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The genius loci<\/em> of the Croatian Zagorje is not a thing that belongs to the past, but a living element that could be reinterpreted.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Architecture is, perhaps more than any other form of artistic and technical creation, inseparable from the space and time in which it occurs. Since the 18th<\/sup> century, when the term genius loci<\/em> \u2013 spirit of a place \u2013 emerged in architectural theory, it has become a fundamental category through which we contemplate the relationship between architecture and context. Architecture not only provides a response to functional needs, but also a means of interpreting landscape, history, culture, tradition, materiality and lifestyle. In this context, space cannot solely be understood as a physical framework, but as a layered structure of meaning arising from collective memory and individual experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Jure \u017divkovi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christian Norberg-Schulz, in his book Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture<\/em> (1980), points out that architecture should give concrete expression to the meaning of a place and articulate its existential dimension. Space, according to him, is not a neutral scene, but an active participant in human existence: it includes memory, emotion and sensory experience. Architecture thus becomes a means of reading and deepening the meaning of space \u2013 a bridge between the natural and cultural, between the past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Jure \u017divkovi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the modern context, especially in the era of globalization, this idea is gaining prominence again. The wide availability of information and global market pressures have produced an architecture that is often universal, generic and devoid of local identity. Rem Koolhaas argued in his provocative essay \u201cBigness\u201d (S,M,L,XL<\/em>, 1995) that large-scale architecture no longer has to be part of the urban fabric: \u201cIt exists; at most, it coexists. Its subtext is fuck context.<\/em>\u201d This radical stance opens the following question: Can architecture be universal and relevant at the same time? In the global age, can we rediscover the spirit of place and reinterpret it in contemporary spatial practices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read the whole article, please <\/em>order the copy of the magazine<\/em> HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Production and Business Facility Dubrov\u010dan, Dubrov\u010dan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Architecture
MVA \/ Mikeli\u0107 Vre\u0161 arhitekti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project team
Marin Mikeli\u0107, Tomislav Vre\u0161, Mia Kos, Fran Stani\u0107<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaborators
Barbara Horvati\u0107, Anita Kova\u010di\u0107, Maja Pijaca, Marin \u0160evo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Client
MDK Gra\u0111evinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year of design
2019 – 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year of completion
2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area
1.850 m\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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