 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||||||||
The architecture of Abiro established by architects Miloš Florjaničič (1955) and Matej Blenkuš (1971) significantly marked the space of Slovenian contemporary architecture in the past ten years. Their architecture being firmly rooted in a direct lineage of Slovenian modernist and postmodernist tradition is at the same time masterfully tinkered with contemporary idioms. The architecture of two worlds stems from the specifics of their office. more...
What might be characteristic for the work of Aljoša Dekleva (1972) and Tina Gregorič (1974) aka Dekleva Gregorič architects is their eagerness to probe the boundaries of each of their project, to explore the various possibilities, to question and challenge the obvious. more...
Architect Nande Korpnik (1962) was born in Velenje, a city which is a unique example of Slovenian urban planning. The specifics of his environment in his formative years mixed with his dynamic and analytical personality clearly contributed to his production of some most exciting architectural works in Slovenia. more...
In the first decade after his graduation from Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana in 1990, architect Jože Peterkoč (1962) was still highly influenced by then prevailing architectural thought in Slovene leading architectural circles. However, the mayor breakthrough for him came at the end of 1999 when the more personal poetics of space replaced the dogmas of the past. more...
Ofis Arhitekti, was established in 1996 by Rok Oman and Špela Videčnik, both graduates from the Ljubljana School of Architecture. Before completing their postgraduate studies at London's AA Design Research Laboratory in 2000, they had already won several prominent competitions. Since then their impressive portfolio places them at the highest echelon of the Slovene and international architectural scene. more...
The City Library of Grosuplje/Mestna knjžnica Grosuplje was opened to the public in February 2007. It had been planned as a regional centre for culture, information, education, and a social centre for the community. It wast to incorporate the old town house gifted to the town council for the purpose and a new modern building. Two architects collaborated on the challenging concept, Miloš Florjančič and Matej Blenkoš. who received the Plečnik Award for the new addition. The interiors design was the work of Kaja Lipuh Vehovar, Arnej Vehovar and Nena Gabrovec. The library space of 2,000 sq metres is visited daily by about 700 visitors, and possesses about 80,000 units. It is regularly visited by architects, many from Czech Republic and Germany. The Library is outstanding for open spaces, but also for availability of personal and intimate spots, offering a newspaper cafe, literary evenings and smaller galleries. Dutch organization Naple included it in their selection of the best and and most original libraries of Europe. Six Slovenian libraries were included. more...
Architectural design of the building. The KSEVT building, with a total internal area of 2,500 square metres, was designed by architectural offices Bevk Perovič arhitekti, Dekleva Gregorič arhitekti, Ofis arhitekti and Sadar + Vuga, which for the purposes of the project were organised into the Architectural Association for Vitanje. The architectural design of the building was based on supra-modernist view and Herman Potočnik’s plan for the first geostationary space station, Living Wheel, which he described in his famous book ‘The Problem of Space Travel’. The architects added the dynamics of spinning to the exterior. more...
