Children's FOundation
Karin Dom Foundation is one of the first organizations in Bulgaria to create alternative to the institutions model for services and care for children with special needs and their families. It was established in 1994 by the diplomat Ivan Stancioff, who attracted and inspired donors and specialists in order to prove that there are not “uneducable” children. Currently, Karin Dom is an organization with a leading role in provision of services for children with special needs and their families that introduces in its practice and disseminates through trainings evidence-based, effective approaches to work. The organization believes that every child deserves the right to a happy childhood and unites for its cause community in order to make it happen. All of Karin Dom’s activities have been brought together under the roof of the former villa of the Stancioff family built in 1908, which does not meet the needs of the organization to develop its services and trainings. For that reason in 2019 Varna Municipal Council decided to donate a plot to Karin Dom with the purpose of construction of a new building. Funding for this new building is provided by the Velux Foundations.
The property has an area of 2450sm. The permissible planned development can be located freely within the property. The plot is close to one of Varna’s main boulevards - Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, a communication artery that connects the Sea Park and the central part with the western part of the city. As our design element, the circle is mainly to highlight the flexibility of the building, and also to make use of the circular controllable geometry to retain the current vegetation and terrain as much as possible. On the other hand, it also forms the intention of countless circles of different sizes to dance, and when they end up, our children’s heart and mind are healed. This is our wish, If architecture can give people hope, this is the most glorious moment of architecture. We are trying to create an architecture that not only belongs to the nature, but also brings vibrant natrual life to every user.
According to budgetary requirements, the total above-ground development should be designed to about 1800 square meters. The maximum height of the building is up to 15 meters cornice and up to 5 floors. The project should ensure that the optimal number of existing tree species is preserved. It provides free yard space for the needs of Karin Dom of park and children’s playground. We are creating an environment for early childhood development that supports children and families, providing comprehensive services for children with special needs and their families that develop the children’s potential and support their successful integration in kindergartens, schools and society as a whole. We also created a learning space for children, parents, students and professionals by sharing its best practices. The building is a center for exchange of knowledge and research with universities and service providers in the country and abroad, a place for events and campaigns that bring a spirit of benevolence and tolerance.
