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'podcetrtek traffic circle' by enota
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the 'podčetrtek traffic circle' by enota is built on a regional road between an open-air municipal sports hall and thermal spa complex. while primarily intended to
slow down the traffic, the roundabout serves to connect the two buildings. the island-like traffic circle references the appearance of both facilities
and marks the entrance points to visitors of either program centers. sculptural, dark concrete blocks allude to the design the monolithic volume of
the sports hall while the play of light on the irregularly arranged composition of surface corresponds to the expression of the hall's folded volume.
the inner layout of the roundabout suggests that a tectonic shift beneath the Earth's surface caused the road surface to bloat and belch out the massive forms.
In combination with the water, which sporadically rises to the surface between the clefts, the landscape-like form also evoke the spa complex.
flitting between man-made form and geyser-strewn basalt strata, the roundabout is both elegantly functional and aesthetically unifying.

a view toward the spa complex
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concept diagram
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close up of the darkened concrete forms
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water moves between the forms
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elevation

the sculptural traffic circle recalls a tectonically shifted landscape
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the light play of the sunset recalls the sports hall
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project info
project: podčetrtek traffic circle
use: public
completed: 2012
size: 380 m2
client: terme olimia
location: podčetrtek, slovenia
architecture: enota
collaborators: dean lah, milan tomac, alja cerne, tjaž bauer
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great sculpture, hope its not too distracting for drivers!
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