Residential Building of Petar Polenak
Buildings/The building is located on a corner, with its façades extending along two streets. The corner of the building is emphasized by a raised, rectilinear cubus. The main entrance, together with the circulation core, is highlighted by this elevated cubus. The façade features strict geometric clarity, minimal decoration, horizontal lines, and symmetrical window arrangements.
Architect Milan M. Nikolić
Year of design 1934
Investor / Owner The family of Petar Polenak; Contractor – Mojso Gjorgjevich
City / Municipality Skopje
/ Centar
Address Ilinden blvd. No. 36
Floors B+GF+1+A
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)The building was designed in 1934.Number of floorsB+GF+1+AProgram description (floor plan details)The foundations and the walls in the basement premises are made of rammed concrete, while the remaining walls are built with well-fired bricks laid in lime and extended mortar. The inter-floor structure is made of reinforced concrete. The building includes electrical, plumbing, and sewage installations.StructureТемелите и ѕидовите во подрумските простории се од набиен бетон, а останатите ѕидови се од добро печени тули ѕидани во варов и продолжен малтер, меѓукатната конструкција е од армирано бетонска конструкција. Во објектот е предвидена електрична, водоводна и канализациона инсталација.RoofMulti-pitched roof with roofing tiles, while the structure is made of processed fir timber.FaçadeThe façade is plastered with extended plaster applied by spraying. The building is characterized by geometric clarity, minimal decoration, and the absence of complex ornamentation, with horizontal lines and symmetrical window arrangements. The railing of the stairs and terraces is made of wrought iron, and all sheet metal works are executed with galvanized steel.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry is made of wood, with shutters on the first floor.Building surroundingsThe building’s main façade faces a public space (sidewalk).ContextThe building’s façades faces a public space and follows the street frontage on Ilinden blvd.
- RoofMulti-pitched roof with roofing tiles, while the structure is made of processed fir timber.FaçadeThe façade is plastered with extended plaster applied by spraying. The building is characterized by geometric clarity, minimal decoration, and the absence of complex ornamentation, with horizontal lines and symmetrical window arrangements. The railing of the stairs and terraces is made of wrought iron, and all sheet metal works are executed with galvanized steel. The façade has been completely replaced on the ground floor with changes to the commercial carpentry.CarpentryIn the exterior carpentry, the windows on the first floor are wooden. The entrance door to the building is the original wooden one, while the carpentry of the doors and storefronts of the shops has been replaced with PVC/aluminum.Exterior conditionsatisfactoryExterior authenticitysatisfactory
- Devastation and deterioration of the buildings.
- not protected
- 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.
- State Archive of the Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje Department. Arch. No. 6.1.345.5/43-55.