Senjski Rudnik Coal Mining Museum - Regional Center of Industrial Heritage

Miroslava Petrović Balubdžić, Dipl.-Ing. Arch. (M.arch.)

Design and reutilization of the building complex into a specific open-museum site, aims to establish lasting image of this authentic space of the oldest industrial complex in Serbia.

Intervention on the ground floor revives the images of production processes that ensured the coal distribution: industrial rails, station and waggons. Existing buildings will be reconstructed to have an authentic initial appearance, while ruined parts of the complex are being complemented by contemporary interpreting their initial forms and using materials such as glass and steel.

Interior design brings back the authentic ambient of the working space with carefully selected objects that illustrate the atmosphere of everyday life in the mine.

Reconstruction and reutilization demanded interventions on two levels:
Bringing back authentic heritage elements in form and materialization
Interpretation of the heritage through introduction elements of contemporary design to support new museum aspect, applying archaeologically neutral materials.

Planning partners: Mihailo Timotijević Dipl.-Ing. Arch. (M.Arch.)

Client: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia

Categories: Historic Preservation