A Timber Pavilion in the Forest Park – A Stage for Culture, Sport and Nature
Arena Janina is located at the edge of the historic health resort park and hotel complex in Rogaška Slatina, directly adjacent to the forest and ski slope of Janina Mountain. The project integrates an open stage for concerts and cultural events, ski-club facilities, public amenities, and a tourist info-point. Positioned in the natural environment and next to the heritage spa grounds, the design envisions a contemporary multi-use venue that unites local traditions, culture, recreation, and tourism.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
The mini-complex functions as a hinge between the historic town center, woodland trails, and the small ski resort, offering a place where culture and nature intersect. Its program merges two focal themes: the renovation of existing ski infrastructure and the ambition to create an intimate performance space at the ski-site. The building is conceived as a wooden pavilion-in-the-park, referencing the classicist and modernist urban fabric and vernacular typologies, while celebrating the structural and spatial potential of contemporary timber construction. A rectangular envelope with a peripheral arcade defines a clear, harmonious volume. The perimeter colonnade-canopy provides sheltered separeted accesses and integrates the building into the natural surrounding landscape, blurring the partition between interior and exterior, acting as an open connective corridor between distinct programmatic units.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
The core of the building is the elevated, roofed stage— a platform for performance, and community, complemented by mixed-use spaces: backstage, ski-club bar, info-point, public toilets, and storage. Day-lit areas are fully glazed, while service spaces are clad in timber facades. The vertical emphasis of the stage roof incorporates an opening that reveals framed views above / behind the performers, establishing the dialogue between performance and landscape. Modular stage platforms can be also leveled to form various different hights, accommodating choir performances or casual gatherings.
Ground floor plan.
The architectural expression is closely tied to the structural concept, where large spans across the entire footprint allow for flexible spatial organization. The interior spaces have a height of 3.5 m; the modular stage measures 9.25 m by 5.35 m, and its roof rises to just over 8 m. The building’s structure, facade cladding, and interior paneling are largely executed in wood, using larch, spruce, and poplar.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
Arena Janina, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenija
Lesen paviljon v Gozdnatem Parku – Oder za kulturo, šport in naravo
Arena Janina stoji na robu zgodovinskega zdraviliškega parka in hotelskega kompleksa v Rogaški Slatini, neposredno ob varovanem gozdu in smučišču Janina.
Projekt integrira nadkriti zunanji oder za kulturne prireditve, prostore smučarskega kluba, javne sanitarije in turistično info-točko. Umeščen v naravno okolje in ob kulturno-zaščiteni zdraviliški park, zasnova ustvarja sodobno več-namensko prizorišče, ki povezuje lokalno tradicijo, kulturo, rekreacijo in turizem.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
Mini-kompleks deluje kot vez med zgodovinskim mestnim središčem, gozdnimi potmi in manjšim smučiščem ter nudi prostor, kjer se srečujeta kultura in narava. Program združuje dve osrednji temi: nadgradnjo obstoječe smučarske infrastrukture in željo ustvariti prireditveni oder ob smučišču. Zgradba je zasnovana kot lesen paviljon v parku, ki se zgleduje po klasicističnem in modernističnem mestnem tkivu ter lokalni vernakularni tipologiji, hkrati pa uporablja prostorske in konstrukcijske možnosti sodobne lesene gradnje. Pravokotni volumen s periferno arkado tvori jasen in harmoničen stavbni ovoj. Obodni stebriščni nadstrešek nudi zavetje nad večimi ločenimi vhodi in integrira zgradbo v naravno okolico, zabriše ločnico med notranjostjo in zunanjostjo ter deluje kot odprti povezovalni koridor med različnimi programskimi enotami.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
Jedro zgradbe je dvignjen, pokrit oder — platforma za nastope in druženje, obdan s servisnimi prostori: zaodrje, smučarski klub, info-točka, javni wc in skladišča. Dnevni prostori so popolnoma zastekljeni, servisni prostori pa obloženi z lesenimi fasadami. Vertikalni poudarek strehe odra vključuje odprtino, ki omogoča okvirjen pogled nad/za nastopajočimi in vzpostavlja dialog med nastopajočimi in pokrajino. Modularne odrske platforme se lahko nivelirajo tudi za oblikovanje različnih drugačnih nivojev, primernih za zborovsko izvedbo ali sproščeno druženje.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
Arhitekturni izraz je tesno povezan s konstrukcijsko zasnovo saj veliki razponi v rastrih omogočajo fleksibilno organizacijo prostorov. Notranji prostori so visoki 3,5 m; modularni oder meri 9,25 m × 5,35 m, streha odra pa sega nekoliko nad 8 m. Konstrukcija, fasadna obloga in notranje obloge so večinoma lesene, uporabljeni so macesen, smreka in topol.
Photo: Virginia Vrecl.
Arena Janina a Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia
Arena Janina si colloca al margine del parco termale storico di Rogaška Slatina, in diretto contatto con il bosco e con la pista da sci del monte Janina. Il progetto integra un palco per concerti ed eventi culturali, spazi per lo sci club, servizi pubblici e un info-point turistico, configurandosi come una struttura polifunzionale immersa nella natura. La sua posizione lo rende un punto di cerniera tra il centro storico, i percorsi nel verde e il piccolo comprensorio sciistico, dando forma a un luogo d’incontro tra cultura, sport e turismo.
Overall drawing.
Concepito come un padiglione in legno nel parco, l’edificio rilegge in chiave contemporanea le tipologie locali e il linguaggio architettonico del contesto. Il volume rettangolare, definito da un portico perimetrale, si integra nel paesaggio attenuando il confine tra interno ed esterno. Al centro si colloca il palco coperto, affiancato da spazi di servizio, mentre un’apertura nella copertura mette in relazione la scena con il paesaggio circostante. L’uso prevalente del legno rafforza il carattere unitario e sostenibile dell’intervento.
(Riassunto in italiano a cura di weArch)
View of the construction site.
