The Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana is a central institution in the field of theatre in Slovenia, and is located in the centre of Ljubljana, along Slovenska and Erjavčeva streets. Together with the nearby Cankarjev dom at Trg republike, it is a de facto cultural centre of Slovenia. The theatre is located at the triangular intersection of three streets (Slovenska street, Erjavčeva street and Igriška street) and forms a spatial focus in the considered housing block.
The existing theatre building today consists of a historical part and an extension to its south side. The competition proposal predicts the demolition of the extension and main stage, as well as the construction of a new stage with the same dimensions. The proposal consists of a whole that connects the historical part of the existing Drama, the new horizontal volume and the underground extension. Conceptually, the theatre curtain becomes the main motif of the extension and comes to represent Drama’s programme on a grand scale to the whole city and its users.
