‘faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building’ by styria architects east view

conceived as the faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building at the university of maribor, slovenian styria architects have taken the exterior fabric as a vertical ground section interrupted by large glass surfaces which establishes the contact of the interior with the exterior greenspace. a transparent extension of the facility with subordinate proportions is stratified by a light gap, placed in such a manner that at an appropriate distance from the existing castle forms a platform through the facade breaks – the square below the bell tower which is supplemented by a water motive, an open air classroom and micro-urban equipment.

the extension in the northern part of the castle hompos is expressed quite differently: it is a completely different interpretation  of an architectural intervention whereas a hybrid of the landscape becomes opposed to the monumentality of the building. a direct contact with nature and intertwining environment shapes a cut-out landscape carpet, where a transformed green meadow  becomes a roof, replacing its topographic profile.

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects the northern part of the castle hompos

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects the facade detail

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects the view from the valley

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects interior

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects interior

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects interior 

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects interior detail of the historic building

faculty of agriculture and life and sciences building by styria architects the east view

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