Cherry Orchard Residence | Bureau XII
Cherry Orchard Residence designed by Bureau XII, The restoration and extension of the existing pre- 1945 era building aim to provide a guest house with a restaurant and recreation zone as a supplement of the property?s natural setting and future sports facilities.
Photography: Tsvetomir Dzhermanov
The site for the project is located on eleven acres of orchard land nestled between the Iskar River and Vitosha Mountain, 12 kilometers from the city center of Sofia. The owners purchased the plot with an existing pre- 1945 era building, which was used as a military quarter by the German and Russian Armies due to its strategic location. The program requirements are to extend the existing building with a newly built structure providing space for guest rooms, kitchen with restaurant saloon, lounge, recreation zone, gym and small spa unit. Photography: Tsvetomir Dzhermanov
The program envisages the uniqueness of the location, the relation to nature and the planned future sports facilities. The old house with its simple look and facades, tiled alpine roof and deep eaves express the familiar image of a mountain home. The monolithic building with its strong presence in the property, surrounded by age-old trees demands a sensitive design approach. The newly created volume is connected through new openings in the existing façade merging the interior spaces between old and new. A two-story atrium with glazed roof provides daylight to the central part of the ground floor and a panoramic ...
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