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Spinut-Poljud Residential Area in Split, Craotia

The architect Frano Gotovac (Split, 1928 – Split, 1990), the author of several residential buildings and areas in Split, has by his rich oeuvre left an indelible trace upon the 20th century architecture of Split and Croatia. His productive years were dedicated to the research of shaping of collective lodging complexes, often characterised by large volumes, as well as geometrical articulation of their façades. He sought to realise façades of remarkable plasticity, with a view to enriching the generally adopted rigid rationalist schemes, not affecting the basic residential function. These buildings in particular represent Gotovac’s departure from the then dominating design and planning practices. His formation of the Spinut residential area contributed to the organisation and planning of quarters of high density of population compared to other quarters of the time. It was by the construction of the Spinut residential area, as well as the sport and recreational zone at Poljud, that the social interest was shifted from the Split historical core to the periphery, north of the Split Peninsula. The City thus expanded to the gentle slopes of Poljud cove of extremely favourable micro-climate, with sport and recreational facilities transforming the spirit of the place. Until the post-War reconstruction and somewhat later, Split had remained a typical Dalmatian town of small proportions. By the construction of the afore-mentioned residential area, a new standard was introduced, more acceptable for a modern residential area. By his architectural realisations and urban setting in the overall north-west side of the Split Peninsula, Gotovac contributed to the shaping of the northern aspect of the City. The domination of horizontal lines of the so-called ‘‘Kineski zid’’ (“Great Wall of China”) complex, together with the verticals of the Spinut skyscrapers near the shell-shaped ‘’Hajduk’’ football stadium, with the Marjan vegetation, constitutes a widely recognisable Split urban motif.

Frano Gotovac; Split; Spinut-Poljud; Modern architecture

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