Tomaž Aupič: Active ergonomics
Tomaž Aupič, a former architecture student, has decided to change the world of sitting together with Sebastjan Štarkelj and Mateja Vrščaj. They have jointly designed an active chair that enables proper sitting posture. A special chair joint, which ha
Timeless materials
Davor Mateković and his PROARH office architectural team started renovating a traditional house in Kumrovec in 2011. The house is worthy of attention due to its innovative use of straw material, both – on the roof and on the facade, as well as deeper
Oloop Design – Social Design revealed
Oloop group consists of Katja Burger, Tjaša Bavcon and Jasmina Ferček. Their activities began in 2003 when, together with Elena Fajt and Jana Mršnik, they established the Institute of modern textile art and design. Their products and project have so
Marko Pavlinec: Ergonomic and Economical
Marko Pavlinec, a co-founder of Rinz Ros d.o.o. company which he established together with his brother, is considered to be one of the most promising Slovenian designers. He believes that any design process should put a user and the production qualit
Every poster tells a story
The emergence of a new design aesthetic in commercial post-war Slovenian poster-art. A simple definition of a poster would be that it is a visual medium using a (complex) combination of words and images to convey a message to the public. And it is pr
Forever in my heart ……Y
Trieste, Italy. Her favourite place she would often visit before meeting Y. Up until August 2016 when she met HER, let her come closer, and completely surrendered to her. She gave her everything. Love, attention, touches, intimacy, she even gave her
Why women love Žižek (and why men hate him even more)
Steven Hawking entitled his last book On the Shoulders of Giants. He borrowed the title from Issac Newton, who once said that if he had been able to see farther, it was only because he stood on the shoulders of giants. The same goes for philosopher S
A dive with a view
Exploring the mysterious beauty of underwater plateaus in Bol, on the island of Brač, Croatia. I am sinking slowly … and immediately I feel … peace. The immensity and silence of the deep blue. My extreme tininess in the universe of the sea. My fragil
Two in one
One person playing two roles – the role of an architect and that of a client? A mini interview with Skupaj arhitekti discussing the dual role of an architect renovating his own flat. The interview was carried out five years after the project had been
Alice in Wonderland
A very special apartment has been "hidden" behind the brick walls of Ljubljana’s Levstik Square for about a year. Ana Gruden may indeed be an architect, but in this case she acts as a writer, because she takes us through the corridors into various ti
Traditional atmosphere in a new body
A private house with a garden in the suburbs of Ljubljana has experienced revival between 2007 and 2009 by means of creating a new house and a garden with a touch of history. The landscape architect Mitja Škrjanec designed the surroundings by upgradi
A Console House
A successful project of a single-family house, designed by 3biro architects (prof. Janez Koželj, Blaž Rupar, Tina Rupar Kobe), was completed in 2011. The total floor-area of the house itself is only 33 m2, however, its total living-space area is spre
The Second Skin
A sustainable house – the first thing we normally immediately notice is a simple cube with not many north-facade openings and with quite a few south-facade openings, external blinds, and thick insulation. The Swedish architectural bureau Unit Arkitek
Divine transcendence
Enjoying the mystical beauty of nature on the edge of the Alpes. While many, if not most, other offers of hospitality and accommodation are about an array of services, activities, facilities and more, the more often ends up being less; the whole ends
Contemporary traditional
The look, feel and flavour of the local The recent fast growth of our cities brought us new facets of alienation and anonymity - in sociological terms also known as ‘the lonely crowd’. Urban public spaces such as streets, parks and markets have a spe
Amphora euphoria
An amphora is many things to many people: it might be a large clay jug, a vessel in which to store liquids and foodstuffs, or the entire process of producing wine slowly, methodically; and it’s the oldest, very special wine from Kabola – Amfora. Prod
Cărturești Carusel
The building is located in the old city center of Bucharest and has had a long and intricate history. Built in the 19th century, it started out as a bank and then it became a clothing shop between the `50s and the `90s. In the past 20 years, after th
Church St. Ana
The context of the project is already contained in the same title of the project task: Church St. Ana and Social center Vežica. This public and social context is only enhanced by the presence of a school in direct contact with the location of the pro
