The location of the competition area is in the city centre of Ljubljana. It has two characters - on one side it faces the historically important Resljeva Street, on the other side it faces a diverse residential quarter. The solution introduces a newly designed urbanism into the existing quare, as a composite of two residential buildings. The first, a lamella facing Resljeva Road, follows parallel to the road and respectfully touches the existing building adjacent to the competition area. The second, a tower, stands freely in the space and is rotated outside the expected spatial lines. The rotation introduces a new dynamic to the space, while providing the best possible natural light to the dwellings and not diminishing the light to other surrounding buildings. The urbanism creates a dialogue between the two buildings, which are also inextricably linked to the external environment. The landscaped exterior is a varied composition of several ambiences for all generations.

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The proposal consists of 32 social dwellings of smaller square metres. Half of the dwellings are oriented both ways, while the other half are corner-oriented. The facade is designed as a dialogue between the basic volume and the suspended external living area volumes. The western facade, oriented towards Resljeva Street, interprets the historic urban fabric in a contemporary way, while inside the residential quarter, its character is transformed into a facade that unambiguously indicates the purpose of the building. The two characters are linked by the facade materials.