Dot Sofia Isikhundla Semicimbi, Isakhiwo Sokuhlala by IO Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.
IbhulonziEzokwakha· 2024
Dot Sofia Isikhundla Semicimbi, Isakhiwo Sokuhlala
Client: I/O architects
Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category
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The Design
About Dot Sofia Isikhundla Semicimbi, Isakhiwo Sokuhlala
I-Dot Sofia yisakhiwo esisetshenziswa ngezindlela eziningi semicimbi kanye nokuhlala kwasemadolobheni e-Sofia, e-Bulgaria. Isakhiwo esakhiwe ngamavolumu amabili siqukethe indawo yobuciko banamuhla nemicimbi, indawo yokudlela ehlukile kanye namayunithi okuhlala. I-Dot Sofia imi endaweni yomlando yemakethe, indawo ekade ihlobene nezohwebo futhi ishaywe indiva eminyakeni yamashumi edlule. Ubuso besakhiwo bakhiwe ngensimbi egqwalile futhi bukhumbuza ngobunjalo bezinto ezindala zomphakathi. Amashali amakhulu avula futhi avale, elandela isigqi sempilo yasemakethe. Isakhiwo saqedwa ngo-2023 futhi sinendawo yesigaba esiphelele engamamitha ayisikwele angu-1576.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award
Dot Sofia Isikhundla Semicimbi, Isakhiwo Sokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Dot Sofia Isikhundla Semicimbi, Isakhiwo Sokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Dot Sofia Isikhundla Semicimbi, Isakhiwo Sokuhlala iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.
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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