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OFIS Architects crowns timber structure with filtration garden<\/p>\n

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Along the western edge of Slovenia\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Lake Bled, OFIS Architects<\/a> revitalizes <\/a><\/strong>Boathouse Zaka, a 25.5-square-meter timber-clad<\/strong><\/a> structure. While its humble exterior reflects the vernacular scale and materiality of alpine lakeside buildings, the project introduces an experimental rooftop<\/strong><\/a> filtration garden, turning the boathouse into both a scientific facility and an educational device.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A series of wooden trays sits atop the pitched roof, filled with layers of stone, gravel, sand, and soil, and planted with native alpine flower species. Lake water is pumped through this substrate, slowly filtering as it irrigates the vegetation, mimicking natural water purification processes. The filtration beds on the roof are part of a scientific experiment and a didactic tool. In this way, the roof becomes a public-facing interface of ecological care, visibly performing the environmental purpose of the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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all images by Miran Kambic<\/a><\/p>\n

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boathouse zaka adopts a skin that breathes in slovenia<\/p>\n

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Ljubljana-based<\/strong><\/a> OFIS Architects focuses on revitalization through reuse, dismantling, and restoring the original timber frame and cladding. This restoration preserves the proportions and spatial rhythm of the existing structure while grounding it in local craft traditions. The original facade is reinstalled as a series of rotated and offset wooden planks, creating a skin that breathes. This semi-transparent cladding filters light, air, and views, allowing the structure to become \u2018a filter rather than a wall,\u2019 as the team notes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boathouse Zaka stores two research boats used for environmental monitoring of Lake Bled, whose crystal-clear and heavily visited waters require continuous observation. Material interventions, such as replacing cold cement tiles with natural wooden flooring, improve internal comfort for researchers and maintain the structure\u2019s coherence with its timber envelope.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As climate pressures and tourism intensify around Lake Bled, the project suggests that future-forward architecture may not require elaborate forms but regenerative gestures that restore, teach, and protect.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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OFIS Architects revitalizes Boathouse Zaka<\/p>\n

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a 25.5-square-meter timber-clad structure<\/p>\n

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a series of wooden trays sits atop the pitched roof<\/p>\n

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lake water is pumped through this substrate<\/p>\n

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located along the western edge of Slovenia\u2019s Lake Bled<\/p>\n

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the original facade is reinstalled as a series of rotated and offset wooden planks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OFIS Architects crowns timber structure with filtration garden \u00a0 Along the western edge of Slovenia\u2019s Lake Bled, OFIS…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[92598,4021,4020,4022,77,92599,14813,92600,16,15,8732],"class_list":{"0":"post-237574","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-slovenia","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-ofis-architects","14":"tag-renovation-and-restoration-architecture-and-design","15":"tag-spaces-under-50-sqm","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wood-and-timber-architecture-and-design"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114795354055039256","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}