Archello Awards · Winners Announced
Archello Awards 2024 · Winners Announced
Archello Awards 2024
Winners Announced
Boyana 49
Assen Emilov

Boyana 49

I/O architects as Architects

This twenty apartments residential building is located in a renowned villas area of Sofia between the city and the mountain. Precise positioning in the middle of the vast steep plot among the trees of a mixed forest both conceals its scale and provides privacy.

photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov
photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov
photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov
photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov

The metallic appearance and the horizontality of the structure are in strong opposition to the natural surroundings while the extensive glazing reflections camouflages it. A parking ramp is leading gradually from the street through a large transparent gate up to the deep underground monolith space of the garage.

photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov
photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov
photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov
photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov

The double height lobby brings garden view light and softer materiality into it while the triple loop neon chandelier marks the route to the apartments. A small gathering space next to the garden and the series of stairs lead to the close-up trees and cityscape views of the private dwellings.

photo_credit Assen Emilov
Assen Emilov

 

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