CONCEPT AND CONCEPTUAL PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN THE CENTRAL CITY PART OF SVILLENDRAD
Object: SVILENGRAD HISTORICAL MUSEUM
26 "Bulgaria" Blvd., "Bulgaria" Str.
41°46'06.1"N 26°11'45.4"E

Description of the place
• The land is located in the central part of the city of Svilengrad - PI 65677.701.1545 according to the CC of the town of Svilengrad, quarter 46, UPI XXVI according to the city's zoning plan. The property has an old building with no architectural value and no status. The building of the historical museum was designed on it.
• In the neighborhood there is a park and a square with the city library. Nearby is the 500-year-old Svilengrad Bridge on the Maritsa River, restored and entirely pedestrian. The situation implies the work in a historical context, since to the north, across the street, there are also three buildings, monuments of culture, which are awaiting restoration. Here passes the ancient Roman road "Via Diagonalis", connecting the central European part of the Roman Empire with Constantinople. To this day, it is one of the most important and busy transport corridors for people and goods between Europe and the Orient.
Zoning, functions and square footage / zoning:


Transportation and access
- Car access and parking
As the site is located in a park environment and in line with modern urban trends to reduce the presence of cars in city centres, car parking within the property is not required.
Visitors arriving by car have the opportunity to park on "Bulgaria" Blvd., "Krayrechna" St., as well as in the designated parking lots nearby.

At ground level within the boundaries of the property are provided:
• 5 parking spaces for cars of disabled people;
• Required parking for 30 bicycles; - full parking for 40 bicycles
• access and maneuvering space for waste removal and loading vehicles.

Pedestrian and bicycle access
Pedestrian access to the building of the future museum is in accordance with the pedestrian flows in the adjacent area. The most suitable places at the entrances of the museum have been determined. The pedestrian access lanes, the green areas, the open spaces for the activities of the museum have been designed.
The aim is to enrich the central part of the city with a new, beautiful and attractive public area that combines in the best way the new museum building with the existing significant architectural volumes, parks and open spaces, accessible to people with disabilities.
Park environment - Reconstruction of the existing park has been done, including a lapidarium, a new center of the park, in the form of a Byzantine cross and a statue of a horse, symbolizing the Bulgarian ambition and country. The alley network was designed based on the idea of Roman town planning.

Relief - leveled, relatively flat
GOALS
The land intended for the construction of a historical museum of Svilengrad has a high potential for the development of culture, education, thematic entertainment, and the economy of the city. With the construction of a socially significant building on this site, Svilengrad has the opportunity to develop a secondary cultural urban center that:
• Enriches the existing city center with a new public space for culture, for education, for the development of educational thematic tourism, for the development of cultural industries, etc.;
• Provides conditions for the performance of a wide range of artistic events (theatre, music, visual arts, architecture, archeology, etc.), as well as for educational and social activities;
• Connects fully and conflict-free with the surrounding urban, historical, including park environment;
• Exercises a "regenerating" effect on the neighborhood and surrounding spaces;
• Has a visually recognizable architectural image;
• It is modern, high-tech and complies with environmental requirements.

DESIGN
A conceptual project and volume-spatial concept was developed for the building of the historical museum in Svilengrad, which:
• It is adapted to the features of the surrounding urban and park environment:
• Reflects the urban planning requirements for the place and considering the transport and pedestrian flows - the "communication" between the park, the designed museum building and the square space in front of the city library building should be integrative;
• Decides rationally the function of the building, according to the provided functional program;
• Takes into account the location of the object in the park environment;
• Making direct contact between the museum building and the park;