The Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana has been operating in Fužine Castle
for the past 30 years. The exhibition space is relatively small, defined by the dimensions of the old castle rooms, which do not allow excessive flexibility, the path through the main exhibition is one-way. Spatial problems are faced by a large amount of unorganized archival material, which does not have an organized archival space and
is currently located in unsuitable rooms of the unfinished attic and other rooms of the unrenovated western section. Some architecturally articulated spaces are filled with boxes and inaccessible to
the public. Untidy premises hinder the progress
of the institution, so the question arises about the sense of preserving the Museum of Architecture and Design in Fužina Castle. “The museum should be in the center of the city”, is an often heard
thesis, which I question in my work. The museum
is an institution and an object that forms the city, which is why I am keeping its location in Fužine. I understand the arrangement of the museum area with upgraded program content, with improved public transport connections and with new public areas along the river as one of the generators of the urban transformation of the eastern part of the city up to the ring road.
The aim of the task is to create a spatial design that will enable the rearticulation of the museum into
a modern motor of the profession, which includes activities of a broader concept of architecture and not only classic museum activities. At the same time, by arranging the wider area, I want to create the germ of quality urban spaces in connection with the existing already articulated values in this area of Ljubljana.
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