The house designed by Prof.Peter Gabrijelčič sits on a narrow parcel
of land among typical Slovene suburban structures. On one side, there
is a chaotic settlement; on the other,we find the marshy plain of the
Barje landscape park, and an intertwining of meadows, fields and
ditches, with a magnificent mountain rising in the background. The
space is dotted with various types of houses and tradesman'sworkshops
with their messy yards. When one's back is turned to the settlement,one
may enjoy views of pristine green nature. The new longitudinal
house is conceived as a wall – a fence forming a secure atrium in the
midst of the existing built environment. The house is turned outside
in. It enables its residents intimacy, and at the same time it offers a
compromise with theco-existence of the widely divergent structures in
the same area. It resemblesa nest, well- accommodated,