Designed in 2013 by Multiplan Arhitekti, this modern single family house is located just 20 minutes away from the Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana.
At almost seven hundred meters above sea level, the building is set into the space in a way to use the natural resources in biggest extent possible, and is therefore most respectful to natural environment. The plot is extremely long and narrow, very steep too, the slope spans eleven meters altitude. It is a specific building design, where the terrain does not conform to the house, but the house conforms to the existing slope. This way, the building is embedded in the ground in the longitudinal direction by cantilevers. For preserving the old (chestnut and oak) trees, the house is based on the pilots. The feeling of lightness is emphasized by light steel construction with large panoramic glazing of the south façade, allowing unlimited expansion of space from inside to the spacious environment. In contrary to the southern part, the northern is leaning towards the ground, while the upper level is public, designed as access to the building. This way the house has a dual, hybrid design, not only in cross-section, but also in plan. On the south side it is totally glazed, open to the nature, on the north side closed and built.
