In my final thesis, I examine the residential architecture of Viktor Pust. I place his work within the broader context of post-war urban planning and housing development in Ljubljana, which, over the decades and in line with rising living standards, evolved from standardized functionalist block construction to the planning of residential neighborhoods designed to provide a higher quality of living. The main focus is on his project for the stepped terrace residential buildings in Koseze, which was conceived as part of the competition for the development of the Koseze and Draveljska Gmajna neighbourhoods. The competition took place in 1968; the first buildings were completed by 1974 and the last by 1981. The analysis addresses the key features of the neighbourhood – its spatial placement, the emphasized role of the street, the separation of vehicular and pedestrian routes, the integration of nature, greenery, and communal spaces – as well as the specific stepped terrace design, which functions as an intermediate solution between collective and private space and introduces a typological innovation into the Slovenian residential context.
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