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The Pelikan Photo House

  • Zgradbazamisli, Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje

The Pelikan Photo House is a place that writes the entire history of photography, a town house with a glass studio, purpose-built in 1899, where Josip Pelikan, the 20th century chronicler from Celje, lived and worked. In recent years, the Celje Museum of Contemporary History has been responsible for the presentation of this rare heritage. The process culminated in the final renovation of the house in 2024. Together with the collective Zgradbazamisli, they have designed the renovation with the feeling that “the master has just gone out for a snack”.

Project information

Location of the project:
Razlagova ulica 5, Celje
Year of completion:
originally 1899, reconstructed in 1997 and 2024
Area:
600 m2
Awards:
ŽIVA 2024 (for sustainable action and the lasting conservation of heritage), Valvasor Award for Slovenian museum of the year 2025
Investor:
Museum of Recent History Celje
Accesible for people with mobility impairments.

Team

Main architect / Office:
Zgradbazamisli, Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje
Architecture:
Matija Kovač, Mojca Črešnik, Žana Penca, Lenart Piano, Ana Nežmah
Interior:
Matija Kovač, Mojca Črešnik, Ana Nežmah
Photography:
Ana Skobe
Other participants:

dr. Tonček Kregar, Helena Vogelsang, Urška Todosovska Šmajdek, Egon Horvat, Robert Zapušek (project team MNZC )

mag. Aleš Sotler (IPCHS, Celje Regional Office )

Aleš Plevček (IPCHS, Celje Regional Office )

Konstrukcije, Ožbolt Seničar, s. p. (structural engineering)

EL PART, Bogdan Lepan, s. p. (electrical engineering)

Pro-Mark, Marko Kamenšek, s. p. (mechanical engineering)

Kova, d. o. o. (fire safety engineering)

Other contractors and suppliers:

BAZ, Dejan Pfeifer, s. p., Robert Zapušek, Sigra, Franci Zorko, s. p., Aleksander Šiles, s. p. (conservation and restoration works)

Kograd IGEM d.o.o., Remont, d.d. (construction works)

Bogdan Kerš s.p. (electrical installations)

Inštalacije Razgoršek, d.o.o. (mechanical installations)

Skosal, Aleksander Lorenčak s.p., Pilih beton, d.d., Alpod, d.o.o. (floors and floor finishes)

Ekoklima, d.o.o., Miha Peperko, Zik Wood, Kristjan Zidar, s.p., Mizar Celje, d.o.o. (carpentry)

Kograd IGEM, d.o.o., Simer Plus, d.o.o. (windows and doors)

Simbilift, d.o.o. (lifting platfrom)

Prosignal, d.o.o. (safety systems)

RPS, d.o.o. (museological solutions)

Andrej Muzel, s.p. (ceramic works)

Zgradbazamisli – references

Extension to Dom ob Savinji

Cultural projects

Marjan Šorli and Domesticated Architecture – guided tour of the MAO exhibition

MUZA Museum, Gallery and Academy

Master Builders – The Slovenian Pavilion at the Venice Architectural Biennale now in Ljubljana at SGGOŠ

Maribor Art Gallery

Renovations

MUZA Museum, Gallery and Academy

Villa Porta no

Restoration of Štanjel Castle

Renovation of the farewell facility Puconci

Sustainable projects

Vevče Swimming Pool Complex

Vila Soča Inn – Community Centre in Čezsoča

Seed, Nursery and Forest protection Centre

House Kozjek