About us
Architecture office “M+” was founded in 2003 in Novi Sad. By working on projects for single and multi-family buildings, as well as office and public buildings we try not to lose our open-mindedness and curiosity in contemporary trends in architecture. Despite the circumstances, we still strive to implement those in the environment we create. There is no such thing as a big or small task which is why we see every new project as a challenge – regardless of the size and scale. In today’s globalist pluralism which hasn’t bypassed architecture as well, in diversity and abundance that is being offered as a model, we strongly believe that it is necessary more than ever to constantly rethink architectural approach. The decision not to give up on architectural competitions and invest all of our resources in something of an uncertain outcome is actually a result of our beliefs in the significance of a continuous research process. That is what keeps us awake and improves our practice.
Evolution of architectural production
In the last 13 years since we exist as „M+“, there has been some noticeable improvements in architectural production. Globally observed, those improvements are small and uncertain, additionally disturbed by the economic crisis. However, we try to participate in the process of awakening consciousness of professional and civic public, and act against the passivity and conformism by constantly pointing out the possible directions for architecture and urban planning to go.
Explanation of the award-winning work for the Ranko Radovic award
Architect Dragan Marinčić, owner of the "M+" design office, is the winner of the prestigious "Ranko Radović" award for the successfully realized business building "Levi 9" in Novi Sad. The author's handwriting of this young architect and his collaborators Aleksandra Marinčić and Andrea Tamaš are characterized by the very theses advocated by Prof. Radović, and these are - openness and curiosity towards contemporary trends in architecture and attempts to implement them in the environment in which they are currently creating.
In the jury's explanation, it is written that the business building "Levi 9" creates a new spatial identity and successfully overcomes the programmatic limits of a single business building. The reduced volume and some unexpected materials, such as the wooden paneling, make the building look "different" already. On the other hand, an attempt was made to avoid the hermetic nature of classic business buildings and to soften the relationship with the environment.
Dragan Marinčić and his team are trying to use innovative solutions to gradually awaken the architectural consciousness of both sleeping professions and ordinary citizens and unpretentiously point out the directions in which the architecture of the city and region can go while following European trends.