selected works | 2011 - 2017

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ANŽE BRIŠKI | 2011 - 2017

EXERCISES IN ARCHITECTURE

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biography I was born on 28. 7. 1992 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

After finishing my local primary school in 2007, I was accepted to gymnasium Bežigrad, a well known high school in Slovenia. Passing high school with a distinction in 2011, I decided to continue my education at the University of Ljubljana where I applied for the Master of architecture. With a high level of independence and persistence, I ended my first two semesters on time.

My studio work from second semester - Farewell chapel, was exhibited as a part of the student exhibition on Piran days of architecture 2012.

My third and fourth semester’s project - Social housing in Krško, was displayed in our faculty’s annual portfolio. These two acts of approval gave me the motivation to continue my studies with a distinct level of enthusiasm.

Inspired by my two older brothers who studied abroad, I decided to expand my horizons and apply for an Erasmus+ exchange programme. I did my fifth and sixth semester in Stuttgart, Germany.

The Technical University gave me insights to body information modelling and programming of parametric architecture. I have also perfected my knowledge in German language and acquired a B1+ certificate of proficiency that helped me to complete faculty duties in their native language.

After returning to my home university, I took part in an international workshop (as my project in the sixth and seventh semester) between Faculty of architecture, University of Ljubljana and Faculty of architecture, University of Hunan, China. It was a great honour to be awarded one of the best designs from Dean of University of Hunan.

My fourth year of university encouraged me to test my work in praxis. This is how I ended up working as a student architect for a Slovenian company named DUOL. I was a part of the design team working on a variety of projects for the companies around the world. There, I’ve learned a lot about air-supported structures. My duty was to help create air domes for tennis courts, football pitches and hockey fields in order to make them usable during the whole year. |

In my final, ninth semester, me and twenty other students, along with two professors, joined forces and established a student humanitarian organisation – Roof for all. Our first project was to design and construct Amasiko Halfway house in Kabale, Uganda, where we helped a UK based organisation – Alongside Africa. We successfully raised enough funds and over the course of two months (June – August 2017), the Halfwayhouse was erected. It will provide a safe home and study environment for the children who are currently living on the streets.

In the winter of 2016-17 Slovenian architecture and engineering firm, Ržišnik Perc was looking for new coworkers. I took the opportunity to work there, foremostly to improve my Revit skills. In six months working there, I created 3D visualisations, Revit families and helped with graphical presentations.

Whilst preparing for the Halfway house, me and two of my good colleagues (David Žalec and Nuša Gruden) decided to put our architectural knowledge to the big test. Together, we formed a small team and took part in a public architecture competition announced by the City of Novo Mesto and Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia – Footbridge Irča Vas. Amongst 12 other competition entries, we came out second.

This was quite a surprise for us, but it has given us the confidence to pursue our careers as architects.

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mindmetamorphosis One of the hardest moment in our lives is to say goodbye to our loved ones. A space for farewell has to ensure solitude to relatives. A space for final thoughts and retrospective. It has to be a sequence of life, death and life again.

The outer envelope is designed as a screen to dim out natural light and block view from the outside. The user can prepare to confront the reality of our limited existence - death. Inner space for deceased is designed dramatically, to experience impermanence of our kind. As we enter we are surrounded by the warmth of reflected sunlight that breaks through and enlights the back, brick, wall. In a space so bright and warm it is easy to believe that death might just be the beginning of something new. The extremely sloped roof gives a feeling of fluidity and drags the attention of users hight up to eternity.

Used materials are familiar and both of them bring their own character to the project. Concrete is modest and cold. On the other hand, brick is playful and warm. Together they form a user experience that inspires users with positive thoughts. |

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communitykitchen Purposed renovation of old jail into »community kitchen« is based on reflection. What Kozana was, what it is today and what should Kozana become.

New programme inside dense village centre encourages life in the local community and enhances touristic offer. The old building attracts attention already. Inside its vernacular architecture, we organize a modern centre selling point for fresh or dry fruit and fruit-based products. Inside the renovated spaces, fruit producers are able to store, dry and process their produce under HASAP regulations. The HASAP hygienic standard serves as a starting point for various certificates and eases the distribution of products.

Community kitchen exceeded old building surface area and that is why we added a new building volume. Not only we have gained much-needed space but we also fulfilled the need for new installations and ensured good user – space relations: user – customer, clean – dirty paths, new – old.

Transparent design provides natural south sunlight inside and defines a small green atrium in the back. New extension does not dominate surrounding architecture. It rather blends seamlessly with it.

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communitycenter changsha Changsha, Hunan, China design studio 8th semester|2015 _ mentors prof.dr. Aleš Vodopivec prof. Anja Planišček asist. Gašper Medvešek _design team Anže Briški Petko Grabljić _ skills revit illustrator photoshop sketch up v-ray

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When creating a new community centre with a library, consideration of public space is far more important than built. Keeping that in mind our building is accompanied by a new public space. Open square serves as a platform for outside activities.

Although Changsha is transforming into a contemporary city with fast pacing economy development, traditional structures are still found.

Hutong housing near to our site has their own urban geometry that differs from other surrounding buildings. We have the older urban site on the west side that is surrounded by a completely different urban geometry.

They collide together at an angle that inspired us to take the geometry of an old street which like an incision splits our site into two parts. Solid and void part. Both very different but depend on each other’s existence. Library and community centre.

Digitalisation brought hard times on books.

Information is gathered faster and easier. The library is designed as a storage for books kept in large pillars – pillars of knowledge. These columns are not only primary structural element of the building, but they also hide inside services, utilities and other storages.

In between stripes are communications stretching throughout the building.

Flexible design allows community centre to operate also when the library is closed, that is why it’s mirrored into the ground and has a separate entrance. Pillars of knowledge are transformed into atriums that light lower level. We carved three voids into the ground, that help the community centre have an interactive relationship with the library.

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»A lonely sail is flashing white Amdist the blue mist of the sea!

What does it seek in foreign lands?

What did it leave behind at home?

Waves heave, wind whistles, The mast, it bends and creaks...

Alas, it seeks not happiness Nor happiness does it escape!

Below, a current azure bright, Above, a golden ray of sun...

Rebellious, it seeks out a storm As if in storms it could find peace!«

The Sail

by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov

Sicily, Italy student competiton YAC.com 7th semester|2015 _design team Anže Briški Matic Čerin Jona Rak Koceli _ skills autoCAD skecthup v-ray photoshop inDesign

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alonelysail The lead concept in designing Landscape Hotel was the question of how to install new object into the brutal nature, which does not overshadow the surroundings but complements it. In some way, we wanted to create subtle contact with nature but on the other hand, make an impression that the new architecture grows to form the landscape itself.

Architecture which offers the whole new experience to the visitor, with its openness and connection to nature. When visiting, the guest feels the wind, heat and hears the sound of the waves. A person perceives the cliff beach in a whole new way.

Our main goal was to keep the nature as it is, untouched and unrefined, we even wanted to enhance the beautiful landscape. In this framework, we organized everything that is needed for a fully functioning hotel complex. The lighthouse, as the main focus point, was not modified, inside there is organized small reception area with administration offices and small open bar, that is used only for checkin and check-out. Despite the new program Italian navy can still use it without any interference with guests.

Other two existing objects are transformed into an exhibition area and into a kitchen with new dining volume, which is added to the building without harming the existing. The inclination of the terrain is used for designing new volume with hotel rooms. This

way the Lighthouse keeps the dominant role of the location. We have specifically focused on the privacy of the rooms.

Each room has two diametrical spaces, one is orientated toward the sea and functions as a balcony and the other is orientated toward the rocky terrain and functions as a dark atrium. The first one offers beautiful views of the sea, and the other creates shaded relaxing space in hot summer days. The access to the room is arranged through the roof, which serves also as a panoramic platform where people can interact with each other. The dilation of the roof and double orientation of the units allow natural ventilation and create complete comfort throughout the whole year. The units are designed for one, two and three persons, which enables peaceful and quiet experience in the Landscape hotel.

Nature as the key component of the hotel is also considered/taken into the account while designing small surrounding interventions. There are three main paths designed, used as main access elements to the three volumes: lighthouse, restaurant and hotel. Our intervention suggests to the visitors to walk freely around the green and rocky landscape and to experience the nature individually.

Architecture, not focused on form, but rather gives a tactile experience – addresses all our senses – is the answer, subtly incorporated into our design. |

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hotelunits Design of the units is focused on the climate. The Mediterranean climate is characterised by warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Although we wanted that visitors fully experience the nature and climate of the landscape – including sun, wind and water – we still want to offer them comfortable and relaxed experience.

Therefore we designed hotel units that are energy efficient, sustainable while being connected to the surroundings at the same time.

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Hotel rooms are arranged in a rigid lamel that descended from the land space towards the sea level. Every room has a view on both sides of the location in order to get a full perception of the surroundings.

The main goal was to create a room with a little space as possible, but open and connected to the landscape that is the main quality of the hotel and gives rooms an irreplaceable and unique character.

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The panoramic roof extends over the unit just enough to offer sufficient shading. The sun does not overheat the space in summer, but it provides enough light and warmth during winter.

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By dilating the unit from the ground and the panoramic roof, we enabled the circulation of the air around it. As a result, the unit does not overheat, it is completely isolated.

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landscapeelements One of the design focuses was to minimally interfere with nature. To reduce the environmental impact to the landscape. Therefore we created two types of elements that are used throughout our proposal.

By using vertical and horizontal objects we created a composition witch preserve the atmosphere of the area and occupies as little space as possible.

For example, paths are created only where needed in order to allow quick communication between lighthouse programme and hotel units. They do not truly serve as panoramic paths because we wanted

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users to walk/stroll on the rocks in order to fully experience the amazing landscape. Also, we wanted to encourage them to get around the area with positioning small platforms on different locations that offer amazing panoramic views. The walls are positioned in a way that they never block the views of the sea and the lighthouse.

All elements are not carved into the landscape. They are just poured over the rocks so that nature pierces through the objects.

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Competition entry for the footbridge in the IrÄ?a village is a response to the difficult crossing of the Krka River and extending the Portoval sports park from the right to the left river bank.

The principle of the proposal is a minimal intervention in nature. Both in terms of construction and spatial perception. In its design, the footbridge drawsv the parallels with other bridges on the Krka River - the density of supports, a flat walking surface, a wooden design. It seeks his modernity in his simplicity. Easy to traverse, easy to construct and easy to maintain.

Wood harvested while cleaning the site is used for urban equipment. Tree trunks become a seat, a bench, a lamp. These elements form an entrance platform on the right river bank.

Cleaned river slopes invite the user to stop a bit before crossing the footbridge, repair the bike, fill the bundle and, at least for a moment, observe the silk flow of the. The banks are arranged in a tribute style with stairs. For younger users, there is a playground that takes advantage of the bank’s inclination. |

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Citizens of Novo Mesto already use the river for water sports, but to ease the access to the water there are two new wooden piers. The paths along the water remain sandy, only a curb and urban equipment are added to create a small park arrangement. The cleaning plant nearby is surrounded by a green fence so an unattractive infrastructure object does not stand out.

The new footbridge and the river banks considerably extend the offer of the Portoval sports park, which acquires surface for water sports. However, in its design, it is not limited to sports users. The variety of activities that can be implemented has the potential to attract families with children, adolescents, lovers and elderly people, who will find their sweet spot in the vicinity of the footbridge and spend a bit of their free time.

The design of new spatial elements does not overwhelm the natural landscape, so the river biodiversity can stand out and impress visitors throughout the year.

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designconcept Placement of a new footbridge refers to the existing mountings of the “river overpass� on both banks of the Krka River. On the right bank, this is a sandy parking lot and on the left existing walking trail.

The footbridge imitates the characteristics of other bridges on the Krka River. Its span of 128m is divided into five support points - beautifully marching over the river. Concrete pillars are designed to minimize the impact on river regime. Spaced 20m apart, allowing

debris to flow under it. The concrete monolithic pillar that splits in two, provides enough walking area for mixed, pedestrian - cycling, use.

In order to ensure easy passage, the footbridge is settled at + 174 m on both sides, so pedestrians and cyclists can cross it without major physical strain.

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The design of the pedestrian area is the reflection of the user’s well-being. Laminated beams cannot be used as the fence, as this would block children’s view over the landscape. The walking surface is raised just so much that gives users of all ages a feeling of security and stunning views.

Upper part of the fence is designed as transparent as possible. Wooden handle allows users to lean against it and enjoy the view of unspoilt nature. Inside the handle, there is a linear LED light source, which is energy-efficient. Because of its downward position does not cause additional light pollution.

The construction of the bridge is concrete in the lower part of the section and visually detached from the upper, wooden, part of the structure. The choice of materials is rational. Construction works can be done in segments. Laminated beams carry secondary wooden structure on witch a walking surface is mounted. In order to ensure the long life of the structural elements, the primary beams are protected with waterproof foil and dressed in wooden battens that provide the desired look.

The new footbridge is designed within the principles of sustainability. Although the water construction is done in concrete it eliminates additional maintenance cost over a longer period. The wooden part is screwed together so it’s easy to build and all the worn parts are simply replaced. Any minor maintenance work does not interfere with the usage of the bridge. view from the north side d

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landscapedesign The traffic arrangement follows the already prepared route. We move the biking trail to the outer edge of a road and gained additional surface defining entrance platform to the bride or down to the river. Trying to minimally interfere with nature all the cut-down trees are reused as urban element – poles, benches, bike stands, waste bins even for info boards.

Entry platform on the south side forms so-called »urban forest« - an imitation of the surroundings. In between the various wooden poles, a cycling stop is arranged – bike stand, service unit, pitter, waste bins and seats.

In order to overcome the altitude difference, the slopes are arranged in as some sort of tribunes cutting in the slope, preventing earth to slip downhill.

Since this competition is an extension of the recreation area, children’s playgrounds are added to the slopes – a slide and climbing rope. A fun way to present outdoor living to children. The slide only leans on the ground while the climbing rope is attached to one of the wooden poles up the entry platform.

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We also arrange recreational surfaces on the water.

In places where some locals have already set up pits for easier jumping into the water, the solution provides for two new piers which can be used for mooring boats, sunbathing, resting and entering the river.

Alongside the already planned footpath, we add another, which leads to the southern part of the area, where the steps for entering the water are restored. Throughout the entire area along the river, urban equipment is designed as tree sediments. The benches look like they were »dumped« there when Krka River overfloods.

The cleaning plant nearby is cover up by a green fence so an unattractive infrastructure object does not stand out. It also works as a smell barrier, so the unpleasant smell is blocked and transformed by the plants to fresh air. To maximize this effect additional trees are added there.

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A group of students from the Faculty of architecture (University of Ljubljana), united in the student’s humanitarian organisation “Roof for all”, built a halfway house for street children in Kabale, Uganda. More than a year-long process began in a design studio in Ljubljana and ended with a two-month construction of the designed building.

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roofforall Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world. Three-quarters of the population live with only $ 2 a day, nearly 20% of inhabitants live under the poverty line. Unfortunately, the majority of them are children.

Many of them are orphans or they escaped from domestic violence.

Because they live on the street they are excluded from the society.

They have no access to health and education. Children and young people remain trapped in a vicious circle of abuse and violence, even by the police and local authorities, who should protect them.

A lot of street children is found the Western Region, which is a politically stable, but economically, undernourished part of the country.

The consequence of poverty due to unemployment is often alcoholism, which triggers a cycle of violence and abuse in many homes.

This issue concerns the UK based non-profit organization Alongside Africa. They try to grant street children access to basic education, food and hygiene. In the Amasiko centre, currently operating in the city of Kabale, children can stay only during the day, and at night they return to the streets.

That’s why,7 kilometres away from the city centre, we purposed a new learning centre and a halfway home for them. |

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The basic principle was “DIY-BIY� (Design It Yourself – Build It Yourself), so the whole process was quite different from the usual study assignments.

Awareness, that we will have to actually build the structure, was an important factor during our design process. Our architecture had to engage society and set design standards while ensuring diverse functionality.

After the preliminary discussions in the summer of 2016, we started planning in late October. During the design stage, we were dealing with the specifics of a given location; collecting rainwater and protecting soil from drifting away in the rainy season, yet protecting users from the equatorial sun and heat in the dry one. Because our site was on a small hill we took advantage of the beautiful view of the valley beneath - orientating our building towards it, providing good outdoor spaces.

Two main bedrooms can be used as living rooms to play and learn. Classrooms are defined as voids between enclosed programmes.

They are fully opened and connected with nature.

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screens that block wind and rain. We planned it as rational as possible so the building can be built on a short time schedule and they could easily maintain it themselves.

We also faced problems outside of the field of architecture, raising funds for building costs with various events and promotional work. We reached out to possible sponsors, baked pancakes at the Ljubljana market and made prototype chairs that we sold later at the charity auction. We created original jewellery and t-shirts, we had a stand-in each village offering Christmas cards.

All the efforts were repaid because we made it. In eight weeks we built a 290 m2 large building, that became a new home for street children. It has two bedrooms, a covered classroom and a workshop, a toilet, a room for a caretaker and his family, and a separate kitchen. In the main object, under the single roof, the program volumes are based on a modular network. The longitudinal design of the building follows the topography of the plot and enables good ventilation during the dry period. With almost 70 m2 of the covered external area.

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MARKING THE BUILDING FUNDATIONS

LAYING THE FUNDATIONS

FLOOR SLAB

MAKING OF ISSB BRICKS

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(homemade sun-dried interlocking soil sabilised block)

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MAKING OF WOODEN BEAMS FOR THE ROOF

MAKING OF CONCRETE BEAMS

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Already while designing, and even after arriving at the location, we took into account the construction restrictions in the developing country. Due to the poor availability of construction materials and the low level of mechanization, we limited ourselves to simple, functional details and a small number of different elements of the building. The main module was ISSB compressed brick, which was manufactured at the site. Since such bricks are not burned and consist of material excavated from the construction site, they are extremely sustainable.

During construction, we have always worked with local workers and the entire local community.

We have worked out a new way of making windows and locals thought us how to made proper brick corners. By working together

we both exceeded our own limits and together we built a new home for young users. Dealing with real problems of construction, students learned about the differences between drawing and constructing.

Hopefully, we have designed and built a better future.

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construction team Kabale, Uganda design studio 9th semester|2017

_design team Anže Briški Luka Derlink Nastja Fingušt Tina Hostinger Eva Ivačič Laura Klenovšek Mojca Lebeničnik Alessandro de Ioannon Ženja Maher Mojca Mlinar Lona Polona Pušnik Rok Primažič Gaber Robežnik Giulia Sgro Vesna Skubic Nace Šinkovec Matic Škarabot Andrej Štornik Janja Šušnjar Jure Ule Aleš Žmavc _ skills brick work wood work construction

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2Dto3D The lounge chair was designed as part of skill development workshop for Amasiko halfway house. The task was to create a simple chair that can be easily be made in Uganda without any special tools. While designing Cabrio lounge chair we established three focus points – available material in Uganda, little material manipulation and fast fabrication.

Chair frame is made from ø10mm rebars that are easily bent by hand.

We had fabricated all three main elements. It only takes eight spot welds and the frame is completed. Metal is protected with double paint coating.

For the seating we used heavy awning textile – strong enough to support a man. Adding a few stitches and the Cabrio lounge chair delivered.

With its outer dimensions of approximately 60 x 60 x 75cm Cabrio is a really comfortable chair to sit on. Although we didn’t manage to fabricate some in Uganda we did additional four of them in different colours of frame and fabric. They were sold in a fundraising auction for Amasiko halfway house.

Grožnjan, Croatia workshop 9th semester|2017 _design team Anže Briški Lona Polona Pušnik Matic Škarabot _ skills welding sewing

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iwantedacomputer I wanted a computer is a series of seven typography-based graphics.

Designed as an abstraction of text by prof. dr. Jaka Bonča.

Ljubljana, Slovenia typography workshop 9th semester|2017 _design Anže Briški _ skills font design InDesign

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“I wanted a computer—generated or computer—processed drawing. But, since I did not have a computer, I began to think like a computer instead.

This way of thinking does not allow visual corrections. Consequently, all relationships between elements in the drawing are exactly the way they are.

They are not concealed, which is achieved subconsciously when drawing by hand. Later, when the opportunity arose, I transferred all drawings to a computer. I changed and combined some of them, but in the process, I discovered that the implementation of a work of art has a special charm and that the computer deprives us of many things. But it is an excellent simulation tool. In retrospect, I tried to arrange drawings into logical units. I added text that, again, in retrospect speaks about my thoughts triggered by the drawings. But this is only a small proportion of all my thoughts. I designed linear drawings without any illusion of the third dimension. Nevertheless, every composition can be translated into sculpture.”

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ANŽE BRIŠKI

Ljubljana, Slovenia Student, Faculty of architecture University of Ljubljana Slovenia

curriculumvitae contacts

education

+386 40 585 141

Faculty of architecture, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

anze.briski@gmail.com anzebriski.portfoliobox.net

skills CAD | AutoCAD BIM | Revit BIM | ArchiCAD 3D | 3Ds Max 3D | Rhino RENDER | V-Ray RENDER | Lumion

10 / 2011 - present

Architektur & Stadtplanung, Technische Universität Stuttgart, Germany

10 / 2013 - 7 / 2014

Bežigrad Gymnasium, Ljubljana, Slovenia

9 / 2007 - 7 / 2011

experience Alongside Africa, Uganda

7 / 2017 - 8 / 2017

Volunteer | construction work | Amasiko Halfway House project | http://www.alongsideafrica.org/good-bye-now-thank/

Protim Ržišnik Perc, Slovenia

11 / 2016 - 4 / 2017

ADOBE

Intern Architect | bim modelling, 3d representations | http:// www.protim.si/en

languages

DUOL, Slovenia

Slovene | native

Student Architect | pneumatic structures: design proposals and construction plans | http://www.duol.eu/

English | B2 German | B1+ Croatian | B2

10 / 2014 - 8 / 2015

Mondial Travel, Slovenia Tour Guide | https://www.mondialtravel.si/

interests

exhibitions

travel

ZAPS _ competition exhibition

biking

Footbridge Irča Vas | 2 price

reading

Piran days of Architecture

electronic music

Farewell chapel | Student work exhibition

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9 / 2012 - present

9 / 2017

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9 / 2012

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