Monetary Institutions and the Emergence of a New Building Type: Fellner and Helmer’s Design for the Croatian Escompte Bank in Zagreb

Azra Suljić; Karin Šerman

doi:10.31522/p.29.1(61).2

Monetary Institutions and the Emergence of a New Building Type

Fellner and Helmer’s Design for the Croatian Escompte Bank in Zagreb

Authors

Azra Suljić ASK Atelier Ltd., Trg N. Š. Zrinskog 17, Zagreb, Croatia
Karin Šerman University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, Fra Andrije Kačića Miošića 26, Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31522/p.29.1(61).2

Keywords:

Croatian Escompte Bank , Fellner and Helmer, monetary institutions, typology, Zagreb

Abstract

In the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, Zagreb witnessed the appearance of a new building typology meant to accommodate various sorts of monetary institutions: banks, savings banks, insurance companies and stock exchanges. This paper presents one important early example of that type – the seat of the Croatian Escompte Bank in Zagreb. It was designed in 1898-1899 by the Vienna-based studio Fellner and Helmer for a prominent location at 3 Ilica Street and it heralded the defining features of the new building type, such as the union of diverse facilities within a single structure, imposing architectural features and overall grand appearance, and a highly prominent role in the urban fabric of the city.
In particular, it contributed to the definition of a spatial and formal scheme for commercial corner buildings, as the most exposed and attractive segments of downtown city blocks. In that sense it served as a productive model for a number of corner buildings intended for business purposes that were to follow.

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2021-06-28

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Suljić, A. and Šerman, K. (2021) “Monetary Institutions and the Emergence of a New Building Type: Fellner and Helmer’s Design for the Croatian Escompte Bank in Zagreb”, Prostor, 29(1(61), pp. 14–29. doi: 10.31522/p.29.1(61).2.

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Vol. 29 No. 1(61) (2021)

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Preliminary Communication

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