An ideal rural scenario, well-oriented and connected, tries to outline the premises of a seasonal residence . I first had contact with O&A online, having been recommended by a good acquaintance from London, the clients being in the central area of Europe, me in Bucharest, and the construction site in Arges. The kind of equation that always attracts me, if the intentions are aligned.
A house on the ground floor, at the border of the city of Piatra Neamt, offers an "everyday" experience stratified on several levels: contextual, morphological, visual and orientation/positioning on the plot; horizontal Vertical; inside, outside.
Near Maria Square, an alveolus placed in the interwar "block" that defines the line of the boulevard opens to the pedestrian area - Comun.
Between pharmacies, supermarkets, pastry shops, clothing stores, clinics, a cafe imposes a new energy and way of crossing the sidewalk.
The morphology of the bistro starts from an articulation through a central object that continues the same sinuous/sculpted language, a morphological homage to all the 'magnet' islands in the Spanish Mercatos. The rest of the functions are subordinated to this positioning: the kitchen directly connected and the bathroom connected on the opposite side.
Two beacons that transcends a mundane object and transforms a space into a place, with a focus on scale, thinness, and weight. The functional duality is a constant aspect: intention is in full effect once the scene is set and become of use. On the other hand, these seem like public art interventions.
Where coffee meets innovation. A sensorial espresso bar inside a technology store. Boiler and Vodafone start a unique partnership, merging two important romanian brands in a new concept for the hospitality and technology market.
"I started to see colors" is an exhibition of naive art from Serbia and Romania. The 35 presented works compose a route between the dominant themes of naive art: work, nature, family, free time, religious holidays and traditions.
The exhibition is hosted in the Stefania Palace and the main intention of the project was to propose a succession of spaces of different sizes and intensities that lead you to a final "destination" - you start from home and end up in a "house".
“Weave” is a presence. The manually crafted bullrush screens, faulty, variable, unique are framed by a precise natural oak frame.
The wood elements start as pillars, transform into screens and finish as a decorative board, closely resembling the traditional house eaves. It is modular, freestanding and foldable. It can be done in various finishes (natural, painted, brushed) but also in different types of wood essences.
Sitting at the base of the Cozla hill in Piatra Neamt, the top floor of a recently built apartment block traces the premises of a dwelling on an entire level.
A 230sqm usable space with orientation on all sides presents a single existing element: the concrete pillar and beam structure of the block, which also receives secondary metal beams in large openings.
Targu-Mures, the Palace of Culture ensemble. Ground floor of the former Mures Pensions House, Viennese secession-style architecture, a B class historic architectural monument. A facade divided into three vertical registers, preserves the old carpentry of the building and allows for a visible interior-exterior connection.
The privileged position and function outlined some clear intentions for us. The corner plot has an energy in the whole ensemble: it presents, supports, outlines and, last but not least, orients. Subordinate to the architecture, the construction must be a landmark through orientation, scale and dynamics - a signal (beacon) and at the same time a "compass", around which the rest of the functions gravitate.
Observed right from the situation plan. The way of occupying the maximum building surface had an important role in determining the relationship with the context and which ultimately generated several mediating spaces between the outside and the construction, but also personalized green areas, integrated into the activity of the pavilion.
In a newly developed area of the Andrei Muresanu neighborhood in Cluj, the premise of a project to convert two residential units, located on the corner of the building, into a single apartment is being developed.
The main vision is zoning into night and day spaces, with the child's living space as far away from noise and activities as possible. Also, a balance between the resulting surfaces and the assigned functions plays an important role in shaping the final idea.
Architectural lighting for a class A historical monument situated in the top city square of Piatra Neamt. Dating back to the 15th century, during Stefan cel Mare’s reign, it stands on one of the higher points of the town, being part of a bigger urban and historical ensemble founded by the voivode himself: Curtea Domneasca square.
A café with a vintage clothing store are set in a former garage, positioned cross to the street thus opening to its entire width, into a “room” that you can access from the street. The car ramp becomes the access and the terrace, a mirror of the interior space.