With the expansion of cities into the suburban areas and consequently into the countryside, friction appears between the old and new built fabric as in the society of users of such space as well. New ways of living are being conceived and new attitude towards the natural environment is visible, which, throughout all history, has been a source of goods and materials, ultimately providing us with food for survival.
What is the relatioship between the countryside, the city and nature today?
In order to understand the existing situation, the assignment begins with a theoretical part, which first presents the historical background of social changes and the simultaneous development of the wider urban and suburban area of Ljubljana in recent centuries. The state of society and space are inextricably linked, so this part explains the factors that contributed the most to their changes and interconnections.
What follows are the spatial analyses of the countryside, which represent the relationship of the built to the environment and thus the development of various typologies, as well as the search for connections between traditional farms and today’s prefabricated halls for massive food production. What are the pros and cons? What represents the identity of a given space? The content of the countryside, the operation of the farm then and now and the trends of agricultural development in the future are explained.
The conceptual design of the assignment is based on the life cycle of modern rural residents and their needs. I deal with connecting conflicting spatial as well as social factors and create a model for connecting diverse ways of living and space use.
I discuss in more detail the area of the municipality of Škofljica, which primarily acts as a transitional area where agricultural activities and buildings have developed. By determining the degree of endangerment, I choose the most suitable farm and with project work I bring new life to a neglected structure. However, since the basic guideline of the task is the connection between society and nature, I present a model on the contact line between the moor and the settlement, which combines a residential neighborhood and agricultural activity, which is connected to the existing complex of a farm in the heart of the village and thus forms a natural, self-sufficient and inclusive typology of modern farms.
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