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Poljane Theatre
Renovation of the School Theatre
2017
Status
Built
Location
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Program
Educational
Area
250 m²
Architecture
Ognen Arsov
Ana Kosi
Bine Tekavec
Photography
Janez Marolt
The theatre hall is located in the attic of the Austro-Hungarian building of the Poljane Gymnasium. Prior to renovation, the space, defined by a dominant roof geometry, an irregularly broken shell of the perimeter walls and a disproportionate height of 9 m, was fragmented into disconnected elements. The visitor's attention was pulled away from the stage into the disturbingly high and contrasting ambience.
During renovation we "erased" the irregular geometry of the space, removed everything that was superfluous and then encased the entire shell of the hall and the entire supporting structure in a completely absorbent black matte finish. In the newly created black void above the auditorium the newly installed light pyramids draw on the new architecture of the hall and recreate true spatial relation of the space. Benches, consisting of upholstered 10 cm wide segments, were placed on the auditorium's podium instead of seats. The bench design does not presuppose an exact number of seats, nor the specific position of the seats or the manner of sitting. The space therefore becomes a democratic and relaxed environment.
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Historic shell of the auditorium with visible construction
Black box
Light pyramids
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Floor Plan and Section
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