Maud Sanciaume

The Caravan Palace . Mitrovica

Diploma project . Tutors: Cristina Díaz Moreno, Efrén García Grinda, Tyen Masten, John Ng . + AA

The project proposes the construction of Common Grounds –a series of infrastructures sprinkled along the city- in Mitrovica, post-apocalyptic village and icon of the 1999 Kosovo war.

The caravan palace is a generous architecture as it is build by and for the people. It is mainly influenced by the Balkan spirits production, by Kosovo’s festive cultural background, and the steam industrial revolution. The caravan Palace is an alternative form of public space, localized in derelict places of Mitrovica, bridging cultural gaps between Albanians and Serbians.