Article source:  Simon Gill Architects

Simon Gill Architects completed the fishing lodge at Batak, Bulgaria, in the summer of 2012. The 290 m2 building is divided into two sections with one half of the housebuilt into the hillside andthe other rising above ground in an insulated tower-like volume. The secluded house overlooks a large beautiful lake withvast forests lying close behind.

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• Architects: Simon Gill Architects
• Project: Fishing Lodge
• Location: Batak, Bulgaria
• Executive Architect: RTConsult
• Client: The Petkov & Gill families
• Structural engineer: RTConsult
• Main contractor: Construction management by Evgeni Petkov – the client was the project manager   organising all trade packages as well as carrying out carpentry, joinery and various other works himself
• Begun: July 2009
• Completed: July 2012
• Gross internal floor area: 290 m2
• Total cost: £150,000

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