ASTRAL TOWER, STARH
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FIRST SKYSCRAPER ON BULGARIAN SEASIDE Astral Tower is the highest building in Varna, Bulgaria, reaching up to 140m. The location of the building lot is chosen based on a thorough urban planning survey and solar analysis. Locked between two main boulevards of the city, Astral Tower is within walking distance of public and institutional buildings, as well as the historical centre. STARH
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s a mixed-use tall building, the project’s concept is to offer a way of inhabiting that is corelated with today’s ever-changing daily dynamics. Everyday activities are concentrated into a single building, which allows a person to preserve time and energy in such a way over the span of a single day, that could be channelled to their personal life, family and recreational activities. The programme consists of residential and office spaces, a four-star hotel, a shopping centre, supermarket, gym, restaurant and cafe, healthcare services and bank offices.
FC&A – DECEMBER – 2020
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The project design is developed mainly in two volumes of a similar size – a horizontal and a vertical one – that are connected to one another. The design concept is reached after many studies and design proposals for the most appropriate size and ratio that could fit in the context. The major priority is accomplishing a design that is delicate, as well as contemporary and distinctive. In this sense, rounded corners along with the full height and attenuated vertical tectonics give the illusion of a disappearing building silhouette. In this way, the building itself fits in the most unobstructed way into the context with its size.
