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tered in the building cadastre. Almost all of the buildings are single dwell-
ing holiday houses, there are only two multi-apartment houses (one has
two and the other three apartments) (Surveying and Mapping Authority of
the Republic of Slovenia, 2019).
The external design of the holiday houses varies in terms of roof slope
and overall design. Some buildings are entirely made of bricks and have
a façade, while others are wholly wooden, which gives the impression of
a lack of architectural coordination in terms of construction. The rea-
son for this state of things can be found in the very vaguely written Rules
on the Implementation of the Construction Plan for the Area of Sviščaki
(1967), as well as lack of required know-how or a sense of how construction
should be managed in such areas; the situation can also be attributed to the
lack of state control. Some investors took advantage of this and construct-
ed buildings outside of the permitted size—instead of small holiday huts,
large tourism establishments appeared in some cases (Ferko, 2013; Fig. 4).
Individuals, sometimes in cooperation with each other, also arranged ac-
Fig. 4 An example of a holiday house which has remained unfinished for almost a decade
Photo by Gregor Kovačič, 2019
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tered in the building cadastre. Almost all of the buildings are single dwell-
ing holiday houses, there are only two multi-apartment houses (one has
two and the other three apartments) (Surveying and Mapping Authority of
the Republic of Slovenia, 2019).
The external design of the holiday houses varies in terms of roof slope
and overall design. Some buildings are entirely made of bricks and have
a façade, while others are wholly wooden, which gives the impression of
a lack of architectural coordination in terms of construction. The rea-
son for this state of things can be found in the very vaguely written Rules
on the Implementation of the Construction Plan for the Area of Sviščaki
(1967), as well as lack of required know-how or a sense of how construction
should be managed in such areas; the situation can also be attributed to the
lack of state control. Some investors took advantage of this and construct-
ed buildings outside of the permitted size—instead of small holiday huts,
large tourism establishments appeared in some cases (Ferko, 2013; Fig. 4).
Individuals, sometimes in cooperation with each other, also arranged ac-
Fig. 4 An example of a holiday house which has remained unfinished for almost a decade
Photo by Gregor Kovačič, 2019
158
