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As both personal and business partners [[Lena Krušec]] and [[Tomaž Krušec]] founded the architectural office [[ARK Arhitektura Krušec]] in [[established::2002]]; [[Vid Kurinčič]] has been a member of the team since 2004. They graduated at the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]], where Tomaž later worked as an assistant, and since 2010 holds lectures as a professor. Today ARK Arhitektura Krušec is one of the most acknowledged Slovene studios, presenting good practices in contemporary and sustainable architecture, collecting prestigious prizes, and gaining international recognition – the Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetery was nominated for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Prize, the New market in Celje was selected among 40 projects for the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space and shortlisted for 2011 Mies van der Rohe Prize.
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Though actually a rather small bureau, [[ARK Arhitektura Krušec]] is nevertheless one of the most acknowledged architecture collectives in Slovenia. Fast gaining international recognition, the bureau made quite a name for itself in a very short time after being established in [[established::2002]]. An example of good practices in contemporary and sustainable architecture, the team of Arhitektura Krušec is well known for its skillful tackling of relations between the buildings they erect and the natural environments in which they do it. Their 2015–2017 work in this vein earned them the [[Prešeren Award and Prešeren Foundation Awards|Prešeren Foundation Award]], the highest national award in the field of arts in Slovenia.  
 
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== Awards ==
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==Background==
  
In 2010 ARK Arhitektura Krušec received the prominent [[Plečnik Award]] for the new [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Biotechnology]] building that was nominated also for the 2011 EU Prize for contemporary architecture/Mies van der Rohe Award 2011. In 2007 the office received the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]] for the building of the Alpine hotel Celjska koča as well as the [[Golden Pencil Award]], granted annually by the [[Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS)]]. The studio received several other awards, among them also the [[Golden Pencil Award]] for the "Skalne vile" apartment building in Celje, and the Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetery (2008). In 2005 the studio won the [[National Design Awards|Interior of the Year]] title for the Pilates Centre on Wolfova ulica in Ljubljana centre.
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The bureau was founded by [[Lena Krušec]] and [[Tomaž Krušec]], with the duo joined by [[Vid Kurinčič]] as the third member in 2004. The bureau has ever since maintained a tight crew, with the core few architects expanded on but a project basis.
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All three leaders of the bureau studied at the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]] in Ljubljana, graduating under the mentorship of professor [[Aleš Vodopivec]]. After that Tomaž continued his studies at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (CZ) and is now himself a lecturer at the faculty in Ljubljana.
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==Projects==
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Though certainly not flamboyant or showy, works by Arhitektura Krušec do tend to be striking and noticeable. A good example of this is their much acclaimed ''House on Golo'' (2015), which (successfully) tries to negotiate its raw concrete facade with the excessively green and flowing natural surroundings. Its design follows the tectonic layering of the terrain into which the construction pit was dug, with the exterior of the house coloured in the same shade as the rocks bellow.
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Made in a similar way, though with a thoroughly different style, is also their project of the ''National Football Association Headquarters'' (2016), made in cooperation with [[Studio AKKA]] (responsible for the landscape design) .
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Of other works that got them much attention as well as prestigious prizes and nominations one might mention the ''Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetery'' (nominated for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Prize) and the ''New market in Celje'' (selected among 40 projects for the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space and shortlisted for the 2011 Mies van der Rohe Prize).
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A very prominent older work, characteristically also set in the nature, is the ''Alpine hotel Celjska koča'' (2006), smartly integrated into the exposed natural plateau at the foot of the ski run.
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{{wide Image|Celjska koca 01 - ARK Arhitektura Krusec - Photo Miran Kambic.jpg}}
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==Awards==
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Among their prizes, nominations and competition prizes Arhitektura Krušec can boast several [[Golden Pencil Award|Golden Pencil Awards]]. Granted annually by the [[Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS)]], it was given to them for the House on Golo (2016), the Farewell chapel at Teharje (2008), the Celjska koča hotel (2007) and the Skalne vile apartment building in Celje.
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Their tactful renovation of the Linhart Hall in [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]] earned them them the prominent [[Plečnik Award]] in 2013. Though the hall was done almost entirely anew, the team curiously decided they will respect the existing design by its renowned author [[Edvard Ravnikar]] to the point of the two being almost identical.
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ARK Arhitektura Krušec also received the [[Plečnik Award]] in 2010, for the new [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Biotechnology]] building. The project also got nominated for the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011.
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For Celjska koča the office received the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]] in 2007. In 2005 the studio won the [[National Design Awards|Interior of the Year]] title for the Pilates Centre on Wolfova ulica in Ljubljana centre.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]]
 
* [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]]
 
* [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Ljubljana]]
 
* [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Ljubljana]]
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* [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]]
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* [[Prešeren Award and Prešeren Foundation Awards|Prešeren Foundation Award]]
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* [[Golden Pencil Award]]
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* [[Plečnik Award]]
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* [[National Design Awards]]
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* [[Studio AKKA]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://arhitekturakrusec.si/en/ Arhitektura Krušec website] (in English)
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* [http://arhitekturakrusec.si/en/ Arhitektura Krušec website]  
 
* [http://www.nextroom.at/actor.php?id=57932&inc=bauwerk Arhitektura Krušec on Nextroom website]
 
* [http://www.nextroom.at/actor.php?id=57932&inc=bauwerk Arhitektura Krušec on Nextroom website]
* [http://www.zavodbig.com/2010/04/23/biotechnical-faculty-by-arhitektura-krusec/ Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty on Zavod Big website]
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* [http://www.archdaily.com/782175/house-on-golo-ark-arhitektura-krusec An article about House on Golo]
* [http://www.publicspace.org/ European Prize for Urban Public Space website]
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* [https://www.dezeen.com/2016/03/05/house-on-golo-arhitektura-krusec-concrete-slovenia-alpine-mountains/ An article about the Alpine Hotel Celjska koča]
* [http://www.miesarch.com/index.php?option=com_mipress_anterior&lang=en&offset=285&cerca=&autor=-1&officina=-1&tipologia=-1&classificacio=-1&pais=-1&edicio=2009 Mies van der Rohe Prize website]
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* [http://ars.rtvslo.si/2017/03/nasi-umetniki-pred-mikrofonom-82/ An interview with the heads of the bureau] (in Slovene)
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* [http://miesarch.com/archive?search=kru%C5%A1ec The bureau's Mies van Der Rohe nominations]
  
 
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Arhitektura Krušec
Vrtača 8, SI-1000 Ljubljana
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ARK Arhitektura Krusec 2009 Apartment building Poklukarjeva Photo Miran Kambic.jpgApartment building Poklukarjeva, designed by ARK Arhitektura Krušec, 2010

Though actually a rather small bureau, ARK Arhitektura Krušec is nevertheless one of the most acknowledged architecture collectives in Slovenia. Fast gaining international recognition, the bureau made quite a name for itself in a very short time after being established in 2002. An example of good practices in contemporary and sustainable architecture, the team of Arhitektura Krušec is well known for its skillful tackling of relations between the buildings they erect and the natural environments in which they do it. Their 2015–2017 work in this vein earned them the Prešeren Foundation Award, the highest national award in the field of arts in Slovenia.


Background

The bureau was founded by Lena Krušec and Tomaž Krušec, with the duo joined by Vid Kurinčič as the third member in 2004. The bureau has ever since maintained a tight crew, with the core few architects expanded on but a project basis.

All three leaders of the bureau studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, graduating under the mentorship of professor Aleš Vodopivec. After that Tomaž continued his studies at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (CZ) and is now himself a lecturer at the faculty in Ljubljana.

Projects

Though certainly not flamboyant or showy, works by Arhitektura Krušec do tend to be striking and noticeable. A good example of this is their much acclaimed House on Golo (2015), which (successfully) tries to negotiate its raw concrete facade with the excessively green and flowing natural surroundings. Its design follows the tectonic layering of the terrain into which the construction pit was dug, with the exterior of the house coloured in the same shade as the rocks bellow.

Made in a similar way, though with a thoroughly different style, is also their project of the National Football Association Headquarters (2016), made in cooperation with Studio AKKA (responsible for the landscape design) .

Of other works that got them much attention as well as prestigious prizes and nominations one might mention the Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetery (nominated for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Prize) and the New market in Celje (selected among 40 projects for the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space and shortlisted for the 2011 Mies van der Rohe Prize).

A very prominent older work, characteristically also set in the nature, is the Alpine hotel Celjska koča (2006), smartly integrated into the exposed natural plateau at the foot of the ski run.

ARK Arhitektura Krusec 2007 Celjska koča Photo Miran Kambic.jpgBuilding of the Alpine hotel Celjska koča designed by ARK Arhitektura Krušec, 2005 - 2006

Awards

Among their prizes, nominations and competition prizes Arhitektura Krušec can boast several Golden Pencil Awards. Granted annually by the Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS), it was given to them for the House on Golo (2016), the Farewell chapel at Teharje (2008), the Celjska koča hotel (2007) and the Skalne vile apartment building in Celje.

Their tactful renovation of the Linhart Hall in Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre earned them them the prominent Plečnik Award in 2013. Though the hall was done almost entirely anew, the team curiously decided they will respect the existing design by its renowned author Edvard Ravnikar to the point of the two being almost identical.

ARK Arhitektura Krušec also received the Plečnik Award in 2010, for the new Faculty of Biotechnology building. The project also got nominated for the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011.

For Celjska koča the office received the Plečnik Medal in 2007. In 2005 the studio won the Interior of the Year title for the Pilates Centre on Wolfova ulica in Ljubljana centre.

See also

External links

Gallery

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