Once a secondary school entry, today a new leisure and learning in-between space for pupils.
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Ledina is one of the oldest grammar schools in Ljubljana. It has operated for more than 150 years. The school plan has a characteristic "U" shape, with two separate main entrances that were once used for boys and girls. Due to safety reasons, only one is in use today, while the second one is closed and has no function.
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The idea was to create a new common school space for leisure activities of pupils during recess, before and after school. The enclosure is formed with wavy bands with different gradients of one material. With this element we broke the hard, uneven space and transformed it into a new, soft, single enclosure – a soft nook for pupils to enjoy.
The place becomes a multi used school landscape where students can rest, socialize, watch movies, get information, listen to music, and organize lectures or performances by school DJs.
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Information
Project brief: Renovation of an unused secondary school entrance
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Project date: 2011
Completion date: 2013
Renovated for the second time: 2025
Area: 34 m²
Type: Educational
Client: Ledina Grammar School
Photographer: Matevž Paternoster
Project Team
SVET VMES – Jure Hrovat, Ana Kreč, Tina Rome, Ana Kosi
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Awards
ARHIED 2018
Special award for a series of interventions into existing school buildings
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