Dot Sofia Te Wāhi Huihuinga, Whare Nohonga by IO Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2024
Dot Sofia Te Wāhi Huihuinga, Whare Nohonga
Client: I/O architects
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About Dot Sofia Te Wāhi Huihuinga, Whare Nohonga
He whare whakamahi rangapū a Dot Sofia mō ngā huihuinga me te noho tāone i Sofia, Bulgaria. Ko te hanganga rua-pūkoro e pupuri ana i tētahi wāhi toi hou me ngā huihuinga, tētahi wharekai rongonui me ētahi wāhanga nohonga. E tū ana a Dot Sofia i te rohe mākete o mua, he rohe kua roa e hono ana ki te tauhokohoko, engari kua warewaretia i ngā tekau tau tata nei. He rino waikura te mata o waho, e whakamaharatia ai te āhua tawhito o te takiwā. Ka huaki, ka kati ngā matapihi āporo nui, e whai ana i te ia o te oranga mākete. I oti tēnei whare i te tau 2023, ā, kei a ia te horahanga papa katoa o 1576 mita tapawhā.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Dot Sofia Te Wāhi Huihuinga, Whare Nohonga te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Dot Sofia Te Wāhi Huihuinga, Whare Nohonga he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Dot Sofia Te Wāhi Huihuinga, Whare Nohonga i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
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
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