House on Nikola Tesla Street
Buildings/The building’s façades face three streets. The entrance is through the courtyard colonnades formed by two massive pillars that support the balcony on the upper floor. The building is designed in a modernist style with traditional influences, free of ornamentation and featuring a refined façade. The structure consists of two cubes: one horizontally dominant cube housing the commercial and residential spaces, and one vertically dominant cube—a tower (lookout).
City / Municipality Tetovo
/ Tetovo
Address Strasho Pindjur St., Kole Nedelkovski St. and part of Kuzman Josifovski - Pitu St.
Floors GF+1+A
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Number of floorsGF+1+AProgram description (floor plan details)The ground floor houses commercial activities, while the upper floors contain residential units.StructureThe building is constructed using a massive system. The roof is made with a wooden substructure and covered with tiles.RoofThe building features a multi-pitched sloped roof covered with tiles. The lookout has a flat open terrace.FaçadeA refined façade with rhythmically arranged window openings, finished in cement plaster with modest decorative elements. The balconies feature thin slabs with distinctive railings made of steel profiles arranged in a linear composition.CarpentryA refined façade with rhythmically arranged window openings, finished in cement plaster with modest decorative elements. The balconies feature thin slabs with distinctive railings made of steel profiles arranged in a linear composition.Building surroundingsThe building’s façades face three streets, located right next to the Tetovo Bazaar. The entrance to the building is through the courtyard colonnades, formed by two massive pillars that support the balcony on the upper floor.
- RoofThe building features a multi-pitched sloped roof covered with tiles. The open terrace (lookout) is covered with a wooden structure also topped with tiles.FaçadeA refined façade with rhythmically arranged window openings, finished in cement plaster with modest decorative elements. The balconies feature thin slabs with distinctive railings made of steel profiles arranged in a linear composition. The ground floor façade has been completely altered due to the replacement of the commercial carpentry.CarpentryIn the exterior carpentry, the windows on the first floor of the main façades are fitted with PVC frames. The carpentry on the rear façade is still the original wooden one. The shutters are made of PVC. The carpentry for the doors and shop windows of the stores has been replaced with PVC or aluminum.Building surroundingsEntrance gate made of metal with modern elements. An additional structure has been built at the corner, serving a commercial purpose.Exterior authenticitysatisfactoryModificationsAfter 2014, the original white-painted wooden carpentry on the first floor was replaced with PVC carpentry imitating wood, which also altered the arrangement of the openings.
- 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.