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Royal River Residential Building by Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov Wins the A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov of Starh honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Royal River Residential Building by Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov of Starh. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Royal River Residential Building
Royal River is a high rise 75 meters tall residential building, located in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. RR uses has several integrated technologies that makes it a contemporary residential building sustainable ventilation and air conditioning system, waste collection system, high speed elevators, maximized glazing for each apartment and tight structure core with compact emergency staircases that is helping a maximum usage of floor area. The facade system uses composite aluminum panels that allows it usage of freeform and easy and quick installation methods.
About Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov
Bulgarian architect, Svetoslav Stanislavov, is recognized as one of the most notable figures in the contemporary architecture realm in the country today. In 2012 he founded his own practice, STARH, in the city of Varna, majoring in residential, hospitality and office architecture with wide variety of scale. In 2020 the studio has expanded by opening an office in Sofia as well. In this short time since its founding, STARH, has created an impressive portfolio of completed projects in the country, having recognizable quality in design. The studio has succeeded to positively affect the context with their work.
About Starh
Contemporary architecture practice based in Bulgaria.
Award Record
This recognition makes Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov of Starh a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/139553
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139553
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139553
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/218272
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.royalriver.bg
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Royal River Residential Building
- Function
- Residential Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Sky Blue, Cornflower Blue, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray and Light Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Brand
- Starh
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139553
Credits
- Team
- Svetoslav Stanislavov, Dimitar Katsarov, Iva Kostova, Radostina Petkova, Petar Nikolov, Hristo Dushev, Borislav Stanchev, Zhenia Atanasova, Georgi Pasev, Ivan Kovachev, Vladimir Kavaev and Debora Dimitrova and others
- Image Credits
- STARH
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Royal River has several integrated technologies that makes it a contemporary residential building - sustainable HVAC system, waste collection system, high-speed elevators, maximized glazing for each apartment and tight structure core with compact emergency interlocking staircases in order to achieve maximum usage of floor area. Design wise, Royal River uses high-class cladding and glazing systems that are ensuring longevity and low maintenance over time.
- Inspiration
- The urban typology of Plovdiv is a unique collection of various natural assets and geographical location that is one of the main reasons for its millennial history. Maritsa River is simultaneously unifying and inserting dynamism in the urban texture. This symbiosis translates into the concept of Royal River where is a main protagonist in the facade design, applied materials and the corporate identity of the project, which is allows it to acquire its own identity on all levels.
- Research
- RR's concept is a play between urban and geographical context and design morphology concept called moire effect. In order to achieve higher visual impact and height impression, the effect is used over the slab and handrail thicknesses thorough the whole height of the building.
- Challenge
- RR is a winner in private competition of the investor between 4 studios in the country that are leaders in high-rise buildings. The biggest challenge was to meet all developer's requirements and detailed program for premium residential building.
- Realization and Technology
- Using freeform and soft corners as balconies is achieved through the usage of large scale aluminum honeycomb panels and bended glass. The glazing system and facade engineering details are uniquely designed for this project.
- Operation and Interaction
- The project stands out in the context as the second highest building in the city. Its location on the green axis connecting the Rowing Canal and Bunardzhika Hill of Plovdiv makes it a definite landmark in the surroundings. The approach for using minimal building footprint allows to create vast green park around it. A few social and recreational spots are created through the landscape design and introducing several hills achieved by ground shaping. They are allowing more privacy for the occupants from the busy boulevard creating visual and noise barrier.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design phase of the project started in 2021. The location is in city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
- Specifications
- 75-meters high, the building has 23 floors above ground and 2 underground ones. Gross area is 17,600 sqm.
- Keywords
- Simplicity, Sophistication, Innovation, Technology, Sustainability, Residential, Premium, Facade, Freeform, High-Rise, Landscape
