Archives 8: Maruša Zorec traces fifteen years of architectural practice through nine projects that test the limits between historical fabric and bold contemporary insertion, from a library in Ravne to a castle in Prekmurje.
About This Book
This monograph documents the Slovenian architect Maruša Zorec's independent practice across a body of work spanning 2004 to 2019. Zorec's architecture is defined by its attentiveness to existing conditions — she works with historical buildings not by subordinating the new to the old, but by allowing each to define the other. The nine projects gathered here move across building types and scales: civic libraries, cultural centres, educational facilities, and heritage sites. What connects them is a consistent spatial intelligence and a preoccupation with voids, natural light, and the layered histories embedded in built fabric. Essential reading for practitioners engaged with adaptive reuse and the architecture of place.
Key Features
- 300 pages of project documentation, architectural photography, and drawings across nine works
- Projects include the Ravne Library, a musical school and museum in Ormož, the college for catering and tourism in Maribor, Švicarija Art Centre in Ljubljana, and Castle Grad
- Published by C2c Editorial, 2019
What You'll Discover
- How Zorec navigates the tension between heritage conservation and contemporary architectural intervention across civic and cultural typologies
- A practice methodology built around uncovering spatial layers — the voids, thresholds, and natural conditions latent within existing structures
- The breadth of Slovenian public architecture from 2004 to 2019, from regional libraries to castle renovations
- How Zorec's parallel interests — in writing, set design, urban intervention, and architectural history of the 1960s and '70s — inform a multidisciplinary architectural sensibility
About the Author
Maruša Zorec is a Slovenian architect who has worked independently since 1992. She is recognised for her transformative renovations of historical buildings and her research into Slovenian architecture of the 1960s and '70s. Her practice extends beyond built work to encompass urban interventions, set design, and writing.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 300
- Dimensions: 17 x 24 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788412162561
- Publisher: C2c Editorial
- Publication Date: 2019
Perfect For: Architects and students engaged with adaptive reuse, heritage practitioners, and those researching contemporary Central European architecture and civic building design.