family: maribor UGM gallery

'maribor UGM art gallery'

architectural firm family has been awarded the second prize for the new 'maribor UGM art gallery'
in slovenia. the maribor EPK2012 competition was hosted by its local municipality.

the central typology of the historic city of maribor is the courtyard block, an inward
facing plan that encloses a privately shared garden at its center. the winning proposal inverts
this protective model of maribor in order to engage the surrounding city and environment.
the profile of the museum creates courtyards, plazas and playgrounds between the building
and the city while simultaneously directing activities and views in and out of the site.


entrance, UGM maribor art gallery

the program of the 'maribor UGM gallery' is split into two primary categories: exhibition
and production. the inclusion of public productive programs such as the creative industry
center, children’s house of experiments, museum library and architectural center allows
the new gallery to perform as more than a typical museum.


'maribor UGM art gallery' interior






gallery river


model view


model view detail


model view detail


model view




from left to right: routes for public, art and admin areas within the gallery floors


the exhibition and production programs of the new museum design share nearly equal
billing and size and can be organized on two floors across the site. by placing the productive
programs at street level and the exhibition above, the gallery can actively contribute to
the city with its multitude of public resources without sacrificing the stringent performative
requirements of the exhibition spaces. sloping the UGM gallery along the natural grade
of the site accommodates a full range of differently scaled programs, from the cafe and
the lecture hall below to the photo and sculptural galleries above.




site plan


site plan


site plan


site plan