59th zagreb salon
of architecture
and urbanism

Art Pavilion
in Zagreb
15–31/12/2024

59. zagrebački
salon arhitekture
i urbanizma

Restoration of the Coastal Battery Giacone

/ 2022. / Emil Jurcan

Restoration of the Coastal Battery Giacone

About project

The conceptual design for the restoration of the Austro-Hungarian coastal artillery battery Giacone on Veliki Brijun Island focuses primarily on designing the perception of the space by acknowledging existing ambiences rather than adding a new material layer in the form of construction. Guided by the notion that ruins evoke a reversal in relation of human spirit and nature, the project approaches the area through the dialectical relationship between nature and the remnants of human presence—of what has remained.

About authors

Emil Jurcan is an architect, theorist, and critic with experience in collectives such as Temp, Pulska grupa, and the Praksa. He is an associate of Urban Studies at the Uni of Rijeka, a doctoral candidate at the University of Ljubljana, and a co-editor of the Dobrolet edition on architectural theory.

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Project ID
736
AWARD
Award of the 59th Zagreb Salon of Architecture and Urbanism
Year
2022.
Author
Emil Jurcan
Collaborators
Doroteja Matić pejzažna arhitektura
Client
Nacionalni park Brijuni
Type of project
Commissioned work