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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
− | The bureau was founded by [[Lena Krušec]] and [[Tomaž Krušec]] in [[established::2002]] | + | The bureau was founded by [[Lena Krušec]] and [[Tomaž Krušec]] in [[established::2002]]. [[Vid Kurinčič]] joined them in 2004 and the bureau has ever since maintained a tight crew, with the core set of four architects usually expanded on a project basis. |
All three leaders of the bureau studied at the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]] in Ljubljana, graduating under the mentorship of professor [[Aleš Vodopivec]]. Tomaž continued his studies at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (CZ) and is now himself a lecturer at the faculty in Ljubljana. | All three leaders of the bureau studied at the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]] in Ljubljana, graduating under the mentorship of professor [[Aleš Vodopivec]]. Tomaž continued his studies at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (CZ) and is now himself a lecturer at the faculty in Ljubljana. | ||
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They also received the [[Plečnik Award]] for the new [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Biotechnology]] building in 2010. The project also got nominated for the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011. | They also received the [[Plečnik Award]] for the new [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Biotechnology]] building in 2010. The project also got nominated for the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011. | ||
− | For Celjska koča the office received the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]] in 2007. In 2005 | + | For Celjska koča the office received the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]] in 2007. In 2005 they won the [[National Design Awards|Interior of the Year]] title for the Pilates Centre on Wolfova ulica in Ljubljana centre. |
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 20:59, 22 April 2017
Background
The bureau was founded by Lena Krušec and Tomaž Krušec in 2002. Vid Kurinčič joined them in 2004 and the bureau has ever since maintained a tight crew, with the core set of four architects usually expanded on a project basis.
All three leaders of the bureau studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, graduating under the mentorship of professor Aleš Vodopivec. Tomaž continued his studies at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (CZ) and is now himself a lecturer at the faculty in Ljubljana.
Projects
Though certainly not flamboyant or showy, works by Arhitektura Krušec do tend to be striking and noticeable. An example of this is their much lauded House on Golo (2015), which (successfully) tries to negotiate its raw concrete facade with the excessively green and flowing natural surroundings. Its design thus follows the tectonic layering of the terrain into which the construction pit was dug, with the exterior of the house coloured in the same shade as the rock bellow it.
Created with a similar approach, though with a thoroughly different style, is also their National Football Association Headquarters project (2016), made in cooperation with Studio AKKA.
Of other works that got them much attention as well as prestigious nominations one might mention the Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetery (nominated for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Prize) and the New market in Celje (selected among 40 projects for the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space and shortlisted for the 2011 Mies van der Rohe Prize).
A very prominent work from 2006, characteristically also set in the nature, is the Alpine hotel Celjska koča, smartly integrated into the exposed natural plateau at the foot of the ski run.
Building of the Alpine hotel Celjska koča designed by ARK Arhitektura Krušec, 2005 - 2006
Awards
Arhitektura Krušec can boast several Golden Pencil Awards. Granted annually by the Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS), it was given to them for the House on Golo (2016), the Farewell chapel at Teharje (2008), the Celjska koča hotel (2007) and the Skalne vile apartment building in Celje.
Their tactful renovation of the Linhart Hall in Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre earned them them the prominent Plečnik Award in 2013. Though the hall was done almost entirely anew, the team curiously decided they will respect the existing design by its renowned author Edvard Ravnikar to the point of the two being almost identical.
They also received the Plečnik Award for the new Faculty of Biotechnology building in 2010. The project also got nominated for the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011.
For Celjska koča the office received the Plečnik Medal in 2007. In 2005 they won the Interior of the Year title for the Pilates Centre on Wolfova ulica in Ljubljana centre.
See also
- Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Ljubljana
- Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre
- Prešeren Foundation Award
- Golden Pencil Award
- Plečnik Award
- National Design Awards
- Studio AKKA
External links
- Arhitektura Krušec website
- Arhitektura Krušec on Nextroom website
- An article about House on Golo
- An article about the Alpine Hotel Celjska koča
- An interview with the heads of the bureau (in Slovene)
- The bureau's Mies van Der Rohe nominations