Multi-family apartments constructed between 1947 and 2017 in Kosovo

Abstract

Since 1947, apartment buildings have made their apparition in the Kosovar city landscape. Different aspects have been highlighted by this extensive research: the different types of architecture and their respective characteristics, the modifications made to them throughout the years and the factors, which contributed to these modifications. These buildings have been divided into two categories, the older buildings built by the public sector from 1947 until 1999 and the recent ones built from 1999 until the present time by the private sector.Analytical and comparative methods have been used to conduct this research. The results revealed that the living area in apartment buildings built after 1999 has been reduced compared to those built earlier, which implies a general trend of decrease of habitable living space. In addition to this, a change worth mentioning in the functionality of these apartment buildings has been noticed. A survey sent to Kosovar citizens was used in order to obtain their opinions on this subject.

Transformation of Living Spaces Atsocial Multy-Family Apartments in Republic of Kosovo

“…Before 1999 all the multi-family apartments including the social housing ones, were constructed by the public sector, whereas after 1999 they started to get constructed by the private sector. Multi-family apartments that were constructed before 1999 are characterized by clear definition of calm area from the noisy one, and they used to have a larger usable surface compared to those built after year 1999 [4], see Figure 1. Latest research that was conducted regarding multi-family apartments indicate reduction of living space at the one, two and three room apartments built before and after 1999, , Figure 2.…”