Architects Aim to Recreate a Rock Formation Using Mirrored Surfaces

Svetozar Andreev and Elena Britanishskaya designed a new architectural concept which proposes a revolutionary structure in place of a rock formation. The designers titled it “The Heart of Malta,” and its purpose is to transform the collapsed azure window of the archipelago into the form of a polygon.

The Dweira Window or Azure Window is 92 feet tall. This limestone arch is located on the island of Gozo in Malta. It is a rock pillar that juts out of the sea and is connected via a horizontal slab. The window was formed when a sea cave fell in the 19th century.

Andreev and Britanishskaya intend to pay homage to this Azure Window. The exterior is planned to have mirrored steel faces and will reflect the environment around it. It is expected to have the same proportions and size of its predecessor. When done, it will be a historical feat which will also stand out as an homage to Malta’s history.

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The Heart Of Malta: The Azure Window Memorial Museum By Architect Svetozar Andreev. @svetozar_andreev ______________________________________________________ 🇲🇹It-Tieqa Żerqa, more popularly known as the Azure Window, was an icon of the Maltese islands. Following a storm in March of 2017, the arch collapsed into the sea, and there was no way to restore it. However, we have a plan to give this symbol a new life: The Heart Of Malta is a polygonal architectural form with mirrored steel faces, which will blend into the landscape, and have the same size and proportions as the original limestone arch. Within this form we have designed over 5,000 square meters of exhibition space laid out over five spiral floors, with a dynamic laser show in which each spiral step represents one thousand years of Maltese history. "It will be a perfect monument and symbol of the fusion of modernity and nature, of time and history, and a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit."- Svetozar Andreev. ______________________________________________________ The Heart Of Malta Project was officially submitted to the Maltese authorities at the beginning of 2019. ______________________________________________________ 🌎 The Svetozar Andreev Studio / Hotei-Russia, Idea, Architecture and Interior design – architect Svetozar Andreev. Copyright © Svetozar Andreev, 2018-2020. All rights reserved. @svetozar_andreev https://www.hotei-russia.com/theheartofmalta _______________________________________________________ #TheHeartOfMalta #project #SvetozarAndreev #HoteiRussia #valletta #malta🇲🇹 #lovemalta #maltagram #Dwejra #maltaisland #AzureWindow #Gozo #Lovinmalta #maltaismore #Visitgozo #Maltalife #VisitMalta #Maltalovers #instamalta #archilovers #VentanaAzul #Amazingbuilding #maltalife #maltatoday #maltatravel #malta❤️ #timesofmalta #maltatourismauthority #ig_malta #malta

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