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The architect Jože Plečnik moved to a single-storey house at Karunova Street 4 in Ljubljana's Trnovo district in 1921, and extended it with a cylindrical tower in 1924. Plečnik House exterior, renovated in 2015. Photo by Andrej Peunik/Museum and Galleries of ljubljana

The Plečnik House is the former abode of the most important and well known Slovene architect, [[::Category:Plečnik_heritage|Jože Plečnik]] (1872–1957). As of 1974 the house runs as a museum on this European architectural great, housing the Plečnik Collection as well as (since 2015) a study centre and an exhibition on the architect's life and work. The collection contains extensive archives of architect's sketches, plans, correspondences, and other documents. However, the house itself is a testament as well, having been used as some sort of a Plečnik's prototype ground.

A thoroughly renovated complex of the two houses and an adjacent garden with a lapidarium, together with the entire inventory of furniture and other objects used by Plečnik, is since 2010 managed by the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana.

UNESCO nomination

The Czech and Slovene Ministries of Culture submitted the Plečnik's urban planning and architectural works in Ljubljana and Prague on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list in January 2015.

Collection

The core of the collection is exhibited in the cylindrical annex which Plečnik had added to his brother's old house between 1923 and 1925. A few years later he had an entrance hall added to the northern side of the house and a winter garden to the southern side. The authentic interiors are preserved just as Plečnik created them, with his own original design of furniture and a wealth of small objects. A spacious garden completes the Plečnik property on the western side of the building.

Since September 2015 next to Plečnik Collection a permanent exhibition focused on architect's life and work is on display in the corner building at the Karunova 4, while a study centre is set in the first floor of the house.

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

Background and renovation

Winter garden at Plečnik House, Karunova street 4, Ljubljana, 1923

Plečnik lived and worked in (and on) this house from 1921 until his death. After Plečnik's death in 1957, the large collection of the architect's plans and correspondence was entirely preserved by his nephew Karel Matković. In 1970 the house was sold to the City of Ljubljana together with its contents. Two years later the city municipality established the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana at the building. In 1992 most of the departments were moved to the renovated Fužine Castle, yet the Plečnik Collection remained at the Plečnik House. Since 2010 the site has been managed by Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana.

In September 2013 MGML started a thorough renovation of the Plečnik House and its surrounding. The design and planning was done by Arrea Architecture. Their subtle and yet complex work on this has earned Arrea Architecture the Plečnik Medal 2016, the Piranesi Award 2016, and the nomination for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2017.

Awards

The newly founded museum itself was also subject of various awards and prizes – the aforementioned Plečnik and Piranesi awards 2016 for architecture, the Stele Award for conservation, the Valvasor Award 2015 for unique achievements in the field of museology. In 2017 it got nominated for nominated for the best European museum, EMYA.

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.

External links

Gallery

Portrait of Jože Plečnik, 1933

Plečnik House in 2012, before the renovation works that were accomplished in September 2015, Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana

The interior of Jože Plečnik's studio in the year of the master's death in 1957.

Plečnik Collection, work table in Jože Plečnik's master's studio, 1957. Photo from Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana documentation/Plečnik Collection.

Plečnik Collection, some objects from the master's studio, 2011.

Drawing utensils preserved in situ at the Plečnik House, 2015.

Plečnik received guests in the small room panelled with wood on the ground floor. Renovated room in 2015

Plečnik House, reception room detail, 2015

Architectural design of the cylindrical extension of Plečnik House, Karunova street 4, Ljubljana, 1923

Jože Plečnik, standing in front of the cylindrical extension of his house in Trnovo, 1926. Photo by Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana documentation/Plečnik Collection.

Winter garden at Plečnik House, Karunova street 4, Ljubljana, 1923

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.

Renovated Plečnik House, cylindrical annex, 2015

The entry porch in Plečnik House, with the master's collection of sculptures and spolia, 2015. Photo by Matevž Paternoster/Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana.

The architect Jože Plečnik moved to a single-storey house at Karunova Street 4 in Ljubljana's Trnovo district in 1921, and extended it with a cylindrical tower in 1924. Plečnik House exterior, renovated in 2015. Photo by Andrej Peunik/Museum and Galleries of ljubljana

Renovated Plečnik House, house front, 2015

The authentic interiors are preserved just as Plečnik created them, with his own original design of furniture and a wealth of small objects. Renovated Plečnik House, 2015

Plečnik House, new entrance, 2015

The bedroom and work room of master architect Jože Plečnik was situated in the circular tower. A view of the renovated room, 2015.

The renovated complex of the Plečnik House in 2015.

The Plečnik House contains the artist's valuable original furniture and personal objects, renovated interior, 2015.

Plečnik House, renovated winter garden interior, 2015

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

Renovated Plečnik House with the garden, 2015.

During the war Plečnik moved his work desk from the first floor into his bedroom, where it stayed until his death in 1957. Restored room in 2015.

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-The house where [[Jože Plečnik]] (1872&ndash;1957) lived from 1921 until his death has been restored as a museum and opened to the public in [[Established::1974]]. A thoroughly renovated complex that houses the [[Plečnik Collection]] as well as a new permanent exhibition and a study centre reopened in September 2015.
+The [[Plečnik House]] is the former abode of the most important and well known Slovene architect, [[::Category:Plečnik_heritage|Jože Plečnik]] (1872&ndash;1957). As of [[Established::1974]] the house runs as a museum on this European architectural great, housing the [[Plečnik Collection]] as well as (since 2015) a study centre and an exhibition on the architect's life and work. The collection contains extensive archives of architect's sketches, plans, correspondences, and other documents. However, the house itself is a testament as well, having been used as some sort of a Plečnik's prototype ground.
-The two houses at Karunova ulica 4 and 6, and an adjacent garden with a lapidarium; together with the entire inventory of furniture and other objects used by Plečnik, have been managed by the [[Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana]] since 2010. The collection contains extensive archives of architect's sketches, plans, correspondences, and other documents, including the archive of ''Ognjišče akademikov arhitektov'' (Academy of Architecture Collection).
+A thoroughly renovated complex of the two houses and an adjacent garden with a lapidarium, together with the entire inventory of furniture and other objects used by Plečnik, is since 2010 managed by the [[Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana]].
-The Czech and Slovene Ministries of Culture submitted the Plečnik's urban planning and architectural works in Ljubljana and Prague on [[:Category:UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Slovenia|the UNESCO World Heritage]] tentative list in January 2015.
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+==UNESCO nomination==
+The Czech and Slovene Ministries of Culture submitted the Plečnik's urban planning and architectural works in Ljubljana and Prague on [[:Category:UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Slovenia|the UNESCO World Heritage]] tentative list in January 2015.
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 The core of the collection is exhibited in the cylindrical annex which Plečnik had added to his brother's old house between 1923 and 1925. A few years later he had an entrance hall added to the northern side of the house and a winter garden to the southern side. The authentic interiors are preserved just as Plečnik created them, with his own original design of furniture and a wealth of small objects. A spacious garden completes the Plečnik property on the western side of the building.
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+Since September 2015 next to [[Plečnik Collection]] a permanent exhibition focused on architect's life and work is on display in the corner building at the Karunova 4, while a study centre is set in the first floor of the house.
+{{Wide image|Plecnik House 2015 veranda.jpg}}
+==Background and renovation==
+{{Wide image|Plecnik House 1930 winter garden.jpg}}
+Plečnik lived and worked in (and on) this house from 1921 until his death. After Plečnik's death in 1957, the large collection of the architect's plans and correspondence was entirely preserved by his nephew [[Karel Matković]]. In 1970 the house was sold to the City of Ljubljana together with its contents. Two years later the city [[Municipality of Ljubljana|municipality]] established the [[Museum of Architecture and Design|Architecture Museum of Ljubljana]] at the building. In 1992 most of the departments were moved to the renovated [[Fužine Castle]], yet the [[Plečnik Collection]] remained at the Plečnik House. Since 2010 the site has been managed by [[Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana]].
-In September 2013 MGML started a thorough renovation of the Plečnik House and its surrounding. Since September 2015 next to [[Plečnik Collection]] a permanent exhibition focused on architect's life and work is on display in the corner building at the Karunova 4, while a study centre is set in the first floor of the house.
+In September 2013 MGML started a thorough renovation of the Plečnik House and its surrounding. The design and planning was done by [[Arrea Architecture]]. Their subtle and yet complex work on this has earned Arrea Architecture the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]] 2016, the [[Piranesi Award]] 2016, and the nomination for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2017.
-{{image|Plecnik House 1930 winter garden.jpg}}
+==Awards==
-==Background==
+The newly founded museum itself was also subject of various awards and prizes &ndash; the aforementioned Plečnik and Piranesi awards 2016 for architecture, the [[Stele Award]] for conservation, the [[Valvasor Award]] 2015 for unique achievements in the field of museology. In 2017 it got nominated for nominated for the best European museum, EMYA.
-After Plečnik's death in 1957, the large collection of the architect's plans and correspondence was entirely preserved by his nephew [[Karel Matković]]. In 1970 the house was sold to the City of Ljubljana together with its contents. Two years later the city [[Municipality of Ljubljana|municipality]] established the [[Museum of Architecture and Design|Architecture Museum of Ljubljana]] at the building. In 1992 most of the departments were moved to the renovated [[Fužine Castle]], yet the [[Plečnik Collection]] remained at the Plečnik House. Since 2010 the site has been managed by [[Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana]].
+{{Wide Image|Plecnik House 2015 Karunova 4-6 complex.jpg}}
 ==See also==
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 * [[Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana]]
 * [[Museum of Architecture and Design]]
+* [[Arrea Architecture]]
+* [[Piranesi Award]]
+* [[Stele Award]]
 ==External links==
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 * [http://www.mgml.si/en/plecnik-collection/what-to-see/en-novosti/joze-plecnik-s-dream-tower-soon-to-be-reopened/ An excerpt from the Plečnik's letter to Jan Kotĕra, related to the house, 1908]
 * [http://www.iconichouses.org/houses/plecnik-collection-museum-and-galleries-of-ljubljana Plečnik House on Iconichouses.org]
+* [http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/plecnik-s-house-in-ljubljana-wins-the-international-piranesi-award/417544 An article on the renovation project]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ple%C4%8Dnik Jože Plečnik on Wikipedia]
 * [http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5967 ''The timeless, humanistic architecture of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana and Prague'' on the Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage]
 * [http://casabellaweb.eu/wp/2016/05/26/plecnik-and-the-river/ An article presenting the work of Jože Plečnik at the Casabella Magazine] (in Italian)
+* [https://youtu.be/oTtgi5GOH9M A Youtube video of the renovation process]
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+[[Category:UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Slovenia|the UNESCO World Heritage]]

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UNESCO nomination

Collection

Background and renovation

Awards

See also

External links

Gallery

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