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Architects: Jereb in Budja arhitekti
- Area: 1650 m²
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Blaž Budja
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Structural Engineer: Costa, Darko Derlink
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HVAC: Klima 2000, Matej Mihelj, Nataša Lužnik, Marko Mervič
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Electro Engineering: Klima 2000, Primož Poje, Tomaž Vrčon
![Occupational Activity Center INCE Mengeš / Jereb in Budja arhitekti - Windows, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5293/dab5/e8e4/4e91/9a00/0050/newsletter/20131711_INCE_1.jpg?1385421473)
The building of the Occupational Activity Center INCE Mengeš raises the question of placing modern-day architecture in the historical scenery of rural environment.
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The house located by the stream, on a distinctly elongated territory, is designed to follow village center typology and the organizational characteristics of old farm houses which are known for their separation of a public courtyard by the road and a backyard – a private garden by the stream, while focusing on the center’s specific program of institutional care and occupational therapy.
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The use of typical and traditional Slovene building elements, such as a “gank” (a special kind of balcony), wooden components and specific roof shape, makes the building seem a bit smaller and brings it closer to the scale of nearby houses.
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Its dynamic two-pitched roof keeps the form within the village typology, while making the program function as a complete whole.
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Under a continuous roof, the two diverse programs come together in the common room, i.e. a lounge connecting occupants and staff.
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The surrounding landscape is designed in softened forms and geometrical shapes which, avoiding the existing vegetation and interlacing with the edge of the site, create a subtle seam between the building and the natural scenery by the stream.