Dogs park is situated by the recreation path of the river Kamniška Bistrica, where losts of people are having activities with their dogs. The park summarizes the existing structure of the natural landscape of existing pumptrack and the hill near by, so the new arrangement in the space works as if it had always been here - non-invasive, natural. The park invites us into the space through the entrance patio of the avenue and the canopy. The fence, that delineates the space, gently and transparently surrounds the existing tree. As a compositional counterbalance to the verticality of tree, the horizontal line of the dog tunnel is made, above which there is a hill with a bench and a tree. The plus above the horizon balances the minus in the amphitheater. The dog's olfactory corner takes over the smell and completes the circle of sensations.
Investor: The Municipality of Domžale
Project Manager: Benjamin Hafner, u.d.i.a., PA ZAPS 2107
Authors: Benjamin Hafner, u.d.i.a.
Architecture: Hafner arhitekti d.o.o.
Construction: Inženering Biro Armatura Uroš Žvan s.p.
Inventories: TMGRA d.o.o.
Construction supervision: MILT inženiring, Iztok Žvegla s.p.
Construction: Resal d.o.o.
Type: landscape arhitecture
Location: Domžale
Size: 1.000 m2
Materials: concrete, steel, earth, grass
Year of construction: 2024
House Three Peaks is situated in the Landscape of Triglav National Park. Its concept of three separated and also joined volumes simply comes from the funciotnal adjustment of nearby curved valley road. The house thus forms different outdor spaces, which passes from public to private parts with beautifull views towards Triglav mountain.
Project Manager: doc. Benjamin Hafner, u.d.i.a., PA ZAPS 2107
Authors: doc. Benjamin Hafner, u.d.i.a., Špela Gliha, m.i.a.
Architecture: Hafner arhitekti d.o.o.
Construction: Inženering Biro Armatura Uroš Žvan s.p.
Electro: Dast Projekt d.o.o.
Inventories: TMGRA d.o.o.
Construction: Robi Mikelj s.p.
Type: single family house
Location: Bohinj
Size: 300 m2
Materials: concrete, brick, steel, wood, lass
Year of construction: 2023
Along the river Kamniška Bistrica, a green axis Domžal has been arranged for several years, connecting the city via Kamnik all the way to the source of the Kamnik Alps. Various landscape programs are lined up along the axis. One of these is a space of contemplation with an urban furnishing of meditation platforms and lounge chairs. The project is designed as an outdoor meditation room, where an individual can take time for himself under the mild sky, in the embrace of nature, at sunset or sunrise. Decks with wooden curtains are used for relaxation, yoga, pilates, sitting at a picnic, etc., launge chairs for resting with views towards Alps and Kamniška Bistrica river. All the urban equipment of the fountain, bicycle shed, bin, address board, launge chairs and platforms is uniquely designed and manufactured and is copyrighted and morally protected.
Investor: The Municipality of Domžale
Project Manager: Benjamin Hafner, u.d.i.a., PA ZAPS 2107
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Architecture: Hafner arhitekti d.o.o.
Construction: Inženering Biro Armatura Uroš Žvan s.p.
Electro: Dast Projekt d.o.o.
Inventories: TMGRA d.o.o.
Construction supervision: MILT inženiring, Iztok Žvegla s.p.
Type: urban design
Location: Domžale
Size: 1.000 m2
Materials: wood, steel, concrete, grass, sand
Year of construction: 2022
The main measure of design is opening and integration of views between east and west facades. Open floor plan allows an integration of living room, library and bedroom. The walls become wardrobes or furniture screens which allow daily changes of spaces.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Project Team: Benjamin Hafner, Natalija Koranter, Karlovšek d.o.o., Biro Petkovski d.o.o.
Construction: Branko Bandelj, Stane Štrekelj
Type: family house
Location: Kamnik
Size: 120 m2
Materials: concrete, steel, glass, wood
Year of construction: 2015
The lamp was designed as a thin cut in space. It's meant to light up the living areas, as well as any other. It has a combination of indirect wall, floor and hight light. Made of thin, selfsupporting metal konstruction. The dimensions of the U-profile are 20 x 20 mm. The cover is made of white-tainted PVC glass of 4 mm thickness. Dimensions : Height 1500 mm, Length 500 mm, Width 300 mm.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Product: Free standing floor lamp 1 – BH Lights
Production Year: 2014
Category: Lamps
Weight: 5kg
Dimensions: 30x150x50 cm
A new line of serving carts is designed on the basis of combining functionality, form and aesthetics. As with any architecture it is also in design that construction is the main expression.
Author and designer: Benjamin Hafner
Owner and producer: SIMPS`S d.o.o., www.simpss.si
Materials: steel, glass, wood
Year of production: 2015
Photo: Aleksander Lilik, www.lilik.si
We won an honorable mention on an International Competition for a new footbridge in Old City of Ljubljana.
The bridge is an extension of old Plečnik`s stairs above Makalonca café an extension and connection of green-urban line from Park Tivoli, through Šubičeva Street and green Market Kongresni trg to its ends in Ljubljanica River. It is the green view wich extends above the bridge to its river sitting and observing silhouette of an Old Town from bridge construction cascades. The bridge becomes "a Theatre" of Ljubljanica river life. Form becomes from its functionality, construction and the poetry of the space.
Authors: Benjamin Hafner, Miha Volgemut
Construction: Branko Bandelj
Location: Old Town of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Competition Year: 2013
North Gate is located at the entrance to the north-eastern part of the City Domzale. It is located at the crossroad of the old main road connecting Ljubljana and Maribor. It is overlooking the Alps and in close proximity of "green axis", cultivated park in the east, central location (near shopping centers and school). This area is one of the most attractive and the most important city-building locations. It is the location which with its corners such as geometric programming articulates - provides space center (the space inside and outside the city).
The main measure of design are views which open towards the mountains and the ambiance of the existing green spaces and attractive species of trees. The new facility is formed by a perforation (removal of individual segments) volume, raising the horizon in the plane of the green roof as an extension of the park over which the magnificent views of the Alps shows. The house framing views of nature becomes a window. The second principle is a combination of green spaces and built structures. The house becomes a park, and vice versa. The atrium's which serve as an extension of the interior become part of the existing park - green system. The geometry of the new building development follows the contours of the building adjacent structures, the geometry of roads and streets. Vertical articulation follows the contours of the adjacent commercial and residential buildings.
The facility is on the south side height adjusts existing volume. It develops green flat roof - garden. On the north side of the building follows the contours of the shopping center and rhythm of houses, including spaces.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: City of Domžale
Size: 2.600 m2 ground floor
Location: Domžale, Slovenia
Year: April 2012
Diploma Thesis for Cultural centre France Bernik Domžale. Bernik is one of the main historical building in the centre.
The main goal consists of formulating an inner-outer space inbetween the existing building and the New Concert Hall and Exhibition Spaces. Market which is the main connection in between public and cultural program becomes the hart of citizens activities.
Diploma Thesis
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Size: 2.500 m2 ground floor
Location: Domžale, Slovenia
Year: 2006
Earth taken from nature is replaced with a green roof that mimics the shape of surrounding hills. Ground floor is so transferred on the level of roof which serves for outdoor sport activities. In principle - as if cutting the hill and lifted up. Among it we create the space reserved for all the program of indoor skiing centre.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Municipality of Ljubljana
Location: Podutik
Status: Concept Design
Expected Costs: 73 million Eur
Year: Januar 2012
DESIGNING THE NEW ENVELOPE FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER
The existing shopping center that is the subject of renovation is standing on the most important place in the city of Domžale. This building has been defining the city center since always. Because the building is slowly dying for a decade now, so as economically as socially, the will for renovation emerged from the new owner Tuš.
Why is the façade necessary at all, if life inside and life outside the building could be visually actually compatible; if inside and outside life could actually strengthen each other. With this point of departure we designed the building without façade. With that kind of scheme, the visual flow between inside and outside becomes more intensive, life inside the building is transported on the street and revives it, and at the same time attracts people inside.
We strengthened this effect of visual connectedness between inside and outside even more with a big projecting roof, which covers main of the public areas around the building. The ceiling is made of the screen grid that continues outside of building and embraces street life and is trying to drag it inside. The ceiling becomes dynamic surface that creates more direct and intimate relationship with people.
So, that building would enter into social and cultural life of Domžale even more, we placed some kind of “event” or exhibition extensions on the glass border between inside and outside, which manifests as cantilever cubes. The purpose of these surfaces is to extend inner and street life on the façade, where they would support public activities such as projections, concerts, meetings, exhibitions, dinning, views, recreation etc. The façade thus becomes a live organism, a generator of the social and cultural life; the city’s living room and medium; social node and homeliness.
Authors: Benjamin Hafner, Miha Volgemut, Anja Rupnik
Location: Domžale, Slovenia
Typology: Facade design
Scale: 20.000 m2
Status: Invited competition
Year: 2012
3d visualizations for Invited Competition for National Hall and Library Logatec.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Studio Priss d.o.o.
Status: Invited Competition
Location: Logatec, Slovenia
Year: 2013
3d visualizations for renovation of Sportshall Bonifika. Project for realization. Eurobasket 2013 Slovenia.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Studio Priss d.o.o.
Status: Project for realization
Location: Koper, Slovenia
Year: 2013
3d visualizations for Idea proposal of Multi Complex Building in shopping area of coastal city Koper.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Studio Priss d.o.o.
Status: Idea proposal
Location: Koper, Slovenia
Year: 2012
The design is the interplay between the natural vegetation and the built environment. Existing pool Kolezija was always a park with trees. The new architecture adapts to this dialogue in order to remain as far as possible neutral and reserved to an existing one. The building is designed in a low, horizontal volume with intermediate atriums which descend to the basement and allow light penetration in the service of the resort. Atriums which have different contents establish a dialogue with the main green areas. The facility is integrated with greenery. It creates the harmony between the old and new, between the green and built.
Authors: Professor Aleš Vodopivec, Benjamin Hafner, Martin Pelcl
Construction: Anton Berce
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Status: Honorable Mention, Competition
Size: 10.600 m2 total area
Year: 2010
Design atrium houses embody nature horizon green areas of Lake Barje. The longitudinal design of parcels allows the typology of compact construction with intermediate atriums which are extensions of indoor living spaces and offer good exposure to the sun, ventilation and privacy of individual rooms of the house. On the parcel is provided five houses with ground floor lounges open into the atriums and the sleeping volume in the 1th floor with southern orientation.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Kunstel & Kikel Ltd.
Tipology: compact atrium houses
Location: Barje Ljubljana, Slovenia
Status: Idea proposal
Size: 1.787,2 m2
Year: 2013
The major lead of the conference room design is the light that passes through the existing skylights. Form of skylights gives the shape of light in the room.
The perimeter of the hall is dotted with semi translucent screens like lace communicating the intimacy of private space. Only this is reminiscent of the typical arabic star which is the main symbol of Qatar.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Kunstel & Kikel Ltd.
Location: Quatar University, Doha, UAE
Status: Idea proposal
Size: 140 m2
Year: 2014
3d visualizations for three different apartmetns in London designed by Kunstel & Kikel Ltd.
Author: Benjamin Hafner
Client: Kunstel & Kikel Ltd.
Status: Idea proposal
Location: London, United Kingdom
Year: 2013
