Architect Day: OFIS arhitekti. Formed in 1998 by the architects Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik, the architectural firm OFIS Arhitekti is based in the city of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Among his projects of different scales, the most notably is the combination of colors with textures and materials coupled with outstanding volumetry. ofis-a.si OFIS Arhitekti has its base in the city of Ljubljana and was formed in 1998 by Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik.
Oman, born in 1970 and Videcnik in 1971, studied architecture at the Ljubljana School of Architecture and the Architectural Association in London. The office works with a wide variety of projects at different scales, from 30 to 50,000 m2, the typology also diversifying, through landscaping and interior, reaching homes and buildings for housing, and public projects. Housing Block 16 x 28, Ljubjana, Slovenia. photo @ Tomaz Gregoric / Matej Mljac / Valerie Bennet OFIS has a very interesting architecture, joining the large offices in Slovenia and neighboring countries. . @ ofis-a.si. OFIS - alpine ski apartments . kranjska gora. Baroque Court apartments. Extension and renovation of the Ljubljana City Museum / OFIS arhitekti.
Architect: OFIS arhitekti Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Design Year: 1998-2000 Construction Year: 2000-2004 Project leaders: Rok Oman & Špela Videčnik Design Team: Rok Oman, Špela Videčnik, Rok Gerbec, Josip Konstantinovič, Karla Murovec, Damjan Bradač Competition Design Team: Rok Oman, Špela Videčnik, Lidija Dragišič, Marko Coloni Client: Mestni muzej Ljubljana Constructed Area: 2,650 sqm (existing building) / 790 sqm (extension) Structural Engineering: ELEA IC d. o. o Budget: 6,71M Euro (US $10,6M) Photographs: Tomaz Gregoric The project involves the renovation and extending of the Auersperg Palace, which is located in the heart of the protected historical city centre. The palace and the plot have a very rich history dating from the prehistoric period to Roman and medieval times.
Each era added something to the building. The competition entry suggested a spiral itinerary for the visitor through the exhibition spaces and proposed an added element to connect the wings of the palace. Video: Ljubljana City Museum / OFIS arhitekti. Ofis. Two Nest Village / OFIS Arhitekti. Slovenian architects OFIS Architekti shared with us this affordable sustainable housing project in El Paso, Texas. The proposal separates the site in two roughly equal halves: North and South. The North is proposed for Phase II of the development, because its corner location suited best as commercial or mixed use development. Housing complex is located in more quiet, southern part of the plot and is gathered in a form of a nest – living mount of apartments, stuck one above another.
The form makes a perfect shape as a shield protecting the units from sun and wind and the other hand offers quality environment: light, well ventilated with created different types of shared areas, both external and internal. Apartment units are orientated towards the internal park or towards the exterior. Central garden The roof of the garage on ground level creates internal park on the level +1. Communal areas – spaces of friendship, communication and interaction Intimate Park Pedestrian friendly Landscape.