Maribor (Slovenia) will be soon cultural capital of Europe (2012).
Elastik's proposal for new Art Gallery in Maribor is an attempt how to bringing art events back into the realm of the daily public interest. The organizational principle dwells on an active roof that provides not only a consolidation of the big urban potential of the site, but also a radical break with the tradition of a white-box gallery container.

Elastik and MAT Studio won the 2009 Ymere NAi ideas competition Open Fort 400. The winning proposal offers a home for a design gallery by Frame Magazine within an elaborate mixed use program ranging from a hotel, to apartments, and studios.
According to the jury: “The design mostly adheres to the stated limiting condition, only the shape and size of the footprint have been slightly adjusted. The jury applauds the intelligent treaty of this complex task.”