Portfolio by Aleš Gabrijelčič

ALEŠ GABRIJELČIČ

PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 PROFESSIONAL WORK

The Black Barn, Slovenia, 2014 Built, Award: Golden Pencil 2014 Award

The Black Line Apartment, 2015 Built

The Folding Wall Apartment, 2015 Built

Primary School and Kindergarten, Cerklje ob Krki, Slovenia, 2014 Competition, Award: 3rd prize

Centre for Security and Rescue, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2014 Competition

Kindergarten Pedenjped, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2013 Competiton, Award: mention

Renewal of the Alpine Villages, Dobrova and Polhov Gradec, Slovenia, 2012 Competiton, Award: 2nd prize and mention

Zois House Apartments, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2012 Built

Ithuba Community Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2011 Built, Award: Royal Institute of British Architects Student Award nominee

Chapel in the Woods, Solčava, Slovenia, 2011 Unbuilt Project

K6 Service, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007 Built

02 STUDENT WORK BTC Shopping Core Renewal, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015 Masters Thesis Project

UNESCO Heritage Village, Škocjan, Slovenia, 2011 Workshop

A W h i t e M i r a g e , N e w Yo r k , U S A , 2 0 1 4 Erasmus project

THE BLACK BARN Countryside sanctuary

Type: Multi-use, leasure, agricultural Year: 2014 Award: Slovenia’s Chamber of Architects Golden Pencil Award 2014 (Zlati svinčnik 2014) Authors: Peter Gabrijelčič, Boštjan Gabrijelčič, Aleš Gabrijelčič

The barn’s minimal appearance is influenced by the functional integrity and imposing presence of the pitched-roof wooden hayracks that are typical of rural Slovenia. The dimensions, appearance, colour and logic of inner division of the building are based on the tradition of the hayrack,” the architects explained. “Even though the building is intended for agricultural activities of the homestead it is also an elegant ‘protocol’ and symbolic architectural creation. The dark facade looks similar to old wooden barns in the immediate surroundings and also allows a discreet inclusion of the photovoltaic roofing into the basic volume of the building. Located on the crest of a hill, the building’s long elevation faces a lawn around which the owner’s main property, an apiary and a wooden tool shack are also arranged. A basement partly buried in the hillside contains the main functional spaces for dispensing and storing honey, pressing and storing fruit and keeping tools. A heat pump and bathroom with an integrated sauna are also situated at one end of this floor. Four load-bearing pillars at the corners of the building allow for the ground floor’s large span, which creates a space reminiscent of the open drying area of a hayrack. The sparsely furnished room features floorto-ceiling windows along three walls, which provide panoramic views and can be opened to connect the interior with the lawn outside.

GOLDEN PENCIL 2014

Front view of the Black Barn in the dusk

Floor plans

Section of the building

Interior view of the ground floorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large span

The dark facade looks similar to old wooden barns in the surroundings

THE BLACK LINE APARTMENT Apartment for a young urban family

Type: Interior design Year: 2015 Authors: Aleš Gabrijelčič, Boštjan Gabrijelčič

The apartment is situated in a newly built housing project in Ljubljana. Our client was a vibrant young couple who was looking for an open living space connected with various functions. The original plan dimensions are 12.80 m x 5.40 m with a small terrace. Our idea was to put all the required services along the two longitudinal walls of the living room. The master bedroom and the children room remained on the other side of the apartment. In order to preserve as much open space as possible we put in an 8 m long element study desk with bookshelves and a sitting bench by the entrance. On the other longitudinal wall there is a 5.60 m long kitchen with all the service needed. We aimed for the right contrast between the newly introduced elements and the very bright living room space. Combination of black painted furniture elements with oak and wooden flooring gives us a feeling of elegance and openness which is exactly what we were looking for in this 70 m2 apartment.

A view towards living room and kitchen

Floor plan of the apartment

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Conceptual isonometric image

Section B

Kitchenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niche is covered with oak wood for the feeling of elegance

Niche on the opposite side is designed as a multitasking work space

THE FOLDING WALL APARTMENT Multipurpose folding wall

Type: Interior design Year: 2015 Authors: Aleš Gabrijelčič, Boštjan Gabrijelčič

The outlined single family house is situated in the picturesque outskirts of Slovenian capital surrounded by low hiill countryside. Its interior is designed for a family of intellecutals with a small child who sought refuge from the everyday’s hustle and bustle of the city, yet still with all the beneftis of urban development located nearby. The clients desired to experience a combination of contemporary living in the mixture with a more traditional enviroment surrounding the family house and how to achieve this formal tension between the interior and the exterior. The principal requirements were related to the combined spaces of the living room, dinning room and the kitchen. The living room ought to be multifunctional, spacious and with various options of time spending. Because of unusually long yet broad layout of the living room, our initial idea based on the distribution of all the required services along the longitudinal wall of the living room thus allowing custom usage of it’s capacities while leaving most of the remaining space free for other non-functional types of activities. We designed this spatial element as unobtrusive as we colud. With the minimal design it visually substitutes the clear white supporting wall, with only seemingly randomly placed niches as indicator of architectural intervention. Oak is the predominent wood material used in the design, selected because of the nearby location of outstanding oak forests. Its combination with an almost sterile white color creates this visual tension between urban and traditional that the clients desired.

A view towards folding wall element

A view towards kitchen and dinning table

A view towards living room

PRIMARY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN Extension of existing primary school and kindergaten in a small village, competition Type: Refubrishment, Extension, Educational Year: 2014 Award: 3rd prize on the competition Authors: Peter Gabrijelčič, Aleš Gabrijelčič, Kaja Todorovič

Primary schools and kindergartens have always been, especially in smaller settlements, an important cornerstone of the urban consciousness of the locals and a generator of social contacts between a wide variety of age and social groups. They are an important identity point of a town and reside in our consciousness as the place to which our earliest memories are connected to. They are often the only spot of a public, cultural and social life in a town and are as such correspondingly spatially constructed. When designing the suggested urban and architectonic scheme we were guided by the belief that it is necessary to open a series of programmatic and spatial opportunities with the two new buildings – opportunities the town has so far been lacking. Because of this we offered a wide range of diverse interior and exterior spaces at the level of urban design, which extend from semi-public to public areas. In this respect the “new” school and kindergarten will act as a complex spatial and programmatic structure in the area. We have searched for starting points for the development of the concept in the understanding of the wider context of space and the given location. The design of the building volumes is fundamental but at the same time complex. We have solved several programme tasks simultaneously with a thought-through, minimalistic layout of the building masses. This is why the school and kindergarten function as a clear spatial structure, comprised of simple spatial elements, but is at the same time ambient rich and poetic, because of balanced spatial proportions, integration and openness into the urban and green area. We wanted to offer a kind, encouraging and creative environment for the children and pupils, while raising it towards the understanding of the spatial culture and architecture.

View towards school’s main entrance square

Situation plan

Floor plans

Construction details

View along the street towards the school complex

CENTRE FOR PROTECTION AND RESCUE Proposal for Ljubljana’s main rescue and protection building, competition

Type: Public building Year: 2014 Authors: Peter Gabrijelčič, Aleš Gabrijelčič, Tomaž Budkovič, Boštjan Gabrijelčič, Marko Stanovnik

The aim of the competiton was to find the best conceptual design for a new Centre for Protection and Rescue, which would serve to a wider region of the citiy of Ljubljana. The architectural competition required solutions which would solve issues regarding building constructions, modern energy supply, fire protection and landscaping within the specified area of the competition. The reason for the construction of a new Centre for Protection and Rescue is that the activity should be placed in a more suitable location, which would allow an update of all the technical parameters and combine all related activities in the field of protection and rescue at one location. The proposal should provide the best functional concept of architecture, modern design aesthetic based on the rational use of technological solutions and quality materials in the outline of sustainable construction. It should also contribute to the culture of spatial planning and highlight the social significance of the building. Center for Protection and Rescue is a highly functional facility, but in terms of spatial design and aesthetics it can be devised as an interesting modern architecture. Architectural solution forms as a single building volume which connetcts together garages, office progam, training groudns and training tower in a cubre like shape crosslinking sports surfaces. The garages of the engines are located in the ground floor together with all the maintanence. The main entrance to the building is from the northern facade into the large foyer which also serves as a museum of the fire brigade. In the folowing stories, there are located offices, sporting facilites, dormatories and such.

View towards centre’s main entrance

Floor plans

Elevation and section

View towards main entrance

The centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tower is incorporated into the building design

SUBURBAN KINDERGARTEN

Proposal for kindergarten Pedenjped in the Ljubljana’s suburbia, competition Type: Educational Year: 2013 Award: mention on the competition Authors: Peter Gabrijelčič, Aleš Gabrijelčič, Tomaž Budkovič, Boštjan Gabriječič

The aim was to position the building of kindergarten in the existing area, restricted on sides by transport infrastructure and relate it on the south side with the school surface and playground. According to the boundary conditions, we decided to design a ground floor nursery in the form of a horseshoe, which encompasses a large central green area, so that it opens up against the green space of the primary school but is at the same time closed off from distractions. The building is thus closed to the disturbing noises of the exterior, but on the other side fully opens via large glass surfaces, which, at the same time provide excellent lighting and a sense of spontaneous transition to the natural environment. To facilitate an easy access, the building of kindergarten is a single storey construction with all the necessary storages are positioned in the basement alongside with the parking garage for empoyees and visitors of the kindergarten. Its construction is made entirely from wooden panels, thus promoting a sustainable philosophy of architecture. Wood is also the main material used for the facade - in form of the wooden bars which are attached to the solid surface of the building.

Kindergarten’s main facade fully faces the green area of the park

Floor plan 07213

PREČNI PREREZ M 1:200

VZDOLŽNI PREREZ M 1:200

Sections

SEVERNA FASADA M 1:200

ZAHODNA FASADA M 1:200

JUŽNA FASADA M 1:200

VZHODNA FASADA M 1:200

FASADNI PAS M 1:10

FASADA OBJEKTA VRTCA M 1:10

hidroizolacija toplotna izolacija parna zapora

Detailed section

konstrukcija v naklonu iz lesenih križno lepljenih masivnih plošč zunanje senčilo žleb troslojna zasteklitev

prostor za inštalacije

spuščen strop konstrukcija iz lesenih križno lepljenih masivnih plošč toplotna izolacija vetrna zapora zračni sloj fasadna obloga iz oblanih macesnovih desk na podkonstrukciji troslojna zasteklitev kaneleta za odvod meteorne vode parket estrih z vgrajenim talnim gretjem toplotna izolacija hidroizolacija armiranobetonska temeljna plošča obloga iz oblanih macesnovih desk na podkonstrukciji estrih v naklonu mulda za odvod meteorne vode

View towards main entrance

Interior view

RENEWAL OF THE ALPINE VILLAGES Proposal for the urban renovation of Polohov Gradec and Dobrova village, competition

Type: Urban design, Public, Renewal Year: 2012 Award: 2nd prize Authors: Peter Gabrijelčič, Aleš Gabrijelčič, Blaž Učakar, Matej Gruden, Ivan Zuliani, Barbara Žunkovič

We approached the task with the assumption that the village Dobrova is interesting for the immigration of new residents who are looking for contact with the natural environment, but besides have all the qualities of urban living in the immediate neighborhood of the Slovenian capital. Architecturally it is not possible to identify a single image of the village, as the traditional village typology is intertwined with typologically very different houses. Therefore we proposed some regulatory interventions that would improve the quality of the village and would be realized in phases. Polhov Gradec, on the other hand, is a perceptually completed settlement with its existance dating back to early medieval ages. Therefore we proposed just limited interventions that would improve the scenic image of the village. The only new building added to the urban ensamble is a humble bus station, which is designed in such manner that it maintaines all the existing views towards the historic village.

View of the Polhov Gradec new bus station

Situation plan of Dobrova

Situation plan of Polhov Gradec

Polhov Gradec urban design example

View of the new community centre in Dobrova

ZOIS PALACE APARTMENT Refubrishment of an old hisotric apartment into a new modern hotel Type: Public building, hotel, leasure Year: 2012 Authors: Peter Gabrijelčič, Boštjan Gabrijelčič, Aleš Gabrijelčič

Ljubljana, Slovenian capital, boasts a picturesque historic town core which is home to the grand Zois Palace, situated on the riverbanks of Ljubljanica. Zois Palace was built at the end of the 18th century from several older buildings. It is famous for having been the home of Baron Žiga Zois (1747-1819) who marked Slovenian history as the patron of Slovenian cultural renaissance. The exterior of the Zois Palace is well-preserved and reflects influences of neoclassicism. The client’s investment was aimed at obtaining eight smaller studio apartments and a reception. However, given the original distribution of rooms, as well as the shape and size of the old apartment, it seemed at first, that achieving the planned equally-sized studio apartments would be difficult without radical demolition. The position, size and technical inadequacy of the historical door was also contrary to the client’s initial idea of room arrangement, so they intended to wall it in and position a new door at a more convenient location. We chose a more appropriate solution. We used the framework of the old door in which a new, visually simple door was installed, which supports electronic opening. In this way we were able to retain all the old doors, which were given an artistic and historical meaning. The “outer” arcaded corridor, connecting the individual studio apartments was given the role of a gallery with the door portals on display. The original parquet flooring and historical windows were preserved in all of the studio apartments, whereas the inner window wings were replaced by unified thermopane surfaces to reduce heat loss.

View along the main corridor

Floor plans

Section

Interior view of the ground floorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large span

The dark facade looks similar to old wooden barns in the surroundings

ITHUBA COMMUNITY HALL

Social project built in the complex of schools in Johannesburg, South Africa Type: Sustainable, Educational, Social Year: 2011 Award: Royal Institute of British Architects shortlisted nominee Authors: Aleš Vodopivec, Anja Planišček, Gašper Medvešek, Team SAIP

The Faculty of Architecture, University in Ljubljana is part of an international network for construction of educational facilities in the developing countries, which is led by an austiran foundation SARCH. Within this organization the students from different european schools of architecture developed, planned and constructed multiple educational buildings (schools, halls, kindergartens) in the cities of South Africa. In the fall of 2011 we have designed and constructed a multipurpose school hall in the outskirts of Johannesburg. The building aimed to be cheap to construct, made out of local materials and easy to build. The building was built in 2 months by the students and with the help from consturctors from surrounding townships. The project for the hall developed in three phases: research and design of the building at our Faculty, fundraising and construction on the site in Johannesburg. Together with local workers we built a 330m2 big hall in eight weeks. The key points of the project were: knowledge exchange between us and local workers, positive effect on the local economy and the quality of habitation in the township, where people live in shacks or tiny houses. Therefore the design of the building is simple and the materials used are local and inexpensive. We used straw and clay for walls, steel for structure, plastic for facade, metal for roof. The shape and orientation of the building and the facade concept was conceived with energy efficiency in mind. The building shows that even inexpensive materials and low-tech solutions can be used to build quality living spaces.

View towards school’s main facade

Situation plan

Floor plan

Constructing of the hall

Interior view

CHAPEL IN THE WOODS

Refubrishment of an old hisotric apartment into a new modern hotel Type: Religious building Year: 2011 Authors: Aleš Gabrijelčič

Logarska dolina is one of Europe’s most beautiful glacial alpine valleys. A tranquil walk in the valley and the surrounding area reminds us of the centuries-old harmony here between men and nature. The Logar valley is an excellent starting point for hiking to the peaks of the Kamnik - Savinja Alps or in the interesting immediate area. The Logar valley lies nestled deep in the heart of the Kamnik - Savinja Alps, and due to its location is an ideal starting point for numerous excursions into the mountains. Therefore tourism is one of the most important econimical activities in the area. The client is a family which has been residing in the area for generations and recently switched their profession from farmers to tourist workers. They have constructed a very sucessful and known hotel in the deep-heath of Logarska dolina. As a hommage to their ancestors and to pay tribute to all the forerunners, they wish to construct a small chapel on the meadow at the foot of the mountains near the actual hotel. The chapel is a tall cylinder shaped building surrounded by wooden planks, which allow light transmition into the interior, thus creating a sanctified feeling once being inside. With its wooden materiality it blends with the surroundings, however its unusual shape and proportions pops the chapel out of the scenery.

View of the chapel

Situation plan

Concept sketch

Section

K6 SERVICE

Refubrishment of an old hisotric apartment into a new modern hotel Type: Commercial, interior Year: 2007 Authors: Aleš Gabrijelčič

Investor was the Student Organization in Ljubljana (ŠOU). The organization wanted to put an office for issuing student meal vouchers and student tourism agency in to the pub, which is owned by them. The project is designed as a single white volume in which there are located white payout counters and cabinets, which are in the bright official colors of the student organizations. The central place is dedicated for the queues and at the window there is a long white bench for those who are waiting. Appearance of the space is somewhat industrial, so I wanted to achieve contrast between existing industrial installations (ventilation tubes, epoxy floor, concrete pillars) and new bright minimalist style.

View of service area from the outside

BTC SHOPPING CORE RENEWAL Renewal of former public warehouses area, today’s shopping centre

Type: Comercial, urban design, cultural, renovation Year: 2015 Author: Aleš Gabrijelčič

This project focuses primarily on issues related to the current and future identity of the BTC City area in Ljubljana, as well as questions pertaining to its functional, conceptual, and perceptional role in the wider spatial picture of the Municipality of Ljubljana. The BTC City area represents an opportunity to transform Ljubljana into a contemporary regional city which will, through a new spatial and program axis, connect the existing city center with new development areas along the Šmartinska road. The regional city will allow a development and placement of new pluralistic city-shaping activities in a much wider area of Ljubljana and will thus form the city’s new cosmopolitan identity. The concept design of the urban and architectural renovation of the BTC City area includes regulation of the area of the former public warehouses, which are still preserved in their original form and are therefore the holder of historic memory in a space, predominantly permeated with new generic onstruction. This Thesis proposes a suggestion of content redesign of the currently distinctly monoprogram area by introducing new content and activities. The concept design comprises a wider urban regulation, regulation of the ground floor and the street furniture of repair roads, as well as architectural and content redesign of the former public warehouses.

View along service roads

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A1.3. DOSTAVNA RAMPA

ZASADITEV - Malolistna Lipa (Tilia cordata)

OBMOČJE ZAČASNEGA PARKIRANJA (31 PM)

DOSTOPNA RAMPA

ZUNANJA TERASA

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ZASADITEV - Papirna Breza (Betula Papyrifera) ENOSMERNI PROMETNI REŽIM

ZUNANJA TERASA

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ZUNANJA TERASA

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ZASADITEV - Gledicija (Gleditsia triacanthos)

OBMOČJE ZA DOSTAVO

Ground floor plans 1 : 1000

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PEŠ DOSTOP DO VHODOV ZUNANJA TERASA

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Section 1 : 1000

East elevation 1 : 1000

View of the new BTC Plaza

Interior view of the refubrished warehouses

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UNESCO VILLAGE

Refubrishment of an old hisotric apartment into a new modern hotel Type: Renovation, leasure, urban design Year: 2011 Authors: Aleš Gabrijelčič, Eva Senekovič

Škocjan is a nucleated settlement located on the southeastern outskirts of Karst in the municipality of Divača. The village is located at the top of the rocky hill on the road Matavun - Betanja. On the one side, there is the gorge of the river Reka, on the other Mala Valley. In the village, there stands the church of St. Kancijana facing a beautiful view towards valley and the Reka river gorge. Škocjan is one of the villages on the learning paths within the UNESCO park of Škocjanske jame. It is characterized by the church, village square, fountain, cemetery and houses which follow the pattern of traditional Karst architecture. It is often visited by tourists due to its proximity to Škocjanske caves and other natural attractions in its vicinity, therefore it is urgent need of renovation in terms of organization and architectural refubrishment. After the renovation it could become the main tourist cultural center of the educational path Škocjan. As the village itself is a cultural-historical monument, it is necessary to preserve its identity and renovate it with the least possible interventions and modifications, ontly to adapt to the needs of tourism. All interventions in material and design should be arising from the context of space. Facades of houses are mostly kept, restored are only those who have lost their value respectively.

View of the main square in Škocjan

Situation plan

Concept sketches

View of park infront of the church

View of the summer theatre

A WHITE MIRAGE

A new skyscraper for the Apple company in New York, shaped as a chimney to provide wind power Type: Highrise, urban, office Year: 2012 Authors: Aleš Gabrijelčič

Since the creation of the company Apple, its philosophy was the production of high-tech devices in combination with the minimalist design. The founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, was a student of Bauhaus design. He embraced basic geometric shapes, metal and white and despised all black. So far Apple is known for producing the most advanced and most unique gadgets in the field of information technology products. My question was, how to design a skyscraper, which would be the largest in New York and there for a new monument, but also minimalist in its design and embrace high technology. The answer lies in the philosophy of Apple itself. A beautiful and elegant building which has to be self-sufficient, a slender tower completely white, which would seem like a mirage. How to use the city environment for the benefit of the building. New York is known as the Windy City and I wanted to use this fact to create energetical benefits to skyscrapers. I wanted that the wind to cools the tower, so I remembered the chimneys. Provided that the hot air is at the bottom, than it rises very rapidly, creating a flow of air that cools the surroundings. Therefore, the construction is designed as a large cylinder, chimney, with air intakes in the lower levels to allow air to enter into the central patio. This central patio also allows light to reach all the spaces in the building, which would otherwise be in the complete obscurity. Because the building height (400 m), the air that is flowing through the central courtyard reaches high velocity. I used this natural fact to produce electrical energy. There are 12 wind turbines (1.5 MW) stored in the bottom of the building, where the air enters to the patio. The wind turbines can together produce up to 70% -100% of the energy that is used by the building.

View of the main square in Škocjan

Concept sketches

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2S 1C 30

2S 1C 60

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Elevation

Section

Floor plans