Alpine Shelter Design | Mountain Skuta | Slovenia | OFIS

 The extreme climatic conditions in the mountains introduce a design challenge for architects, engineers and designers. Within a context of extreme risk to environ­mental forces, it is important to design buildings that can withstand extreme weather, radical temperature shifts, and rugged terrain. Responding to envi­ronmental conditions is not only a protective measure, but also translates into a matter of immediate life safety. The harsh conditions of wind, snow, landslides, terrain, and weather require a response of specific architectural forms and conceptual designs........more

Alpine Ski Apartment | Kranjska Gora | Slovenia | OFIS Arhitekti

The project is located in the Slovenian alpine town Kranjska Gora on the north western corner of the country. The brief required a public ground floor and small apartments on the upper floor that could be converted into bigger units.
Concept design-initial urban cube-cutout the cube in vertical and horizontal planesThe concept design was initially dictated by strict local building regulations, height and footprint plot limit which partially led to the building form.
The first step was pasting maximum volume on the site -a cube on the allowed urban footprint. The final form derived from cutting the cube in the vertical and horizontal planes. Horizontal cut - pitched roof with flat top to hide service ventilation pipes and chimneys.Vertical cut - angled corners with inserted wooden balconies allowing the building a softer, less substantial volume appearance....more

Arhitektura Krušec | Celjska Mountain Lodge | Slovenia

The architectural design received the first prize at the architectural competition, which was organised in 2004 by City Council Celje in tandem with the Chamber of Architecture and Spatial planning of Slovenia.

The building of Alpine hotel "Celjska koča" is situated on an exposed natural plateau at the foot of the ski run bearing the same name and replaces the mountain cabin which became obsolete and required demolishing. The former cabin was situated in the direct vicinity of the new hotel.

The panoramic view toward the valley and the rocky hilltop of Grmada represents the main attraction of the given location, thus making this feature key to the design of the new building. The described panorama serves as the guiding element both for the interior design as well as the exterior of the architectural volume. On its reverse side, the building carries through the geometry of the existing slope, while the valley side sees the building "cut inside" in the direction of the Grmada hilltop. The views towards the surrounding natural landscape combined with the architectural features of the building thus equally contribute to creating the ambience of all of the interiors.

Modern Home-House D | Ljubljana,Slovenia | Bevk Perovic

house D, Ljubljana

project: 2005 - 2007
built: 2007 - 2008
location:Rožna dolina, Ljubljana
client:private

project team:
Matija Bevk
Vasa Perović
Uršula Oitzl
Ida Sedušak

photo: Miran Kambič

All text and images from Bevk Perovic

Lakeside Home-Lake Bled House, Slovenia | Ofis Arhitekti

Location Bled, Slovenia
principals Rok Oman, Špela Videcnik
Design Team Mladen Bubalo, Rok Gerbec, Ivana Šehic, Karla Murovec
Design year 2001
Construction years 2001-2005
Structural engineering Elea IC d. o. o
Mechanical engineering Celarc d. o. o.
Electrical engineering IPE d. o. o.
Surface areas 1,200 m2 (residential area); 150 m2 (garages); 20,000 m2 (site area)
Cost 2.5M €
Photographs Tomaž Gregoric
Ofis Arhitekti website