On se zaljubio u tu oblast, posebno uživajući u suncem okupanom selu pod nazivom Mokra Gora na padinama planine Zlatibor, te je u njegovoj blizini projektirao Drvengrad.
He fell in love with the region, particularly enjoying a sunlit village named Mokra Gora on the slope of Mount Zlatibor, and designed Drvengrad near it.