At all levels of design – from the planning of the external surfaces, through the building, its structure and technology, to the selection of materials, details and ambient qualities – the competition proposal realises what we call the exemplary future of buildings for higher education and research. Although this is an investment that is incomparable […]
SNG Drama is housed in a historicist theatre with a small stage, inadequate stage technology and a functionally modest auditorium. The rehearsal spaces are inadequate, and the changes in the set-up of individual performances require severe compromises in terms of content and scenography. This unsustainable situation has persisted for several decades, and drama theatre has […]
We have created two elements that speak to their users and the space in which they are located in a unique way. Interior design, more often than the architecture of buildings, represents a dangerous relationship between utilitarianism, originality and the expression of a “concept”. The furnishing of a space is the part of architecture that […]
Per aspera ad astra or how to learn algebra and quantum physics! The concept of the modern library puts the user before the book. A platitude that in architecture could be translated into the thesis that a well-designed ambience is more important than bare function, and atmosphere more important than the number of bookshelves. With […]
A creative art “hub” located close to key galleries and museums. To address the space constraints and modernise the three academies, the University of Ljubljana examined several scenarios, held several competitions and tested several content concepts. Until 2014, the prevailing decision was to merge the three educational institutions into a common building on a common […]
What should be the spatial synergy between a franchised hypermarket, a municipal cultural hall and a baroque church? What role does architecture play in this? In the award’s justification, the competition jury wrote: “The solution seeks to complete the area of the old village centre of Vodice by reproducing the concept of a spontaneous settlement […]
By participating in the competition, where we won the second prize, we tried to express the contradictions of the location, the programme and the symbolic value of the National Library in a specific, almost pictorial way.. The National University Library in Ljubljana has been waiting for its extension for 40 years. It is almost unbelievable […]
Schools are institutions that need to make pupils aware of the need to use natural resources and their own resources sustainably, in a way that is easy to understand and understandable. Classrooms are used for lessons and common areas for student youth activities. The classrooms are detailed down to the last square metre, and the […]
An equal dialogue between the old and the new library building, between the traditional and the modern concept of raising awareness of knowledge and the importance of the written word. The new city library is the result of a winning project in a public competition. Of all the competition options submitted, we were the only […]
The division of the gallery into smaller exhibition spaces can be changed at the touch of a hand. Before the renovation, the Jakopič Gallery was mainly used by the Association of Artists’ Societies for classical painting exhibitions. The 1,000 square metre space was surrounded by a white plasterboard wall that concealed the architectural and structural […]
