Dukič

The Dukič housing blocks, designed by Jože Sivec in 1935–36, were Ljubljana’s first free-standing residential buildings, a functionalist alternative to the closed perimeter blocks common at the time. Located by Argentine Park, the three five- to six-story buildings originally housed middle-class families and officials. Their adaptable layouts and prime location now make them some of the city’s most prestigious addresses.

The apartment was heavily remodeled in the past, full of partition walls, paneling and other non-original furniture and materials that degraded the overall ambient, optically reduced the size of the space and obscured the magnificent views of downtown Ljubljana from an otherwise excellent south-west location.

The clients wanted to clear the space of all superfluous elements, remove non-load-bearing walls, and open the apartment fully, excluding the bedroom, bathroom, and guest toilet. They envisioned it as an "interface": functional, beautiful, intuitive, but not overly stylized. As art collectors with unique furniture, they preferred to arrange the space themselves.