Terasa 153 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro by Sanjay Puri

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Terasa 153 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro by Sanjay Puri Architects

October 9th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Sanjay Puri Architects

THE DESIGN BRIEF GIVEN BY THE CLIENT STATED A REQUIREMENT OF 2 BEDROOM & 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. THE PREVALENT RULES ON THE SITE ARE RESTRICTIVE IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL BUILDING ENVELOPE. AN OVERALL AREA OF 6098 SQM. IS TO BE BUILT ON SITE OF ONLY 1,355 SQM. WITH ALLOWABLE GROUND COVERAGE AREA OF 758 SQM. & HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS OF 9 RESIDENTIAL AND 2 COMMERCIAL LVLS.

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Architects: Sanjay Puri Architects
Project: TERASA 153
Location: Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
WAF Entry: 2012
Award: World Architecture Festival 2012 – Shortlisted

WE STUDIED THE ORGANIC PATTERNS OF THE ROOFS OF THE OLD TOWN OF BUDVA (A 600 YEAR OLD TOWN CLOSE TO THE SITE) AND THEN DEMATERIALIZED THEM TO CREATE AN ORGANIC PATTERN. THIS PATTERN GAVE RISE TO A SERIES OF UNEQUAL TRAPEZOIDS WHICH IS TRANSLATED INTO MODULES THAT ARE VERTICALLY STACKED TO CREATE THE EVENTUAL FORM OF THE BUILDING.

THE DESIGN IMBIBES THE INORGANIC CHARACTER OF HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SEEMINGLY RANDOM STACKED APARTMENTS & THE VARYING ANGLES IN THE BALCONIES ALLUDE TO THE VARIATION OF ANGULAR ROOFS IN THE OLDER TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS.THE DESIGN CREATES A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL REDUCING THE HEAT GAIN INTO THE APARTMENTS BY THE DEEP BALCONY OVERHANGS. ANGULARLY SPLAYED BALCONY SPACES, IN BOTH THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL PLANES, FRONT EACH ROOM CREATING A TRANSITORY SPACE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE.
EACH BALCONY IS PARTIALLY COVERED AND PARTIALLY OPEN TO SKY. THIS ALLOWS THE USER TO SIT IN THE OPEN OR IN SHELTERED SPACE DEPENDING UPON THE WEATHER.THE VARIED SITE LEVELS HAVE BEEN USED TO ADVANTAGE. THE RETAIL SPACES ARE ENTERED AT THE LOWER LEVEL ALONG THE MAIN ROAD WHILE THE APARTMENT LOBBY IS ENTERED AT A HIGHER LEVEL ALONG THE SIDE ROAD.

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Tags: Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Categories: Apartments, Building, House, Residential

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