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Halcom Offices
New Offices in the Old Printing House
2023
Status
Built
Location
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Program
Office
Area
1.450 m²
Architecture
Ognen Arsov
Ana Kosi
Barbara Cizl
Neža Lazar
Tina Božak
Photography
Ana Skobe
The IT company's offices are located in the heritage-protected old Mladinska knjiga printing house, originally designed by architect Savin Sever. They occupy two thirds of the aisle of the otherwise tripartite, formerly industrial building. In designing the new interior, three new galleries/islands have been placed in the open aisle of the printing house. They are set back from the existing characterful load-bearing structure, thus creating a variety of ambiences in the space, while at the same time allowing for a better use of the space. The galleries are positioned in the space according to the needs and possibilities of combining the company's programmes. The passages between the galleries open in the line of the window openings, so that the common and open spaces are well lit by daylight, and the other work areas are also lit by natural light through ceiling luminaires. The islands are designed in a soft, organic way with maximum transparency at ground floor level. Throughout the first floor planters are placed along the edge of the islands – lush greenery in them forms one of the main elements of the ambience. The ground floor part of the islands can be completely covered with a semitransparent curtain which further softens the boundaries of the island.
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The new galleries are set back from the heritage-protected structure of the former printing plant.
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Design concept of different working ambients.
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Axonometry of the whole office space
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Cross section
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Ground Floor
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