Affirming the concept of continuity through the notion of border: Case study of the meander buildings in New Belgrade’s block 23 [STRAND 2023]

Abstract

New Belgrade was developed on modernist principles focused on the essence of dwelling, along with the idea of continuity based on the formation of fluid, liminal spaces and designing "from the inside out". In accordance with the aforementioned, the research premise is that the long-term recognition of New Belgrade residential blocks overall quality can be reflected in the preservation of human-scale continuity, which therefore also ensures temporal continuity - the sustainability of project over time. The drawing maps relevant boundaries on a micro and macro scale, which affirm the continuity of modernist dwelling ideas in the present-day.