Abstract
This paper addresses a possibility for an adaptive reuse of the historic compound known as the “Sugar Factory” (“Zaharna Fabrika”) in Sofia city, the capital of Bulgaria. The compound consists of several buildings and it is a national cultural property of Bulgaria. The main buildings are “Big Factory Building” and “Small Factory Building”. Both buildings are typical representative of an industrial construction system and architecture from the end of the 19th century.
This paper will try to draw a possible positive future scenario of this national cultural treasure (at present a private property) where an adaptive reuse of the existing buildings would take into account the actual conditions of its structural elements, reconsider a large palette of new type of mixed use functions in order to transform the historic compound into a new “cultural heart” of the city of Sofia.
This paper will try to draw a possible positive future scenario of this national cultural treasure (at present a private property) where an adaptive reuse of the existing buildings would take into account the actual conditions of its structural elements, reconsider a large palette of new type of mixed use functions in order to transform the historic compound into a new “cultural heart” of the city of Sofia.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges |
Publisher | International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering |
Pages | 451-457 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783857481406 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Sept 2015 |
Event | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 - Duration: 23 Sept 2015 → 25 Sept 2015 |
Publication series
Name | IABSE Reports |
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Number | 105 |
Conference
Conference | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 |
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Period | 23/09/15 → 25/09/15 |
Keywords
- historic building
- structural preservation
- adaptive reuse