III. Gimnazija Maribor
Open, Anonymous Architectural Competition for the new annex to the existing grammar school
Maribor, Slovenia, 2024
The new kindergarten is designed on the idea of maximum preservation of the existing greenery and minimal construction area resulting in a compact building among the treetops.
The main point of departure for the design of the kindergarten is the maximum preservation of greenery and the design of a compact, minimum-volume building, which occupies as little of the available plot as possible in terms of floor plan and thus develops vertically up to a height of B+GF+1. The building is designed with rationality, functionality, and sustainability in mind, but also to establish a new visual identity of the kindergarten, reminiscent of a series of wooden houses raised between mighty treetops.
Location: Maribor, Slovenia
Project date: 2024
Site area: m2
Building area: m2
Total floor area: m2
Type: Educational
Client: MIZŠ, Slovene Ministry of Education Science and Sport
Authors: SVET VMES: Jure Hrovat, mia; Ana Kreč, mia; Žan Majetič, student
Collaborators: Katja Paternoster, mia; Jan Šimnovec, mia; students: Krištof Pirc, Julia Koželj
Award: 3rd prize at the Open, Public, Anonymous, Architectural Competition