* In June 2022 new construction law legalised the use of uncertified construction materials in simple, small-scale buildings.
Cover photo: Aljaž Plankl / Krater
Team
Krater
Mentors
Atelier LUMA – Daniel Bell and Marie Vernay
BC Materials – Jasper Van der Linden
Website
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Team Members
Rok Oblak
Gaja Mežnarić Osole
Altan Jurca Avci
Andrej Koruza
Sebastjan Kovač
Primož Turnšek
Anamari Hrup
Eva Jera Hanžek
Gaja Pegan Nahtigal
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Researching materials at Krater
Krater
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A short insight into the research stage at Krater, a temporary production site that emerged from an abandoned, crater-like construction site near the city centre of Ljubljana.
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Prototyping: Legal toxicity, prohibited nature
Rammed earth cube: wild clay, gravel. Cob cube: wild clay, sand, Canadian goldenrod. Krater, March 2022 – ongoing
Photo: Lin Gerkman
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Building with Rammed Earth International Workshop
With Atelier LUMA and BC Materials, June 2022
Photo: Lin Gerkman, Amadeja Smrekar
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Objects – Why can’t we design with mushrooms and wild clay?
Rok Oblak and Primož Turnšek Krater cup: wild clay; Capsule: mycelium; Krater; Pests, instead of local resources, Andrej Koruza; Wild herbs tea: Japanese knotweed rhizomes; Burek platter: Black locust wood; Seating pad: Canadian goldenrod, Japanese knotweed
Photo: Klemen Ilovar / MAO
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Public Programme
Pop-Up Shop at Plečnik’s Kiosk and Building with Rammed Earth Children’s Workshop
Photo: Rok Oblak, Lin Gerkman / MAO
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Building of the rammed earth tea pavillion
Concept: Gaja Mežnarić Osole, Rok Oblak
Design and pavilion build: Rok Oblak, Andrej Koruza, Altan Jurca Avci, Jasper van der Linden, Daniel Bell, Aline Dalgleish
Texts: Gaja Mežnarić Osole
Project assistants: Gaja Pegan Nahtigal, Sebastjan Kovač
Photo: Amadeja Smrekar
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Team: Garnitura
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Team: Pjorkkala
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Team: Futuring
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