Chirpan, the city of contrasts
What I absolutely love about the urban plans of the cities in Bulgaria is the diversity of the architecture.
Here you can see at the same time so typical for the former communist countries large or small (usually extremely ugly) panel blocks, beautiful aristocratic houses from the late 19th and early 20th century, even even older houses from the time of the Ottoman slavery, and even buildings built by the Ottomans themselves.
And also, when it comes to new and modern construction, there is no and cannot be, with this variety of architecture, restrictions and regulations for the design of the buildings.
Because I know countries where there are some. In which on the streets you can see only almost the same buildings, built with similar materials, similar color, similar design. They cannot, they have no right to escape the universal status quo.
Of course, I have not yet seen a house in the shape of a flying saucer in Bulgaria (I exclude the alien architecture so characteristic of communism).
But I already know about a snail-shaped house built in 2008 and a Gaudi-style hotel. And even more - what do I even know about Bulgaria, after traveling around it so little.
So, we are talking about Chirpan, a small town in the southern part of the country. According to the latest official data, with a population of 20 thousand people. However, this is no longer true. I'm sure. Visiting a city like this, a person, any normal person would be overwhelmed with sadness and anxiety. Even I, who in principle am enchanted by the architecture and architectural differences in the country and could find beauty and interest in any dilapidated building.
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Hello @soulsdetour. Similar to peeling the layers of an onion, the discovery of unexpected architectural details in a location of interest would sometimes place us in an emotional state. And just like the city of Chirpan, there are certainly many exceptional surprises. As much as most of us have the assumption that the more modern buildings have sturdier structural conditions, the older houses plus other historical remnants of a metropolis actually have the advantage of being more sustainable in the long run. This goes to show how far our investigative curiosity would take us within the exploration of a place composed of the old and new architecture. Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts! 😊
Emotions are what power great blog posts. Stories become more interesting, compelling, and authentic for readers to digest. And I'm a strong believer in Self-Expression. Thus, embedding your personal voice into your architectural publications is an excellent way to differentiate yourself from the noise and let your light shine. Thank you so much @soulsdetour for being yourself in our A+D community!
Very nice this contrasts for country
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