Kombinat Architects

Kombinat. group was established in 2006 by Alenka Korenjak, Tomaž Čeligoj and Blaž Kandus. In 2008, Ana Grk joined the group and together they founded Kombinat Architects. A number of architects have worked at the studio since its founding, and the current group is made up of Ana Grk, Blaž Kandus, Alenka Korenjak, Alja Mišigoj, Rok Preskar.

Before setting up their own office, team partners gained experience at renowned offices at home and abroad: Ana Grk at Bevk Perović Arhitekti and Huiswerk in Antwerp (B), Blaž Kandus at Bevk Perović Arhitekti and henke und schreieck Architekten in Vienna (A), and Alenka Korenjak at henke und schreieck Arhitekten and PPAG in Vienna (A).

Kombinat Architects collaborates with freelance architects and other studios to produce designs that draw on the richness of local cultures and materials.

Kombinat Architects, house in Novo mesto, 2012

Projects

Designs that achieve synergy with local landscapes and materials are the hallmark of Kombinat Architects' recent work: their design for residential housing in Lipica evokes elements of a traditional Karst village, and their innovative use of wood on designs for homes in the Slovene countryside merges modern living with the understated charm of Slovenian rural architecture - for example, House B, completed in 2016, and House P, completed in 2015.

Kombinat Architects have also applied their sense of space and environment to numerous projects for public spaces in urban areas: the studio was awarded first prize for their design for a parking garage beneath the Ljubljana central market and smaller accompanying constructions, and their winning design in a tender for the renovation of the historic town square in Slovenj Gradec was completed in 2010.