The project concept is about creating a place of tolerance and friendship, a symbol of education and community. The complex will unite a kindergarten, a school and a cultural center.
The investor's intention integrated in the concept design by IPA architects, continues the tradition of the Sofia Synagogue - a model for traditions, which inspired the architecture and design.
The architecture elegantly combines the elements of classics and tradition with modern outlook. In designing the complex, the focus was not seeking contrast with the neighborhood, but rather to enhance the architecture and the environment around it. The façade is designed as a shade-reflection of the Sofia Sinagogue façade.
A school, kindergarten, and education center will be part of the complex, while residents can use the sports hall in the education center. There will be a kindergarten with nursery groups, a three-story library, and a large cultural center for preschool through grade 12.
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The initiative undertaking is in partnership with Sofia Municipality, the "Vazrazhdane" district and the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom".
This was not a random location choice - the "Vazrazhdane" area was the old Jewish quarter of the city, known as "Yuchbunar", where the ancestors of the Jewish community in Bulgaria lived - the area had more than 4 Jewish schools before the war.
It was the 80th anniversary of the heroic act of saving Bulgarian Jews that prompted the idea of building a new cultural center. It is the organization's desire to celebrate the anniversary of the selfless act by doing something significant for Bulgaria's capital.
