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Central Part of the National Gallery
Ljubljana, Slovenija
1996-2001
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| Type: |
culture |
| Source |
invited competition |
| Client: |
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia |
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the new central part connects two existing buildings of the gallery complex between the city center and the Tivoli park, (Prešernova cesta 24, Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Building area: |
1140 m2 |
| Total floor area: |
1650 m2 |
| Storeys: |
groundfloor + upper level |
Structure:
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steel frames, prefabricated hi bond plates |
| Cladding: |
structural glazing, neutral glass façade, translucent glass roof |
| Total volume: |
11050 m2 |
| Architect: |
SVA (Jurij Sadar, Boštjan Vuga, Peter Šenk, Milan Tomac, Simona Muc, Tadej Žaucer)
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What was involved in this project was the linkage of two existing National Gallery buildings, and the development of a place for the monumental Robba fountain, as well as an independent place for the museum's public events (openings, meetings).
The project eliminates the indeterminate distance between the two buildings, deemed to be absurd and irrational.
It represents an indipendent solution that works even if this distance were different.
Inspired by Issey Miyake's "folded tubes", the building's structure consists of an alignment of parallel porticoes with varying geometry.
These porticoes have many different functions. They support the roof and the curtain façade, as well as the various networks and systems: electricity, lighting, ventilation, heating.The completely glazed extention comes across like see-through interface between park and city. Set in the Prešernova Street axis, it affords a monumental entrance to the museum.
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