Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

The ZRC SAZU building is set between built and green structures, between cultivated agricultural land and forest, between the plain of the marsh and the hills of Krim. The space is defined by the relationships between open and closed, horizontal and vertical, aligned and articulated. The architectural concept is based on the dynamics of open and closed surfaces, vertical and horizontal divisions, and transparent and opaque planes that form the envelope while directing views into the landscape. The building’s architecture follows the characteristics of the surrounding landscape, particularly the division of space into pronounced horizontal and vertical dominants. The façades are designed as large transparent screens framed in a solid passe-partout that defines the building’s mass. Transparent façade fields alternate with infill panels, which extend over the edges into the lateral façades, creating volumetric articulation.