Silver A' Design Award Winner 2023
Immaculate titanium white panels define Alexander Yonchev's Villa Bianca Private House facade, their crisp horizontal joints creating a subtle grid rhythm that structures the monumental yet serene elevation with architectural precision reminiscent of minimalist traditions drawing from both Mediterranean vernacular purity and contemporary reductive aesthetics. The composition divides into asymmetrical masses where the dominant left volume rises as a pure rectangular plane marked only by delicate shadow play from nearby foliage, while the right portion reveals structural depth through a dramatic cantilevered overhang casting geometric shadows that articulate the interplay between solid and void. Natural daylight from an azure cerulean sky bathes the surfaces in high-key luminosity, creating optical textures as dappled leaf shadows dance across the pristine surfaces like ephemeral drawings, their organic fluidity counterbalancing the rigid orthogonal geometry. The chromatic palette achieves remarkable restraint, limiting itself to variations of pure white modulated through shadow temperatures ranging from cool blue-grays to warm cream undertones where reflected light from the white pebble ground plane bounces upward. Spatial depth unfolds through careful layering where the foreground presents sculptural white cylindrical furniture pieces arranged on matching white aggregate, the middle ground establishes the primary architectural volume bearing subtle metallic lettering, and background glimpses of Mediterranean vegetation including an elegantly shaped specimen tree provide vital organic counterpoint. The perspectival system employs subtle two-point convergence that emphasizes the volumetric intersections while maintaining frontal dignity. Edge treatment oscillates between razor-sharp architectural corners defining built form and soft feathered boundaries where shadow gradients dissolve into illuminated surfaces. The atmospheric quality evokes contemplative stillness, a sanctuary quality enhanced by the meditative repetition of horizontal panel joints creating visual rhythm across the elevation.
The project consists of partial reconstruction and complete visual transformation of an existing house built in pseudo-traditional style. The main idea has been to achieve the exactly opposite effect: to have a contrasting, memorable, minimalistic and contemporary architecture. The biggest challenge of the project has been to reduce the cluster of geometries and to emphasize the constructive principle of the building by making some spatial and organizational improvements of the interior.