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Covering the remains of the church of St. John the Baptist in the Žiče charterhouse and the temporary lapidary

At the end of the valley of St. John the Baptist stands the former upper monastery of the Žiče Charterhouse. The visual focus of the monastery is the large monastic church of St. John the Baptist. The visitor of the monastary is drawn to the spatial exclamation of the gothic church visible above the defence walls. This conceptually well-thought-out solution resolves the half a century old dilemma concerning the acceptability of interventions in historic building material of the Charterhouse.

Project information

Location of the project:
Špitalič pri Slovenskih Konjicah 9, Loče
Year of completion:
2022
Area:
355 m2
Awards:
Piranesi Award 2022, Prešeren Fund Award 2023, Golden Pencil 2023 for great execution, OHS Award 2024, Plečnik Award 2024 in the category of architectural realization of a larger scale
Investor:
Municipality Slovenske Konjice
Accesible for people with mobility impairments.

Team

Main architect / Office:
Medprostor
Architecture:
Jerneja Fischer Knap, Rok Žnidaršič, Samo Mlakar, Katja Ivić, Dino Mujić
Photography:
Miran Kambič, Tadej Bolta
Other participants:

Matija Plevnik (Glavni konservator)

Main contractor:
Gradnje Marguč d.o.o., GNOM d.o.o.
Other contractors and suppliers:

Kostroj - strojegradnja, d.o.o. (construction)

Enerko biro d.o.o. (electrical installations)

Hiša niša d.o.o., Proming d.o.o., UL FGG (construction engineering)

mehanizem dvižne strehe Maori d.o.o. (installation contractor)

Huba hiše d.o.o., Streha SOS d.o.o., Borovnik d.o.o., Jože Podgrajšek (roofing, tinkering)

GP KB d.o.o. (flooring)

Maori d.o.o., MK light sound d.o.o., Razkošje svetlobe d.o.o., Strlesvetila d.o.o. (lighting)

Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani, Jože Bavcon, Blanka Ravnjak (landscape design)

Maori d.o.o., Janež Mrše Jaka (technological plans)

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