Smodnišnica, was once a successfully operating complex of factories for the gunpowder production. Today the area is heavily degraded, full of spontaneous and illegal construction, demolition of industrial heritage, uncontrolled deforestation, 'monoprogrampromatic' use of space and fragmentation of area ownership are just a few examples of today's spatial problems.
A contrast to that is the new creative and cultural quarter, that is starting to develop on the southern part of Smodnišnica and is slowly revitalizing the space and changing the spatial policies. The area, called Creative district Barutana, employs temporary uses as the main protagonist of the spatial development. Unlike more formal, permanent uses, their response to the space is much faster, enables a more organic and multi-level development. Their informal character also creates better conditions for dialogue with the users of the space. Based on examples of similar foreign and local projects, this methodology is being recognized as a successful strategy for the revitalization of areas and buildings. It is a strategy that is not only used for the initial start-up phases, but as a lifelong mindset for building and development.
In this project, the same methodology of temporary uses is employed, to revitalize the abandoned and dilapidated building Ključavničarstvo, located in the center of Creative district Barutana. Its renovation could be important for the expansion of the creative district. Ključavničarstvo, as a new center of culture and creativity, would become a hybrid of permanent and temporary uses, that would allow a flexible, relevant and critical programs.
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