Slovenian architects Ofis Arhitekti have completed a holiday hut in Slovenia’s Triglav national park.
The client had bought the site with existing permission for a traditional Slovenian Alpine hut; the architects the designed a contemporary version with the same dimensions, roof pitch and materials, meaning a new construction permit was not required.
The 6×11 metre, three-bedroom hut is in the village of Stara Fuzina, close to Lake Bohinj.
Photos are by Tomas Gregoric.
Here’s some info from the architects:
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6×11 Alpine hut in Slovene Alps
Commission 2007 /
construction start 2008 /
completed 2009
Location: Stara fuzina near Bohinj Lake, Slovenia
The hut is situated in a small Alpine village, part of Triglav national park with very strict rules of construction and architectural design.
The client bought the site together with existing construction permit for the generic project.
Demand was not to change construction permit but change the elements of the house to suit his family, sustainable factor and open the windows toward the views.
The volume of the house 6 x 11 metres, 42 degrees pitched roof, external dimensions and material types remained the ones from the existing project.
Materials – the elements such as stone, wooden columns, facade patterns are taken from local environment with dialog on the surrounding typology.
Interior organisation suits the needs of the family and is very rational.
Central staircase rotates around the fireplace that heats both floors.
There are 3 bedrooms and bath with sauna on top floor with minimal corridor.
Ground floor is one space room with kitchen; dinning and living, storage is under the staircase.
The level is partly lower so window shelves act as sofa with views toward the mountains.
Sustainable Issues:
Large corner window was positioned toward the sun therefore in winter-sunny days no heating is needed.
Extra thermal isolation is put between the wooden cladding – both in exterior and interior, black foil that is put behind the wood absorbs the heat of the sun and transforms it onto the walls. Upper floor is pushed over the ground floor and acts as sun protector in summer when sun is higher. Rain water is collected from the roof and transported through vertical pipes that are covered with wooden masks.
Project Architect: OFIS arhitekti, Rok Oman & Spela VidecnikDesign Team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Andrej Gregoric, Anna Breda
Client: private
Structural Engineers: Projecta d.o.o.
Main contractor: P-Grad d.o.o.
Start on site date: september 2007
Contract duration: 12 months
Gross internal floor area: 95 m2 neto
Total cost: 150.000 EUR including furniture
Above: concept diagram
Above: concept diagram
Above: plans
Above: elevations
Above: sections
Above: site plan
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
March 26th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
simple, interesting, smart redesign with few steps. Could be prototype for assembled small cabins. I would buy it.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Super. Pleasure by contemplation
March 26th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I love it. I really, REALLY love it. I could live there in a heartbeat. Modern without being pretentious.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
very nice. very charming.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Very good abstraction of an existing generic project.
It transformed average economy project into first class one.
Also very modest and cozy interior.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Very nice, a good example of mixing modernity and tradition.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Gorgeous!!! The best architecture I`ve seen last year!
March 26th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
House to fall in love with…
March 26th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Perfect example of bringing modern and vernacular design together to a wonderful result.
March 26th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Such a simple plan on a modest plot, yet it shows what can be done with quality materials and attention to details. I really like it.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
So nice to see here such pure and simple designs like this project; to congratulate
March 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
i don’t think i can add much to the comments above. simply great design, love it!
March 26th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
“OFIS” once more with a good example…
March 27th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Always fascinating seeing alpine hut designs. They all seem to follow a very strict criteria yet are allowed to soar on their own depending on the architects personal pallet. I LOVE THIS ONE! Amazing use of space.
March 27th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Awesome, honest, simple, advanced & beautiful at the same time . Projects like this should become perfect example – ethic architecture
March 27th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Beautiful, modest design and so, so very cute ..
March 27th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Feels like home! Great detailes! In constraction and in combining materials! Acctually that is the best part of it! Love the glass!
March 27th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Unanimous praise on Dezeen? How novel!
Beautiful building too…!
March 27th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
This is what I call also ecologycal architecture; you could hardly say that for Coop Himmelblau project on the same page. (for that project you can just say pollution architecture)
March 28th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Nice , simple and effective prototype
March 30th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Ofis Arhitekti is very good. Ecologycal architecture is our future.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
simplicity is also our future
March 31st, 2009 at 10:42 am
classy, cute, home
April 1st, 2009 at 4:01 pm
also me like-it!