As a part of the team I was responsible for the planning and design of “The Great Pavilion” and The Central Park in Zone 1. I also worked on visualizations and representation through diagrams. Competition process was postponed after the submission.

The Rasadnik site was conceived of as a “turning point” in the spatial and temporal fabric of the city of Skopje in the following ways: in how the city relates there to the mountains, in how the different quarters of the city bend around it, and how the area presents the potential for a more robust and civic urbanism for Skopje.

The proposed Rasadnik District in the City of Skopje, in Macedonia, is a fusion of urbanism and nature, and a concord between memory and inspiration. The new quarters in our plan is an integrated network of public, civic, residential and recreational areas, with an elaborate arrangement for a walkable city. Looking forward to the future, the design fuses the character of the traditional and the modern, but always keeping in mind that Rasadnik originated as the first nursery of the agro-botanical department.

With a land area of 82.09 ha, the key features in the design for J14 include the Green District, Commercial and the Recreational District as a buffer between the existing city and proposed condition. Residential district comprises Ring Residential Zone and Cluster Residential Zones. All areas are linked by pedestrian corridors and public spaces. Residential blocks are defined by pedestrian spine and courtyard. The existing mountain is reflected in the silhouette of new building forms, especially in the Great Pavilion. The Central Park is also a big water retention area with the pond feature. Water required for irrigation of the extensive landscape. A ring road with a boulevard and promenade in the south frames the central park. (excerpt from https://bengal.institute/research/a-new-urban-district-for-rasadnik-skopje-in-macedonia-competition-entry-2022-competition-canceled/ )