartments are wooden, while the terraces are finished with terrazzo tiles. *Concluded based on photo documentation found on the Pazar 3 website. https://www.pazar3.mk/oglas/zivealista/stanovi/prodazba/skopje/centar/se-prodava-stan-vo-blizina-na-gradski-park/5220882

The Biševac Villa was built on a free-standing plot with four open façades, located on the last street bordering the eastern side of the City Park. Its immediate surroundings consist of representative buildings from the period between the two World Wars, which are part of Skopje's current cultural heritage and survived the catastrophic earthquake, such as the Bojadjievi House and the Ruben Palace. With its architectural uniqueness, the house is integrated into the urban matrix of Debar Maalo and represents a valuable testimony to the urban development of Skopje.

Several types of roofs: gable and hipped roofs covered with tiles, a hipped roof with a pointed top covered with sheet metal (at the tower), and a flat terrace.

The façade was plastered in two colors, with balustrade posts in terracotta color, giving the house a polychromatic appearance. On the western façade, just below the eaves, the name "Villa Biševca" is inscribed in stucco, suggesting that Biševac was the commissioner of the building.

The exterior carpentry is wooden, with subtle decorative carvings on the windows. The entrance door to the house (western façade) is wooden with wrought iron and glazing. The railings of the two balconies on the first floor (southern and western façade) are made of wrought iron with floral motifs characteristic of the secession style. The entrance gate to the courtyard is made of wrought iron.

The house is freestanding with a small yard enclosed by a hedge, featuring trees and greenery.

The staircase space is finished in terrazzo with a decorative wrought iron railing and a wooden handrail. The doors to the apartments are wooden with wrought iron and glazing.

Wooden interior doors with double-sided casing and subtle decorative profiling. The floors in the apartments are wooden, while the terraces are finished with terrazzo tiles. *Concluded based on photo documentation found on the Pazar 3 website. https://www.pazar3.mk/oglas/zivealista/stanovi/prodazba/skopje/centar/se-prodava-stan-vo-blizina-na-gradski-park/5220882

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The NI Conservation Centre - Skopje, under whose jurisdiction the building falls, has carried out the following conservation and restoration works: 2021 - The first phase of the project involved repairing the roof structure, which is an integral part of the conservation and restoration of the building’s façades. This building is one of the landmarks of the old cultural and architectural structures in the central urban area. In this phase, the roof structure of the building was completely renovated. 2022 - Conservation and restoration works on the eastern façade of the building, repair of the large balcony terrace on the southeastern part, and replacement with the installation of new authentic windows on the eastern façade.

protected Significant cultural heritage with a second-degree protection regime. The contact zone of the building has a third-degree protection regime.

historical emotional architectural and aesthetic

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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