Eclipse house

Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov

ECLIPSE HOUSE

I/O architects

ARCHITECTS
I/o Architects

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Viara Jeliazkova, Georgi Katov

MANUFACTURERS
Reynaers Aluminium, Basalte, Bulthaup, Dekko, Edra, Erco, Olivari, Rexa Design, Rimadesio, Sattler, Vola, Xal, Trox, Vmzinc, Warrema

DESIGN TEAM
Viara Jeliazkova, Rositsa Hristova, Georgi Katov, Stefan Apostolov

ENGINEERING
Neo Desk, Petar Chernev

PHOTOGRAPHS
Assen Emilov

AREA
805 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Sofía, Bulgaria

CATEGORY
Houses, Houses Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

Utterly introvert, this house is located on the last plot of a desired neighbourhood in the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov

The complexity of the program confronts the size of the site thus determining the tree structure of the house. Each of the three stories differs in both size and concealment strategy.

The vastest first story is underground yet naturally lit and directly connected to the street and the garden.

Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov

The compressed and mostly open ground floor together with the small garden is hidden behind the hedge.

The privacy and sunlight of the large upper floor are meticulously controlled by big scale sliding panels.

Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov

Only the simple hovering pigmented zinc volume and the blind entrance are exposed to the street while the rest of the complex structure remains unrevealed.

The spaces inside are integrated around the light of the central atrium and pierced by unexpected space connections. The reflective roof of the deep veranda brings back garden view to the interior.


Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov


Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov


Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov
Eclipse house
© Assen Emilov


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