DOT Sofia
DOT Sofia
I/O architects
ARCHITECTS
I/o Architects
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Viara Jeliazkova, Georgi Katov
PHOTOGRAPHS
Assen Emilov
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Neo Desk - Petar Chernev
AREA
1576 M²
LOCATION
Sofía, Bulgaria
YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture, Gallery, Residential Architecture
Embedded in the urban complexity of the biggest street market in Sofia the simple two-volume structure of the DOT Sofia building manifests unexpectedly different faces and scales from the possible viewpoints.
The hybrid program of intertwined contemporary art and events space; signature restaurants and designed urban living are injected into 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.
