Bronze Winner 2022 – EOS - Architecture Collection
Bronze Winner of the Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2022

EOS

Architecture
Residential Architecture Built
Professional Category

Architect / Designer:

Svetoslav Stanislavov

Studio:

STARH

Design Team:

Dimitar Katsarov, Ivan Kovachev, Iva Kostova, Radostina Petkova, Hristo Dushev, Petar Nikolov, Borislav Stanchev, Georgi Pasev, Vladimir Kavaev, Debora Dimitrova, Sanya Kovacheva

Copyright:

Dian Stanchev

Country:

Bulgaria
The Greek mythology tells us the story of EOS – the goddess of the dawn. Every morning she rose to the horizon from the depths of the sea, in order to bring the light of the day to people. The project, named after the goddess, is situated at the front line in Chaika neighborhood, in the marine capitol of Bulgaria – Varna, with only the Sea Garden and the Black Sea located in front of it, ensuring that the building is the first one receiving sunlight. The main challenge was to create a design that fits in a restrictive triangle-shaped plot, which was the datum for its shape in plan and its distinctive spatial-volume structure. Whiteness and horizontal distribution are typical for the buildings in this area and they completely match the studio’s manner of work. The final result is a building that has a distinguishable silhouette and is open for various associations and interpretations. Functionally, the apartments were designed in a way that allows all of the inner spaces to have orthogonal forms. Only the loggias facing East have triangle shapes. A construction challenge was the prestressed concrete balconies in the sharp part of the building, reaching up to 8 meters in length on the upper floors. EOS is a building where it was thought not only of aesthetics and functionality, but of the building’s longevity, too. The façade materials are chosen to guarantee long life, easy maintenance with low energy costs, as well as high living comfort – aluminum frame windows, highly selective glazing, fiber cement ventilated façade.

STARH

STARH is an architectural studio with a mission to overcome stereotypes in the local architectural environment. The studio has established itself as a contemporary architectural practice, working successfully on the symbiosis between quality of design, function and materials, attention to detail and longevity. It achieves innovative design solutions through a different and bold approach while having a distinctive signature. STARH’s portfolio covers projects of different scales and complexity that require high precision of execution. The studio has received numerous awards and nominations for its work on a local and international level.

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