Erik Juriševič

KONNTRA, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia

Erik juriševič is young architect, currently completing his master thesis at Faculty of architecture at University of Ljubljana. Before co-founging own practice he worked at Muck Petzet in Munich and team ADVVT-6a-AgwA in Brussels.
In 2018 he co-founded KONNTRA, together with Mirjana Lozanovska and Silvija Shaleva. An award-winning young practice with studio based in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Croatia.

Among several awarded competitions are: 1st place for Secondary school and Sports hall in Vukovar, Croatia; 1st at International Competition for Architecture and Urban Design of the City Hall building and main public square in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1st place for design and refurbishment of “Square of traditional crafts” in Varaždin, Croatia; 2nd place for Health Center in Zagreb,Croatia. 4th Place for a kindergarten in Stenjevac in Zagreb, Croatia; Selected Project, Competition architecture proposal for bob and sledge track on Trebevič Mountain in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the 2022 KONNTRA was a part of the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture as invited exhibitor at Hungarian pavilion. Currently KONNTRA is working on several projects in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Croatia.

The market of traditional crafts in Varaždin is the implementation of the first prize-winning competition solution, where a special relationship is formed between the market and the mobile modular kiosk and the baroque city center. The openness of the space to the streets is maintained by installing six modules that fit unobtrusively into the market and, with the additional installation of movable elements, enable the flexibility of the space, which is designed according to needs. Due to durability and sustainability, the basic frame of the kiosk is made of steel, while the rest is made of wood.

Authors: KONNTRA
Photos: KONNTRA
Realisation: 2020
Location: Varaždin, Croatia

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