House of Kamilarovi Family
Buildings/The family house of the Kamilarovi family was built in the period between the two World Wars. The architect of the building is unknown. The house is located in the old part of the city, near the main square. The entrance to the house is from Nevena Stojkova Street, on the southeast façade of the building. This is the only façade that faces the street.
Stylistically, it belongs to early modernism. The architectural concept of the building features a cubic volume and clean, geometrically treated façades. The structure is composed of three volumes, with the central, tallest, vertical volume-housing the staircase-standing out. The pure geometric volume is broken up by a balcony on the first floor and the setback of the side, slanted volume from the street frontage line.
Period 1930-1939
City / Municipality Strumica
/ Strumica
Address Nevena Stojkova St. No. 1
Floors B+GF+1+A
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Number of floorsB+GF+1+AProgram description (floor plan details)The entire building consists of residential units.StructureThe building is constructed with a massive structural system, featuring solid brick walls.RoofThe building consists of three volumes. The main volume has a gable roof finished with roofing tiles, the side volume has a flat roof, and the circulation core-which stands out in height from the other two volumes-also has a flat roof.FaçadeA refined façade finished with ochre-colored plaster.CarpentryThe building features wooden exterior carpentry, with wooden shutters on the ground floor windows. The windows in the circulation core have metal frames. There is a circular window on the first floor. The entrance door is wooden with glass openings.Building surroundingsThe building is situated on sloped terrain, with the street level higher than the yard level. The yard is enclosed by a solid brick wall and is accessed through a gate.ContextThe residential building was constructed in the old part of the city of Strumica, but stylistically it bears the hallmarks of early modern architectural trends. It is located near the city square and the place known as "Burcho" (the house of Boris Veta - Burcho, one of the most renowned photographers in the Strumica region).
- RoofThe building consists of three volumes. The main volume has a gable roof finished with roofing tiles, the side volume has a flat roof, and the circulation core-which stands out in height from the other two volumes-also has a flat roof.FaçadeThe street-facing (southeastern) façade has been recently renovated, finished with plaster and painted white. On the side façade, part of the ground floor features wooden cladding. The rest of the house remains in its authentic condition.CarpentryWooden carpentry, with wooden shutters on the ground floor windows. The windows in the communication core have metal frames. There is a circular window on the first floor. The entrance door is wooden with glass openings. The first-floor windows have been repainted in their original white color.Building surroundingsThe building is situated on sloped terrain, with the street level higher than the yard level. Remnants of the old fence-a solid brick wall-can be observed, but most of the fence along the street is made of wrought iron.Exterior conditionsatisfactoryExterior authenticitysatisfactoryModificationsRenovation of the street-facing/southeastern façade and the addition of wooden cladding to part of the ground floor on the side façade.
- The greatest threats and risks to the building are the changing protection and construction policies, as well as the adaptation of legal regulations that do not favor its preservation. This results in the daily disfigurement or loss of valuable buildings that bear witness to the urban development of Strumica and provide its historical continuity.
- not protected
- historical architectural and aesthetic The building belongs to the interwar period and is one of the first examples of early modernism.
- 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.
- The old photographs are from the Strumica archive.