Project
Astral Tower
Category
Best Project of Residential Estate
About the project
Astral Tower is the highest building in Varna, Bulgaria, reaching up to 140 meters. 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 a walking distance of public and institutional buildings, as well as in close proximity from the historical center.
As a mixed-use tall building, the project’s concept is to offer a way of inhabiting that is co-related with nowadays’ everchanging daily dynamics. The program consists of residential and office spaces, 4-star hotel, a mall, supermarket, gym, restaurant and café, healthcare services bank offices.
The design concept is reached after many studies and design proposals for the most appropriate size and ratio that could fit in the context. Major priority is accomplishing a design that is delicate and humane, as well as contemporary and distinctive.
Location
76A Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., Varna, Bulgaria
More project images
http://cloud.starh.bg/index.php/s/Hqct3sJkS93Wzar
Project video
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6752296215796318208-hJ2_
Additional information
https://www.e-architect.com/bulgaria/astral-tower-building-varna
https://www.office-et-culture.fr/architecture/europe/astral-tower
https://www.archiol.com/architecture/commercial-design/astral-tower-starh
http://88designbox.com/architecture/astral-tower-by-starh-4220.html
https://www.fulldes.com/astral-ta/
Applicant and author of the project
STARH / Svetoslav Stanislavov
Bulgarian architect, Svetoslav Stanislavov, is recognized as one of the most notable figures in the contemporary architecture realm in the country. He founded his own practice, STARH, majoring in residential, hospitality and office architecture with wide variety of scale. STARH has created an impressive portfolio of completed projects having recognizable quality in design. The formula that they use is striving for a balance between aesthetics, functionality and quality that will last in time.