In my master’s thesis, I examine the vulnerabilities of our relationships with nature, architecture, and fellow human beings. Internalized anthropocentric ethics often reduce both the built and unbuilt environment from complex relationships to mere functionality or economic value. As a space of opportunity, where traces of a slower way of life are still visible, I selected Britof in Povir – a small settlement within a Karst village rich in tradition, culture, and architectural heritage. On this modest site, several isolated shells remain, their material presence having outlasted their original purpose. Through renovation, these voids are transformed into spaces for gathering, learning, co-living, and care, which, together with the users, help shape and animate the cultural landscape of the Karst. The work is based on the premise that the beauty of architecture lies both in its endurance and in its transience; within this paradox, architecture emerges as one of the living possibilities embedded in everyday life.
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