* Situation
The siting is predetermined by the PUP and the skyline plan and yet we can account for the environment and its impact. NINKN believes that the development on the right on "Bogoridi" Street is the main one for shaping the skyline - so is the development of the PUP and silhouette plan made and approved. The truth is that the approved silhouette plan does not take into account the overall volumetric - town planning environment of the street - square spaces in which the building is located. In short, it can be said that the building of the Municipality of Burgas on arch. Ovcharov is much more important as conditions for searching for conformity.
* Building identity
To designate the building as a "gallery" ie. to create its identity we follow the following algorithm:
1. We give a short and clear description of "gallery":
The gallery is a space for the exhibition of paintings in frames, sculptures on pedestals and has its own fund of paintings and sculptures that are kept in storage.
2. We define the main concepts and semantic connections:
– picture – frame – exposure
– sculpture – pedestal – exposure
– gallery – repository – exposure
3. We create relevant graphic symbols - signs that will be the basis of the plastic construction of the building:
The frame, plinth and storage are components serving the gallery and display.
To make the building look like a gallery, ie. in order to indicate the essence of the building in the plastic construction of the volumes, the following semantic connections were investigated:
– gallery – exhibition of paintings and sculpture
– sculpture – exposition – pedestal
– picture – exposure – frame
If we have to write a meaningful sentence with all the words so far, we can say:
The gallery is an exhibition of paintings in frames, sculptures on pedestals and with its own fund of paintings and sculptures that are kept in storage.
The frame, plinth and storage are components serving the gallery and display. These components are selected and introduced as symbols - signs that are the basis of plastic construction.
* Forming
Simplicity, purity and neutrality are characteristic of the environment when displaying works of art. Orthogonality as a principle of form formation is well suited to achieve these characteristics, and also corresponds to the surrounding architectural environment - especially the building of the Municipality of Burgas, as the dominant in the street space.
* Materials
In the construction of the site, three materials were used /not counting the transparent glass/ - stone, wood and white board. Stone and wood are natural materials that are often part of the construction of the works and a good natural background for displaying them and forming the frames and plinths. White is a symbol of neutrality and the beginning of any work of art, the best background for exposure.
- Exterior - the stone /smooth Vratsa limestone/ is used for cladding the ground floor and where the same plane passes in height. This is how the connection with the terrain is made and a certain conformity with the architectural environment is brought in /the same material was used for the building of the Municipality of Burgas/. Wood and white material are lighter and participate in the plastic construction of the upper floors.
- Interior - the stone is laid as flooring in the common areas - stairs and corridors. Wood is used as flooring in the showrooms, and all walls and ceilings are white.
* Compliance with the silhouette plan
The elevations of the cornice and ridge have been respected, as well as the main idea of an architectural accent on the corner of Bogoridi Street and Aleksandrovska Street. The horizontal and vertical division of the facades laid down in the silhouette plan has also been preserved. A diagram showing the correspondences is attached. An informational electronic board measuring 7.30*1.70m has been installed on the main facade.
* Functional distribution and squares:
The functional distribution by floors and square footage is in accordance with the task of the contracting authority.
* Basement: Hall for icon gathering - 169.97 sq.m.; storage rooms - 43.84 sq.m., 30.05 sq.m.; technical room – 22.39 sq.m.
* Ground floor: entrance hall with stairs, elevator, information, wardrobe and security - 84.86 sq.m.; multifunctional hall – 111.69 sq.m.; hall for permanent exhibition - 43.84 sq.m.; storage rooms - 8.99 sq.m.; restoration studio – 12.33 sq.m.; quarantine room - 6.16 sq.m.; WC – 3 pcs; room for electrical panel
* 1st floor: permanent exhibition hall – 260.65 sq.m.; storage room to the hall - 14.92 sq.m.; warehouse - 4.36 sq.m.
* 2nd floor: permanent exhibition hall - 260.65 sq.m.; storage room to the hall - 14.92 sq.m.; warehouse - 4.36 sq.m.
* 3rd floor: office director – 14.39 sq.m.; office staff – 3 pcs.; service rooms staff and WC; library – 14.37 sq.m.; museum documentation archive – 27.25 sq.m.; warehouse - 7.95 sq.m.;
* Exhibition and multifunctional halls - these are the main functional spaces. The goal in separating them is to obtain maximum height and spaciousness, without internal columns, which will allow great freedom in the arrangement of the expositions.
* Staircase and elevator
In order to ensure maximum usable area, only 1 staircase and 1 elevator were developed. The location of the staircase is selected to meet the fire evacuation norms and is illuminated from the 1st floor upwards.
The lift is large enough to:
– Meets requirements for an accessible environment and serves all levels.
– Its glazing from the inner landscaped courtyard, which will be used for external exposure, provides pleasant visual perceptions.
The open interior space is visually perceived by the glazed stairwell.
- Access to it is from elevation +4.80 - from the stairwell.
– It can be used to service the galleries and provides a good connection between the storages at elevation +3.60 and the galleries on the floors – therefore there is a second door at the level of the storages. The size of the elevator is 210*180cm. The engine room is located at the top of the elevator shaft. The staircase overcomes the ground floor with 4 arms, which minimizes the loss of area. The stair arm is 130 cm wide.
* Glazing
In the exhibition halls, the glazing is upper striped 70 cm., does not interfere with the exhibition of paintings and provides partial natural lighting. In some places /2-3 places in the large halls on the 2nd and 3rd floor/ vertical strips of 70 cm have been lowered, in order to preserve the possibility of a visual connection with the square spaces around, and to serve the outdoor flower shops along the facade. In the multifunctional hall, the glazing is richer, because it is assumed that it will be able to be used for some of the events, and for those for whom the light interferes, ways of darkening will be provided. The last office floor is fully glazed from the south and west with the possibility of partial shading with internal blinds if necessary.
During the realization of the building, the type of glass and joinery will be selected so that they meet both the aesthetic requirements and the requirements of the TTE project.
* Construction
In general, the construction of the building is mixed - reinforced concrete and metal. The basement is monolithically built. The stairwell and the elevator, as well as the columns and washers, are monolithic. The large fields of the exhibition halls are bridged with main metal beams every 3 m. in the short direction and secondary perpendiculars in 1.5 m. After that, the floor slabs are poured with concrete on top of them with the remaining LT sheet formwork. Thus, we manage to ensure a relatively small height of the structure and the absence of internal columns in the halls. The last floor has metal columns, metal beams and light roof monopanels, in order to reduce the weight of the floor, which is folded inward and in practice its weight is taken by the structure below it.
