Zgrada Кomande vazduhoplovstva u Zemunu je sagrađena 1935. godine, prema projektu istaknutog arhitekte Dragiše Brašovana, na mestu zgrada nekadašnje Vojne komande u Zemunu.
Po volumenu, ova zgrada je bila jedna od najvećih u Zemunu, a i danas predstavlja jedan od najdominantnijih objekata u okviru prostorne kulturno-istorijske celine Staro jezgro Zemuna.
Građena je sa osnovom u obliku četvorougaonika, sa unutrašnjim dvorištem i predbaštom. Postavljena je kao samostalna blok-zgrada, koncipirana i kao deo zgrade Zemunske vojne komande u Glavnoj ulici broj 5, sa kojom čini urbanističku celinu. Ima prizemlje i četiri sprata iznad kojih se uzdiže proporcionalno usklađena kula čiji je volumen, takođe, razuđen i akcentovan središnjom dominantom.
Simetrični volumen glavne fasade naglašen je bočnim rizalitima prizemlja i prva dva sprata. Bočnu fasadu karakteriše ujednačen ritam građevinskih otvora i diskretno i odmereno postavljena voluminozna figura Ikara, koji je svojom mitološkom simbolikom vezan za značenje i namenu objekta. Objekat odlikuje originalnost, likovna izražajnost, unutrašnja dinamika i sklonost ka detalju.
Zgrada Кomande vazduhoplovstva u Zemunu poseduje izrazite arhitektonske i kulturno-istorijske vrednosti. Predstavlja jedno od najoriginalnijih dela arhitekte Dragiše Brašovana i značajno delo jugoslovenske moderne u periodu između dva svetska rata. Autor je širokim potezima i igrom masa rešio jedinstven arhitektonski program, izrazivši istovremeno simboličnom prostornom kompozicijom specifičan sadržaj objekta.
Zgrada predstavlja najveći i najznačajniji objekat izgrađen u okviru Starog jezgra Zemuna.
The Air Force Command building designed by the eminent architect Dragiša Brašovan was constructed in 1935 on the site of the former Military Command. One of the largest buildings in Zemun in terms of volume at the time, it constitutes a commanding sight within the Historic Core of Zemun even today. It is rectangular in plan, arranged round an inner court and preceded by a fore-garden.
It was conceived as an independent block building while at the same time forming a whole with the Zemun Military Command building at 5 Glavna Street. It has the ground floor and four storeys overlooked by a well-proportioned tower whose asymmetrically shaped volume is accentuated by the central dominant. The symmetrical arrangement of the front façade is emphasized by the lateral projections encompassing the ground floor and first two floors. Its side façade is characterized by the rhythm of openings and the carefully and unobtrusively placed statue of Icarus, whose mythological symbolism is associated with the meaning and purpose of the building. The structure’s qualities are originality, visual expressiveness, inner dynamism and an affinity for detail.
The building has considerable architectural, historical and cultural value. It is one of the architect Dragiša Brašovan’s most original designs and a noteworthy work of Yugoslav modern architecture between the two world wars. In broad strokes and through the play of masses the architect realized a coherent architectural programme, using at the same time a symbolic spatial composition to express the building’s distinctive content. It is the largest and most important building constructed within the Historic Core of Zemun.
