the new ljubljana administration centre by ofis

slovenian architecture firm OFIS have received third prize in the competition to design the new ljubljana administration centre. the brief proposed several departments to move to the same site but occupy different buildings. located along the river on the edge of the city the building is surrounded by some protected buildings.

ofis designed three new buildings as cylinders related with loops of space in various heights. in the middle of each cylinder is a public entrance area and offices arranged around the center. the logic of connected and disconnected departments follow mathematical models of intersections and unions. two departments that share meeting spaces are connected in various floors with loops and bridges.

the external facades will feature a high performance glazing and an adaptable external shading device to reduce solar gain in summer. the concrete slab imbedded pipe system provides cooling without draft problems and in winter comfortable radiant heating. in summer the cooling of the offices spaces will be achieved for major amount of time just using the slab system.

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

OFIS architects: ljubljana city municipality design development

main data: location: ljubljana, slovenia
 type: offices with public program
 client: city municipality ljubljana surface above ground: new buildings: 42.288m2 existing buildings: 16.868m2 existing buildings + new buildings: 59.148m2 surface below ground (new buildings): 20.800m2 project leaders:
rok oman, spela videcnik
 project team: andrej gregoric,
janez martincic,
magdalena lacka, katja aljaz,