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 It’s likely no exaggeration to claim that the Slovenian house, as we know it from the literature of the last century, no longer represents the average Slovenian home.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.
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.
Source: Ivanšek, F. (1988). Single-Family House; From Freestanding House to Low-Density Compact Development (p. 244). Ambient.
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.
We can thus say that the house persists in the collective consciousness as the most characteristic form of dwelling in Slovenia. However, as it evolves from a traditional farmhouse to a large home for three generations and eventually to a house with a modified utility garden, a garage, and solar panels, it materializes different aspects of the broader social climate—reflecting the changing relationship between the individual and society. While the house and garden remain inseparable constants, the elements, forms, and rules that shape them evolve over time.
In the next podcast on the Slovenian house, we will explore in greater detail the elements that define it, examine how they change, and how these changes influence the architectural design and use of the house. We will also discuss the opportunities presented by the phenomenon of the Slovenian house in the future and consider the fate of existing houses that are gradually losing their original function.
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