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Renovation of two terraced houses of the housing cooperative "Progres - Mirje" Ljubljana / dans arhitekti

Nina Vuga — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The terraced houses designed by Marko Šlajmer and his colleagues were built in 1957 as one of the first cooperative housing developments, reflecting the active initiative and optimism of a generation of young architects. The ensemble is characterized by rational construction, efficient use of space, and a high standard of living culture, while at the same time standing out for its innovative spatial concept. Compared to today's open and bright living spaces, the original apartment layout is characterized by small rooms and limited natural light.

City-Making Through Participation: Lessons from Utopian Hours 2026

Mohieldin Gamal — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Who has the right to the city? Henri Lefebvre's writings question the structures that control urban space and, instead, put the citizens at the center of decision-making. His ideas have influenced the way architecture and urban design are practiced, bringing about community participation and co-design. These have been some of the most prominent themes at Utopian Hours 2026, the festival of city-making, the first part of which was held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam to mark its tenth anniversary edition.

Temporary Theater Drama and L56 Multipurpose Hall / Vidic Grohar

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Text description provided by Fundació Mies van der Rohe. The 2026 Emerging Architecture Winner is the Temporary Spaces for Slovenian National Theatre Drama by architects Vidic Grohar Arhitekti (Ljubljana). The client is L56 d.o.o.

Reimagining the Complete Neighborhood through Urban Renaturing

Olivia Poston — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000

The ReGreeneration project, a Horizon Europe project led by Inetum and supported by C40 Cities, ARUP, Placemaking Europe, and several others, operates as an active collaboration with local governments, private companies, academia, and civil society organizations at the intersection of urban regeneration, green public spaces, and neighborhood-scale design. Its premise addresses how European cities are built and maintained and how they experience a changing climate, arguing that cities must fundamentally change to remain livable under accelerating climate pressures.

Housing Črnuški Bajer / Bevk Perović arhitekti + Arhitekti Počivašek Petranovič

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Črnuče, a suburban neighbourhood on the outskirts of Ljubljana, is dominated by single-family houses with gardens and strings of row houses. The micro-location is characterised by a small pond directly in front of the buildings and a thick forest on their northern side.

Apartment Barjanska / Arhitekti Počivašek Petranovič

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

We have renovated an apartment in one of the residential buildings typical for the 1960s, located in a very central neighbourhood of Ljubljana. The existing floor plan was fragmented into many small spaces, with the kitchen accessible only through the living room.

Primary School Extension / ARP studio

Andreas Luco — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Vič Primary School has the largest number of pupils in Ljubljana. As the city develops and densifies, the number of pupils continues to increase. Despite the increasing number of pupils, the school management is also committed to maintaining the quality of the school's space, which provides a suitable educational environment for each pupil. Priority space requirements include sufficient classrooms. The number of pupils in classes is standardised, as is the size of classrooms. Therefore, the priority of the school management is to provide equivalent classroom space.

Tivoli Castle Renovation / ARP studio

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Tivoli Castle was first mentioned in the 15th century. After many centuries of renovations and alterations, it was given its present appearance in the 19th century. Since 1986, the castle has been home to the International Centre of Graphic Arts. The castle has adapted to its new content through gallery activities but has never been completely renovated. With partial interventions, the clarity of the basic spatial design has been lost, and many layers of whitewash still cover the historical paintings.

Attic Extension Ljubljana / ARHITEKTURA

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Owners of large Slovenian post-war suburban houses often took inspiration from older and more prestigious city villas when designing their premises. However, unlike their inspirations, these structures were far simpler in terms of materials and architecture, lacking in excessive luxury and the spacious interiors of the past. Floor plans are typically fragmented into a multitude of small, disconnected rooms arranged around a central staircase. This layout makes it difficult to accommodate the modern spatial expectations of today's clients, who mainly seek an open, airy living space in the style of a "loft."

House Barje / Arhitekti Počivašek Petranovič

Hadir Al Koshta — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A house for a young couple with a yoga studio is situated in the Ljubljana Barje, marshes on the outskirts of the capital. This suburban location is characterized by pronounced horizontality and a blend of scattered buildings and meadows.

Split Level House / OFIS Architects

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Večna pot, which means “eternal way” in the Slovenian language, is the name of one of the longest streets in Ljubljana. It connects two distant districts of the city, most of it running through an ancient forest on the slopes of the hills that now form part of Tivoli Park. According to some historical sources, the road is said to have existed in prehistoric times when the Ljubljana basin was still a lake and the pile dwellings culture flourished on the slopes past which Večna pot now runs. The villa was built on what was once the shore of a lake that dried up in prehistoric times. The area was at risk of flooding until recently when regulation systems were built. The pre-regulation era led to the evolution of a building typology of houses with a raised ground floor. Basements were semi-underground which reduced the danger of flood damage. Access to the ground floor where the main living space was located developed into a unique architectural element: the portico.

AD Classics: Republic Square / Edvard Ravnikar

Agustina Iñiguez — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Republic Square in Ljubljana holds immense historical and symbolic significance for Slovenia. It is located in the historic center of the city and features a blend of buildings with different designs, scales, and dimensions, together with interconnected open spaces, passages, and underpasses. These elements form a multifunctional complex whose construction lasted more than 20 years and underwent several volumetric and programmatic reconfigurations. Visible from a distance and standing out above the Ursuline Church’s bell tower, two prominent office towers rise as part of this work designed by Edvard Ravnikar, the most prominent Slovenian architect of the second half of the 20th century.

Peglezen Building / OFIS Architects

Andreas Luco — Sun, 12 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

At the beginning of the 1930s architect Jože Plečnik planned the new Ljubljana City Hall. A monumental complex was planned in the wider market area where originally the former catholic seminary stood, which was destroyed in the 1895 earthquake. From all of the ambitious plans, only fragments were implemented: for example the colonnades of Ljubljana markets and the Peglezen building, which was also part of the overall design of the Poljanska street. The investors in the house construction were Matko Prelovšek and his wife Elsa. Matko Prelovšek was the head of the Ljubljana planning office. His great affection for Plečnik’s work helped a lot of realizations which are today called Plečnik’s Ljubljana.

Open Library / ARP studio

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Sometimes very ordinary client requests lead to surprising twists and turns and final solutions. Due to the growing number of children and limited space of the school, the school management decided to locate the new classroom in a two-story hall in the center of the school. Such a classroom would not have had adequate lighting and would have had no direct contact with the outside. In addition, the hall is a common space for all pupils. We have therefore proposed a replacement – instead of a classroom, a new library should be placed in the hall. Consequently, the new classroom would be located in the space previously occupied by the library.

Catwalk House / OFIS Architects

Andreas Luco — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Although as much as 80% of Slovenia is covered by forest, in the last century most family houses were made of concrete and brick. These are materials that are considered to be durable, earthquake-safe, and economical. Houses made of timber have been reawakening only in the last two decades, mainly due to raising awareness of sustainable construction and the well-being of living in a wooden house.

Frame House / OFIS Architects

Andreas Luco — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The house is located in the suburbs near Ljubljana city center, surrounded mostly by single houses and a busy road. Clients asked for a 3-bedroom house not exceeding 200m2 and would contain a large living and guest bedroom/study. They also asked for a carport, bike, and garden storage next to the entry. Since there was an existing old garden on the plot, the house is located in a way that would keep most of the existing lawn and trees but also have a paved area by the entrance where kids could play or roller-skate.

Ring House / OFIS Architects

Paula Pintos — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000

In one of the areas of former Ljubljana suburbs, where bourgeois houses were built during the interwar period, stands an unusual hybrid. The original house with its cubic volume, typical of the early modernism of the 1930s, with semicircle fringes and scanty details stretches towards the garden with its modern addition - a light floating pavilion. The pavilion uses the original volumes' curvatures as a formal starting point, but we can tell by its expression the unmistakable continuity of works from Ljubljana architectural studio Ofis. When clients and architects met for the first time the house was far from its former glory.

Building Slovenia: New Housing Projects Rethinking Rural Life

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Slovenia has continuously redefined design across rural life. With an architecture that’s intimately tied to the country’s geography, Slovenia emerged as a crossroads of European cultural and trade routes. This produced hybrid building styles and typologies defined by history and exchange. Expanding upon modernist roots and the work of architects like Max Fabiani, Ivan Vurnik, and Jože Plečnik, contemporary building projects are designed through ideas on multiplicity and coupled programming.