TWO STUDENT TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION FOR A NEW KARIN DOM BUILDING
17 January 2020
Two student teams from Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” have registered to participate in the International Architecture Competition for a conceptual design of the new Karin Dom building. The students involved are majoring in Architecture - fourth year, in the master's degree programme in Preservation of Cultural Heritage and graduates. They include Arch. Teodora Karagyozova, Arch. Olga Golant, Cand. Arch. Rosen Kamenov, Arch. Anna Dimitrova, Arch. Martin Dimitrov, Aleksandar Chatov, Bogdan Neshev. Both groups are guided by Arch. Zhechka Ilieva, PhD - Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Arch. Boryana Nozharova - lecturer in the professional area of Public Buildings.
The two teams visited Karin Dom yesterday and met the experts who work there. An in-depth conversation was held regarding the needs of the children, the activities offered and the functioning of the specialized offices.
Karin Dom is a leading organization in providing complex services for children with special needs and their families. The activity of the organization takes place in the villa of the Stanchovi family, built in 1908, which is no longer sufficient for the foundation's activities. Last year, the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Varna gave Karin Dom a terrain for the construction of a new building. Funding is provided by the Velux Foundation.
"Student participation in the international competition is an opportunity to demonstrate the skills of our students, to offer harmonious volume solutions for the territory and to master the specific function of the building," said Arch. Zhechka Ilieva, PhD. The students focused their decisions on taking into account the terrain, achieving clear functional connections and balanced volumes. They will submit their project proposals at the end of February this year.
