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| name               = Arrea Architecture
| localname          = Arrea, arhitektura d.o.o.
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| street             = Kolarjeva 58
| town               = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| website            = http://www.arrea.si
| email              = info@arrea.si
| telephone          = 386 (0) 5 902 4041  
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| founded by         = Maruša Zorec
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  | role        = Head architect
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  | telephone   = 386 (0) 41 329 008
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Founded by [[Maruša Zorec]] in [[established::2005]], the work of [[Arrea Architecture]] encompasses a range of activities, but it is restoration or "restructuring" projects that have garnered the firm considerable renown. By applying a nuanced view of architecture as memory, Arrea has succeeded in aligning historically rich structures with the needs and tastes of the modern world, as evidenced by their acclaimed intervention on Plečnik House in Ljubljana.

Maruša Zorec still heads the firm. Her team currently consists of [[Martina Tepina]], [[Tadej Bolta]], [[Ana Merklin]], [[Rok Hočevar]], and [[Rok Velikonja]], as well as a number of other collaborators.
 
{{Wide image|Plecnik House 2015 Karunova 4-6 complex.jpg}}
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==Projects==
 
Arrea has carried out a number of renovation projects throughout Slovenia, including the [[Koroška Central Library Dr France Sušnik, Ravne na Koroškem|Koroška Central Library]], a chapel in the cellar of the Franciscan monastery in Ljubljana, and the Villa Ventrelli Complex (in cooperation with [[Robert Potokar]] from [[Ravnikar-Potokar Architecture Bureau]] and [[Ana Kučan]] from [[Studio AKKA]]). 

In 2015, the firm undertook the awesome task of renovating the former home of Slovenia's greatest architect, [[Jože Plečnik]], which currently houses a museum dedicated to his life and work. The resulting space, with its subtle interplay of light and wood, was awarded the architect's namesake award, a tacit acknowledgement that they had succeeded in honouring Plečnik's legacy in a modern, relevant way.

Arrea Architects have also applied their approach to new designs, such as the building of the College of Catering and Hospitality in Maribor (2015) and the entrance pavilion of the Voljči Potok Arboretum in Domžale (2017).  

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==Awards==

In 2009, Arrea Architecture received the [[Plečnik Award]] for their interpretation of the outdoor altar in Brezje, adjacent to the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians.

In 2010, [[Maruša Zorec]] and [[Matjaž Bolčina]] received the [[Piranesi Award]] for their renovation of the Vetrinje Mansion. The building that served as the head office for the [[Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]] now houses the [[Vetrinjski dvor]] cultural centre. The following year the project was also awarded the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]].

In 2012, the [[Prešeren Award and Prešeren Foundation Awards|Prešeren Foundation Award]] was granted to [[Maruša Zorec]] and her team for the ''Grajska pristava'' project, a subtle renovation of one of the buildings of the [[Ormož Castle]].

The [[Plečnik House]] renovation earned Arrea Architecture the [[Plečnik Award|Plečnik Medal]] and the [[Piranesi Award]] in 2016, The following year the project was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award. The museum located in the house has also received numerous awards in its field.

In 2016, the [[Architectural Gallery DESSA]] held an exhibition of the architecture of [[Maruša Zorec]] and her firm.

{{Wide image|Švicarija Art Centre 2017 Renovated exteriror of Švicerija1.jpg}}

==Background==

As a professor at the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]], [[Maruša Zorec]] was an assistant to [[Vojteh Ravnikar]], who influenced her way of working and perceiving architecture. She also admires the work of Slovenian architects [[Edvard Ravnikar]] and [[Oton Jugovec]].

==See also==

Collaborators, affiliations
* [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana]]
* [[Piran Days of Architecture]]
* [[Studio AKKA]]

Awards received
* [[Piranesi Award]]
* [[Plečnik Award]]

A selection of renovation projects
* [[Plečnik House]]
* [[Vetrinjski dvor]]
* [[Švicarija Art Centre]]
* [[Koroška Central Library Dr France Sušnik, Ravne na Koroškem|Koroška Central Library]]
* [[Ormož Castle]]

==External links==

* [http://www.arrea.si Arrea Architecture website]
* [http://www.a10.eu/architects/profiles/marusa_zorec/ Profile at A10 architectural magazine]
* [http://www.wonderland.cx/teams_slovenia/zorec.html Profile at Wonderland database]
* [https://divisare.com/projects/336930-joze-plecnik-arrea-matevz-paternoster-plecnik-house An article detailing the renovation of the [[Plečnik House]]]
* [http://miesarch.com/work/3276 The Mies Van Der Rohe nomination page] 
*[http://www.mladina.si/109606/marusa-zorec-praznine-so-pomembnejse-kot-pozidan-prostor/A 2012 interview with Maruša Zorec] (in Slovene)

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