Let’s get inspired by visiting Sweden!
Theory can easily be learnt, but it is only through practice that we can get an insight into how things are actually going. A Swedish landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Andersson was an expert in both – he was well familiar with theory and he also mastered practice to perfection. While working
Awakening of all our senses
Gardens and houses shall provide pleasure and meet our needs. They both should simply be designed for enjoyment. In 2008 landscape architectural office Landscape d.o.o. created, in cooperation with their client, an astonishing garden on the Slovenian coast. Stone, fragrant herbs and sculptures are the three fundamental elements representing the
Greenery = People = City
Living in a city without any greenery is hard to imagine. Greenery is one of the key elements of a city, just as houses, people, roads, and cars. Maja Simoneti and Maša Šorn wrote about this topic more than 10 years ago, and since then not much has changed regarding
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 completed.
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 time periods, and thus we are
The two gardens in Žiri
The architect Juta Krulc has designed two medium-sized gardens by the family houses in Žiri and in Rakulk near Žiri. She started designing the two gardens in 1996, but her work still has not been completely finished. The two gardens have been created in a user-friendly way, in terms of
A villa in the clouds
Villa Beli dvor (White Court), located at Bled, was renovated in 2009 according to the architectural plans of Mr Boris Podrecca. Following AKKA studio plans the arrangement of the park areas around the villa was carried out simultaneously with the renewal of the building. The location of the
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 upgrading the old elements, such as