Office, Store & Shop Concrete Container by OFIS, Photo by Tomaz Gregoric
The Ljubljana- based OFIS Architects recently unveiled this storage and retail building in their home country Slovenia. A beautiful detail is the colour scheme of the polycarbonate screens, which marks the different functions of the building’s sections.
Office, Store & Shop Concrete Container by OFIS, Photo by Tomaz Gregoric
Here is what the architects explain:
“The site plot is in the industrial area of Skofja Loka, Slovenia. Client bought the site in industrial zone together with constructional permit plans. The building dimensions are 35 x 22.5m and 11,50m in height. Furthermore contract included executive Construction Company for entire industrial zone with their system of prefabricated concrete system with ready made openings on each elevation.
The project task was to merge a program inside the given volume and redefine existing elevations. The existing sections had to remain the same. A client’s company produce and merchandise safety equipment and devices which had to be stored in the 2/3 of the volume. The program was defined and inserted into 4 divisions following functional demands: Offices – storage loading – central storage – storage with attached loading.”
Office, Store & Shop Concrete Container by OFIS, Photo by Tomaz Gregoric
“The project scheme incorporated storage for goods of different sizes with loading areas, store, offices and classroom for lectures of safety.
The elevation cuts break the functional façade grid and reinstate flowing concrete elements in between translucent screens; Offices with transparent double-glazed façade, storage spaces with semi-translucent polycarbonate elements and two openings on the back as loading dock doors.
Materials are polished concrete, glass, metal and polycarbonate plates.”
Office, Store & Shop Concrete Container by OFIS, Photo by Tomaz Gregoric
Project leaders: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik
Project team: Andrej Gregoric, Katja Aljaz, Janez Martincic, Magdalena Lacka
Location: Trata, Skofja Loka, Slovenia
Type: storage
Client: private
Site Area: 2500m2
Bldg. Area: 780m2
Gross Floor Area: 1.080m2
Structure: reinforced concrete – prefabricated
Budget: 180.000 EUR
Office, Store & Shop Concrete Container by OFIS, Photo by Tomaz Gregoric
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