Communicating Modern Architecture

At the beginning of this year, members of the interdisciplinary group Garnitura began to re-work the material on Jože Plečnik beyond surface-level interpretations. The search for their own reflection on the architect’s work began with his humanistic approach towards architecture and his holistic intervention in the urban fabric of Ljubljana, namely in the so-called water and land axes. Garnitura has recognised vernacular gestures within Plečnik’s work which he used – often subtly and in a user-centred way – to replace existing structures and buildings.

Team

Garnitura

Mentor

Adam Štěch

Website

garnitura.xyz

Instagram

@garnitura_

Team Members

Sara Bezovšek
Miha Gašperin
Lin Gerkman
Neža Lukančič
Maruša Mazej
Eva Popit
Brina Steblovnik

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Interactive walks

Metal plates with QR codes are marking 20 points of Plečnik’s paths through Ljubljana; May 2022. View on Google Maps ↗

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Adam Štěch, an architectural historian and co-founder of the creative group OKOLO, has mentored Garnitura. By drawing on Plečnik’s profoundly human vision for the city of Ljubljana, the team communicates and translates his architectural legacy to contemporary context using several different means.

The team set up markers with a QR code to highlight monuments along the water and land axes. The markers redirect the visitor to Garnitura’s web page with content related to Plečnik’s distinctive approach to design. The team took inspiration from Plečnik’s fundamental interest in shape and form to create ceramics, wooden toys and printed textiles, while their creative photographic documentation explores and exposes today’s interventions in the architect’s monuments. All of the above is brought together in the project webpage and a booklet that presents and connects different products through a multi-layered design.

More of the action also takes place in Plečnik’s renovated kiosk on Tromostovje. During BIO27, they are staging  pop-up shops, workshops, and host other production groups from the biennial there. But most importantly the kiosk is a starting point for guided walks along Plečnik’s axes.

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Garnitura section of 
BIO27 Exhibition at MAO

Photo: Klemen Ilovar / MAO

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Renovation of Plečnik’s kiosk at Prešeren Square.

Photo: Lin Gerkman / Garnitura

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Pillar

Ceramic vase design system, inspired by Plečnik’s architectural details
Maruša Mazej, Brina Steblovnik
Locally sourced clay, 2022

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Beam

Wooden building blocks, inspired by Plečnik’s architectural details
Miha Gašperin, Wood, 2022

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Walks, Guided tours along the Plečnik's axis

Photo: Ourania Agoranou / MAO

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Pop-Up Exhibitions at Plečnik’s Kiosk

Photo: Garnitura

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Children’s Workshops

Photo: Lin Gerkman / MAO

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