location: Ljubljana
area: 4.200 m2
client: Regal d.o.o. Murska Sobota
type: office building
status: completed
year of construction: 2002
Location: The building
stands on the corner of the most frequented intersection in
the city.
Urban context: Impact of heavy traffic, diversity of physical
space.
Program: Visible part, housing offices and retail space, represents
only a third of the entire structure. Below ground, three more
levels accommodate parking and additional programs for the adjacent
hotel.
Scheme: Protective against the impact of the intersection, the
building is oriented within where, together with adjacent buildings,
it forms an open atrium, a nucleus of public activities.
Information: The high-polished minimal form interacts with drivers
passing by, echoing their movement. The “chromosome image” of
the vertical window openings provides movement with a large
scale rhythm, the layer of creased metal in two contrasting
hues interacts with motion by changing colour, the outer layer
of printed glass softens the volume in small scale rhythm of
continuous code.
