Article source: TERRAPLAN-PARTNERS

Gostivar is a city in north-west Macedonia, away from the capital of Macedonia of only 60 km. Gostivar is a city that in recent years has grown rapidly and transforms its architectural and urban situation. In city urban matrix everyday appear , as an idea or as a realization , buildings with disparate character. In the new urban segments of the city or in already existing locations appear buildings that modify the form in which the city develops. The downtown area is particularly affected with the tendency for the emergence of integrated buildings in areas where the frequency of activities and events is with the highest percentage. With the development of the city of Gostivar, proportionally are developing and emerging new human needs that impact on the concept of building that would occur in the city.

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• Architects: TERRAPLAN-PARTNERS
• Project: GOSTIVAR CITY MALL-SHOPPING CENTRE
• Location: Macedonia
• Software used: AutoCad( drawings ) ; ArchiCad & Artlantis Studio 5.1.2.2
• Principal use: Shopping centre
• Site area: 3074.46m2
• Building area: 1749.73m2
• Total floor area: 5754.74m2
• Number of stories: 3 story + 2 basement
• Structure: steel frame,reinforced concrete, façade: ALUCOBOND® PANEL
• Design: 2014
• Construction: pending
• Scope of works: schematic architectural design, developed design proposal, construction documents

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