GIMNAZIJA KOČEVJE

STAVBA V NOVORENESANČNEM SLOGU Z MODERNIM PRIZIDKOM

Gimnazija v Kočevju se uvršča med najpomembnejše kočevske spomenike historičnih slogov 19. stoletja. V svojem obstoju je doživela mnogo sprememb, večino časa pa je v njej potekalo šolanje. Stavba se nahaja le malo stran od središča mesta Kočevja na Ljubljanski cesti.

Slika 1: Gimnazija Kočevje (Foto: Tanja Marija Jerše)

 

Zgrajena je bila v novorenesančnem slogu med letoma 1872 in 1874. Gradnjo Gimnazije je prvi predlagal dr. K. J. Schroer, kot šola je začela delovati v šolskem letu 1874/75. Leta 1909 so ob obnovitvi stavbi dogradili prizidek. Zgradba je imela prvotno novorenesančno zunanjščino z rusticiranim pritličjem. Ob prenovi po 2. svetovni vojni je dobila ˝nedomiselno, v barvno razločnih pasovih obdelano zunanjščino.˝(Bernik, 1969: 42). Gimnazije je nežno rumene, bež barve in pravokotne oblike s streho dvokapnico, prekrito z opečno kritino, fasada pa je iz opeke.

Slika 2: Stari vhod v Gimnazijo Kočevje (Foto: Tanja Marija Jerše)

Slika 3: Sodoben prizidek Gimnazije Kočevje (Foto: Tanja Marija Jerše)

 

Leta 2002 so jo temeljito prenovili in dogradili prizidek. Gradnja prizidka in prenova sta potekali po načrtih arhitekta Branka Čepića. Stavba se je vrnila k prvotni podobi in zopet dobila novorenesančno zunanjščino. Na sodobnemu prizidku je arhitekt razvil surogat steklene fasadne opne, kar pomeni, da so osnova fasade aluminijasta pročelja, krita z modro sivim steklom iz umetne mase. Prehod med starim in novim delom šole je rdeče barve.

Slika 4: Glavni vhod v Gimnazijo Kočevje (Foto: Tanja Marija Jerše)

 

Tako kot se je Gimnaziji spreminjala zunanjščina, se ji je spreminjala tudi funkcija. Ustanovljena je bila kot nemška nižja gimnazija, kasneje je od leta 1907 do 1911 delovala kot višja nemška gimnazija. Na šoli se je slovenski jezik uveljavil šele po letu 1919. Stavba je doživela veliko zgodovinskih in šolskih sprememb ter služila različnim namenom, predvsem v času 2. svetovne vojne. V njej je imela svoje prostore italijanska vojska. Po letu 1980 je tu delovala glasbena šola, prostori so bili namenjeni različnim prostočasnim dejavnostim. Gimnazija Kočevje je bila do prenove na drugi lokaciji, saj je bila zgradba močno dotrajana.

Pri Gimnaziji mi je všeč povezava med novorenesančnim slogom glavnega dela in modernim slogom prizidka. Je lep splet med preteklostjo in sedanjostjo ter je po mojem mnenju dober primer združenja dvojne arhitekture. Čeprav se glavni del in prizidek ne usklajujeta niti barvno niti slogovno, se skupaj povezujeta v celoto, v šolo, kjer mladi pridobivamo znanje za študij in življenje.

Tanja Marija Jerše, 2. a (šolsko leto 2021/22)

VIRI IN LITERATURA:

1. RESMAN, B., SERAŽIN H. (2010). Upravna enota Kočevje: občine Kočevje, Kostel in Osilnica. Ljubljana: Umetnostnozgodovinski inštitut Franceta Steleta ZRC SAZU.
2. BERNIK, Stane (1969). Kočevje: urbanistično-arhitekturni oris. Ljubljana: Zavod za spomeniško varstvo Ljubljana.
3. KORDIŠ, I., ŠKUFCA, I. (1995). Šolstvo na Kočevskem nekoč in danes. Muzej Kočevje. Kočevje.
4. Zgodovina šole (dostop 5. 11. 2021) https://gssk.si/2013/01/26/zgodovina/
5. Gimnazija Kočevje (dostop 5. 11. 2021) https://life-kocevsko.eu/gimnazija-kocevje/
6. Kočevje (dostop 5. 11. 2021) https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Devje
7. Kočevje – Gimnazija (dostop 5. 11. 2021) https://kamra.si/mm-elementi/item/kocevje-gimnazija.html
8. Izkušnja ploskve in detajla: Branko Čepić, Gimnazija Kočevje (dostop 5. 11. 2021) https://www.worldcat.org/title/izkusnja-ploskve-in-detajla-branko-cepic-gimnazija-kocevje/oclc/441784147

 

THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL GIMNAZIJA KOČEVJE

A NEW RENAISSANCE STYLE BUILDING WITH A MODERN EXTENSION

The grammar school building in Kočevje is considered one of the most important monuments of historical style of the 19. century in Kočevje. It has gone through a lot of changes, however most of the time it was used for education. The building is located close to the centre of the city Kočevje on Ljubljanska cesta street.

Photo 1: The grammar school Gimnazija Kočevje (Photo take by: Tanja Marija Jerše)

It was built in Neo-Renaissance style between the years 1872 and 1874. The building of the grammar school was first recommended by dr. K. J. Schroer and it started to function as a school in the school year 1874/75. During the renovation in 1909 an extension was added to the building. The building originally had a Neo-Renaissance exterior with a rusticated ground floor. When it was renovated after World War II, it got ˝an unimaginative exterior with distinct colour stripes.˝ (Bernik, 1969: 42). The grammar school building is of light yellow, beige colours, of perpendicular shape with a gable tile roof and a brick façade.

Photo 2: The old entrance to  Gimnazija Kočevje (Photo take by: Tanja Marija Jerše)

Photo 3: The modern extension of Gimnazija Kočevje (Photo take by: Tanja Marija Jerše)

In 2002 it was thoroughly renovated and an extension was added. The renovation and the building of the extension were carried out by the  architect Branko Čepić. The building returned to its original look and once again got a Neo-Renaissance exterior. The architect developed a surrogate glass façade membrane on the modern extension, which means that the base of the façade is aluminium fronts covered with blue-grey glass made of artificial mass. The passage between the old and new part of the school is red.

Photo 4: The main entrance to Gimnazija Kočevje (Photo take by: Tanja Marija Jerše)

With the changing exterior the function of the building also changed. It was established as a German lower grammar school and later functioned as a German higher grammar school between the years 1907 and 1911. The Slovenian language was enforced in school after the year 1919. The building experienced a lot of historical and school changes and it was used for many different purposes, especially during World War II. In that time it served as headquarters for the Italian army. After 1980 it hosted a music school and the rooms were used for different free time activities. The grammar school operated at a different location until the renovation because the building was in very bad shape.

What I like about the grammar school building is the connection between the Neo-Renaissance style of the main part and the modern style of the extension. It is a beautiful intertwinement of the past and the present and is in my opinion a good example of the blend of double architecture. Although the main part and the extension are not in accordance in colours and in style, they connect together as a whole, a school where young people get knowledge for further studies and life.

 

SOURCES AND LITERATURE:

1. RESMAN, B., SERAŽIN H. (2010). Upravna enota Kočevje: občine Kočevje, Kostel in Osilnica. Ljubljana: Umetnostnozgodovinski inštitut Franceta Steleta ZRC SAZU.
2. BERNIK, Stane (1969). Kočevje: urbanistično-arhitekturni oris. Ljubljana: Zavod za spomeniško varstvo Ljubljana.
3. KORDIŠ, I., ŠKUFCA, I. (1995). Šolstvo na Kočevskem nekoč in danes. Muzej Kočevje. Kočevje.
4. Zgodovina šole. Accessible at: https://gssk.si/2013/01/26/zgodovina/ (5 Nov 2021)
5. Gimnazija Kočevje. Accessible at:https://life-kocevsko.eu/gimnazija-kocevje/ (5 Nov 2021)
6. Kočevje. Accessible at: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Devje (5 Nov 2021)
7. Kočevje – Gimnazija. Accessible at: https://kamra.si/mm-elementi/item/kocevje-gimnazija.html (5 Nov 2021)
8. Izkušnja ploskve in detajla: Branko Čepić, Gimnazija Kočevje. Accessible at: https://www.worldcat.org/title/izkusnja-ploskve-in-detajla-branko-cepic-gimnazija-kocevje/oclc/441784147 (5 Nov 2021)