This study examines shopping mall revitalization models from the perspective of the building life cycle, employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Service Life Planning (SLP) methodologies. The primary objective is to identify key criteria for extending the service life of facilities while preserving their functionality, technical performance, and sustainability. Through a case study of a shopping mall in Serbia, the research demonstrates that integrated design, combined with continuous condition monitoring and timely decision-making, can ensure a balance between energy efficiency, architectural flexibility, and market relevance—ultimately resulting in the extension of the building’s service life. Particular emphasis is placed on the architect’s role within the stakeholder system in shaping durable and adaptable structures that meet contemporary urban demands and environmental standards. The findings suggest that planned maintenance, supported by ongoing performance assessment, is essential for the timely reactivation of facilities through remodeling and for the prevention of premature obsolescence.

This study investigates the enhancement of condition and the extension of service life in architectural structures of shopping malls through the application of a hybrid methodological framework that integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Service Life Planning (SLP). Thisresearch identifies key parameters related to physical performance, sustainability indicators, and functional characteristics of architectural systems that are subject to deterioration and shifting market conditions during the operational phase. The methodology encompasses a theoretical synthesis of LCA/SLP principles and advances in modeling for both the integrated design of new facilities and the monitoring and renewal of existing ones—from data collection and early-stage planning, through construction, use, and maintenance, to end-of-life phases. A second component of the model focuses on quantitative assessment and condition forecasting, based on Markov chain modeling, applied to the case study of the “Deva 1” shopping mall in Serbia. The results demonstrate the model’s ability to correlate physical condition indices with predictive service life scenarios.This study further contributes by integrating time-dependent impact categories, usage profiles, and planning parameters into a unified evaluation matrix, which can be applied to the development and improvement of systems aimed at enhancing the structural, functional, esthetic, and indirectly economic value of shopping mall buildings throughout their entire life cycle—from an architectural perspective.

Gradjevinski Klaster DUNDJER iz Niša, Srbija, učestvuje u Evropskom COSME projektu sa akronimom ICBUILD (Poziv: COS-CLUSINT-2020-3-01 – Clusters Go International). Glavni cilj ovog projekta je intenziviranje prekogranične saradnje evropskih klastera u građevinarstvu i srodnim industrijama, uspostavljanjem Evropskog strateškog klasterskog partnerstva – ICBUILD, kao i jačanje internacionalizacije radi cirkularnosti u građevinskom okruženju koje bi vodilo ka međunarodnoj klasterskoj saradnji na poljima od strateškog interesa za kompanije i MSP prema stranim tržištima izvan Evrope.