Sadar Vugar | Central Part of the National Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Fuente: Sadar Vugar

Fotografía: Sadar Vuga



What was involved in this project was the linkage of two existing National Gallery buildings, and the development of a place for the monumental Robba fountain, as well as an independent place for the museum's public events (openings, meetings).

The project eliminates the indeterminate distance between the two buildings, deemed to be absurd and irrational.

It represents an indipendent solution that works even if this distance were different.

Inspired by Issey Miyake's "folded tubes", the building's structure consists of an alignment of parallel porticoes with varying geometry.

These porticoes have many different functions. They support the roof and the curtain façade, as well as the various networks and systems: electricity, lighting, ventilation, heating.The completely glazed extention comes across like see-through interface between park and city. Set in the Prešernova Street axis, it affords a monumental entrance to the museum.

Link al proyecto completo en Sadar Vuga



Ficha del Proyecto


Type:

culture. Source invited competition

Client: 

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia

Building area: 

1140 m2

Total floor area: 

1650 m2

Storeys: 

groundfloor + upper level

Structure:
steel frames, prefabricated hi bond plates

Cladding: 

structural glazing, neutral glass façade, translucent glass roof

Total volume: 

11050 m2

Architect:
SVA (Jurij Sadar, Boštjan Vuga, Peter Šenk, Milan Tomac, Simona Muc, Tadej Žaucer)