Iron Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2022
Royal River Residential Building
by Starh - Svetoslav Stanislavov
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Starh
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 15,836
- Verification code 6FCBF9C8F2 · Verify this award
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.
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- 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. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 75-meters high, the building has 23 floors above ground and 2 underground ones. Gross area is 17,600 sqm.
- Tags
- Simplicity, Sophistication, Innovation, Technology, Sustainability, Residential, Premium, Facade, Freeform, High-Rise, Landscape
- Production 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.
- Design 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.
- Project Duration
- The design phase of the project started in 2021. The location is in city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
- Operation Flow
- 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. - 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.
- 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. - Image Credits
- STARH
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to STARH, 2021.