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Tourist Information Centre Postojna / studio stratum

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:00:19 +0000

The design concept reflects current spatial and traffic arrangements on the site of a former petrol station. Moved to the very south part of the area, the programme belt enables the stringing of diversely designed closed and open environments and ambiences. An entry park with areas for relaxation is planned by the driveway to the rest stop, leading to a parking lot for 10 cars.

Human Fish Pool in the Postojna Cave / Studio Stratum

Kritiana Ross — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:00:00 +0000

As the Postojna Cave attracts up to 5000 visitors per day, it was necessary to design an aquarium that would bring one of the main attractions of the Karst underworld closer to larger groups of visitors, making use of the existing artificial berm and the widened area of the path through the cave. The object of the project was to design a new aquarium that would ensure suitable conditions for keeping human fish (Proteus anguinus) available for public viewing. When developing the design, it was necessary to consider manual construction and accordingly adjust the size of individual elements, which can be transported into the cave by the cave train. The project was a precedent for similar interventions in the cave.

Exhibition and Retail Pavillion in the Concert Hall in the Postojna Cave / Studio Stratum

Nico Saieh — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The exhibition and retail pavilion inside the Postojna cave is the first underground post office building in the world. The aim of the project was the renovation of a pavilion in the Concert Hall deemed inappropriate functionally and material-wise. The design would as well replace previously inappropriate visitor sanitary facilities located at the platform with new ones within the structure and connect them to a new biological treatment plant. The entire construction was possible only within the maximum dimensions of the partly demolished existing structure, while the specifics of construction in an underground cave required the use of inorganic construction materials appropriate for such conditions, adjusted to simple transport by the cave train and appropriate for manual fitting.