Eminent Atelier Unveils BIM Architecture Project for a Demolished Villa Nardelli in Mostar

Emina Helić Čamdžić
Mar 11, 2024
3 min read

Updated: Feb 14

BIM architecture project visual 1 – the Villa Nardelli in town Mostar BiH. BIM architecture project visual by the Eminent Atelier

Eminent Atelier has unveiled BIM ( Building Information Modeling ) architecture project for a demolished private residential family villa Nardelli in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The top photo shows the BIM architecture project that was designed according to few existing data for the building Villa Nardelli that was demolished at the end of the year 2023. The BIM architecture project was designed by Magister Architect, Emina Čamdžić.

BIM architecture project visual 2 – the Villa Nardelli in town Mostar BiH. BIM architecture project visual by the Eminent Atelier

Despite the building not having any architectural drawings that are existing and accessible, this BIM architectural project by the Eminent Atelier was designed according to data and the photos that are available, as seen on the photos below in the article.

“BIM models enable architects to understand the typologies of buildings that exist or have existed on a certain location, integrate and analyze environmental characteristics and understand the energy efficiency factors of the building and the location, easily create and navigate the building with 3D design,” addressed the Eminent Atelier.

According to Eminent Atelier speaking about this green BIM project, is stated the following: “The BIM model shows that the building Villa Nardelli has a lot of sustainability elements integrated such as wooden doors and windows, lots of openings on a certain side of the house and the roof for daylight to the indoors, outdoor elements for a good comfort and a garden with fruits, other trees and green shrubs.”

Called “ Villa Nardelli ”, this residential building has had an architectural value and a cultural value, although the building was privately owned and therefore needed to be renovated in terms of laws that allow owners to renovate this building. In fact, buildings that represent heritage and have an architectural, cultural or historical value should or are mandatory to be listed and protected nevertheless the ownership. Meanwhile, Mostar as a town is challenged by degraded buildings that were left to be degraded by time and weather.

Shortly about the history of the building Villa Nardelli in Mostar

The building was located in the centre of the town of Mostar in BiH , ‘ Villa Nardelli ‘ was built in the year 1931 as an example of a private individual residential building. This building was built according to the architectural project of the German architect Otto Linder for the Nardelli family. In the year 2013 the building was left empty and the terrain surrounding the building was flattened. While the building itself has value as a representative of a certain time with a good architectural project, this building neither revitalized nor adapted was left to stay degraded and later on at the end of the year 2023 finally demolished.