Architecture Portfolio-Mihajlo Crnogorac

C r n o g o r a cM i h a j l o

Jacksonville Auto ParkJacksonville, FLStudio 5-6

Reconstructing Urban VoidsSavannah, GAStudio 7

Park. Shop. Live.Austin, TXStudio 4

Fashion CenterNYC, NYStudio 3

Professional WorkCorgan AssociatesDallas, TX

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Architecture has always wanted to be a theater of memory.Umberto Eco

Jacksonville Auto ParkJacksonville, FLStudio 5-6

Jacksonville Auto Park

The Jacksonville Auto Park explores the intrinsic relationship between the automobile and architecture, while aiming to utilize and transform urban voids created in the city. The site offers a great opportunity to bring back the green spaces to the city and to continue the broken river walk. These underdeveloped areas are currently eroding the whole city, so it is necessary to shape the city and prevent the further decay.

The strong gestural movement of the museum demonstrated a dominant feature in the city, creating a beacon in the Jacksonville’s skyline. Its presence becomes important throughout the building’s concept of aerodynamics and car movement. Next to the museum, urban park serves as the catalyst, connecting the disconnected urban fabric in the city. It promotes the public space which revitalizes the whole river and downtown area. Ultimately, the project aims to fill in the gaps of urban voids in the city of Jacksonville and to enhance the democracy of public space.

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FORM EXPLORATION

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1. pedestrian avenue2. trolley pick-up/drop-off3. ADA parking4. amphitheater seating5. reflective pool6. ground fountain7. riverwalk8. pier9. loading zone10. water taxi11. bioswale

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FORM EXPLORATION

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Ayrton Senna gallery

Wall section

Longitudinal Section

Ground level Second level Third level

Third level Structural second level

Urban Park + Museum

Urban Park + Museum

Reconstructing Urban VoidsSavannah, GAStudio 7

Reconstructing Urban Void

In response to Savannah’s urban void situation, the project aims to reconstruct, reuse, and enhance the existing infrastructure and positively change urban voids as access points to elevated community space. Upon our analysis, we have observed that the pockets and clusters of vacant land erode the physical appearance of the surrounding urban context, over time becoming less attractive to the public ultimately impacting economy as less valued parcels in the city. In order to avoid the corrosive sprawls of urban void, architecture must trigger public discussion and create long –term solutions that will inspire transformation of urban forms. As with other cities, phenomenon of urban voids has always been evident in Savannah, but never consistent. The unpredictable interruptions and gaps in the urban fabric were always overlooked. Moreover, they became the cold markers of Savannah’s society without any rituals. However, their potential use quality can become extremely beneficial for the city’s distinctive culture. We have developed a series of design strategies on multiple scales in the rigid grid of the Savannah’s Historic District where several specific urban voids will be reconstructed and reused. The transformation of vacant lands in the Historic District in the form of urban parks, transitional spaces, or futuristic gardens would elevate the democracy of public spaces. Furthermore, the new reconstructed void typologies would give a shape to the block organization and introduce visual and experiential variety. Our project facilitates and promotes the minor architectures which transcend the contemporary ways and means of enhancing the urban fabric in the city. Our projection sets an example for future generations, demonstrating how these urban vacant voids could become beneficial for the public, and the citizenry.

Current urban voids in Savannah.

The series of diagrams show the specific approach to each design depending on buildings program.

Park. Shop. Live project reintereps and transofrm the notion of traditonal parking garage in the urban setting Thro i

Negative scenario of urban voids.

Positive scenario of urban voids.

Negative scenario of urban voids.

Positive scenario of urban voids.

Park. Shop. Live.Austin, TXStudio 4

Parti diagram

This studio course concentrates on the issues raised by creating new architecture in exist-ing high density urban contexts with complex social and cultural characters . PARK. SHOP. LIVE. project reinterprets and transforms the notion of traditional parking experience in the urban setting. Through its form, structure, and open space, the building’s dominant architec-tural presence is achieved with a pronounced cantilever. The elements unite in a concept of car and driver in motion. The active synergetic movement of the pedestrian and drivers in Austin, give a good The ever stopping change of fluid skin continuously changes the human perception of the raw structure. The cantilever is the elongated catalyst for suggesting motion towards the street. With its natural features along its powerful yet light structure the nega-tive space enables the drivers to see the river at all times from the parking levels.

PARK / SHOP / LIVE

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Two initial study models which started informing more about the parking and its supportive spaces.

Ground Floor

Typical parking level

The east side plaza opens up to the street, inviting people to experience the retail area.

North side plaza view

Fashion CenterNYC, NYStudio 3

Numerous sensuous transactions occur between the body, the eye and the building as the wearer traverses through space. Like architects, fashion designers produce environments defined through spatial awareness by working with and against the human meanings inspired by a “critical discourse” or an “evaluation of the natural landscape.” Principles of construction, design, and conservation of materials are central to both disciplines, who create their respective structures according to the macro and micro-system they designate. Their fascination for one another seems to “spiral around their mutual desire“ to see life transmuted into art.

Fashion + ArchitectureNYC, NY

ClientAlana Sola AlgarinFashion Designer

Alana’s approach toward designing and making clothes breaks conventional rules and transcends innovative ways throughout her collection. For example, the muslin pictured here portrays her originality when dealing with two very contrasting features - static and dynamic. The center body piece goes tightly along the body while the sides or the excess of clothes is totally different. This interplay of opposites can be found and seen in many architectural works. Hierarchy is extremely important.

Manta ray and fish bone structure were some of my client inspirational images which were later translated into architecture, shown in the model above.

iDEAiNSPIRATION

iDENTITYNYCThe arch i tecton ics o f fash ion unfo ld in the conta inment o f space whi le arch i tecture cont inues to be fash ioned by i ts re la t ionsh ip to the human body.

source metroscenes.com

Architecture has become an inseparable element of fashion. The worlds of architecture and fashion have a fertile and often colorful reciprocity, and both disciplines explore the human body and ideas of space and movement, that serve as the outward expressions of personal, political, and cultural identity. My goal is to transcend the notion of fashion into a more serious design intent exploration of the radical that aims to reinvent the simple act of clothes shopping into a singular experience - consumerism as culture or religion and shops as carefully choreographed environments or temples. Fusing architecture and fashion creates an environment where spatial, volumetric, and materialistic values are of upmost importance.

SoHo

north elevationNorth elevation

East Elevation

Top floor resturant demonstrates dynamic structural branching

Final Model

Professional WorkCorgan AssociatesDallas, TX

Denison High School

Advanced Technology and Career Center

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