International project
Slovenian Book Center
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BOOK
In Trieste, Italy, SoNo Arhitekti’s design won the 1st prize in the invited
architectural competition for the Slovenian book center.
T
he proximity of the Oberdan Piazza and Fabiani’s National Hall
encouraged SoNo Arhitekti to look more closely to the symbolic
ties that are important for the Slovene minority living in Trieste.
A hint that would only symbolically show itself derives from
Fabiani’s masterfully designed facade’s decoration. Decorative
geometric element has been broken down and transformed into a
modern structure, which represents itself in the basic pattern of the
bookshelves.
The historical building where the new center is located is a palace
dating from the first half of the last century. The architectural concept of the