Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum by IO Architects

Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum by IO Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Architectura Competition Category.

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Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum

by IO Architects

Client: I/O architects

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum

Textus Libri: Dot Sofia est aedificium mixti usus ad eventus et vitam urbanam in Sofia, Bulgaria, destinatum. Structura duorum voluminum spatium artis contemporaneae et eventuum, popinam insignem, et unitates domesticas continet. Dot Sofia in regione fori historici stat, area diu mercaturae iuncta et postremis decenniis neglecta. Frons ex ferro rubiginoso facta est et materialitatem antiquam vicinitatis revocat. Fenestrae ingentes aperiuntur et clauduntur, rhythmum vitae fori sequentes. Aedificium anno 2023 perfectum est et aream pavimenti totalem 1576 metrorum quadratorum habet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Dot Sofia Functio Primaria: Spatium Eventuum, Aedificium Domesticum necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

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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