Sveta Nedelya周围的广场空间，是位于市中心的索非亚圣城大教堂在历史上形成的系统公共空间，具有象征性意义，同时也是不可分割的一部分。在这个拥有百万人口的首都里，广场位于索非亚的心脏地带，同时也在古罗马城市主轴的交叉点上，它承载了古今历史的记忆，迄今为止还保留着自身的活力和吸引力。这使得索非亚城成为索非亚市当下及未来的重要场所，并体现了对于新改造的具体挑战——即在保护其文化和空间特性的同时，响应对当前城市环境的功能和特点的需求。
Sveta Nedelya广场
Sveta Nedelya广场是中心城区的一个重要组成部分，是索非亚中心系统的核心，也是公共性质最集中的区域。在不同公共交通空间如林荫道、公共花园和街道、公共建筑和综合楼等不同区域内，广场通过各种交通布局，使得广场周围各个要素紧密地结合在单一发展中的生活系统中。
Submission: May 8, 2019
Registration: May 8, 2019
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open
Sofia Municipality is pleased to extend an invitation to you to participate in a contest for a conceptual architectural and urban planning project for Sveta Nedelya Square.
The space of the square around Sveta Nedelya – the cathedral temple of Holy Metropolis of Sofia Headquarters is an inseparable part of the symbolic part of the historically formed system public spaces in the city center. It is situated in the very heart of Sofia, just on the crossing point of the main directions of the ancient Roman city, it has kept the memory of the ancient and modern history and has preserved so far its vitality and attractiveness – for the residents of the capital city of million inhabitants and for its visitors. This makes it a place of the key importance for the present time and the future of the city of Sofia and defines the specifics of the challenges of its new renovation which is to preserve its cultural and spatial identity and at the same time, respond to the complex requirements to the functionality and features of the present urban environment.
SVETA NEDELYA SQUARE
Sveta Nedelya Square is a key element of the central city part, which is the largest area of concentration of public character and expressed nucleus of the center system of Sofia, the elements of the territory are closely bound together in a single developing living system through the variety of access and mobility options and due to the short links between the representative, cultural, recreational and commercial functions of one another within, around and along the diverse such as squares, gardens, boulevards and streets, public buildings and complexes.
OBJECTIVES
continuity between historical layers and modern structure
connect public spaces of human scale
establish connection between pedestrian spaces
create an accessible and safe connection between the visitors and exposed archaeological values
enhance the accessibility
ensure activity – at all times of the day and all year round
create modern urban design
economic feasibility of the conceptual solution
TERMS OF REFERENCE
All the information needed to design the project, as well as links to all additional resources are available in the terms of reference: DWG files, maps, pictures, current projects …
SCHEDULE
Start of the contest
14 February 2019
Deadline for questions
29 April 2019
Deadline for submission of applications
8 May 2019 ,17:30 (Bulgarian time)
The jury shall carry out a pre-selection for decreasing the number of candidates.
20 & 21 June 2019
PRIZES
For the Ist place project ranked – prize of 70 000 BGN
For the IInd place project ranked – prize of 60 000 BGN
For the IIIrd place project ranked – prize of 50 000 BGN
For the IVth place project ranked – prize of 40 000 BGN
For the Vth place project ranked – prize of 30 000 BGN
The winner of the first prize will be invited to negotiate with Sofia Municipality to prepare a technical and working project.
