Capital Fort
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| Capital Fort | |
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 Capital Fort (left) in October 2015 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°38′47″N 23°23′45″E / 42.6464°N 23.3958°E |
| Construction started | 2010 |
| Opening | November 2015 |
| Cost | 60mln euros |
| Owner | Variant Sofia Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Floor area | 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Fort Noks |
Capital Fort Business Center is a Class A office building in Sofia. It is the first skyscraper in Sofia and the tallest building in Bulgaria. It has 28 floors and a surface area of 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft). The building will have 2 underground floors which will serve as parking spaces for around 750 cars.[1] Other source [2] points out an architectural height of 126 m, but a roof height of 110 m, also 27 floors instead of 28.
Design and construction
The Concept Design of Capital Fort is done by WKK[citation needed] whilst working at Atkins. The local architect of record is "A&A Architects", Sofia, Bulgaria, who have worked on most of the Business Park Sofia buildings. Atkins is the architecture company behind Burj Al Arab in Dubai and as a result Capital Fort shares most of the external looks with its distinctive predecessor (itself completed in 1999). Capital Fort is developed by Fort Noks, the company behind 500 000 m² built-up area of Black Sea resort developments in the last decade.[3] Construction began on 29.01.2010 and building was topped out by 2012. Estimated value was between 60€ and 80€ million.
Interior
This mixed use building (Office, Retail & Conference Facility) comprises a high-rise office building and a L-shaped low-rise office building that both sit over a podium, which houses a wide range of retail and conference facilities, accessed through a grand atrium lobby.[4] Offices use 24 of building's floors. Superior equipment and installations include 12 high-speed lifts in the high body, advanced HVAC technology and a building management system, covering climate control, security, fire protection and safety.[3]
Class A
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) defines three categories of office buildings - namely Class A, Class B, and Class C. Since the number of parking spaces is 717,[3] Capital Fort does not cover the standard for a Class A office building.[5] Requirement is a parking space for each 100 m² of gross floor area (GFA) [6] The gross floor area of the building is 80 795 m²,[4] which requires 808 parking spaces for Class A - 91 more than the currently available ones. Other source[3] points out just 40 000 m² of (probable) GFA, since "efficient open-space" of 1 150 m² a floor (cited there as well) gives a total of 32 200 m², in which case Capital Fort covers Class A requirements, regarding parking spaces. The building is not purely an office one, having retail and conference functions as well.
Gallery
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Sofia
- List of tallest buildings in Bulgaria
- List of tallest structures in Bulgaria
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
- List of tallest buildings in the European Union
Notes
- ^ "Construction of 1st Bulgarian Skyscraper Kicks off in Sofia". Novinite. January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Capital Fort". Emporis GmbH.
- ^ a b c d "CAPITAL FORT". Forton.
- ^ a b "CAPITAL FORT, BULGARIA". WKK.
- ^ "Building Class Definitions". BOMA.
- ^ Bulgarian Properties Ltd. "Какво означава бизнес сграда с офиси клас А" (in Bulgarian).
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