Bruto

Mission, vision, principles

We combine expert knowledge and years of experience in the field of landscape planning and design, as a result we are best placed in the fields of space, nature and sustainability.

We manage projects of all types and sizes, from the grave to the airport. With our interdisciplinary links, we can be professional, competent and responsible.

We reach into areas of creativity beyond landscape architecture.
We simply love this process, because that is where our desire for a comprehensive control of the unmanageable lies.

We create a language to respond to current problems of space and time. As we think without borders, but we respect limitations, conditions and surroundings. As we are the experts you trust us to express our own mind. We understand our work as an act of creativity.

As a result of all this, we constantly seek the brutal spatial challenges that create us. Bruto.

Office Leader

Matej Kučina, BSLA

2004
Bruto
founder, office leader

2002
Scapelab, Laboratory for Spatial Operations
co-founder with Marko Studen

1996
Peter Walker William Johnson and Partners; Berkeley CA, USA
collaborator

1995
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty; University of Ljubljana
graduation

1994
Landscape Architecture Enviromental Planing dept.; Utah State University, USA
additional study

Team

Nika Čufer, BSLA

2018
Bruto
project manager

2014
Populus Landscapsarkitektur ApS, Copenhagen, DK
office manager

2010
Agence HYL, Paris, FR

2008
HED UK (Hyland Edgar Driver), London, UK

2008
Masters Landscape Architecture, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

2006
Soltys & Brewster Consulting Ltd., Penarth, UK

2006
BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK


Tanja Košuta, BSA

2017
Bruto
collaborator – architecture

1997
Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
graduation


Petra Lešek, BSLA

2020
Bruto
collaborator

2007
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
graduation


Saša Kolman, MSLA

2019
Bruto
collaborator

2019
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
Prešeren Student Award for her Master’s thesis

2019
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture


dr. Aleš Mlakar, BSLA
Ph.D. Landscape Arch.
collaborator for Spatial planning

2007
freelancer

2007–2012
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
researcher

2006
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture

1997–2000
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
assistant

1994 –2007
LUZ d.d.,
head of landscape architecture and environmental protection department

1994
Department of Landscape Architecture Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
graduation

Awards

2017
Snaga RCERO
Golden Pencil Award for public space, Slovene Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning

2010
AC Park Šentvid
Golden Pencil Award for public space, Slovene Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning

2009
Wellnes Orhidelia, Podčetrtek
Golden Pencil Award for public building, Slovene Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning
Award, Exhibition of Landscape Architecture Belgrade, Serbia

2008
Maistrov park, Ljubno ob Savinji
Premio Torsanlorenzo International Prize, Italy

2007
Maistrov park, Ljubno ob Savinji
Grand Prix Award, Exhibition of Landscape Architecture Belgrade, Serbia

2006
Hotel Sotelia, Podčetrtek
Piranesi Award
Golden Pencil Award for public building, recognition by Slovene Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning
Plečnik Award

2005
Čufarjev trg, Jesenice
Piranesi Honorary Award
Plečnik Award nomination

Contact

Bruto, krajinska arhitektura, d.o.o.
Galičeva ulica 30, SI–1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

office: Dunajska cesta 129, Ljubljana, Slovenia

phone: +386 1 23 22 195, +386 1 23 22 196

gsm: +386 41 79 53 09

e-mail: info@bruto.si

Impressum

concept: Matej Kučina, Taja Legat Lokar, Domen Fras

text: Matej Kučina, Taja Legat Lokar

photo: Matej Kučina, Taja Legat Lokar, Bruto Landscape Architecture

design: Domen Fras; aparat.org

typeface: Edge Sans L

development: Primož Weingerl

english translation: Simona Dečko

proofreading: Petra Narat Palčnik