Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts

THE ACADEMY BUILDING IS LOCATED IN THE PARK THAT SURROUNDS THE EXISTING SMALL ACADEMY BUILDING. THE BUILDING HAS THREE FLOORS AND THOUGHTLY PENETRATES INTO THE GROUND, PRESERVING EXISTING GREEN AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE GROUND. THE ENTRANCE WAS ORGANIZED THROUGH THE SQUARE ALONG THE PUBLIC ROAD. THE RECEPTION HALL IS TWO-STOREY, FROM IT YOU ENTER THE UNDERGROUND MAIN GALLERY, AND CLIMB TO THE CENTRAL TWO-STOREY HALL WHICH IS ZENITALLY LIGHTED. PUBLIC SPACES OF THE ACADEMY AND OFFICE ARE ORGANIZED AROUND IT. THE MAIN CONFERENCE HALL IS FOCUSED ON THE PARK. ARCHIVES AND TECHNICAL ROOMS ARE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT ZONE OF THE FACILITY. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING IS REDUCED, WITH THOUGHT PROPORTIONS AND RESTRAINED STYLISH EXPRESSION. STONE COVERING SUPPORTS THESE PROJECT OBJECTIVES.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY TOOK FOR TWO YEARS. LARGE EXCAVATIONS OF THE SOIL WITH THE PRESERVATION OF EXISTING TREES WERE ESPECIALLY DEMANDING. LARGE RETAINING WALLS IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WERE THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE INITIAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION. THE SIMPLE FORMS AND DETAILS CONDITIONED THE ABSENCES OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS DURING THE WORKS.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING IS DEMANDING BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS THE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT OF THE EMPHASIZED PUBLIC. THIS MEANS LARGE SPANS AND A LOT OF LIGHT IN THE INTERIOR. THIS HAS CONDITIONED THE APPLICATION OF THE SKELETON SYSTEM WITH CASSETTEED CEILINGS, AND THE CORRECT POSITIONING OF CONCRETE WALLS FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE OBJECT, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE SEISMIC AREA.