Betula Design Center

Architectural concept for the new office building “Betula Design Center” in Kotor (Montenegro) is inspired by elegance and translucence of the birch-tree (lat.betula alba).The building base is elongated trapezoid,southwest-southeast orientation, transferred across ground floor and 2 upper floors.The floors are formed around the greened semi-atrium.The aim was to create visual barrier against the surrounding (storages, busy road)whilst allowing natural light to penetrate the interior. This was achieved with a semi-transparent perforated panels which created authentic, ventilated façade surface.

STUDIO SYNTHESIS architecture&design is a Montenegrin multidisciplinary architectural practice lead by founder and Principal PhD Sonja Radovic Jelovac.
In addition to architectural-urban design, the Studio Synthesis architecture & design is involved in applied research in the part that concerns integration of disciplines: design, architecture, urban ecology, sociology, landscape architecture.
Collaborative process-oriented approach-the Studio Synthesis achieves this approach through several departments:integral urban design, architectural design, ecological design and landscaping.

Winner in category Architectural Design-Residential Architecture at Architecture Masterprize 2019 for ‘’Chalet Jelovac’’
Winner in category ‘’Architecture-Excellent Architecture’’ at German Design Award 2020 for ‘’Chalet Jelovac’’
Second Prize in category Residential Buildings at International ‘’Cemex Building Award 2021’’ for ‘’Chalet Jelovac’’
Shortlisted project at the S.ARCH 2018 Conference and Awards in Venice in category completed project for Chalet Jelovac
Architecture Award Winner in category Residential Architecture at BIGSEE Arch.Awards in Ljubljana for "Contemporary Chalet Jelovac"
Nomination of Contemporary Chalet Jelovac for WAN Awards 2017 in category Wood in Architecture
Winner in category Architectural Design-Mixed use Architecture at Architecture Masterprize 2022 for ‘’Betula Design Center’’
Honourable Mention in category Residential Architecture at Architecture Masterprize 2021 Award for Tourist villas‘’The Two’’
1 st prize -At First Montenegrin Saloon of Architecture,
Award in the category of Designs for Design of Lungomare flurasevici, seaside walkway design within the boundaries of Local Location Study"Sector 27-28'; Ourasevici, Municipality of Tivat.
1 st prize -23th International Salon of Urbanism Belgrade, Award for Plan of Detailed regulation for project "Prizno-Kamenovo II"
1st prize - 23th International Salon of Urbanism Belgrade, Award in category Urban projects and Regulation for project'Ambiental and urban requalification of waterfront Pine in Tivat
3th prize -Second Balkan Architectural Biennale BAB,
Award in category Urbanism for'At the Edge'New Dynamic Waterfront in Montenegro-Design of waterfront and Public Spaces,2015
Spetial Mention Award for Shortlisted Conceptual Design of Waterfront Djurasevici at 3rd lnternation conference S.ARCH 2016-Next Architecture
1st prize at 2th Saloon of Urbanism Sremska Mitrovica 2016 in Category Competitions for Conceptual Design of Lanndscaping for Marina with the Lighthouse and Immediate..