Residential

The competition brief focused on the development of an iconic coastal site featuring existing historic buildings and a beautiful forest that occupies a large portion of the plot.

Our proposal is titled MORE, which—beyond meaning “sea” when written in Latin characters—also signifies “more.” The name reflects our belief that clients in the high-end segment are not simply seeking larger floor areas, but a qualitatively different way of living.

We succeeded in fulfilling the investor’s program while preserving the valuable tree species on site. Moreover, the forest becomes a central element of the proposal—not only as a scenic backdrop, but also as an active landscape offering opportunities for sports, leisure, and water-based activities. In addition to swimming pools, tennis courts, cycling paths, and jogging trails, residents of the complex benefit from an equestrian center with two riding arenas, complemented by a dedicated riding trail that runs through the entire site and is separated from the other pathways.

In the northern part of the site, a deep natural depression currently collects rainwater and is enclosed by a fence. Our project proposes to reshape this water channel and extend it through the landscaped areas along the full length of the plot as a shallow river with small ponds and waterfalls. The depression itself is fully preserved and integrated into the children’s center of the complex as a rope park for older children. The main existing promenade running behind the hotels will also be retained and enhanced with new functions, transforming it into a preferred destination for evening walks.

In response to the surrounding context, we developed six different residential typologies organized into two architectural lines, provisionally titled “Forest” and “Sea.” The Forest line is based on natural materials typical of the region, while the Sea line draws inspiration from the aesthetics of a yacht. The idea of a house in the forest clad in stone and wood, and a seaside house shaped by nautical lines, is a deliberate and conscious cliché. In this case, it enables a harmonious coexistence with the existing modernist-era hotels preserved within the site, whose architecture was itself inspired by this same motif. Functionally, each of the six residential typologies offers a distinct advantage, ensuring that none dominates the others and that they coexist without mutual interference.

Contemporary schools are no longer conceived merely as places for learning, but as holistic educational environments that encourage communication, creativity, and a strong connection with nature. Guided by this philosophy, the project for the private Roerich School in Lozen village has been developed, located at the foothills of Vitosha Mountain and in close proximity to the American English Academy.
The site features a significant change in elevation, which largely determines the layout of the building volumes and its terraced architectural form. During the design process, almost all existing trees have been preserved, while the forested area in the eastern part of the site remains in its natural state and becomes an integral part of the educational environment.
The building is organized into two main volumes, intended respectively for students from first to fourth grade and from fifth to twelfth grade. The complex includes areas for sports and an outdoor playground, a canteen with direct access to the entrance plaza, a library with a large terrace, and a sports hall. Above the sports hall is a cultural events hall which, due to the site’s topography, has access both from within the school building and directly from the street. This allows the space to be used not only by students, but also by the local community during and beyond school hours. The ground floor accommodates a kindergarten and a specialized room for children with special educational needs.
The school’s educational program places equal emphasis on sciences, sports, and the arts. Creative studios are considered just as important as the STEM center. A dedicated workspace for teachers is also provided, offering views both towards the outdoor sports areas and landscaped spaces, as well as towards the sports hall.
Special attention has been given to corridors and shared spaces, which are designed with volumes comparable to those of the classrooms. These areas function as spaces for activity, relaxation, and informal interaction throughout the school day. The distinctive stepped silhouette of the main façade ensures that each floor has access to a landscaped terrace the size of a classroom, creating opportunities for outdoor learning and rest.
Greenery is integrated at every level of the building and across all roof surfaces, contributing to an improved microclimate and a strong sense of connection to nature. The façades incorporate partial cladding in natural wood, further emphasizing the sustainable character of the project.
The school is conceived as a place that supports children’s development not only through knowledge, but through experience, an architecture that inspires learning, creativity, and a sense of community.

Druzhba 45 Complex is located in the resort of Sts. Constantine and Helena and consists of eight modern terraced houses. Each home features a private landscaped garden, ensuring both privacy and a direct connection to nature from the living area. The roofs are partially greened, providing additional outdoor space for relaxation and entertainment. A pergola on this level is designed with built-in infrastructure for solar panel installation, offering energy independence and reduced electricity costs. Each house also includes two parking spaces with a ready-to-use installation for electric vehicle charging stations.

The building is located on a steeply sloped site with an approximate elevation difference of 14 meters. It comprises two entrances, with three above-ground levels and two semi-underground levels. Pedestrian and vehicular access to the building is from the northeast, via the main service street. On the southwest side, there is a landscaped courtyard featuring a sports field, a children’s playground, a green area with outdoor fitness equipment, and a barbecue zone. The façade finish consists of fiber cement cladding on a ventilated façade system or mineral render.

The building is situated on a compact plot in the central part of the city of Varna, within a densely urbanized environment. The functional program comprises a total of five residential units, organized to ensure optimal sunlight exposure. The façade system is ventilated and constructed from large-format porcelain stoneware panels, composite cladding, and natural wooden finishes. The materials have been selected for their durability and aesthetic appeal. The volumetric and spatial composition is distinguished by a precise interplay of contrasts, while maintaining a clear functional logic.

“MARITSA RESIDENCE” is a residential building located in the city of Plovdiv in an area near the Language School called “Maritsa North Residential Park”. The neighborhood is new, modern and very diverse in visual terms. In most of the plots, residential buildings have already been realized, which have a similar scale and are distinguished by diverse and ambitious solutions in terms of form and colors. That is why we decided that the best way for our building to stand out, without conflicting with the vision of the neighboring buildings, is to rely on a calmer appearance and a generalized form, achieved with quality materials and details.

The building is a parallelepiped, framed with white stripes, which is broken only at its two opposite edges, which are treated differently – with oval lines and by changing the material to bronze. The peculiar “bites” of the main volume, which are obtained in this way, aim to create a feeling of a shell and a core.

The property in which the building is located has considerable depth. In order to avoid overshadowing the neighboring properties, as required by law, and at the same time to obtain a compact shape, we decided to change the coordinate system of the building in relation to the lines of the property. Thus, we obtained two triangular courtyards, in one of which is the main entrance space of the property and the car ramp that leads to the underground garage. The other triangular courtyard is more sheltered and is completely landscaped, so that it serves as a resting area, and in its farthest corner we placed a children’s corner.

The generalized form of the building pays off in functional terms. In plan, it does not have large bends in which the different apartments face each other. The apartments are of regular shape, the functional connections are short, so that the ratio of the common areas to the living area is optimal.

„Корал Резиденс“ се намира на главния път Варна – Златни пясъци, малко зад първа линия, в зона за жилищно обитаване. Комплексът се състои от две сгради с богато озеленена градина с обособени зони за отдих, детски кът и басейн. По-голямата част от апартаментите разполагат с морска панорама. Фасадите са решени с меки, овални форми и са изпълнени с HPL-плоскости с дървесен фладер.

Moreni Club Residence is a residential development set on a 91,000 sq.m site, characterized by low-rise buildings and panoramic views towards Vitosha Mountain.

The complex comprises twelve three-storey apartment buildings and 38 two-storey single-family houses in two typologies – luxury detached homes and terraced houses. The total building footprint is 13,700 sq.m, with a gross floor area of 43,800 sq.m and 76,500 sq.m of landscaped areas, pedestrian paths and streets.

When developing the concept, our team drew on the experience gained from four previous gated residential developments of a similar scale and function, all developed, built and managed by the same investor. Through the realization of these projects, we had the opportunity to observe which ideas and design decisions can transform a small neighbourhood like this into a genuine community – a place where people enjoy meeting, interacting with one another and making full use of their shared surroundings.

Our first and most important objective was to create the most generous and high-quality public spaces possible. We raised the buildings to the maximum permitted height of three storeys, allowing us to free up as much of the site as possible for landscaping and communal use. Shared gardens and parks encourage residents to spend time outdoors, meet their neighbours and experience their home as something much larger than the space enclosed by the walls of their apartment.

The second key objective was to make these shared spaces safe. From our previous projects, we had learned that children are among their most frequent users and that safe, direct access to a neighbourhood garden is a significant benefit not only for them, but for the entire family. To achieve this, vehicular traffic was moved to the perimeter of the development, leaving its heart as an interconnected system of green spaces.

Cars circulate primarily along a ring road following the boundary of the site, providing direct access to underground garages beneath each apartment building. The only exceptions are a few low-traffic streets serving the single-family houses. These are designed according to the principles of a shared street, using paving more typical of garden paths to naturally reduce vehicle speeds.

Equally important was the quality of the gardens themselves. Our aim was for greenery to dominate the development – lush and abundant, yet natural in character. The landscape design was developed by Landscape Design Studio, with the active involvement of the investor, Eng. Plamen Andreev, and incorporates a variety of green spaces, each with a different purpose and atmosphere.

The more active recreational area is located away from the residential buildings and organized around a lake created by capturing water from an underground stream running alongside the site. A variety of spaces for recreation and play are arranged around it, but more importantly, the green areas are interconnected, allowing residents to enjoy a continuous walk through the entire development.

The spaces between the buildings are planted with taller trees and shrubs and conceived as quieter garden areas. More than 360 specimens of mature, large-scale vegetation have been planted, including distinctive native species, together with ornamental shrubs, perennial flowers and decorative grasses.

The apartment buildings are shaped by a series of characteristic setbacks in plan, designed so that the living room of every home benefits from views towards Vitosha Mountain. The façades are finished entirely in natural materials.

The single-family houses and Luxury-class buildings are clad in 90 × 90 cm white limestone panels, 2 cm thick, mounted on an aluminium substructure as a ventilated façade system. The recessed terraces are lined with heat-treated softwood, adding warmth and texture to the stone exterior. Schüco window systems are used throughout, with sliding systems in the living areas. Most living rooms have a clear ceiling height of 3.30 m.

The Premium-class buildings feature façades clad in grey gneiss and natural timber. All ground-floor residences have private gardens, separated from the communal landscaped areas by planted green boundaries.

Construction of the complex was divided into three phases and was fully completed in 2026. This phased approach also allowed the landscape to mature gradually, so that with the opening of each subsequent phase, the gardens no longer appeared newly planted but already felt like an established part of the neighbourhood.

The Developer of this project is a family with three children who have inherited a property with several large pine trees in one of the most attractive areas around Varna. The main objective of the project was to preserve and emphasize those trees when developing the building. The house itself is located in the northern part of the property with southeast and southwest exposure. It consists of three above ground floors, one underground level and a semi-underground garage, located in the southern lower part of the land: the roof is used as an additional terrace to the yard. The family’s day to day activities are organized on the first floor, providing direct access to the garden and there is also a guest bedroom. The family bedrooms are located on the second level, each with a private bathroom and a closet. A fitness-centre, a sauna and an additional guest room are located on the third level.
The materials used for the facade are suspended panels of FIBER C and wood cladding that emphasize the simple and modern look of the house and enrich the feeling of natural beauty created by the trees that have been preserved.

Бутик Хоум Бяла представлява комплекс от четири редови еднофамилни къщи разположен на първа линия на морския бряг в гр. Бяла. Имотът е високо над морското равнище и разполага с изключително красива морска панорама. Целта при разработването на проекта беше да запазим усещането за отделни къщи и в същото време да дадем възможност на обитателите им да се наслаждават по различни начини на гледката.

Дневните са разположени на първия етаж, всяка има собствена веранда отделена от съседите с ивица висока растителност, след която продължава общия двор. По този начин се подсигурява самостоятелност без високи зидове, които да ограничават хоризонта и в същото време се създават условия за социални контакти между съседите и общо ползване и поддръжка на двора. Спалните са разположени на втория етаж в компактни паралелепипеди облечени с естествено дърво, които са ротирани перпендикулярно спрямо етажа с дневните. С това решение редовите къщи се сдобиват с две допълнителни тераси на втория етаж и на покрива, които позволяват по-голямо уединение и различно преживяване. Вторият етаж на всяка къща излиза конзолно над входовете от север и над верандите от юг, превръщайки се по този начин в необходимата козирка за защита от слънце и дъжд.