Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi by IO Architects

Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi by IO Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2024

Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi

by IO Architects

Client: I/O architects

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Dot Sofia bụ ụlọ eji arụ ọrụ dị iche iche maka emume na ndụ obodo dị na Sofia, Bulgaria. Ihe owuwu abụọ ahụ jikọtara ọnụ nwere ohere maka nka na oge a na emume, ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ pụrụ iche, na ebe obibi ndị mmadụ. Dot Sofia guzo n'ime mpaghara ahịa akụkọ ihe mere eme, ebe ochie ejikọtara ogologo oge na azụmahịa ma a leghaara anya n'afọ ndị gara aga na-adịbeghị anya. Ihu ụlọ ahụ e ji igwe (steel) chapụ chapụa wuo, na-echetara mmadụ ihe onwunwe ochie nke mpaghara ahụ. Windo mgbochi buru ibu na-emeghe na-emechi, na-eso ụda ndụ ahịa. E wuchara ụlọ a n'afọ 2023, ma o nwere ohere ala niile dị mita kwuru mita 1576.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Dot Sofia Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ohere Emume, Ụlọ Obibi na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Embedded in the urban complexity of the biggest street market in Sofia the simple two volume structure of DOT Sofia building manifests unexpected different faces and scales from the possible viewpoints. The hybrid program of intertwined contemporary art and events space; signature restaurant and design urban living are injected in the rather neglected historic heart of the city with the clear ambition to redirect its inevitable transformation. The rusted steel facade preserves the characteristic aged materiality of the area while the dynamics of the oversized shutters follow the rhythm of the market life.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Floor Area: 1576 m²;
Plot Area: 338 m²
Tags: urban complexity, historical layers, steel facade; shutters; design urban living
Production Technology: Monolith Construction; Kinetic Façade Building
Inspiration: DOT Sofia is located in the heart of old Sofia. This historic part of the city has been home to trade and markets for centuries. Neglected for the past decades, it is now evolving into a multi-cultural melting pot. DOT Sofia aims to contribute to the rediscovery and evolution of this still hidden urban cultural area.
Project Duration: Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Completion year: 2023
Team Members: Viara Jeliazkova
Georgi Katov
Image Credits: Assen Emilov