Architect: Sadar + Vuga
Location: Ljubljana
Client: Slovenia Control, Slovenian Air Navigation Services Ltd.
Date: 2013
Sadar + Vuga, founded by Jurij Sadar and Boštjan Vuga in Ljubljana in 1996, focuses on open, innovative and integral architectural design and urban planning. Projects have included the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, which received the Bauwelt Prize (2001); the new entrance hall for the National Gallery of Slovenia; the Mercator Shopping center; housing projects Condominium Trnovski pristan and House Gradaška, all recipients of prizes and nominations for the Mies van der Rohe Awards. Recent projects have included the Sports Park Stožice in Ljubljana, combining a football stadium with a multi-purpose sports hall and recreational park; a new air traffic control centre at Ljubljana airport, as well as the Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies in Vitanje, Slovenia. Current projects include a new building for the Study of Social Work as well as a sports hall extension, both at the Campus of University College Ghent in Belgium.
Air traffic control is a stressful, 24/7 business and requires a building that can combine comfort with security. The newly completed ATCC in Ljubljana is divided into a pentagonal head (control centre) and a pair of wings (offices and public programmes), with the lobby, restaurant, conference rooms and gymnasium situated between the two. The building is organised into five security zones: the further one moves from the rim (administrative and rest areas) towards the building’s core, the greater the security level. The bronze reflective glass windows mirror the surrounding nature and airplanes, making them part of the building’s design. (fh)
First Floor Plan. (Image: Sadar + Vuga)
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