Aries HQ

Located in one of the most prestigious parts of Sofia, Bulgaria, the new building complies not only with the modern high-class office standards, but also with developer's ambitions to construct something unique with a distinct filigree appearance in a dense and highly eclectic urban fabric. The building is located in one of the most prestigious parts of Sofia, at the corner of Cherni vrah (Black Peak) Boulevard and Viskiar Planina (Viskiar Mountain) Street. A 7638 sq. m gross area in in 9 aboveground levels comforts offices and ground floor stores. The building has a car-parking in two underground levels. Considering the specific location and given the fact that the area has become a desirable location for prestigious offices of many companies in the latest years, the new building was to comply not only with the modern high-class office standards, but also with developer's ambitions to construct something unique.

It was becoming a difficult task to design and develop the new building in the already crowded and highly eclectic environment, in compliance with the fragmented and complex urban silhouette, resulting from the urban planning restrictions for the area. The basic idea was to delineate the edgy silhouette with a simple tool, namely the filigree stone mesh, which wraps and generalizes the volumes defined in the detailed urban plan, and also sets the building into a different scale. This enabled the distinct appearance of the building in the context of an interconnected urban fabric, without the use of common tools such as increased height or detachment of individual volumes. The abstract order of the natural granite stone cladding covers the typical mulliontransom glass curtain wall system and provides for its structural, climatic and aesthetic durability.

The structure of the building is of in-situ reinforced concrete, and is designed to resist the local seismic conditions. Facades are of mullion-transom flush-glazed system with double-glass panels. Operable windows are provided to premises and enable natural ventilation. Landscaped terraces optimize the rainwater drainage system and keep roofs from over-heating. Plot Area: 1.325 m² Footprint: 829 m² Gross Area - aboveground: 7.638 m² Gross Area & underground: 2.419 m² Total Area: 10.057 m²