The design for the comprehensive renovation of the ŠTUK building was created at the initiative of the Infrastructure Development Center of the University of Maribor. The building, today known as ŠTUK, was originally constructed in 1982/83 as a "Common Spaces Building" based on plans by architect Ivo Goropevšek. Over more than forty years of use, it has undergone several phases of renovation, modification, and expansion.

THE COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN FOR THE RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF THE ŠTUK BUILDING was developed with the intention of applying a holistic approach to the treatment of the building. The structure is situated in a spatially highly exposed location, establishing a "gateway" to the spatial-development axis of the University of Maribor campus. In this regard, the building requires a thorough and comprehensive conceptual treatment that will appropriately support the development of the university campus. The design follows the building's characteristics and the functional-spatial requirements of its users. The concept also ensures a clear separation and delineation of different user groups. Thus, the northern part of the building is intended for visitors to the café and concert events, where, alongside the expanded entrance, it is possible to provide a ticket sales point, a station for arranging student meal documentation, and information services. This section also includes a cloakroom for event visitors.

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In the newly added wing to the east, central sanitary facilities for the entire building are located. In the existing gap between the café-office section (marked A in the drawings) and the hall section (marked B in the drawings) on the eastern side, a new access to the offices on the first floor is planned. The former access to the offices on the first floor will be converted into a meeting room with the possibility of adding an intermediate mezzanine floor above the meeting room.

On the southern side of the building, an annexed wing is designed to provide high-quality facilities for performers and employees on the ground floor and for visitors on the first floor. Most of the new complex interventions have been deliberately located outside the footprint of the existing building, as this approach ensures higher quality of execution on the one hand, while on the other hand, such interventions pose fewer risks to the client by reducing the share of unforeseen works. 

As an important element of the contemporary renovation, the design includes an interactive façade with LED screens. This feature enables dynamic communication with users and visitors of the campus, while giving the building a distinctive identity and creating opportunities for displaying information, events, and visual content that support the cultural and social life of the student community.