Architectural workshop Jelovica 2010/2011

Abstract

In the academic year 2011/2012, students at the Faculty of Architecture with their mentor Tomaž Krušec conducted the Jelovica Architectural Workshop 2010/2011. The event was jointly organised by the company Jelovica d.d., the Municipality of Ljubljana and the Public Housing Fund of the Municipality of Ljubljana, who also took part in implementing the workshop. The students were given different locations, where they designed a series of residential houses, villas, residential areas and apartments for the elderly. All the designs used prefabricated wooden elements. The main part of the workshop consisted of practical work with the Jelovica Hiše company. Together, the students and employees of Jelovica Hiše produced a model of a constructional element of the house on 1:1 scale. Through this experience, the students learned that the work of an architect does not end until the lines on the paper have been transformed into real dimensions and materials.