The Slovenian House: How to Recognize It – Podcast Odprto #37

Today, we’ll discuss the fundamental building block of our landscape—the typical Slovenian house. It’s likely no exaggeration to claim that the Slovenian house, as we know it from the literature of the last century, no longer represents the average Slovenian home. Alpine, Pannonian, Karst, and other traditional houses are now seen more as historical examples or architectural heritage of specific regions, whose characteristic features no longer fully capture the essence of the average home shaping our built environment today.

“Le Corbusier illustrated the essence of the freestanding single-family house in a dramatic way in *La Maison des Hommes*.” Source: Ivanšek, F. (1988). *Single-Family House; From Freestanding House to Low-Density Compact Development* (p. 244). Ambient. F. Ivanšek, based on François de Pierrefeu, Le Corbusier (1942). *La Maison des hommes*.

Source: Ivanšek, F. (1988). *Single-Family House; From Freestanding House to Low-Density Compact Development* (p. 244). Ambient.

So, what is the modern Slovenian house? How do we recognize it, what defines it, and what are its key characteristics? We’ll be exploring answers to these and other questions with our guests —Nejc Prah and Miloš Kosec.

“Example of a conventional floor plan of a standard single-family house.”
Source: Ivanšek, F. (1988). *Single-Family House; From Freestanding House to Low-Density Compact Development* (p. 244). Ambient.

“Slovenian Alpine House.” Source: Mušič, M. (1947). *Reconstruction of the Slovenian Village* (p. 150). Družba sv. Mohorja.

The image is generated by ChatGPT based on selected examples of contemporary Slovenian single-family houses.

Nejc Prah is a designer who opened his design studio in Ljubljana in 2019. He is a member of the collective Ansambel and occasionally teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. Miloš Kosec is an architect, curator, and publicist, currently serving as an assistant professor, lecturer, and researcher at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana.

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