Nadjarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Competition project

Architecture design proposal

Technical Characteristics

Ground floor area: 340,0 sqm

First floor area: 378,0 sqm

Second floor area: 396,0 sqm

Third floor area: 248,0 sqm

Total area: 1362,0 sqm

Explanatory report

The main disadvantages of existing building:

1. Decorated with false-classical and false-baroque architectural elements on the south-east and partly south-west elevations;
2. Emphasized small element of the main entrance volume on the flat and long elevation surface;
3. Architecturally unorganized space between AUA hostel building and the designed one.

The design concept is based on the following principles:

1. Incorporating of a new level without distructure of the environment shaped silouete;

2. Demolishing the false-classical architectural elements and designing in one style with south-west elevation;

3. Designing the new volume in contrast (glass surfaces and metallic structure) with formed environment and simultaneously keeping the harmony;

4. Placing the staircases and elevator outside of the existing building and having more useful space for the offices;

5. Keeping the same axis for the main and backyard entrances. Thereby directing the movement towards Light;

6. Incorporating the ethnic architectural elements in a modern way.