SISKA Shopping Centre by ATP Architects and Engineers

The amorphous design of the building allows it to nestle comfortably into its urban context. Its edges are soft and enriched by a series of smaller public spaces. As visitors sweep across the large square and into the building the flowing threshold means that they are hardly aware of the main entrance as they pass through it. One moves through the entire complex in a similar fashion – with the secondary entrance to the supermarket being conceived as an extension of the natural movement between the square and the mall.

The SISKA Shopping Centre was conceived as a sustainable shopping centre which – besides taking into account the latest energy standards – also considered the CO2 neutrality of materials. The centre is also notable for the way in which it addresses issues of social sustainability. The forecourt becomes a public square. Plans are currently being developed for the incorporation of such elements as a medical centre, fitness facilities, kindergarten and library.

Designer: ATP Architects and Engineers, Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Image Credits: © ATP Architects and Engineers, Information: Source