Another wonderful year together!
On December 12, our company celebrated its birthday. We are 6 years old - this is not a lot, and not a little. However, we can definitely say that we have grown as professionals and our creative approach to the creation of architecture has become creative and bright.
This year, of course, was difficult for everyone, and for us it was also very productive.
We are sincerely glad for our team !!!
The award has been running for 27 years and covers over 45 different categories of residential and commercial real estate. Regional events are held for Arabia, Europe, Africa, Canada, Central and South America, the United Kingdom and the Asia-Pacific region.
The International Real Estate Competition European Property Awards is judged by an independent panel of 80 members of a jury - experts in the field of real estate. The jury evaluates such project qualities as design, quality, service, innovation and originality. The jury is chaired by Lord Caithness, Lord Best and Lord Waverly, members of the House of Lords in the UK Parliament.
This year, our company with the Be the One project received an award in the Mixed Use Architecture category. We are very happy and proud of it)
For the eighth year in a row, the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine is holding the prestigious all-Ukrainian construction award IBuild. This year it was held on December 10 at the Hilton Hotel. The best of the best were awarded at the ceremony and we got on this list. This year we have the "Premiere of the Year" award with the Be the One project.
We are very grateful to the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine for the fair and equitable selection of winners. Next year we will strive to get even more, but small steps to great success have already been made)
Finally got our pens to write about how we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the company.... Of course, it had to happen on a large scale, in the richest country in the world, which affects their rapid development and incredible buildings. I'm sure many have thought about UAE, but no, we've been before. This time we all went to Qatar. What was it like for – read on:)
Assume that it would be correct to start the story with a brief background on the country itself. Qatar located on the Eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, in the heart of the Persian Gulf, that is close to major oil fields. Thanks to these natural resources the country has got the opportunity to develop. The population of about 2.6 million, are Muslims. And another facts is that in the country the prohibition of alcohol, so if you have the desire to pamper yourself a bit you can do exclusively on-site.
Of course the city of our stay in Qatar Doha - capital, which surprises with its modern architecture. Our first place of visit was the national Museum, also called "desert rose", a project of the Pritzker prize winner Jean Nouvel. The building is a maze of curved discs and arches and it is divided into three parts: "beginning", "life in Qatar" and "modern history of Qatar." The Museum we liked it so much that we visited twice in the evening and in the daytime.
And next we visited the Khalifa stadium and not only walk on it, but went on the Liverpool – Flamengo, I think that football fans are now jealous of us, because it is also one of the 8 stadiums which will host matches of the world Cup 2022 football. Cool, right? Originally a sports facility was constructed in 1976, and in 2017 he was again open to the public after three years of reconstruction. Great and incredible, with a capacity of more than 40,000 people.
The Qatari government is investing large sums of money in the educational sphere, so there are a Doha Education city!!! There are both universities and the library, which was designed by the architectural Bureau of REM Koolhaas OMA, and even the futuristic mosque under the project of Zaha Hadid.
To visit another country and not try the entertainment of local residents is not about us.We went on a jeep in the desert, and even with a visit to the "Inland Sea". This is one of the few places where the sea deepens to the center of the desert and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
We decided to spend the last day on vacation at a more relaxed pace. We just basked in the sun, played beach volleyball and swam.
Only after lunch did we go to the last attraction of Doha (the last for us on this trip). And of course this is the Corniche promenade. To say “wow” is to say nothing. So many brand new skyscrapers of various shapes and number of storeys are amazing.
This vacation so charged us that we are ready to work, work and work many more times. Here we are very interested in what next country Sergey Yurets will choose for our joint vacation ?! After all, every year the countries are becoming only larger and more amazing.
Our incredibly cool corporate event in the Carpathians ended, which was timed to the day of the builder!
Almost the entire team went to meet mountain landscapes, fresh air and extreme sports. Two days passed very quickly and actively, as they say: "After such a busy weekend, we need another weekend." We managed to conquer the cliffs of Dovbush, visit the breakdown waterfall and swim in its crystal clear water.
And that's not all .... We climbed the ski lifts to the slopes with a view of Mount Goverla, rode trolleys, jumped from bungee jumping and off-rods on ATVs to the mountain expanses. Well, you already realized that we were left with incredible impressions.
Our entire Da Vinchi Group team thanks Sergey Yurets for the fact that you always maintain such a friendly and family atmosphere in the team 🙂 It was great!
On July 13-14, Active House Days in Ukraine 2019 took place in Lviv. Of course, we could not pass by this event, so our architects visited it.
The Sheptitsky Center was chosen as the venue for the event. And this is no coincidence, because this building is an excellent example of sustainable development architecture. Much attention was paid to natural lighting, which is organized both through front windows and anti-aircraft lights. Transparent glass partitions and lightweight open staircases also help spread daylight. Another important building parameter is acoustic solutions, which are represented by sound-absorbing panels on ceilings and walls.
"Sustainable NOW" is the main motto of Active House Days. There should be more “active” houses, because this will help to solve the problems of ecology, energy efficiency and create comfortable living conditions.
We are very pleased that we were able to attend this event, gain new knowledge and experience from colleagues.
We could not miss our professional holiday. Therefore, by the decision of the best management, we conducted a corporate party with activities in nature. The venue was chosen by Hydropark, so that it was possible to fry kebabs, play beach volleyball, and also organize a kayaking tournament. The day came out very busy and interesting.
We are more than a team, we are a family 🙂
Another team building Davinchikov), as a child lives in each of us, it was decided to conduct a quest with fun and interesting tasks and games.
The location for the corporate party was chosen by the Goloseevsky forest, near Lake Didorovka. On this day, good weather, fresh air and team spirit were conducive to a wonderful pastime in nature and we were able to get enough of positive emotions and vivid impressions.
As we always say, "work productively, rest productively."
Bakotech's BIM Dialogue conference was held on April 5 in Lviv and May 17 in Kharkov.
As part of these events, our company, as an expert, shared its experience in implementing BIM technologies. The speaker was our BIM manager Vitaliy Pravdich, who spoke about the first difficulties and methods for solving them, the advantages of the program and the optimization of work processes using BIM, and showed examples of the information model of their projects. Also listened to the experience of their colleagues in the shop.
Everything went very informatively. We are grateful to all visitors for their attention and interesting questions, as well as to the organizers of BAKOTEK for architects for their trust.
