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Never shy of making bold architectural statements, SADAR + VUGA is among the most visible architecture offices in Slovenia. Founded in 1996 by Boštjan Vuga and Jurij Sadar, they have had quite an impact in the built landscape (especially in the city of Ljubljana) as well as in the public discourse surrounding architecture. They've earned themselves substantial international limelight, with their projects standing (or are getting realised) in several states across Europe.

The bureau is usually simultaneously preoccupied by large scale projects – such as the renovation of the Slovenska Boulevard in Ljubljana and the Sports Park Stožice – as well by interior design and smaller housing enterprises. Either way, there is always a sense of complexity in their charismatic visual language.

Background

Jurij Sadar and Boštjan Vuga both graduated at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana during the 1980s, with Vuga subsequently undertaking postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He received the Student Plečnik Award in 1992, the same year when Sadar received (his first) Piranesi Award. In 1994 Vuga co-founded OCEAN, a still operating trans-national network of architects, urban planners and designers.

The duo established the bureau after winning open calls for two of their most well known projects – a rather thorough refurbishment of the National Gallery of Slovenia and the erection of new headquarters for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS).

Startled Satyr, a student work by Ivan Zajec, 1894, awarded with Fueger Medal, today set up in the entrance hall of the National Gallery of Slovenia. Zajec was commissioned to make a sculpture of a poet France Prešeren for the central square in Ljubljana, unveiled in 1905.

Architectural philosophy

Sadar+Vuga state their works to be "intentionally imperfect and awkward, robust, and ambiguous, intentionally incoherent and contradictory, where a single architectural project can be described as both monumental and informal at the same time". Aspiring to systematically produce innovative concepts they often opt for an audacious use of materials and colours, sometimes venturing into – as they say – an "expressive heaviness".

Thus the bureau strives not only to create visually challenging landmarks but also to open up public debates. In fact, the office established a certain transparency in their communication with both the public and the investors. However, Boštjan Vuga and Jurij Sadar are also interested in other aspects of architecture: in presenting their work through public appearances, international exhibitions, lectures and symposia. Both also teach at architecture schools (at TU Graz and the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, respectively).

Additionally, the architects also try to intervene in the political process, as for example with the collection of their own realisations and of urban planning studies presented in the book Formula New Ljubljana (Actar, 2006) and later with the Sports Park Stožice: Possible futures (2016). The latter is offering possible visions of the entire Sports Park Stožice complex, now for many years an unfinished construction ground. The ideas are a product of an international student workshop, done with students from Münster School of Architecture, University of Applied, Sciences (MSA), the Ljubljana FAculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana and the Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana.

Sports Park Stožice, 2010

Reflections

Apart from all this they also consciously (self)historicize their work, letting it be critically reflected not only in catalogues but also in books (The Designers Republic's Adventures In & Out of Architecture (L. King Publishing, 2001), Tendencies (Design Document Series 17, DAMDI, 2006), and Sadar+Vuga: A Review (Hatje Cantz, 2012) as well as in a film-essay, released in 2017 and directed by Damjan Kozole, of Vertigo production studio.

Sadar+Vuga XX (2017) trailer eng by Vertigo Ljubljana on Vimeo

External links

SADAR + VUGA Architects website

Gallery

The building designed by four architectural bureaus which established the Architectural Union for Vitanje (AZZV): Bevk Perović Arhitekti, Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti, Ofis Arhitekti and SADAR + VUGA Architects, 2012

Startled Satyr, a student work by Ivan Zajec, 1894, awarded with Fueger Medal, today set up in the entrance hall of the National Gallery of Slovenia. Zajec was commissioned to make a sculpture of a poet France Prešeren for the central square in Ljubljana, unveiled in 1905.

National Gallery of Slovenia, view of the northern wing by Edvard Ravnikar and the entrance hall by SADAR + VUGA Architects, 2009.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquarters, an early and highly renowned work by SADAR + VUGA, 1999.

SADAR + VUGA Architects are responsible for the central part of the National Gallery of Slovenia, a huge glass lobby connecting the two previously separate parts of the gallery, 2001

The Condominium Trnovski Pristan (lovingly called the Salamander) is one of the two rather distinctive residential projects in the Trnovo district that were designed by SADAR + VUGA Architects, 2004

The Football Stadium Stožice is a part of the Sports Park Stožice, a huge multi-purpose complex located on the outskirts of Ljubljana, 2010

The renovation and modification of the Slovenska Boulevard in Ljubljana was a joint enterprise undertaken by several architecture studios. The realisation was finished in 2015.

Sports Park Stožice, 2010

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-Founded in [[Established::1996]] by [[Boštjan Vuga]] and [[Jurij Sadar]], [[SADAR + VUGA Architects]] focuses on open, innovative and integral architectural design and urban planning. Its growing portfolio of built work ranges from town planning to public space sculpture, from interactive new public buildings to interventions within older existing structures.
+Never shy of making bold architectural statements, [[SADAR + VUGA Architects|SADAR + VUGA]] is among the most  visible architecture offices in Slovenia. Founded in [[Established::1996]] by [[Boštjan Vuga]] and [[Jurij Sadar]], they have had quite an impact in the built landscape (especially in the city of Ljubljana) as well as in the public discourse surrounding architecture. They've earned themselves substantial international limelight, with their projects standing (or are getting realised) in several states across Europe.
-The company's client base reflects the diversity of its built and project experience, encompassing national and private arts bodies as well as multinationals. Its most-acknowledged buildings include the building of the [[Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS)]] in Ljubljana, which received the [[Piranesi Award]] in 1999.
+The bureau is usually simultaneously preoccupied by large scale projects &ndash; such as the renovation of the Slovenska Boulevard in Ljubljana and the [[Sports Park Stožice]] &ndash; as well by interior design and smaller housing enterprises. Either way, there is always a sense of complexity in their charismatic visual language.
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-==Projects==
+==Background==
-Some of the major projects by SADAR + VUGA Architects span from the the Central part of the [[National Gallery of Slovenia]] (2001) in Ljubljana, and Mercator Shopping Centre in Nova Gorica to recently completed projects, which include residential buildings - Condominium Trnovski Pristan and the Gradaška Apartment House - which contributed to high quality urban living on the edge of Ljubljana city centre. For the project Villa Beli Križ in Portorož the studio received the [[Golden Pencil Award]] in 2009, awarded by the [[Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS)]] to the most notable projects of the past year.
-Among most recent projects are the [[Sports Park Stožice]] in Ljubljana (2010), at the time one of the biggest construction sites in Slovenia; and the Air Traffic Control Centre at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in Brnik, Slovenia.
+[[Jurij Sadar]] and [[Boštjan Vuga]] both graduated at the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]] in Ljubljana during the 1980s, with Vuga subsequently undertaking postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He received the [[Plečnik Award|Student Plečnik Award]] in 1992, the same year when Sadar received (his first) [[Piranesi Award]]. In 1994 Vuga co-founded OCEAN, a still operating trans-national network of architects, urban planners and designers.
-==Background==
+The duo established the bureau after winning open calls for two of their most well known projects &ndash; a rather thorough refurbishment of the [[National Gallery of Slovenia]] and the erection of new headquarters for the [[Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS)]].
-[[Jurij Sadar]] graduated from the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]] in 1987 and subsequently worked there from 1993&ndash;1997 as Assistant Professor. His design for the Kotnikova apartment building won the [[Piranesi Award]] in 1992. [[Boštjan Vuga]] also graduated from the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]] in Ljubljana in 1982 and undertook postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He subsequently received the Student [[Plečnik Award]] in 1992. He is one of the founders of OCEAN, a trans-national network of architects, urban planners and designers.
+{{Wide Image|National Gallery of Slovenia 2008 entrance hall.jpg}}
+==Architectural philosophy==
-[[Jurij Sadar]] and [[Boštjan Vuga]] are constantly holding lectures; they have staged many exhibitions as well. Several books and catalogues have been published. With the collection of their own realisations and of urban planning studies presented in ''Formula New Ljubljana'' the architects are now also intervening in the political process.
+Sadar+Vuga state their works to be "intentionally imperfect and awkward, robust, and ambiguous, intentionally incoherent and contradictory, where a single architectural project can be described as both monumental and informal at the same time". Aspiring to systematically produce innovative concepts they often opt for an audacious use of materials and colours, sometimes venturing into &ndash; as they say &ndash; an "expressive heaviness".
-==Philosophy==
+Thus the bureau strives not only to create visually challenging landmarks but also to open up public debates. In fact, the office established a certain transparency in their communication with both the public and the investors. However, Boštjan Vuga and Jurij Sadar are also interested in other aspects of architecture: in presenting their work through public appearances, international exhibitions, lectures and symposia. Both also teach at architecture schools (at TU Graz and the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]] in Ljubljana, respectively).
-The studio is interested in architectural phenomena through experiences, emotions and atmosphere. They believe that the architectural product can influence its use, its visitors and its inhabitants providing new experience for new identification.
+Additionally, the architects also try to intervene in the political process, as for example with the collection of their own realisations and of urban planning studies presented in the book ''Formula New Ljubljana'' (Actar, 2006) and later with the ''Sports Park Stožice: Possible futures'' (2016). The latter is offering possible visions of the entire Sports Park Stožice complex, now for many years an unfinished construction ground. The ideas are a product of an international student workshop, done with students from
+Münster School of Architecture, University of Applied, Sciences (MSA), the Ljubljana F[[aculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]] and the [[Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana]].
-''Formulas'' state concepts is the graphic outline of main ideas or characteristics, applied to SVA architectural products. They use them as the communicational tool in the office through the working process, in discussions with the client and presentations to the public. More than one project can be defined by one formula, and one project can also consist of several formulas for they exist regardless of typologies, program, location, site and any other parameters that bring out the features of the specific architectural product.
+{{Wide Image|Sports Park Stozice - 01.jpg}}
-==Awards==
+===Reflections===
-The studio has won numerous awards, ones of greater importance are the Marcus Prize for Architecture (Milwaukee, USA, 2007) ; ECCS Steel Design Award in 2003 and 2001, and Bauwelt Prize granted in Berlin, Germany in 2001.
+Apart from all this they also consciously (self)historicize their work, letting it be critically reflected not only in catalogues but also in books (''The Designers Republic's Adventures In & Out of Architecture'' (L. King Publishing, 2001), ''Tendencies'' (Design Document Series 17, DAMDI, 2006), and Sadar+Vuga: A Review (Hatje Cantz, 2012) as well as in a film-essay, released in 2017 and directed by [[Damjan Kozole]], of [[Vertigo]] production studio.
-SADAR + VUGA Architects were nominated for the prestigious Mies Van Der Rohe Award in 2001, 2003, and 2009, and for the Iakov Chernikhov International Prize (Moscow, Russia) in 2008. In 2008 the SVA studio was shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival taking place in Barcelona, Spain.
+{{Vimeo|207809870}}
 ==See also==
+[[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]]
+*[[Studio AKKA]]
+*[[Vertigo]]
+Projects
 *[[Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS)]]
 *[[National Gallery of Slovenia]]
 *[[Sports Park Stožice]]
+*[[Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT)]]
+*[[Month of Design]]
+Awards
+*[[National Design Awards]]
 *[[Plečnik Award]]
+*[[Piranesi Award]]
+*[[Golden Pencil Award]]
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.sadarvuga.com/ SADAR + VUGA Architects website]
-* [http://www.noovo.com/g/sva/ SADAR + VUGA Architects on Noovo]
 * [http://www.mimoa.eu/browse/designers/Sadar%20Vuga%20Arhitekti/ SADAR + VUGA Architects at MIMOA website]
 * [http://www.archilab.org/public/2000/catalog/sadrar/sadaren.htm SADAR + VUGA Architects at Archilab website]
-* [http://www.architecture-page.com/go/people/profiles/sadar-vuga-arhitekti SADAR + VUGA Architects profile on architecture-page.com]
-* [http://www.architekturtheorie.eu/?id=magazine&archive_id=113&PHPSESSID=44456bfafa98845993d3c2f4763c8597 architectural theory on SADAR + VUGA Architects work by Bart Lootsma]
 * [http://www.archdaily.com/22268/sports-park-stozice-sadar-vuga-kss-mysi-ofis/ Archdaily] about the [[Sports Park Stožice]]
 * [http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/03/apartment-house-zvezda-by-sadar-vuga-arhitekti/ Apartment House Zvezda at Deezen website]
-* [http://www.miesbcn.com/en/award.html Mies Van Der Rohe Award website]
+* [http://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2012/06/07/sadar-vuga-sportni-park-stozice.html An article on the bureau and their Sports Park Stožice]
-Videos
+* [https://architizer.com/firms/sadar-vuga/ Sadar+Vuga profile at The Architizer web portal]
-* [http://www.thedesignannual.com/srv.tda?theme=urban&show=statements video interview with Boštjan Vuga]
+* [http://thelink.berlin/2017/04/sadar-vuga-interview-jurij-sadar-bostjan-vuga-chamber-of-commerce-and-industry-in-ljubljana-architecture-in-slovenia-slovenska-boulevard-mies-van-der-rohe-award/ A short interview with Jurij Sadar and Boštjan Vuga]
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lxD7qAEzx4&feature=player_embedded Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia video]
+* [http://www.archdaily.com/867352/new-documentary-to-profile-the-career-of-slovenian-architecture-firm-sadar-plus-vuga A 2017 article on Sadar+Vuga at the Archdaily]
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Background

Architectural philosophy

Reflections

See also

External links

Gallery

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