2024-05-07T03:43:13-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/87916032/mars-wins-walltopia-competition-in-sofia-bulgaria Justine Testado 2013-12-02T14:45:00-05:00 >2013-12-09T18:46:29-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ak/aklg8rpdohwehqx8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>For anyone returning from the Thanksgiving holiday, perhaps a fitness-inspired project could help ward off a little of that holiday indulgence. MARS Architects recently won the competition to design the headquarters for leading sports activity brand Walltopia in Sofia, Bulgaria. Chosen out of 369 entries from 63 countries by the Foster + Partners-led jury, MARS' proposal is an 8,800 sq.m hybrid structure whose program is cleverly "folded" by an interweaving climbing atrium.</p></em><br /><br /><p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/65/65qjsdfq48c0h848.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/aw/awxsghczba5z2n8x.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/cz/czmhw216w3w2ca1k.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ap/api67tg6bzzx1yja.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/1w/1w7ofjeyg73vzymc.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/3o/3oe8wpw58la6dcta.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/xg/xgv8nnnkho2ijvfx.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/fz/fz8dcoogh7g7l5mc.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <em>Images courtesy of MARS Architects.</em></p>