Arrea Architecture

Contact

Arrea, arhitektura d.o.o.

Kolarjeva 58, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.arrea.si

info@arrea.si

Phone386 (0) 5 902 4041

Founded byMaruša Zorec

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  The installation by Maruša Zorec and presentation of projects by Arrea Architecture

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Arrea Architecture was founded by Maruša Zorec in 2005. Though its work encompasses a range of activities, it is restoration or "restructuring" projects that have garnered the firm considerable renown. By applying a nuanced view of architecture as memory, Arrea has succeeded in aligning historically rich structures with the needs and tastes of the modern world, as evidenced by their acclaimed intervention on Plečnik House in Ljubljana.

Maruša Zorec still heads the firm. Her team currently consists of Martina Tepina, Tadej Bolta, Ana Merklin, Rok Hočevar, and Rok Velikonja, as well as a number of other collaborators.

The renovated complex (designed by Arrea Architecture) of the two houses at Karunova Street with the Plečnik Collection in situ, a new permanent exhibition on Jože Plečnik and a study centre, 2015.

Projects

Arrea has carried out a number of renovation projects throughout Slovenia, including the Koroška Central Library, a chapel in the cellar of the Franciscan monastery in Ljubljana, and the Villa Ventrelli Complex (in cooperation with Robert Potokar from Ravnikar-Potokar Architecture Bureau and Ana Kučan from Studio AKKA).

In 2015 the firm undertook the awesome task of renovating the former home of Slovenia's greatest architect, Jože Plečnik, which currently houses a museum dedicated to his life and work. The resulting space, with its subtle interplay of light and wood, was awarded with the architect's namesake award, a tacit acknowledgment that they had succeeded in honoring Plečnik's legacy in a modern, relevant way.

Arrea Architects have also applied their approach to new designs, such as the new building of the College of Catering and Hospitality in Maribor (2015) and the entrance pavilion of the Voljči Potok Arboretum in Domžale (2017).

Obnova Plečnikove hiše / Renovation of Plečnik’s house by Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine Slovenije on YouTube

Awards

In 2009 Arrea Architecture received the Plečnik Award for their interpretation of the outdoor altar in Brezje, adjacent to the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians.

In 2010 Maruša Zorec and Matjaž Bolčina received the Piranesi Award for their renovation of the Vetrinje Mansion. The building served as the head office for Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012 now houses the Vetrinjski dvor cultural centre. The following year the project was also awarded the Plečnik Medal.

In 2012 the Prešeren Foundation Award was granted to Maruša Zorec and her team for the Grajska pristava project, a subtle renovation of one of the buildings of the Ormož Castle.

The Plečnik House renovation earned Arrea Architecture the Plečnik Medal and the Piranesi Award in 2016, was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award the following year. The museum in the house has also received numerous awards in its field.

In 2016 the Architectural Gallery DESSA held an exhibition of the architecture of Maruša Zorec and her firm.

The renovated exterior of Švicarija Art Centre, a new residency and exhibition venue for visual arts reopened in 2017.

Background

As a professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, Maruša Zorec was an assistant to Vojteh Ravnikar, who influenced her way of working and perceiving architecture. She also admires the work of Slovene architects Edvard Ravnikar and Oton Jugovec.

See also

• Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
• Piran Days of Architecture
• Piranesi Award
• Plečnik Award
• Studio AKKA

A selection of renovation projects

• Plečnik House
• Vetrinjski dvor
• Švicarija Art Centre
• Koroška Central Library
• Ormož Castle

External links

• Arrea Architecture website
• Profile at A10 architectural magazine
• Profile at Wonderland database
• An article detailing the renovation of the Plečnik House
• The Mies Van Der Rohe nomination page
• 2012 interview with Maruša Zorec (in Slovene)

Gallery

The Ormož Castle with its pristava (adjacent building) where the Ormož Music School, a new multipurpose hall, and the ethnological and archaeological museum collections are situated. The award-winning renovation was completed in 2011.

The renovated complex (designed by Arrea Architecture) of the two houses at Karunova Street with the Plečnik Collection in situ, a new permanent exhibition on Jože Plečnik and a study centre, 2015.

The renovated complex of the Plečnik House in 2015.

The entry porch was both a reception room and a lapidary. Renovated Plečnik House, 2015.

A courtyard of the Koroška Central Library at Ravne na Koroškem, conceived by Studio AKKA

The renovated exterior of Švicarija Art Centre, a new residency and exhibition venue for visual arts reopened in 2017.

The renovated interior of the Švicarija Art Centre, a former hotel from the early 20th century, renovation led by Arrea Architecture, 2017.

The Švicarija Art Centre, a former hotel located in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, reopened its doors in 2017 as a new residency and exhibition venue for visual arts.

A detail of the inner courtyard of Vetrinjski dvor, as designed by the mansions renovators, the acclaimed bureau Arrea Architecture, 2013