MORpH. A smooth shape and a variable building structure for the Croatian military academy housing
MORpH. A smooth shape and a variable building structure for the Croatian military academy housing

MORpH. A smooth shape and a variable building structure for the Croatian military academy housing

MORpH is being built in Zagreb, Croatia: a 15-story residential building for housing officers and students of the "Dr. Franjo Tudjman" military academy. MORH stands for the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia

Designed by PROARH, MORpH houses on the first 12 floors, 7 studio apartments per level. The 13th floor has 4 larger one-bedroom apartments. The 14th floor is a restaurant for users and finally at the top, on the 15th floor, is a spa/gym area with an outdoor terrace. The total footprint of the building is 410 square meters on a plot of 2000

MORpH. A smooth shape and a variable building structure for the Croatian military academy housing

The design imputs were to realize a large number of residential units with attached services in a very small lot and to give an impetus and a new sign to the city's historic center. To meet the first criterion, one could only think of a building with vertical development, which also allows the use of the remaining outer space urban square. For the second, the architects invent an aesthetic that contrasts with tradition

MORpH. A smooth shape and a variable building structure for the Croatian military academy housing

A new object then, the MORpH, modern in every element and consciously separated from the pre-existing context: a volume is fluid as opposed to traditional cubic ones. The façade is asymmetrical in its heterogeneous structure and is achieved by perforating the monolithic canvas of the wall with loggias and windows and superimposing a stylized, pixelated decorative motif along the entire skin of the building

MORpH. A smooth shape and a variable building structure for the Croatian military academy housing

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