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IN UTOPIA WE TRUST

Ilina Cvetkova
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IN UTOPIA WE TRUST
Our main idea was to bring utopian architecture closer to reality. The location is in Ljubljana (Slovenia), on the edge of inner city center.

We designed buildings in form of a cross, following the existing construction lines. There is an open public space between the buildings, where all the activities can happen. They are meant for the residents and also for all the visitors. They enable people to hang out and spend their free time in nature, without ever leaving the city.

There are market places, gardens, fields, parks, children playgrounds etc. Some of the market places amd greenhouses are designed to be covered in the winter. Some of the gardens are also deeper and are accessible by stairs or ramps. The access to the location is possible by the underground road to the underground parking garage. Between the buildings there are cyclist and walking paths.

The groundfloors of the buildings are open, so that space flows through them. One axis of the cross is a business area  with just two stories and in the second axis the first two floors are public and from the third floor up are appartments. There is six of them on each floor, but some of them are duplexes, which have a two stories space over the dining and livinng room.

A simple form that is seen from the outside is also on the inside. The walls with installations are going through the whole building. These are also the only walls, so that people have open spaces with more functions - they aren’t strictly specified.

Construction of the buildings is made from concrete. The buildings  have glass faccade, bigger terraces between appartments and small balconies all around with perforated panels for shade.

There are market places, gardens, fields, parks, children playgrounds and places to hang out between the buildings. Some of the market places amd greenhouses are designed to be covered in the winter. Some of the gardens are also deeper and are accessible by stairs or ramps. The access to the location is possible by the underground road to the underground parking garage. Between the buildings there are cycle and walking paths.

Project by Ilina Cvetkova and Nina Kobal 
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design architecture utopia ILLUSTRATION radicalism people Perspective collage art flatdesign
design architecture utopia ILLUSTRATION radicalism people Perspective collage art flatdesign
design architecture utopia ILLUSTRATION radicalism people Perspective collage art flatdesign
design architecture utopia ILLUSTRATION radicalism people Perspective collage art flatdesign
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design architecture utopia ILLUSTRATION radicalism people Perspective collage art flatdesign
design architecture utopia ILLUSTRATION radicalism people Perspective collage art flatdesign
IN UTOPIA WE TRUST
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