Čičmany is a small village in northern Slovakia. It is known as the first folk architecture reserve in the world, founded in 1977. It has been attracting public interest since the Slavonic Ethnological Exhibition in Prague in 1895. Since then a unique kind of tourism and folk studies has developed in the village and continues to this day. It is in many ways a typical Slovak village with black wooden homes clustered around the town church, yet these homes are distinguished by detailed white ornamentation that they began adorning the facades with around 200 years ago. At first it was painted by women with mud and later with lime to help preserve damaged wood. Nowadays the village doesn’t have many inhabitants but fortunately those who remained are working to preserve their traditions and cultural heritage such as folk music, costumes and dances through carnival celebrations.                       DATOTEKA Avtorji zgodbe: Citizens of Čičmany Investitorji/lastniki: Citizens of Čičmany and the Považie Museum Začetek projeka: 2nd half of the 18th century Lokacija: Žilinský kraj, okres Žilina, Čičmany Fotografije: Adam Lazár

Hotel Palazzo Radomiri is the first boutique hotel in Montenegro. It rose up on the remains of a noble family house dating back to early 18thCentury, a home to many brave captains and prominent ship owners. It was devastated during earthquake of 1979 with only walls remaining, leaving only a weak memory of the past glory. Many years later, a family of architects and designers who were not afraid of the challenges to resurrect something that no one thought feasible at the time, have restored the ruins and rebuilt the villa to create an intimate boutique hotel. This ancient building was repurposed respecting natural surrounding and furnished with antiques and furniture from local sources as much as possible. Sea jetties serving the building were rebuilt in traditional way, without altering local coast line. Authenticity was the paramount idea, offered to the guests not only through individual approach and sustainability of the property, but through the total experience and special energy that is created by dedication and love invested into this place.                 DATOTEKA Avtorja zgodbe/ideje: late Urošević Gavrilo, Urošević Anna Investitorja/lastnika: late Urošević Gavrilo, Urošević Anna Začetek projekta: 2005 Lokacija: Dobrota, Kotor Municipality, Montenegro

Casa din Luncă (House in the Meadow) is the first tourist agripension in Trebujeni, near a museum complex “Old Orhei” on the banks of the river Raut, surrounded by a natural park. In 2004, a pilot project was started in Moldova to develop tourism in this rural area. The Benzin family got involved when two journalists from Chisinau visited our farm, who wanted to spend Christmas by the fire of a village oven, eating homemade bread and traditional pastry, walnuts and drinking red wine. They were our first guests. It was a fresh start for the entire region and other tourism structures soon followed.                 DATOTEKA Avtorica zgodbe/ideje: Ala Benzin Investitorica/lastnica: Ala Benzin Začetek projekta: 2000 Lokacija: Trebujeni, Moldova Fotografije: Olesea Cember, Arina Livadari

V projektu za Hišo Raduha v Lučah ob Savinji smo želeli povezati več manjših stavb na vrtu stare vaške gostilne v celovit, prostorsko uglašen koncept, s posluhom za stik kulturne dediščine in sodobne arhitekture v svežem sožitju kulture in narave. S prenovo kozolca smo se držali načela, da se fasade in konstrukcije skoraj ne dotaknemo. Vsa oprema je iz naravnih materialov - les hrast in oreh, kovina, celo izolacija je oz plošč stisnjene slame. Hišice dvignjene visoko med krošnje dreves so sicer povsem nove, starodavna je samo želja, ki jih preveva: premagati težnost in okusiti lahkotnost lebdenja.     Staro štalo smo preuredili tako, da smo ohranili kamnite zidove v pritličju in strehi povrnili prvotno razsežnost in naklon. V nadstropju smo uredili dva bivalna prostora s teraso nad reko, kopalnico z večjo masažno kadjo, pečjo in še eno spalnico pod slemenom. Hiša Raduha z veliko osrednjo stavbo stoji v starem jedru vasi. V stari veži smo z naravnimi materiali kamnitega vaštra, macesna in oreha prenovili sprejemno sobo, tako da se obiskovalcu na ključnih mestih posvetijo odprtine in prostor zadiha v prostosti.           DATOTEKA Avtorji: Janko Rožič, Gašper Drašler, Matjaž Suhadolc Investitorja: Martina and Matjaž Breznik Leto izgradnje: 2011-2015 Lokacija: Luče ob Savinji, Slovenija Fotografije: Žiga Okorn, Leon Vidic, arhiv Odprti krog

Stay in the city, feel the nature. In a quiet morning, absorbed by the calmness of the river and the subtle rocking movement of the floating construction you easily forget that you are actually in the city. The architecture indulges the dipole urban-natural, combining a simple square form with a playful arrangement of windows and a two directional positioning of the façade's wooden boards painted in two shades. The interior connects with the outside with large glass openings in the lounge while in the rooms big windows frame the green scenery in unexpected ways.           The construction started in 2006 with one hostel building and evolved over the last 12 years as our understanding of the needs of the target group of such touristic experience became clearer. Thus every year new additions complemented the experience of relaxation and exclusivity: private bathrooms in most of the hostel rooms and a sauna for two came first, followed by a new terrace and bungalows that after few years were incorporated in a new adjacent building that offers apartments and studios. The interior, re-designed by artist Jelena Davico, is in vintage style while the wall paintings of Davico and Vuk Djuricković transform every room in a unique piece of art.               DATOTEKA Avtorji: Miodrag Zrnić, architects: Vasiliki Akritidou, Mladen Grbić, Georgia Papanastasiou Investitorji: Miodrag Zrnić, Vasiliki Akritidou, Damir Junuzović Leto izgradnje Arkabarka hostel: 2007 Arkabarka 2: 2016 Lokacija: Prijateljsko park - Danube, Belgrade, Serbia

The Vineyard In the Eger wine region lies a long neglected vineyard, which is home to an exceptional grape variety, the “archiepiscopal” wine grape. The fruit of centuries of cultivation has inspired the local wine maker to preserve and present it to the public. The replanted grapes produce an unrivalled wine and the vineyard welcomes visitors who long for exceptional scenery, ancient grapes and relaxation.       Terrace and huts Small buildings are nestled in between the rows of the vineyard: the wine terrace is a covered and open space, complemented by basic bungalows for sleeping, a lookout for gazing and a pool for cooling off. Scale and material draw on the local traditions of the medieval hut. Concealed by the rows of the vineyard, with only its roof peeking out, bungalows provide protection and a place to rest. Evoking the image of a row of traditional huts, the covered, yet open and airy space of the wine terrace offers shelter from the summer sun.       Earth Concrete Tuff stone is a material characteristic of the area, also found in the form of gravel, the byproduct of carving wine cellars out of the stone. The thick walls of the buildings were created using this stone debris. The layered and manually mixed, rammed earth concrete walls cite the climatic characteristics, wall structure and material qualities of the excavated cellars.     Recycling In addition to the discarded tuff stone, other structures and equipment are all recycled materials and
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