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NOP Studio was founded by Ivan Galić in 2005 in Zagreb, Croatia. Studio is recognisible by work on projects of wide scopes and different programmes with interdisciplinary approach unifing architecture, urban planning, design and landscape. Research methodology toward architectural design and planing was developed  while regulary competing at public architectural and urban planing competitions. Esthetics and funtionalism are combined with sustainability and social inclusivity. The main goal is to interpret limitations and specifications of context in creating the new value.

Projects and buildings by NOP Studio are recognised with a number of won competiton awards and architectural awards such as Drago Galić award for the best residential building awarded by Croatian Architecture Association, CEMEX award for the best residential building in croatia, honorable mention at World Arhitecture Festival in Singapur, iF Design award in Munich...

The main focus are public buildings such as buildings for education, sport and recreation alongside public space - dormitory and student restaurant inside Rijeka university campus, new sports hall in Zlatar Bistrica, educational and rehabilitation complex URIHO and Craft centre in Zagreb.

Different methodologies connecting architecture, design and sustainability  were used in building ELEN leaf – charging station for electric cars. Project was internationaly recognised and awarded with iF award for design in Munich.

Postindustrial landscape with abandoned buildings and empty lots of modernist parts became testing ground for new generation of mixed use buildings with dominant retail office space. Studio created projects for Craft centre in modernist New Zagreb, complex in Strojarska street or H2 building which recieved honourable mention at World Architecture Festival in Singapure in category best future office building.

Tourist architecture and landscape are explored almost simultaneously at different scopes and locations throught croatian teritory ranging from souvenir shop in Začretje or visitor centre in Dugopolje to project for tourist villa complex near Dubrovnik and awarded competition entry for coastal development in Baška.

NOP Studio is especialy dedicated to residential architecture varying from social housing multi storey building such as POS building in Čakovec to series of projects located on the hills ovelooking Zagreb. In these projects typology of the so-called urban villas are interpreted through loose architectural compositions of objects at the same time creating desirable living environment and  urban character of the street. Alongside projects such as House GM, House SDI and SD II, probably the most famous one is House FN which was received Drago Galić award and CEMEX award for the best residential building in Croatia.

Ivan Galić

Ivan Galić was born 1974 in Zagreb. He graduated 1999 at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb. In 2005 he founded the NOP Studio.

Participant in a series of public urban and architectural competitions with a number of prizes, among which the seven first places.

In 2008, he won the Drago Galić Award - Croatian Architects Association award for best residential building. In the same year he won the National CEMEX Building Award for Best Residential building in Croatia and 2nd place for the best residential building in the international competition of about thirty countries in the world. For the ELEN leaf - electric car charging station, he was awarded the world renowned iF Design Award in Munich as well as the Award at the annual exhibition of Croatian design 1718 in the category for product design.

In 2008 he was nominated for the Piranesi Award, 2009 for Mies van der Rohe Award, and 2011 for the annual Viktor Kovačić Award. In 2012 at World Architecture Festival in Singapore runner-up in category for the best office building.

Awards

2018. International CEMEX Building Award 3rd place – category Building (Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman, Galić)
2018. National CEMEX Building Award – category Building (Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman, Galić)
2018. The Exhibition of Croatian Design 1718 – Award for best Product Design (Banić Göttlicher, Vukmanović, Galić)
2017. iF Design Award (Banić Göttlicher, Vukmanović, Galić)
2012. World architecture festival – category Best office building – runner up
2011. Viktor Kovačić Award nomination, UHA (Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman, Galić)
2009. Mies van der Rohe Award nomination
2008. Piranesi Award nomination
2008. International CEMEX Building Award 2nd place – category best residential building
2008. National CEMEX Building Award 1st place – category best residential building
2008. Drago Galić Award for best residential building in Croatia, UHA

Competitions

2019. 3. prize competition for the design for Supetar elementary school
2018. 2. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for High school with Gymnasium in Osijek
2018. 2. prize competition for the urban-architectural design for Stenjevec Kindergarten
2018. 5. prize competition for the urban-architectural design for Swimming pool Špansko Oranice
2015 2. prize competition for the urban-architectural design for Baška Waterfront
2013 2. prize competition for the design for Elen - electric vehicle charging station
2013. 2. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Heinzelova building
2013. 1. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Crafts Center Kajzerica
2011. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Strojarska Street Complex
2010. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Crafts Center Lanište
2010. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Muller Hill Development in Zagreb
2008. 1. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Oranice park
2008. 2. prize competition for the architectural design for Autocommerce building
2007. 1. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for URIHO Rehabilitation Complex
2006. 2. prize competition for the architectural design for Sports hall  for A.Kovačić Elementary school / with V. Ilić
2005. 1. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Rijeka Campus – Student dormitory / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman
2005. 2. prize competition for the design for Memorial for the Fallen Defenders of the Homeland War in Karlovac / with Sabolić
2005. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Swimming pool complex Svetice / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman
2005. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Sports hall for T. Brezovački Elementary school / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman
2005. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Sports hall for High School Rovinj / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman
2004. 2. prize competition for the architectural design for Crafts school in Sisak / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman
2004. 3. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Buzin traffic node master plan / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman, Lisac
2004. 3. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Development Vrbani III in Zagreb / with Bošnjak, Buvinić, Furlan Zimmerman
2002. 1. prize competition for the architectural-urban design for POS - Social housing in Čakovec / with Brebrić, Buvinić, Furlan-Zimmerman, Glušica
1999. purchase prize competition for the architectural-urban design for Reuse of TEF Šibenik / with Dražul

Publications - Books

2012. Expanding the Horizon: Croatian Urbanism, Croatian Architects Association, Zagreb
2011. Architecture guide Zagreb 1898. – 2010., Arhitekst and DAZ, Zagreb
2011. Continuity of Modernity – Fragments of croatian architecture from modernism to 2010., Oris, Zagreb
2011. Awarded Croatian Architecture 1990-2009, Školska knjiga, Zagreb
2009. Landscapes of Transition: an optimistic decade of Croatian architectural culture, UPI-2M PLUS, Zagreb 
2006. Buildings of Social Housing, Arhitektonski fakultet, Zagreb


Publications - Magazines

2011. A house for Future Times, V.Grimmer, Oris no 72,  Zagreb
2011. 4 Housing units in Zagreb, AMC - Moniteur architecture, Special issue. Logement: 30 projets
2010. Collective housing V, Domes – International review for Architecture 05-9, Athens
2008. The FN House – indicating possibilities, M.Mrduljaš, Man and Space 646-647, UHA, Zagreb
2008. Bunny, D.Peračić, Oris no 52, Zagreb
2004. POS – Living on the Outskirts, M.Mrduljaš, Oris no 34, Zagreb
2004. Reinterpretation of emerging block, Man and Space no 600-601, Zagreb

Exhibitions

2018. 53 Zagreb Salon – The Decade 2008-2018, POU - Open University, Zagreb, Croatia
2018. The Exhibition of Croatian Design 1718, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia
2017. iF Award Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany
2015. 50. Zagreb Salon – Consistency, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2013. WAF – World Architecture Festival, Singapore
2012. 47. Zagreb Salon – Architecture and Urbanism, Zagreb, Croatia
2011. The International Arhitext Festival Fluencies, Timisoara, Romania

2010.

Continuity of Modernity, Vienna, Madrid, Pecs, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Maribor, Pamplona, Zagreb...
2011. Awarded Croatian Architecture 1990-2009, Zagreb, Croatia
2009. 44. Zagreb Salon, Zagreb, Croatia
2008. Piranesi, Piran, Slovenia
2008. Croatian Contemporary architecture, Belgrade, Serbia
2006. 41. Zagreb Salon, Zagreb, Croatia