Vô Danh: MORA Building / Romania

The project is an intervention in a historic area of central Bucharest
within a neighborhood with remarkable architectural values dating back to the beginning of the 20th century and the interwar period. Since its formation, this was a select residential area of the Romanian capital, designed with definite principles and rigorous rules, and, especially, enjoying a particular architecture which was not to be found but in a few other areas of Bucharest. In this way, it became one of the most representative areas of the city, a feature that was well preserved until 10-15 years ago. Recent gestures, like demolition, modification, construction of new buildings, have partly put into the shade the elegance and nobility which used to be the defining features of this area and which we have tried to maintain as our most important references.

Our main concern was, therefore, to respect a certain stature of this place. By stature we understand both the physical presence of a new building and also what we appreciated that living here must imply. The building, an "urban villa" in the end, has only a few large apartments. They all include generous interior and exterior spaces and are technologically very well-equipped, to the very high standard of the whole project.