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Architects: ARHINGinženjering
- Area: 590 m²
- Year: 2024
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Photographs:Ilya Ivanov, Lejla Nurković
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Manufacturers: Ceramiche Refin, Saint-Gobain, AUSTROTHERM, Artistic Tile, Maljat Stone, Merkator, VHM Solutions
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Lead Architects: Rifat Alihodžić, Jasmina Salković, Elvira Muzurović, Branko Rabrenović
Text description provided by the architects. In the settlement of Drač (Podgorica_Monteengro), not only when it comes to Stara varoš (old city of Podgorica), but also in Montenegrin cities more widely, there is a unique typology of residential buildings, the essence of which is represented by single-pitched roofs of houses that direct water towards the inner courtyard. There are two benefits of this solution. The first is that roofs built in this way protect the streets from large amounts of water during frequent and heavy rains. The water that flowed into the inner courtyards was used for hygiene purposes, which represents another useful moment. In the process of thinking about the architectural composition of the mosque, these houses with single-pitched roofs, which strongly accentuate the space, could not be avoided as one of the important principles of the architectural composition. This is how the rule of the newcomer, a good neighbor who respects the established rules, was respected. Of course, the design language is modernized, but with a clear and recognizable reliance on the found features of the existing architecture.
