I. Architectural and Cultural Value: The building is a creation of arch. Nikola Lazarov. Architect Nikola Lazarov is one of the most renowned architects in the second half of the XIX century and the beginning of XX century in the Republic of . He was born on the 1st of April 1870 in the town of . Son of the enlightened Ivan Lazarov from the town of Karlovo. Architect Nikola Lazarov graduated with honors "ECOIE Speziale Architekture" in . Some of his best known projects in Bulgaria include: - Stoyan Bachvarov Drama Theatre in the city of Varna; - The house of Petko Bakardzhiev next to the entrance of the Sea Garden in the city of Varna; - University of Economics - Varna; - The Library in Ruse; - The building of the Ministry of Agriculture in the city of ; - Central Military Club in the city of Sofia; - The main building of the Vrania Palace. - Together with architect Hermann Mayer he did the final works on the palace in Varna

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After the restoration of the building performed by Prima 2000 OOD from 2006 until 2010, the building has been declared the most beautiful cultural monument among the vast number of monuments in the city of Varna – Bratya Shkorpil Str. The building is shown to architecture students as an example of best carried out restoration in the city of Varna. In historical perspective the building has been THE FIRST PRIVATE PHARMACY in the city of Varna, as well as PULMONARY DISEASES CLINIC, due to its outstanding location and sunny east and south façade. It was bought by the heirs of the owner of the clinic – Mr. Krantov. The building has never been called for government ownership and restituted, which is partially the reason for its authentic look preserved even before its purchase– masonry, doors, arches, etc.

II. Main characteristics: Plot: 373 sq.m. Total built-up area of the building: 1808,40 sq.m., of which 1728.40 sq.m - building and 80 sq.m. -covered terrace adjoining the restaurant. Front: 15 m along Antim I Str. and 22 m along Bratya Shkorpil Str., located at the corner of the two streets, facing the “Archaeological museum”. Sidewalk in front of the building: 6 m wide, made of blue stone (from Belgium), with integrated drainage. Window frames: the window frames of the entire building are from solid wood (exterior - American bleached oak, interior – wenge); glazing – low emissivity glass, colour - supersilver, two layers 6 mm each. All interior doors are made of massive ebony. Height of the doors – 2,10 m. Heating and cooling systems: there is heating on all floors with options for methane gas, as well as with electricity – with Daikin heat pumps. The cooling is performed by a Daikin chiller. The building is wired for interior and exterior CCTV, there is installed and functioning exterior CCTV by cameras positioned on the façade of the building. Wiring for Internet, telephone, cable television.

Electrical installation: The building is powered with 200 kW capacity of electric energy. Double electrical power supply is provided. It is secured with two independent sources, with switching time - 0,5 sec. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning installation: The air ducts in the basement floor are made of penopolyurethane, insulated bilaterally with aluminium foil. Four Sauda-Tornado recuperators are set, 400 square meters per hour each. Lift: From the basement floor to the last floor for 6 persons; accessible for disabled persons. The building also has an internal staff lift, for the needs of the restaurant, from the basement floor to the ground floor. Water Supply and Sewerage System: completed under the project of the building; with drainage in two directions – to Bratya Shkorpil Str. and to Antim, which prevents the risk of flooding of ground and basement floors during heavy rainfall. The building has never been flooded, even under extreme conditions. Fence: stone, with wrought iron panels Gateway: wrought iron, height – 2,60 m, width 2,40 m Outdoor yard: covered with paving slabs with dimensions 60х60 cm and thickness 3 cm of natural limestone blue stone (made in Belgium). Covered yard with summer garden: covered with paving slabs with dimensions 60х60 cm and width of 3 cm of natural limestone blue stone (made in Belgium). The summer garden is covered with pergola awning with automated working and dimmed lighting. There is glazing on the side of Bratya Shkorpil Str., with Parking folding glazing system. Roof: the roof on the slopes of the building is made of zinc sheeting (99% zinc and 1% titanium) by the Austrian company RHEINZINK. The manufacturer’s warranty of the sheeting is 100 years. Façade: the new stone ornaments of the façade executed in the course of the restoration, (pediments, pilasters, corbels, main cornices, fascia, window sill cornices, cladding) are made of stone from Vratsa. 6 sculptors have worked on the ornaments for 3 years. Concrete is poured to fix all ornaments to the old brickwork; they are with footing of stainless steel and SIKA AnchorFix adhesive. The old stone ornaments of the facade (pediments, pilasters, corbels, main cornices, fascia, window sill cornices, cladding) were restored with ALBARIA INTONACO and ALBARIA INIEZIONE 100, mortar, similar to the old Roman concrete. The Thracian necropolis has been restored using the same technology. The additional construction and restoration of the old part of the building have been executed entirely with high quality and expensive materials.

ІІІ. Description by floor:

3.1. BASEMENT FLOOR: Built-up area – 373 sq.m.; height of the individual premises – from 2,75 m to 3,63 m; width of the stone walls of the old part of the house – 110 cm (façade of ashlar blocks on the side of the visible interior part); the foundations of the new additionally built part are on common foundation with width - 80 cm (concrete cushion); width of the stone walls of the new part– 40 cm concrete; the ceiling of the basement floor from the yard side has 10 cm thermal insulation of hard floor fibran with reinforced putty of the floor– 6 cm; the hydro-insulation consists of one layer of elastophene – 3 mm, and one layer of sopralene – 4 mm; lighting with diode floodlights; the flooring of the basement is made of polished blue stone; the floor has two ladies and one gentlemen toilet, where the faience is ceramic with dimensions 10х10 mm, with standard fittings; the ceiling of the basement floor of the old part is Prussian vault; a reinforced concrete slab with width from 15 to 30 cm is made according to the new construction plan; there are shaped dowel bars from reinforced steel axis– 150 cm, which reinforce the slab; the basement floor has an evacuation exit to the yard. The basement floor is built as a safety vault and complies with all the requirements to be one.

3.2. GROUND FLOOR: Built-up area – 358 sq. m.; height of the premises - from 2,53 m to 4,30 m; width of the stone walls– 60 cm; the flooring consists of massive parquet made of walnut; the transitory area to the lift and the floor of the toilets are covered with polished blue sto ne; the doors of the official entrance on the ground floor are made of massive timber (American bleached oak); the ceiling is once more Prussian vault under concrete slab; the Prussian vault is kept as an ornamental part of the authentic interior architecture, the original railing of the staircase is also kept (wrought iron); the toilets on the ground floor are the same as the ones on the basement floor – 1 ladies, 1 gentlemen, 1 for disabled persons; the lift shaft begins at the ground floor and continues to the last third level, capacity of the lift – 6 persons, accessibility for disabled persons; the ground floor of the house has 5 separate entrances: 1 – central (at the corner of Bratya Shkorpil and Antim I), 2 – entrance from the west façade to the office part, 3 – entrance from the west façade to the lift, 4 – entrance from the west façade to the ground floor, 5 – separate entrance from the yard to the basement floor (evacuation exit); the doors of all entrances are made of massive timber (American bleached oak);

3.3. FIRST (office) FLOOR: Built-up area – 297.28 sq. m.; height of the premises - from 2,82 m to 3,95 m ; flooring – massive Lapacho parquet (exotic timber from Amazonia); the stone walls are with width – 60 cm; brick and stone masonry, gypsum plaster, white latex; the thermal insulation of the ceiling is 10 cm stone wool; plasterboard suspended ceiling; the end-wall on the north wall is plastered with stucco and insulated with EPS exterior insulation, the interior insulation is stone wool– 10 cm; total thickness of the wall – 80 cm; there are 1 gentlemen and 1 ladies toilet on the floor (flooring - black fine stoneware tiles, walls – white fine stoneware tiles)

3.4. SECOND (office) FLOOR: Built-up area – 282 sq.m.; height of the premises - from 2,60 m to 2,83 m; there are 1 gentlemen and 1 ladies toilet (flooring - black fine stoneware tiles, walls – white fine stoneware tiles); massive Lapacho parquet (exotic timber from Amazonia); the stone walls are with width– 70 cm, interior and exterior insulation 10 cm stone wool each, painted with white latex; lighting: luminescent;

3.5. THIRD FLOOR (penthouse), with two levels: first level: Built-up area – 221.12 sq.m.; height of the premises - from 2,60 m to 2,70 m; flooring: fragrant sandalwood; the interior partition walls are made of gypsum fibreboard with 10 cm stone wool - total width 17 cm; all exterior walls are with Alumil suspended façade (Greek manufacturer); the glazing is made of exterior tempered glass - stopsol, supersilver, 8 mm and interior low emissive tempered glass - stopsol, supersilver, 8 mm;

TERRACE ADJOINING THE THIRD FLOOR– second level: platform covering 174 sq. m. The floor covering on the hydro-insulation is of terracotta with dimensions 20х20 cm, width 15 mm, grey colour. There is a Jacuzzi stand and stands for massive sunshades with total area of 50 sq. m.

ІV. Other CHARACTERISTICS:

4.1. PARKING: The building is located within the territory designated as “blue zone” in the city of Varna. A transitory area for cars has been built on the side of Bratya Shkorpil Str.; the cars can park within the territory of the covered yard; maximum capacity – 5 cars.

4.2. RESTAURANT: Basement and ground floor designated as “Restaurant”, currently called “DIWINE”. The basement floor is the winery of restaurant. The second sub-level of the ground floor has a separate „VIP-lounge”. The restaurant is furnished with Dutch furniture and kitchen appliances working on electricity and gas, of the best quality. The restaurant is famous and popular, for 4 consecutive years (year of 2012, year of 2013, year of 2014 and year of 2015) it is holder of the title „best restaurant” in the city of Varna by “Trip advisor”, as well as „best restaurant” for the year of 2015 by „Top Choice”.

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THE HOUSES OF ARCHITECT NICOLA LAZAROV

Nikola Lazarov was born on the 1st of April 1870 in the town of Karlovo. He graduated architecture with a Bulgarian state scholarship to study in Paris. He worked as a royal architect participating in maintenance of government buildings; afterwards he established a private architectural company in the city of Sofia. He completed the construction of the building of the Central Military Club, made the project for the public bath in the city of , Nova America Theatre in the city of Sofia, Vrania Palace, Bulgarian Central Cooperative Bank, Sofia Court House, the Community Centre in the city of Stara Zagora, he participated in the construction of the . Monument to the Tsar Liberator and Memorial to the Bulgarian Soldiers Killed in the Serbian-Bulgarian War (year of 1885) in the city of Ruse are his doing. Architect Lazarov designed more than 60 incredible buildings in the city of Sofia and many sites around the country.

Nikola Lazarov has a strong presence in the architectural environment of city of Varna: one of the most beautiful buildings in the city – the house of Petko Bakardzhiev, next to the entrance of the Sea garden, also known as the "Small palace" (year of 1899). Together with architect Hermann Mayer he did the final works on the Euxinograd palace in Varna. In the year of 1899 he constructed the spectacular house of the pharmacist Radi Rusev at 2 Bratya Shkorpil Str. In the year of 1905 he designed the Royal hotel on Ohrid Str. In the year of 1911 he won the contest for construction of the High School of Commerce (today University of Economics – city of Varna) and Dramatic Theatre. During the next year according to his design was built the building of Petar Bonchev (today Splendid hotel) and a number of other private homes. During the year of 1912 arch. Lazarov designed the home of the mayor Aleksandar Vasilev, that is known as "The Small Patrician’s Home". All of the listed buildings are monuments of architecture contributing to the cultural and construction heritage of Bulgaria. The work of arch. Lazarov is characterized with rich decorations - Baroque forms, arched pediments, turrets, balustrades, etc.

Arch. Lazarov died in the city of Sofia on the 14th of June 1942.

Famous projects

● Public bath in the city of Pleven ● Central Military Club in the city of Sofia (1907) ● Bulgarian Central Cooperative Bank (until 2007 headquarters of HVB Biochim) on 1 Ivan Vazov Str. in the city of Sofia (1910) ● Houses of Yuli and Ivan Parushevi, No. 159 and No. 161 Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi Blvd. (1911) ● Profitable building of Sabbath Farhi, city of Sofia, 38 Alabin Str. (1913) ● House of Stefan Vatev, city of Sofia, 1 Kuzman Shapkarev. Str. (1914) ● The main building of the Vrana Palace near the city of Sofia (1914) ● House of Hristo Gendovich, city of Sofia, 7 Dyakon Ignatiy Str. (1914) ● House of Racho Dimchev, city of Sofia, 5 Dunav Str. (1914) ● House of Ivan Balabanov, city of Sofia, 2 Graf Ignatiev Str. (1914)

Nikola Lazarov is one of the most prominent Bulgarian architects, who has worked at the boundary between XIX and XX century. He graduated with honours “Ecole speziale d Architekture” in Paris, son of the enlightened Ivan Lazarov from Karlovo, killed by the Turks during the Liberation War, he inherited to the fullest the entrepreneurial spirit of his father– producer and merchant of gaytans (woollen braids) and rose oil. Orphan from young age –he worked as a draftsman at the Capital Direction of Public Buildings under Friedrich Grünanger, Aleksi Nachev, Mihail Hashnov and Karl Heinrich. With small amount of money saved and a scholarship granted by the Ministry of Public Education he left for Paris, where he enrolled as an architecture student. After the second year he returned to Bulgaria due to a lack of funds. Due to his great interest in architecture shown by his excellent grades, he received seven recommendation letters from the best known architects of the time and was included in the list of royal scholarship students.

He returned to Paris and continued his studies; he participates in international competitions even back then, where his friends-artists Dimitar Gyudzhenov, Stefan Badzhov, he also kept company with Dr. Vladimir Mollov, Teohar Papazov – who became famous later. There are other interesting facts in the life of this big Bulgarian architect. Upon his graduation in the year of 1893 he purposefully selected the church at the Rila Monastery for independent assignment, with the purpose of popularizing in Paris the Bulgarian historical heritage.

This is where the romantic part of the biography of arch. Nikola Lazarov ends and the creative part begins, the one that makes him part of the history of our architecture. The following four decades of his life – until the year of 1934, were filled with laborious architectural work – successful participations in all architectural design competitions for of public buildings, numerous orders by organizations and private persons from all around the country. He established the first private architectural company in the year of 1896. In 1902 he became the first architect to be elected to the National Assembly of Bulgaria by joining the parliament as a deputy of his native Karlovo. Together with Yordan Milanov, he attended the 8th International Congress of Architects in in 1908.

During the last decade of his life he dedicated himself to public activities – he is the doyenne of the municipal councillors for two mandates – years of 1937 and 1941. During the years 1937, 1938 and 1939 which were very successful for the capital he was an arduous advocate of the plan of prof. Musman, which was considered by his contemporaries as another manifestation of professionalism.

The house of Dr. Mollov (now office of a French bank) on 11 Narodno Sabranie square was built in 1909. The architecture is distinguished by its proportions, the characteristic arched oriel window, with Baroque forms modern for their time, with the terrace covered with beautiful marquee, with the abundance of plastic decorations with floral ornaments, with the adornment of the entrance with artistically crafted iron gate and mascaron. What is interesting about the interior are the polygonal and elliptical premises. The house was part of a complex with the first house of Dr. Mollov, towards “Tsar Osvoboditel” Str. (partially preserved after the construction of the new office building).

The house of Kosta Balabanov on 2 “Graf Ignatiev” Str. was built in the year of 1914 as a residence and a profitable building. The architecture has exceptional plasticity, designed in the spirit of Baroque, with three large oriel windows, open and covered terraces, balustrades, Ionic columns, rich plastic decoration of cartouches, spirals, mascarons. The entrance is designed with an air of grandeur, flanked by two sculptures of Atlanteans. What stands out with regard to the interior is the beautiful staircase of polished granite with a wrought iron railing, original windows with wood carving, columns, plaster ceilings and ornaments.

The house of Kiro Stefanov on 1 “Parisezh” Str. was built in the year of 1921. The architecture here is also designed in the spirit of Baroque, with curved shapes, rich plastic ornaments with bands of laurel leaves, beautifully designed entrance with elegant marquee, garden terrace with decorative vases. The corner location, as well as the garden façade makes it one of the highlights of “Moskovska” Str. What is especially interesting about the interior is the decoration of gypsum stucco and wood carvings, which are different in each premise. There are marble fireplaces, crystal mirrors, chandeliers preserved.

The house of Dr. Kalinkov on 14 “11 Avgust” Str. (today reception of Metropolitan Municipality) was built in the year 1909. The architecture is with dynamic contents; the highlights are the dynamic oriel dormer windows. The interior boasts elements from the Secession style; a beautiful marble curved staircase is preserved. The house is in a complex with the first house, built by Dr. Kalinkov further into the yard, for which it is assumed to also have been designed by arch. Nikola Lazarov.