RECONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL CENTRE | BOR

ABOUT

Location: Kralja Petra I, Bor
Area: 800 m2

Existing small buildings have been modified during time, driven only by it’s owners demands, without analyzing the impact of those modifications on the center as whole.

OBJECTIVES

There were more objectives set for this reconstruction.

01. TO Make more space.
02. one was to reestablish the unity of center in architectural sense and to make it up-to-date.
03. to make it more energy efficient.

CONCEPT

Concept shows the elements and steps taken to achieve the objectives.

A| adding new levels while avoiding blocking natural light.
B| adding cantilever volumes
C| volume stretching towards the street line, making window displays bigger.
D| facade panels have multiple roles, overheating protection during summer days, space separation and separation of pedestrian and shopping line and giving new visual identity.
E| improvement of energy efficiency: better heat comfort, water saving, renewable energy resources, less CO2 emissions