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East facade
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View of the Elipse from the garden
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View of the Elipse from the garden
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View of the Elipse from the garden
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Access from the garden to the entrance plaza
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View from the historic school towards the Elipse
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View of the northern facade from Roška Street
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Entry plaza placed between the Elipse, historic school and the inner city ring
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View of the western facade from Roška Street
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South facade with undulating balconies
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Balconies - view towards the west
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East facade - zoom in
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Balconies - view towards the east
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Entrance lobby
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Hallway leading to the apartments
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View from the roof terrace towards the city
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View over the Ellipse - between the city and nature
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View over the Ellipse - between the city and nature
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Site Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Top Floor Plan
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Loggia-Balcony Diagram
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Longitudinal Section
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Cross Section
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Residential Building ELIPSE

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Sede
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Anno
2024
Cliente
Čelebič
Team
Jurij Sadar, Boštjan Vuga, Matija Vuković, Tjaša Plavec, Tamara Rijavec
Project Authors
Sadar+Vuga, Arhipro, Studio Krištof
Landscape Architecture
Bruto Krajinska Arhitektura
Structural Engineering
Gradbeni biro Mele
Electrical Installations
REI Inženiring
Mechanical Installations
PINSS
Fire Safety
Ekosystem
External and Traffic Design
GIRI

Despite being a primarly profit-oriented residential development, the elliptical building, situated at the edge of a triangularly shaped site, is surrounded by a variety of non-fenced, open and inclusive public spaces. An entry plaza is created between the inner city ring, a historical school, and the new building, continuing to the covered arcades with entrances to the building. On the eastern side, a garden with a children's playground forms a vital part of the residents' outdoor living space. A promenade along the river canal links the building to a nearby neighborhood. Here, garage and service entrances are located.

The Elipse is a 70-apartment building, with units differing in size, and connection to the outer space. The elliptical shape also allows for different typologies, from mini-lofts to duplexes and classic corridor-room apartments. The building's structural system provides a high level of adaptability for each apartment.

The apartments range in size from one-bedroom flats with a loggia to penthouses with large roof terraces. On the northern side, each room in a smaller apartments opens to a loggia that provides cross circulation within the apartment, while ample and spacious undulating balconies define the southern side of the elliptical volume. Planters on the balconies are positioned to enhance privacy from the immediate neighbors while providing views of the green hills nearby.

The Elipse, therefore, has an distinct dual character: the northern side of the building is calm and continental, the southern side is vivacious and Mediterranean. This duality builds on the reference to its position along the Fabiani inner ring and his placing of Ljubljana as a city, influenced by lavish Mediterranean outdoor living, as well as more rigorous Viennese residential architecture.

The building's façade cladding is composed of interlaced horizontal and vertical strips of mint green undulated ceramic tiles. The weaving of the strips evokes a textile pattern, highlighted by vertical and horizontal lines in mint green tone. The balconies act as horizontal strips that extend from the level of the façade surface towards the Golovec greenery.

The mint green color of the exterior extends to the entrance lobby and the inner corridors. Large wall lamps and ornamented ceramic tile floors enhance the distinct character of the Elipse's interior common spaces.

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