Dot Sofia ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ by IO Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2024
Dot Sofia ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ
Client: I/O architects
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category
Verified Award Winner
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About Dot Sofia ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ
ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ, ᱵᱟᱞᱜᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱡᱤᱣᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱴᱷᱚᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱰᱷᱩᱱᱤᱠ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ, ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱮᱡᱚᱛ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱴᱚᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ (ᱨᱮᱥᱤᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱴ) ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱥᱴᱨᱤᱠᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱡᱟᱶᱩᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱫᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱟ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱫ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱹᱦᱮᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱢᱩᱬᱟ (ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱟᱰ) ᱠᱟᱴᱴᱷᱟ ᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱩᱲᱪᱟᱛ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱥᱩᱭᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱠᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱚᱴᱚᱢ ᱡᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ (shutters) ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱸᱫ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱶᱤ (ᱡᱤᱶᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱞ) ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱒᱐᱒᱓ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱫ ᱥᱟᱶᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱚᱴᱟᱞ ᱴᱷᱚᱠ ᱠᱟᱴᱷᱟ (gross floor area) ᱫᱚ ᱑᱕᱗᱖ ᱥᱠᱣᱮᱨ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Dot Sofia ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Dot Sofia ᱰᱟᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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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