the red snake

Refurbishment works for the building of DSK bank, "Moskovska" street.

"green" facade

Obviously the rehabilitation works are not very fast. The "green" facade is on "Graf Ignatiev" street.

Veliko Tarnovo 4

"Hadji Nikoli Inn" - nice building, created in the 19th century by Kolyo Ficheto, the self-taught master of the Bulgarian National Revival architecture; now after rehabilitation housing art museum, restaurant and coffee.

Faculty of Theology

Sofia University, Faculty of Theology, Sv Nedelja place. The building is from 1908-1911, designed by the Viennese architect Friedrich Grünanger who worked more than 30 years in Bulgaria.

Industrialna Gallery

One of the newest galleries in Sofia, located in one rehabilitated industrial building - the ex refrigerators factory. The exhibition "the dimension of surface - communications design in Germany" was quite interesting, but unfortunately without visitors. This is the first exhibition from the program of Sofia Design Week 2010.

little house

Just in front of the red building from yesterday - although the house needs urgently rehabilitation, I found it nice with the incredible sky as a background.

Sofia streets

"Ivan Vasov" street close to the "Rakovski" corner. A building from 1900, build for a bank, now housing the Sate Railway Company (BDZ) headquarters.

Theme Day: Changes

Today, the first day of the New 2010 Year I want to be positive and to show you the change of one very nice house, cultural heritage. It was for a long time in very bad condition. It's rehabilitation is still not completely finished, but the change is visible.

So for all of you my best wishes for a happy and successful New Year ... and be positive!

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rehabilitation

I'm happy to see some rehabilitation actions for the"Jablanski" house!

/boul"Zar Osvoboditel"

eco-roof 2

Very close to the house from yesterday on "Hr. Botev" boul.

eco-roof

Nice building, but it needs urgent rehabilitation. The corner of "Hr. Botev" boul. and "Pirotska" street.

hanging discussion

Renovated building on "Saborna" and "Batemberg" streets.

fifty-fifty

One house - two owners, partly renovated, partly sad and tattered.
"Maria Luisa" boul., the corner to "Lion's" bridge

"lifting"

I have allready posted an example of the "slice" rehabilitation fashion from one of the residential complexes. But this house is on "Stambolijski" boulevard, in the city center. It's really hard to understand that Sofia Municipality couldn't find a procedure to help people to invest for their house "lifting".

balcony

Nice, little balcony on "N.Zanov" street, hopefully could earn rehabilitation soon!

new clothes

renovated house on "Lege" street

paint in red

This house on "Gurko" str., the corner with "6-ti septemvri" str. was long years so ugly and frowzy, but now I couldn't believe my eyes - after rehabilitetion it is shining and smiling.........

rehabilitation fashion

This is a typical example of a residential block from our socialist heritage. In the last years becomes very fashionable to make additional heat insulation and balcony glazing. This blocks are very big, the apartments are private ownership, and it is impossible to organize all owners for a whole rehabilitation. And the result of this individual activity in the frame of one "community" is very funny.

Actually now are some EU-financed rehabilitation programmes for this prefabricated residential complexes and hopefully this funny slice-outlook will be changed soon.