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Lara Slivnik
AN OVERVIEW OF MUSHROOM STRUCTURES 
IN SLOVENE STRUCTURALISM 
Third International Congress on Construction History, 
Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany,
20th - 24th May 2009, 
http://www.ch2009.de/
Mednarodni	 kongres	 prirejajo	 na	 tri	 leta	 in	 udeležijo	 se	 ga	
arhitekti, gradbeniki, umetnostni zgodovinarji in vsi tisti, ki se 
ukvarjajo	 z	 zgodovine	 gradnje	 od	 prvih	 človekovih	 začetkov	
do arhitekture moderne. Na kongresu je bilo predstavljenih šest 
uvodnih predavanj in preko 200 prispevkov. Referat o gobastih 
konstrukcijah v slovenskem strukturalizmu je bil predavan v 
sekciji "konstrukcije".  
Izvleček 
This paper is an overview of mushroom and umbrella structures 
in Slovenia. It starts with a brief introduction to the development 
of mushroom and umbrella structures. The main part of the paper 
describes	 five	 selected	 buildings	 in	 Slovenia	 which	 are	 all	 based	
upon the idea of a single central column supporting the roof. 
All of them were built between 1960 and 1971, a decade when 
Structuralism dominated Slovene architecture. The selection has 
been made according to their importance for Slovene architecture 
and therefore the analysis is made from the architectural point of 
view.  At the end, various reasons for their sudden disappearance 
from Slovene architecture after 1970 are discussed.
SLIVNIK, Lara. An overview of mushroom structures in Slovene 
structuralism. V: KURRER, Karl-Eugen (ur.), LORENZ, Werner 
(ur.), WETZK, Volker (ur.). proceedings of the Third International 
Congress on Construction History, brandenburg University 
of Technology Cottbus, Germany 20th - 24th may 2009. 
Vol.3. Cottbus: Chair of Construction History and Structural 
preservation of the brandenburg University of Technology, cop. 
2009, str. 1339-1346, ilustr. [CObISS.SI-ID 2294148] 
Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik
PASSIVE HOUSE IN SLOVENIA
1
st
 Alps-Adria Conference on Passive Houses, Pecs, 
Madžarska, 
4.-5. september 2009
http://www.matserv.pmmf.hu/passzivhaz/index_en.html
Vabljeno predavanje na mednarodni konferenci
Abstract
The environmental attitude has grown also in Slovenia, 
although not as fast as Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 
There is a growing interest for ecological materials, for very 
low energy houses and in last year also for the passive houses. 
Large shifts occurred in 2008 in the introduction of passive 
houses into Slovenia. These shifts were undoubtedly the result 
of all the activities that had been carried out in previous years. 
We can divide these activities into two areas: promotional 
activities (Articles in the popular and professional reviews, The 
monograph ‘The Passive House’, Presentations of the passive 
house, Construction fairs in Ljubljana and Gornja Radgona, 
Professional trainings and seminars, Production of an educational 
film	 on	 the	 construction	 of	 a	 passive	 house,	 Media	 support,	
Activities towards the construction of a trial settlement of passive 
houses in Slovenia, Saint-Gobain Isover student competition) 
and	 concrete	 measures	 to	 introduce	 ener gy-efficiency	 standards	
into	 buildings	 (Subsidies	 for	 the	 construction	 of	 ener gy-efficient	
houses, The Passive House Consortium, Education and training 
for the planning of passive house construction, Rules on the 
Efficient	 Use	 of	 Ener gy	 in	 Buildings).	 In	 the	 article	 the	 activities	
in last year will be described.
predavanje je kot članek objavljeno v: ZbAŠNIK-SENEGAČNIK, 
martina. passive house in Slovenia. V: 1st Alps-Adria Conference 
on passive Houses, pecs, 4-5 September 2009 : proceedings. 
pecs: Alps-Adria Conference on passive Houses, 2009, str. [1-
6]. [CObISS.SI-ID 2324612]
Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik
HOW MUCH DOES THE PASSIVE HOUSE 
COST?
1
st
 Alps-Adria Conference on Passive Houses, Pecs, Madžarska, 
4.-5. september 2009
http://www.matserv.pmmf.hu/passzivhaz/index_en.html
Abstract
Lately, the term “passive house” has been gaining ground in 
S l o v e n i a , 	 r e p r e s e n t i n g 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 f a v o u r a b l e 	 c o s t - b e n e fi t 	 r a t i o	
– energy saving – to date. A passive house uses less than 15 
kWh/(m
2
a) in heating energy. There still remains the conviction 
among laymen, as well as among experts, that passive houses 
are	 expensive.	 This	 paper	 describes	 a	 high-quality	 low-
energy family house in the vicinity of Ljubljana and outlines 
a comparison of the actual cost of its construction and a cost 
estimate for the construction of a passive house.
The analysis of approximate costs of the construction of a 
passive house, therefore, shows that in Slovenia the price should 
not	 exceed	 the	 price	 of	 a	 high-quality ,	 thoroughly	 designed	 and 	
built low-energy house by more than 10 %.
ZbAŠNIK-SENEGAČNIK, martina. How much does the passive 
house cost?. V: 1st Alps-Adria Conference on passive Houses, 
pecs, 4-5 September 2009 : proceedings. pecs: Alps-Adria 
Conference on passive Houses, 2009, str. 1-6, ilustr. [CObISS.
SI-ID 2324868]