6x11 Alpine hut in Slovene Alps
completed 2009
A 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 position the openings toward the views.
The volume of the house is
6 x 11 metres, has 42 degrees pitched roof and external dimensions and material
types are the ones from the existing project.
Materials – the elements
such as stone, wooden columns, facade patterns are taken from local environment
and reinstates dialog with 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 which are
inserted into wooden beams.Navigation: Stara fuzina near Bohinj Lake, Slovenia
Project
Architect: OFIS arhitekti, Rok Oman & Spela Videcnik
Design Team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Tomaz Gregoric,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
Internal
floor area: 95 m2 neto
Construction
cost: 150.000 EUR
photo @ tomaz gregoric