The A’ Design Award recently announced Dot Sofia by IO Architects as the Bronze winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. This prestigious recognition highlights the significance of Dot Sofia as an outstanding example of architectural excellence within the industry.
Dot Sofia’s innovative design showcases the potential for transforming neglected historic areas into vibrant, multi-functional spaces that serve the community. By combining contemporary art, event space, signature dining, and urban living, the project demonstrates the practical benefits of thoughtful, context-sensitive architecture for a wide range of stakeholders.
Embedded in the heart of Sofia’s largest street market, Dot Sofia’s simple two-volume structure reveals unexpected faces and scales from various viewpoints. The rusted steel facade preserves the area’s characteristic aged materiality, while oversized dynamic shutters echo the rhythm of market life. Inside, generous, minimalistic spaces are furnished with locally designed and crafted interiors alongside select European design classics.
The Bronze A’ Design Award for Dot Sofia serves as motivation for IO Architects to continue pursuing excellence and innovation in their projects. This recognition may inspire further exploration of adaptive reuse, material authenticity, and responsive design in their future work, contributing to the ongoing evolution of architectural practice.
Dot Sofia was designed by IO Architects’ Viara Jeliazkova and Georgi Katov, whose collaborative vision and understanding of the project’s context were key to its success.
Source: fox40.com
