The town of Ptuj, in northeastern Slovenia, has been transformed in recent years, partly thanks to funds dedicated by the European Union. The architect responsible for the project told Smart Regions what his team discovered.
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00:07 >> One of the main things that we found, and we were quite happy
00:09 to find, was that below all the pavement,
00:13 we found those old river pebbles
00:15 that were here during the last 400 or 500 years.
00:18 So we decided during the project to reuse them
00:23 in as many surfaces as possible.
00:26 The archaeologists found a lot of remains from Ptui,
00:30 medieval city, and also some smaller parts
00:33 from the Roman era.
00:35 And during the excavations on the square,
00:38 they found the fountain, one at the square
00:41 and one fountain here at the courtyard.
00:43 And we wanted to preserve or to present both of them.
00:47 Now we are in the small hall for 80 people, which looked
00:54 like that when we came.
00:55 We found here this old stage of this theater.
00:58 We found all historical elements of the historical building,
01:01 like windows, doors, et cetera, which we decided
01:04 to present in the new design.
01:08 And that is the final result, then being indoor
01:11 but feeling as being outdoor.
01:14 You can open all those windows
01:16 and then connect the interior spaces into the courtyard.
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