Space is produced and it affects the activities that are part of it. This process is dominated by the forces of global capitalism, which neglect or oppress places and people who do not act according to their logic. These forces were brought to Baška Grapa by the Bohinj railway, which transformed the physical appearance of the valley and introduced new social dynamics. However, since the railway was built for the economic and political needs of distant centres, it integrated Baška Grapa in the form of a periphery. Shifting borders and trade routes have devalued this immovable infrastructure for the needs of global capitalism. Thus, the Bohinj railway became more receptive to the local. The local population transformed the space of the railway according to their own needs. They appropriated the space. It has become a place for living, independent work, socializing, getting to know each other, play, sports, leisure, fun, celebration, hobbies and creativity. The thesis investigates how these spaces of appropriation were created and what their characteristics are. Interventions that respond to the specificities of the space of the railway bolster these appropriations and encourage the continuation of this process. The appropriation of the railway space in Baška grapa shows that even in a space that was created according to the logic of dominant forces, a space can be created that operates outside of this logic. Only in a space created by humans according to their principles can people live their lives according to their wishes.
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