Bruto Krajinska arhitektura in oblikovanje prostora Landscape architecture and design
matej kučina, bruto, krajinski arhitekti, krajinska arhitektura, oblikovanje prostora, prostor, krajina, vrt, načrtovanje, nacrtovanje, planiranje, urbanizem, park, dizajn, rastline, matej kucina, landscape arhitecture, landscape design, landscape planning, garden, garden design, urban design, design, plants
Competition for the arrangement of the concealed burial places of post-war victims Location; Slovenia Client; Republic of Slovenia Public anonymous competition; special jury award Project; 2003 Project team; Matej Kučina, Marko Studen (Scapelab), Boštjan Botas Kenda (Studio Botas) Collaborators; Jernej Černe, Domen Šega, Primož Fijavž The arrangement of the concealed burial places is in some way a political task, for it divided the Slovenes in two groups: those who agree with recognition of post-war crimes and those who don’t. This is why this public anonymous competition can be understood as a symbolic reconciliation in the spirit of civilised piety. The client’s wish was to design the concealed burial places, spread out practically all over Slovenia with a unified monument, orientation elements and integral image. In contrast to most of the contestants, who planed monuments as verticals, we decided on a horizontal round form, made of oxidised steel (korten) with engraved data. Such monuments can be used as a bench as well a place for placing candles and flowers. The project was, despite its undisputed quality, eliminated due to a mistake in the competition material.