House Vrhe
There once stood a one-and-a-half-century-old farm on Vrhe, where a typical Koroška region barn was still preserved. A typical Slovenian hayrack construction (with very carefully treated structural details, connectives, and oak nails) presented an ideal starting point for a new house at almost the original location.
The framework of the barn preserves its structural and expressive elements to the last detail. It is situated with an adjusted orientation on a half semi-basement base, and its terraces and supporting walls softly interweave into the landscape of the south slope of the meadow.
The new house is a skillful and completely hidden modern architectural implant of a »pavilion in a hayrack«. The expression of landscape, which can be experienced through membranes in all directions, and through the framework of the vernacular heritage, awakens the consciousness of the inner spirit between the outer and inner, safe and exposed. From the outside, the building respectfully handles all the essential legalities of the vernacular architecture of Slovenian country architecture. From the inside, the new house displays a modern living environment. An architectural masterpiece, which connects the cultural landscape with the environment, the building heritage with a modern living culture, has significant potential, that contributes to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the Slovene countryside.
