Should a fire station tower be more than just a facility for drying fire hoses and practicing rescue? Slovenian settlements are divided into three key types. The first group are those where continuous settlement, and thus the centrality of settlement formation, can be traced back to the Middle Ages or even further back in history. […]
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 […]
A landscape-architectural feature between the motorway and Radovljica. With the construction of the deepened section of the Gorenjska motorway past Radovljica, the more or less natural eastern boundary of the town of Radovljica, which was defined by agricultural land of the first category, was psychologically and economically destroyed. The wide green belt created a much-needed […]
The spatial layout of the five small ski jumps has thoroughly interfered with the landscape and topography of the valley area and geometrically regulated all the developments in the centre area. With the second phase of renovation and the construction of additional ski jumps, the Nordic Centre becomes a national centre for training and development […]
Current urban planning and economic principles are holding back the design of high-quality and sustainable residential neighbourhoods. A quick survey of the major apartment buildings that have recently been built in the city centre and its immediate periphery makes us sceptical and aware that current urban planning and economic principles are holding back the design […]
A running and skateboarding track has been laid in the landscape. Despite the extensive interventions in landforms, a clear distinction is maintained, as well as a link between natural and anthropogenic topography. The cross-country skiing area is the last phase of the construction of the Nordic Centre in Planica. The aim of the project was […]
All components of the flying hll are designed in such a way that they can be extended to allow even longer flights, subject to the agreement of the international federation. The Goriška brothers’ aerodrome is often referred to, albeit erroneously, as “the giant of the mountains”. The flying hill is certainly one of the largest […]
The key to the success of the spatial interpolation into the historic city centre is its thoughtful design of the building body. The prominent corner position at the western entrance to the old town centre of Kranj was dominated for decades by the Hotel Jelen, the most representative hotel in Kranj before the Second World […]
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 […]
The first phase of the renovation has defined the key design elements of the overall renovation of the Nordic Centre in Planica. The complete renovation of all the ski jumps on the Alpine slopes was conditioned by two important facts. In the late 1990s, Nordic centres in Europe gradually started to transform from purely winter […]
