架构师提供的文本描述。恩位于“Al.Stanboliiski”大道上，从“St.Nedelya”教堂到达索非亚市中心。沿着这条轴线，这座塔是继国家保险协会(NII)大楼之后的第二层高楼。类似于NII和它的白色地方石头的组成，对比面向购物中心的水平性和紧邻它的斯大林式学校建筑的细节，UM建立了与当地环境的联系。

Text description provided by the architects. UM is situated on “Al.Stamboliiski” boulevard, which arrives from “St.Nedelya” church at the very center of Sofia. Following this axis, the tower is the second high rise after the National Insurance Institute (NII) building. Analogical to the composition of the NII and its white local stone, contrasting the horizontality of the facing shopping mall and following the details of the Stalinist school building next to it, UM establishes connection with the local context.

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设计从板和柱的简单组合开始。它们突破了现代性的棱镜，成为预制的标志，类似于双T面板。与邻近校舍的细节相互作用，在每个单元的中间放置关节，从而将体积分解成较小的部分。

The design commenced with a simple combination of slabs and columns. Broken through the prism of Modernity, they became signs of prefabrication, resemblingdouble T panels. Interacting with the details of the neighboring school building, joints were placed at the middle of each element thus breaking the volume into smaller parts.

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新的结构随后暴露在吸引和排斥的力量中，每种力量都有其各自的方向，为重复的办公室增添了一些个性，并对当代索非亚零碎的商业状况作出了回应。因此，石板和柱子转移了不同的方式，但其余的部分整体。

The new structurewas then exposed to forces of attraction and repulsion, each in its own direction, adding some individuality to the repeating offices and responding to the fragmentized Business condition of contemporary Sofia. Thus the slabs and columns shifted indifferent ways, yet remaining parts of the whole.

交替的卷给出了一个正在进行的过程的想法，由关节和窗口来回移动。此外，立面的规则性被固体壁龛随机打断，而不是在元素之间加玻璃。

The alternating volumes give an idea of an ongoing process, exalted by joints and the windows transposed back and forth. In addition, the regularity of the façade was randomly interrupted by solid niches instead of glazing between the elements.

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柱体的深度提供了改善太阳遮阳的机会，达到了更加平衡和可持续的状态。最后，在塔楼的两侧，中间的元素正顺利地将它与现有的住宅建筑连接起来。

The depth of the columns gives the opportunity to improve the solar shading, arriving at a more balanced and sustainable condition. Finally on both sides of the tower intermediate elements are smoothly connecting it to the existing residential buildings.

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UM高15层，占地面积小，在这个充满活力的城市景观中成为一个新的垂直代表。

With its height of 15 storeysplaced on a small footprint, UM becomes a new vertical repère in this dynamic urban landscape.

Architects Aedes Studio

Location Sofia, Bulgaria

Category Office Buildings

Project Year 2013

Photographs Aedes Studio