Melt Studio'nun Competition for the Conceptual Architectural Design of the Hospital Facility within “Danilo I” General Hospital Complex in Cetinje için tasarladığı proje kısa listeye kaldı.
Given the size and shape of the plot and the dense building program, the best approach to minimize impact on the greenery involves placing the entrance in the middle of the northwest side. However, positioning of the building plot creates a natural boundary between the green zone behind the plot and the preferred entrance of the building. (diagram #1)
To achieve the maximum level of integration with the green zone behind the building plot, the ground floor is split along the oblique walls to achieve:
1. An open central space for organizing the program by connecting circulation to the entrance.
2. A direct pathway to the green area, maintaining continuity of greenery within the building along this axis.
3. Emphasis on the landscape axis to highlight the dominance of the serene environment surrounding and within the building. ( diagram #2 )
Because of this major act on the ground floor, the ground floor is also differentiated in terms of its facade language. Since it is understood as a covering shell and ruptured at the middle along the axis of the green zone, it is conceieved as a modernized stone wall with reference to the surrounding architectural vocabulary of the region. All the upper part of this wall is designed as a continuous strip window to receive light and detach the upper floors from the ground floor to differentiate their role and visual character. ( diagram #2 )