https://stuffstudio.eu STUFF STUDIO Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:30:20 +0000 https://stuffstudio.eu en https://stuffstudio.eu/Home-Image-Scroll Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:34:58 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/Home-Image-Scroll https://stuffstudio.eu/Info Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:34:59 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/Info Founded by Radu Remus Macovei (he/his), Stuff Studio gathers a portfolio of architectural and urban planning &amp; design work across academic, experimental, research and uncategorizable areas.&nbsp;Radu Remus Macovei is a Registered Architect in New York, urban planner and educator, currently a Doctoral Fellow and Scientific Researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH - Zürich. His ongoing doctoral research focuses on vernacular architecture, open-air museums and the emergence of nationalism in 19th - 20th c. Eastern Europe. This topic builds on design research he developed through Harvard University’s Appleton Fellowship (2020) and Robert A.M. Stern’s Traveling Fellowship (2019) which enabled him to pursue fieldwork in Eastern Europe. Before starting his doctoral research, Radu Remus was the Architectural Activism Fellow at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee where he taught design studios and a history and theory seminar which investigated how material culture and social phenomena enable architectures in a state of flux. Prior to his academic appointments, Radu Remus worked for various international architecture practices, most notably at Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York City, USA), Herzog &amp; de Meuron (Basel, Switzerland) and Dogma (Brussels, Belgium). He has also recently consulted the United Nations Human Settlements Organization (Nairobi, Kenya) on inclusive and sustainable urban regeneration. Radu Remus graduated with a Master in Architecture with Distinction and a Master in Urban Planning with Distinction from Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Cambridge, USA) and pursued undergraduate studies at the Architectural Association (London, UK). https://stuffstudio.eu/Public-Engagements Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:07:01 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/Public-Engagements Conferences + Lectures Toronto, Canada April 2024“In Place, but Out of Place” Lecture University of Toronto,&nbsp;John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Guest Lecture for Undergraduate Core in Urban Design and Urbanism instructed by Prof. Lukas Pauer Winnipeg, Canada March 2024“Brown Bags” Symposium Talk University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture x CARTHA MagazineSymposium Organizer and Contributor Vancouver, CanadaMarch 2024“Mutability, Not Fixity” Conference PresentationAssociation of Collegiate Schools of Architecture x University of British Columbia Conference Panel Co-Organizer &amp; Lecturer Bucharest, Romania November 2023“Drapes and Buildings: Instability and the Monolithic Project” Competition Presentation Public Pitch Day, The Annual of Architecture Order of Romanian Architects Bucharest, Romania October 2023 “Traveling Buildings, Not-Skansen, Not-Potemkin Villages and Model Villages” Lecture Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism Guest Lecture for Second Year Undegraduate Studio instructed by Prof. Lorin Niculae Columbus, Ohio October 2023“Ongoing Projects: Leveraging History for Design Processes” Lecture Ohio State University (OSU) Guest Lecture for “Slavic, East European and Eurasian Architecture” instructed by Prof. Ashley Bigham Helsinki, FinlandJune 2023 “The Disassembly, Relocation and Reconstruction of Carpathian Wooden Churches”&nbsp; Conference Paper Presentation European Architectural History Network (EAHN)Thematic Conference “States in Between” Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China May 2023“Scaffolds, Drapes and Battens: Architecture in a State of Flux” Lecture University of Hong KongPublic Discussion Series Fargo, North DakotaApril 2023 “Gentle Giants” Conference Paper PresentationNational Conference on the Beginning Design Student Paper and presentation on the architectural pedagogy of my beginning design studio at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Zurich, SwitzerlandJanuary 2023 “Revisiting the Origin Story” Research TalkSwiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich Institute for the History and Theory of ArchitecturePresentation on the relocation of wooden churches in open-air museums in Eastern Europe. Milwaukee, WisconsinOctober - November 2022 “Fireside Chats: Architecture + BLANK” Organizer &amp; Moderator University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban PlanningI organized and hosted four architectural designers who presented their emerging creative practices (Yina Luo Moore of Adams Theater, Khorshid Naderi Azad of WindowWorks, Joshua Peasley of CAUKIN Studio, Adam Nathaniel Furman of his eponymous atelier) Milwaukee, WisconsinNovember 2022 “Queering Design Today” Organizer &amp; Moderator University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban PlanningI organized a lecture series internal to my seminar focused on design practices integrating queerness (Andrew Holder of LADG / Harvard University, Lindsey Krug of UWM, Samantha Vasseur of Harvard University, Adam Miller of University of Michigan) Milwaukee, WisconsinOctober - November 2022 “How to Start a Project” Organizer &amp; ModeratorUniversity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning I organized a lecture series internal to my beginning design studio asking diverse guest speakers to talk about how they start design projects (David Eskenazi of d.esk / SCI-ARC, Calvin Boyd of Payette / Harvard University, Andy Tinucci of Woodhouse Tinucci Architects / IIT) New York, NYFebruary 2020 “Sacred Space in the Rural Imagination” Lecture Robert A.M. Stern Architects Presentation on my findings with the RAMSA Fellowship travelling through the Carpathian region. Cambridge, MAApril 2019 “Family Jewels” / Public Lecture Introduction Harvard Graduate School of Design / Queers in Design Organizing and introducing Adam Furman on queerness and architecture. Cambridge, MAApril 2019 “Family Dinner” / Public Dinner Harvard Graduate School of Design / Queers in Design Organizing a public dinner for discussing queer architecture with Andrew Holder, Jaffer Kolb, Laida Aguirre, Ellie Abrons, Victor Jones, David Eskenazi. Publications London, U.K.June 2013 New York, NYForthcoming 2023 Sacred Space in the Rural Imagination Tradition and Invention 2017 - 2022 Robert A.M. Stern Architects Essay summarizing my travels with the RAMSA Travel Fellowship 2019 in the Carpathian region. Bucharest, RomaniaApril 2020 New York Model for Victory Way, Bucharest Interview for Tudor Chira’s Bucharest Urban Design Blog Nairobi, KenyaJuly 2019 UN Habitat’s Urban Lab and Global Public Space Programme Community Service Fellowships Harvard Graduate School of Design Cambridge, MANovember 2018 UD:ID Harvard Graduate School of Design “The Planner as Tastemaker” is an article questioning the role of the planner as design regulator in the 21st century. Cambridge, MASeptember 2018 Open Letters: to Eva Franch i Gilabert with Nabila Mahdi Cambridge, MA2017 Platform Publication Harvard Graduate School of Design Core I Hidden Room Project was featured on a spread in the GSD’s yearly publication Platform. London, U.K.June 2014 (P)Relocating the Language of Post-Modern Architecture AA Awards 2014 The essay exposes Jean-Jacques Lequeu’s influence on Post-Modernism. London, U.K.January 2014 Jean-Jacques Lequeu: architecte revolutionnaire or proto-postmodernist? AA Conversations The opinion article traces the narrative elements that point out to Lequeu’s influence on Venturi’s and Jencks’s Post-Modernism. London, U.K.June 2014 AA Confidential AArchitecture Journal Issue 22 Conversations In this interview, Brandon Mak focuses on hearsay in architecture. London, U.K.June 2013 Between Surge and Paralysis: A Story of Two Towers AA Awards 2013 The essay dips into the British Telecom archives to research the BT Tower’s status as a ‘secret building’ and to present its contradictions. London, U.K.June 2013 Stuff AArchitecture Journal Issue 19 Stuff In this interview, Peter Cook reflects on the role of stuff in architecture. London, U.K.June 2013 Remembering Alan Colquhoun, the Friend AArchitecture Journal Issue 19 Stuff Upon Alan Colquhoun’s death, Barbara Weiss remembers the famed theorist and educator’s life. London, U.K.September 2012 Choreographing the Invisible AArchitecture Journal Issue 17 Curating Architecture In this interview, Oliviu Lugojan, winner of the AA Drawing Award, presents the process behind a visually captivating drawing. London, U.K.September 2012 Writing as a Form of Architecture AArchitecture Journal Issue 17 Curating Architecture The article presents the winning entries for the AA’s Writing Awards. London, U.K.June 2012 From Alberti to Koolhaas: Tracing an Urban Conception AA Awards 2012 The academic essay traces an urban conception from the Renaissance city of Rome to the contemporary city of Dubai. Exhibitions Iasi, Romania October 2023 “Drapes and Buildings: Instability and the Monolithic Project” Romanian National Biennial 2023, Union of Romanian Architects Milwaukee, WisconsinMay 2023&nbsp; Fellowship Exhibition “Buildings are the Reverse of Rocks”Exhibition on my Fellowship research. Milwaukee, WisconsinMarch 2023 “Gentle Giants: Unifying Difference”Exhibition of my beginning design students’ work from Fall 2022. Bucharest, RomaniaOctober 2021 “Death In the City” Romanian National Biennial 2021, Union of Romanian Architects Exhibition including my nominated Graduate Architecture Thesis. New York, NYFebruary 2020- February 2021 The Future is in the Countryside Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and OMA/AMO Research I developed with OMA/AMO on Universal Basic Income projects. Cambridge, MAOctober 2018- December 2018 Dean’s Wall Exhibitions Harvard Graduate School of Design My “Museum Islands” project from Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee’s Studio. Cambridge, MAMarch 2018- May 2018 Platform Exhibition Harvard Graduate School of Design Physical model from Core III “Integrate” was exhibited in Druker Gallery. London, U.K.July 2014- December 2014 Director’s Selection Architectural Association School of Architecture The ceramic models and prototypes developed as part of my 3rd year project were exhibited in the Director’s Selection exhibition. London, U.K.July 2014- December 2014 Award-Winners’ Exhibition Architectural Association School of Architecture Drawings and models from my projects in first, second and third year have been exhibited in the Award Winners’ Exhibition. London, U.K.June 2012- October 2014 Projects Review Architectural Association School of Architecture Drawings, models, prototypes, videos and texts I produced as part of my projects in first, second and third year have been exhibited at the AA’s Projects Review Exhibition in Bedford Square. Juries University of California Los Angeles, School of Architecture and Urban Design Graduate Core Studio Reviews University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban PlanningUndergraduate Core and Elective Studio Reviews Graduate Core and Elective Studio ReviewsNew York Institute of TechnologyThesis Studio Reviews Graduate Core Studio Reviews Undergraduate Elective Studio ReviewsUniversity of Michigan Taubman CollegeUndergraduate Second Year ReviewsHarvard Graduate School of DesignGraduate Second Year Reviews Ion Mincu University of ArchitectureUndergraduate First Year Reviews Boston Architectural CollegeUndergraduate (Second and Third Year) Reviews Graduate (Fourth Year) Reviews Wentworth Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate First Year Reviews Architectural Association School of Architecture London Summer School Reviews Undergraduate First Year Reviews https://stuffstudio.eu/Contact Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:30:20 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/Contact info@stuffstudio.eu https://stuffstudio.eu/1-The-Labyrinth-in-the-Mound Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:38:03 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/1-The-Labyrinth-in-the-Mound window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-F0EE91XK76'); The Labyrinth in the Mound, ES: A Temporary Installation <img width="5000" height="3700" width_o="5000" height_o="3700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07b632ecd85fb0df3fbbd453f658b934c3157164fa600173dae380fa19a81896/1.jpg" data-mid="205050735" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07b632ecd85fb0df3fbbd453f658b934c3157164fa600173dae380fa19a81896/1.jpg" /> <img width="4590" height="4408" width_o="4590" height_o="4408" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4af77d13e54a81f16f4492b241a3fef001daef3f9e802396aadcdd61d2e9ded/2.jpg" data-mid="205050736" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4af77d13e54a81f16f4492b241a3fef001daef3f9e802396aadcdd61d2e9ded/2.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2500" width_o="3200" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6654730066588f800e4a695a0abc59d45f9e74fde95a3bab3b5814a4e3d3e8e9/3.jpg" data-mid="205050742" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6654730066588f800e4a695a0abc59d45f9e74fde95a3bab3b5814a4e3d3e8e9/3.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3700" width_o="5000" height_o="3700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26c1c19a3c686e41cec3312406d19e150f5e248495794509c25724f701b59689/4.1.jpg" data-mid="205051067" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26c1c19a3c686e41cec3312406d19e150f5e248495794509c25724f701b59689/4.1.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2500" width_o="3200" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57ba78431f9ba253679a8c0591c8efd8e5861e563f7ccebb4cd367e442c01862/5.jpg" data-mid="205050753" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57ba78431f9ba253679a8c0591c8efd8e5861e563f7ccebb4cd367e442c01862/5.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3700" width_o="5000" height_o="3700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d99f17653bcc055288eaf6409454f4b68dd29efd99a438eac1cbbb15ea2424a6/4.2.jpg" data-mid="205051256" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d99f17653bcc055288eaf6409454f4b68dd29efd99a438eac1cbbb15ea2424a6/4.2.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2500" width_o="3200" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/343578e1838c1ca33fcc158eaa78d68371f922925a37f4b58d972c5618d5ad5a/6.jpg" data-mid="205050759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/343578e1838c1ca33fcc158eaa78d68371f922925a37f4b58d972c5618d5ad5a/6.jpg" /> <img width="7017" height="4963" width_o="7017" height_o="4963" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12f16e1e5030bccb9d11e8f305f00663345a83b4b73a9be8efbf27cddb4ca23c/7.jpg" data-mid="205050767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12f16e1e5030bccb9d11e8f305f00663345a83b4b73a9be8efbf27cddb4ca23c/7.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2500" width_o="3200" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0036a332f3261fabb7f48e51f081b23185ce7c962608f4a8eea4276a235b9fe/8.jpg" data-mid="205050772" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0036a332f3261fabb7f48e51f081b23185ce7c962608f4a8eea4276a235b9fe/8.jpg" /> <img width="3423" height="2718" width_o="3423" height_o="2718" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95e81ef03b3ac283be1a58c0cd889720ad824f621057397264bbda86e843bc68/9.jpg" data-mid="205050777" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95e81ef03b3ac283be1a58c0cd889720ad824f621057397264bbda86e843bc68/9.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2500" width_o="3200" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/439a3ad9f1364ba7ada26bd63240a51083dc012d6d727d0e53fbc2dbc2b39b2f/10.jpg" data-mid="205050782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/439a3ad9f1364ba7ada26bd63240a51083dc012d6d727d0e53fbc2dbc2b39b2f/10.jpg" /> Open Competition “Concéntrico 10: International Architecture and Design Festival” / 2023 COT LA COT (Stuff Studio + Alexandru Vilcu) The Labyrinth in the Mound The tenth intervention in Plaza Escuelas Trevijano continues Logroño’s tradition of labyrinths and brings one to the forefront of the architectural festival. The first labyrinth of Logroño (1991) is a 1.5 m wide iconographic circle and the second labyrinth (2015) presents a 28 m wide field condition. The proposal for Logroño’s Labyrinth in the Mound (2024) meanders the visitor through an extruded labyrinth that coils centerless within a 10 m wide square on a singular path with three alcoves as triptychs displaying the previous 9 Trevijano pavilions. Squeezed between the two identitygiving figures of the Plaza - the tree planter and the trekkers sculpture - the Labyrinth in the Mound provides a spatial experience of discovery as a celebration of the decade-long series of interventions in the square. The Mound in the City From afar, the pavilion takes the form of a mound - an urban topography that temporarily raises the plaza from flatness to a peak of 250 cm, the standard plywood sheet height. The structure is made of 71 aggregated green stained plywood walls which hide and reveal its occupants along the slopes. The walk through the labyrinth between alcoves encourages spontaneous interactions with other festival-goers as the varying heights of the standard stick frame walls envelop the occupant and then slowly reveal them back to the city. Thus a new way of experiencing the flat Plaza emerges by maximizing a winding path that gradually conceals and reveals the surrounding urban constructions.&nbsp; The City in the Labyrinth Up close, the symmetry of the mound is distorted by four oriented-strand-board (OSB) extensions which contrast in coloration to the dominant green of the labyrinth and interact with the Plaza’s existing features, amplifying their functions. During the festivities, a series of events will activate the four OSB protrusions. The Plaza’s iconic tree planter will mark the point of entry to the pavilion and provide the backdrop for large gatherings for the introduction to the festival. The ground on which the Plaza’s sculptures walk is extended into a stage for small-scale children’s performances or just lounging at level with the trekkers. Similarly, one of many street lamps is embraced by a curving dinner table where an evening discussion with various Concentrico pavilion designers will take place or where one can just grab lunch. On the southern side, a sandbox filled with woodchips made from the plywood panel offcuts allows kids to play and encourages intergenerational interactions with users of the nearby benches. Materiality and Construction The construction of the pavilion exhausts the provided forty standardsized plywood panels to produce the labyrinth’s walls (Fig. 2). The planning module for the labyrinth is based on the width of the plywood sheet, producing a 64-square grid that is 122 cm by 122 cm, the standard width of a plywood sheet. This dimensional logic requires a single cut for the mound edge. Each panel is framed by 2”x4” studs, adjoined to adjacent assemblies in stable L-shaped structures. The panel assembly meets the uneven paved ground of the square with a steel swivel leveling mount. This simple construction method extends to the programmed urban furniture, which are constructed of 8 economical OSB panels of standard 122 x 250 cm. The plywood panel assemblies are stained with a “Woodland Green” semi-transparent waterproofing exterior wood stain and sealer to provide a durable protection from the elements, both during the festival and in its potential afterlife, as it is designed for disassembly. Further, any waste and offcuts become the fill for the woodchip playmound, providing a soft surface for kids to play on. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://stuffstudio.eu/2-House-Drapes-RO Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:26:27 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/2-House-Drapes-RO window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-F0EE91XK76'); House Drapes, RO: A House on the Seaside <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b832deaec76f1f96a85a39a018060cd3ed8efa84acfd9c687305f670b763fbe2/1.jpg" data-mid="196064170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b832deaec76f1f96a85a39a018060cd3ed8efa84acfd9c687305f670b763fbe2/1.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="900" width_o="1200" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06b6efe5968a9ff0cb5d4c82bb7d018f65b7d5b6910d27e8e154d2fb0d76c8f8/2.gif" data-mid="196064171" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8723c0589e9d2d07bfbd3d5186cd661249bf39eda9aca2ce297823083e372b4f/7.jpg" data-mid="196064179" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8723c0589e9d2d07bfbd3d5186cd661249bf39eda9aca2ce297823083e372b4f/7.jpg" /> <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/286d7df40aca7902ea0e6a735d2b9e3d6cffa47b743e1e235a1d7be3cf359615/15.jpg" data-mid="196064189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/286d7df40aca7902ea0e6a735d2b9e3d6cffa47b743e1e235a1d7be3cf359615/15.jpg" /> Private Commission / 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; awarded 1st Prize in Portfolio Architecture / Residential &nbsp; &nbsp; at the Annual Architecture Show, Romanian Order of Architects 2023&nbsp; &nbsp; nominated for Visionary Project Award,&nbsp; &nbsp; National Romanian Biennale, Romanian Union of Architects 2023&nbsp; &nbsp; exhibited in the Architectural Model Festival, Budapest, 2024 Stuff Studio House Drapes is a vacation home perched on the edge of the Black Sea coastline on a lot measuring 15 m x 90 m. It is structured on the intersection of two grids - one oriented cardinally and the other aligned with the lot edges. The intersection of the grids allow three volumes to emerge, which each capture a different and compelling view (the sea, the coastline, the garden, respectively). The tripartite organization is tied together by two corridors that enclose a small courtyard and a parking nook. The grids allow the visual extension of the volumes through a landscape strategy that frames exterior rooms, commanding the entire depth of the site. Wrapped in wooden shingles all around, the composition reads as monolithic facing north, with the wrapping interrupted for light access to the south. The monolithic reading on the north is occasionally disrupted by three operable apertures located in loggias on three corners to allow views towards the sea from the bedrooms. Their opening from underneath a shingle drape registers as turrets on the northern envelope. On the southern long face of the building, three elongated scuppers frame the procession towards the entrance. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://stuffstudio.eu/3-Scaffolds-Drapes-and-Battens Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:10:56 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/3-Scaffolds-Drapes-and-Battens window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-F0EE91XK76'); Scaffolds, Drapes and Battens, WI: Research Installation and Exhibition&nbsp; <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c1938bc32cfe89c50ad6f1e6dea37c85fc29511762f813056b32f17b4844861/2.jpg" data-mid="196063687" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c1938bc32cfe89c50ad6f1e6dea37c85fc29511762f813056b32f17b4844861/2.jpg" /> <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cfe5a62ac2aaddcfb8b7ecf3bb20f2ffeb1a4873a38c2a050e19a955ec0f916/axons.jpg" data-mid="205052559" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cfe5a62ac2aaddcfb8b7ecf3bb20f2ffeb1a4873a38c2a050e19a955ec0f916/axons.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3ecb8fb23cd2c5aeeb960859cb00f90d3a90de9069ef4f7849357efa2a120df/1.jpg" data-mid="196063686" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3ecb8fb23cd2c5aeeb960859cb00f90d3a90de9069ef4f7849357efa2a120df/1.jpg" /> <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a25970c0028348d15731f97325061116f35406e01f1a841aeaad78b2700c39e/diag.jpg" data-mid="205052495" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a25970c0028348d15731f97325061116f35406e01f1a841aeaad78b2700c39e/diag.jpg" /> <img width="3822" height="2767" width_o="3822" height_o="2767" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f158874f12b9970148e92770613149de32b20214a48e405206aef3d74324265c/4.jpg" data-mid="196063689" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f158874f12b9970148e92770613149de32b20214a48e405206aef3d74324265c/4.jpg" /> <img width="945" height="1200" width_o="945" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41fba31fb8744e896a0df92483edbf4b73f733bda653b208aa4deb90da77b998/6.gif" data-mid="196063690" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/945/i/41fba31fb8744e896a0df92483edbf4b73f733bda653b208aa4deb90da77b998/6.gif" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cd148e1b50d379b74183e3d4d950bcb5797663d1eb3f50bbd0479470b5f2f0c/7.gif" data-mid="196063691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cd148e1b50d379b74183e3d4d950bcb5797663d1eb3f50bbd0479470b5f2f0c/7.gif" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bf066fb2a623b16faf7d2822eaf4a2692c029f28d8d7e467ac91b37ce666c43/8.gif" data-mid="196063692" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bf066fb2a623b16faf7d2822eaf4a2692c029f28d8d7e467ac91b37ce666c43/8.gif" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c34cbd6a5c75edf27ec6a458f22dbd5926099447fd2898d0609198075733d18/9.jpg" data-mid="196063693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c34cbd6a5c75edf27ec6a458f22dbd5926099447fd2898d0609198075733d18/9.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0545351837cba81ad15ee890a7f737937e9d2d7ddc1e0d56ebea84b07aee9c1/10.jpg" data-mid="196063694" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0545351837cba81ad15ee890a7f737937e9d2d7ddc1e0d56ebea84b07aee9c1/10.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/772277404683964ccee56f549bc921c8727f2cdea665649d158cf5246eff0d64/11.jpg" data-mid="196063695" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/772277404683964ccee56f549bc921c8727f2cdea665649d158cf5246eff0d64/11.jpg" /> Architectural Activism Fellowship, Research Assistance FundingUniversity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning with Graduate Research Assistants: Bennett Westling, Nelson Kies; with ARCH650/850 Studio &nbsp;&nbsp; “Buildings are the very reverse of rocks,” quipped Thomas Whately in his “Observations on Modern Gardening” in 1770. If rocks are solid, hard and monolithic, and buildings are hollow, soft and tectonic, then we may consider buildings - entirely within our power - to be transformable assemblages. Shifting away from the Vitruvian assumption of firmitas that biases masonry and permanence as preconditions for ‘building-as-architecture,’ this exhibition posits that if our bodies and needs change over time, so too should our architectures. Presented here are three perishable wooden constructions that demonstrate different recognizable transformations: translation, rotation and dilation. Each transformation both effects and is enabled by an architectural element: drape, scaffold and batten. Collectively, these serve as an origin story from which to derive principles for architectures in a state of flux. Together, they ask the question: can rethinking buildings as unstable entities change the way we design with positive environmental and inclusive outcomes today? As differently positioned bodies inhabit the installations - standing, reclining, sitting, and so on - they activate the transformations that set each construction system into a state of flux, allowing the movement of a body to cohere with that of an architectural enclosure. Draped Rotations To drape means “to arrange loosely or casually around something” (Oxford Languages Dictionary). The drape both protects an interior condition and registers physical changes of that interior on the outside. The closest approximation of the drape in architecture is roofing, which takes the form of the rooms underneath and protects them from weathering. What if the drape performed less like a roof and more like a veil, actively responding to and instantaneously registering interior transformations? The installation leverages the rotation of two frames, similar to the opening of two window frames, to flatten and expand the volume of an exterior shingled drape. Constructed out of conventional roofing shingles, the installation distorts and animates the ubiquitous domestic roof, pushing the limits of recognizable vernacular motifs. Battened Dilations Deployed for a variety of uses from roofing systems and door construction to molding and sailing, battens are used to strengthen or cover joints. When used on windows for tornado protection, battens are typically deployed to temporarily limit movement, rather than enable it. However, their repeatable array is suggestive of moiré patterns that distort the reading of regularity into curved geometries. These induce movement through the perception of dilation. What if battens were used to oscillate between loose and tight, expansion and contraction? Two sheets of kerfed plywood hang from four legs. The carved grooves enable formerly rigid sheets to curve and slot into one another, dilating from a flat to a bulbous condition. The oscillation between the expanded and the contracted condition creates and dissolves an interiority suspended above the ground. Sitting on four legs are two sheets of kerfed plywood which, by virtue of the repeated action of carving grooves, curve into one another. By slotting them together, the sheets allow a dilation from a flat to a bulbous condition. The movement of expansion and contraction creates and dissolves an interior condition, suspended in its relationship to the ground. Scaffolded Translations Our relationship to stability, defined by our desire for completion and our fear of instability, is reflected in our treatment of the building scaffold. We construct the scaffold during a building’s construction, yet the moment we have finalized the building, we rapidly remove the scaffold and go to great lengths to preserve the image of the building as-is. What if we never removed the scaffold and the building was never complete? Could the building be in continuous transformation to adapt to the changing bodies and uses within? In this context, students of ARCH650/850 “Line, Plane, Mass: Scaffolds for Intentional Communities” were asked to construct a scaffold that would allow them to move a heavy object from person to person without being able to see or touch one another. The second scenario asked them to repeat the circulation of the heavy object, this time while being able to see one another. In the final scenario, the group had to move the object and be able to both see and touch everyone. The calibrated translation of surfaces along the scaffold’s frame selectively limits or enables sight and body movements in each scenario. Students enrolled in ARCH650/850 “Line, Plane, Mass” Studio in Spring 2023: Ally Hickey, Bennett Westling, Cole Gullett, Erik Semb, Jason Clark, Lydia Collins, Michael Major, Mostasim Billah, Nathan Magee, Nick Musielski, Sahara KC, Tayler Forsberg, Tess Richard, Zoey Cheongmin Kim. https://stuffstudio.eu/1-The-Room-in-Front-of-the-Closet-RO Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:02:23 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/1-The-Room-in-Front-of-the-Closet-RO The Room in Front of the Closet, RO: Interior Design <img width="5760" height="3240" width_o="5760" height_o="3240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be474b9bef13d49a892b7dd9d3f3c3660df3509fe31fa43cb409212e38158d97/0.jpg" data-mid="219744806" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be474b9bef13d49a892b7dd9d3f3c3660df3509fe31fa43cb409212e38158d97/0.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="1000" width_o="1667" height_o="1000" 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width="4736" height="5900" width_o="4736" height_o="5900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe934974bebb11dc223a0c32785f466cc62f12992660cb29b2a81c172fc04f51/20.jpg" data-mid="219744824" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe934974bebb11dc223a0c32785f466cc62f12992660cb29b2a81c172fc04f51/20.jpg" /> <img width="6614" height="4252" width_o="6614" height_o="4252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b825683d2506376d4b2315892fafcbb5d72e53a5eb02c8ee4311cbfad13a0264/21.jpg" data-mid="219744825" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b825683d2506376d4b2315892fafcbb5d72e53a5eb02c8ee4311cbfad13a0264/21.jpg" /> Private Commission in New Housing Complex / 2024 Stuff Studio&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;awarded Prize of the Interior Architecture / Residential Category in the Bucharest Annual, Romanian Order of Architects,&nbsp;2024 Furniture fabrication and installation: Publimpres SRLFurniture restoration: Chic AtelierCarpet restoration: Mehmed Nicolae Light fixture restoration: Circa 1703 - 3071Photo Credits: Ioana Marinescu “Consider this: extending from the inside of the closet door frame to some distance in front of the closet, there is an interstitial space that appears, disappears, and reappears. […] This is a space I call the ante-closet.”(1) Described by the rotation of the closet door in plan, the residential ante-closet provides a space to negotiate our public representation: this is where we select what to wear, but, equally, where we decide what not to put on display. Although it is one of the most familiar domestic elements, the ante-closet has received little attention by designers, being commonly ascribed the standard 60 cm-wide door swing. This project presents a domestic interior that examines how the closet and the ante-closet can relate storage and display from the scale of everyday items to that of the human body. Organization: Set against white-washed walls, three thick closets structure this 58 sqm apartment, situated in a new housing complex in Bucharest. The ante-closets are activated by swinging, folding and sliding operations to conceal and reveal domestic elements: bed, desk, curtain, chair, dishwasher etc. These performative qualities scallop the floor plan in its open position and flatten it to its cuboid structure when closed. By engaging the full 2.6 m height, the closets engage the scale of the human body: now the closet edges the room, now the ante-closet becomes the room. In the living room, the half-cylindrical panels open along a wide radius for a desk to unfold. Here, the closet stores the chair, masks the TV, nooks the desk, provides lighting and partitions off the kitchen. Adjacent to a window framing the fluted building façade, the built-in kitchen rotates the exterior condition inside. The vertical flutes on the cabinet doors conceal the seams along a continuous surface, interrupted when cabinets open along various hinged axes for sculptural expressions. Upon entry, a telescopic view of the bedroom frames the book-matched stained wood veneers. Here, the built-in closet nooks the bed and a desk in alcoves and the bevelled wood corners articulate a soft monolithic expression. In addition to the three room-defining structures, a built-in oak wood closet with a shoe shelf doubles as seat and a copper schlagmetal-treated closet housing the washing machine reflects light deep into the floor plan. Sustainability and Aesthetics: Instead of coherence, the apartment’s design articulates difference, creating episodic experiences at every turn. The only unifying feature is the oak grain flooring which makes its way up doors, cabinets and shelves. Chromatically, stained or saturated dark green complements the wooden surfaces, with yellows providing accents. While wooden and green surfaces advance the ‘aesthetics of sustainability,’(2) the project also applies sustainable practices. The layout densifies disassemblable structures along the edges, making the interiors flexible for changing short- and long-term uses. The built-in furniture is made of locally sourced and processed wood products. Most loose furniture (tables, chairs, carpets, most light fixtures) is upcycled and most finishes, including the copper schlagmetal and calcio vecchio wall textures, apply craft techniques that avoid industrial products and reflect common Bucharest surface treatments. Scope: The scope was to design an open living and dining room with a kitchen, a bedroom, one restroom, a loggia and two built-in closets and to select the flooring and restroom finishes from a range of options presented by the building developer. The scope excluded the loggia decking floor and aluminum window frames, both exclusively selected by the building developer. (1) Urbach, Henry. “Closets, Clothes, disClosure,” 1996. 63.(2) Von der Leyen, Ursula. “A New European Bauhaus,” 2020. https://stuffstudio.eu/6-Art-Storage-TX Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:40:23 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/6-Art-Storage-TX window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-F0EE91XK76'); Art Storage, TX: Museum Islands <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71cb1a406a3f46fe0213587f466ea14f7a9127d2f18239c65b06ee7f38f5a4f7/1.jpg" data-mid="127909720" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71cb1a406a3f46fe0213587f466ea14f7a9127d2f18239c65b06ee7f38f5a4f7/1.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75d882e1a4185d7ef95005afbfdf3a5cc69af1abce5b2d1cdc41bcfccae967a9/2.jpg" data-mid="127909721" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75d882e1a4185d7ef95005afbfdf3a5cc69af1abce5b2d1cdc41bcfccae967a9/2.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a631014c4422e6711be8fce598ea86e4e4590edcf82d74556cc80cafd92a42e1/2-3.JPG" data-mid="127909722" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a631014c4422e6711be8fce598ea86e4e4590edcf82d74556cc80cafd92a42e1/2-3.JPG" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5fea628890218c56d5d11adc7a469a58a5bdfa1e8831b0350f7e1f3f54d8e41/3.jpg" data-mid="127909723" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5fea628890218c56d5d11adc7a469a58a5bdfa1e8831b0350f7e1f3f54d8e41/3.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ce8e897887b81169dc274c4bb202418e10d92119022bc897852197cee2b341b/4.jpg" data-mid="127909724" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ce8e897887b81169dc274c4bb202418e10d92119022bc897852197cee2b341b/4.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/629a9f5d114a5b9475606660d8d9f3a5d6962bd86aff97a73b6363388a0dbb3a/5.jpg" data-mid="127909725" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/629a9f5d114a5b9475606660d8d9f3a5d6962bd86aff97a73b6363388a0dbb3a/5.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd3065d9fee95b50b20279653a97c31c9b47668c1683c9bded8b9cdc4654f94f/6.jpg" data-mid="127909726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd3065d9fee95b50b20279653a97c31c9b47668c1683c9bded8b9cdc4654f94f/6.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5272" width_o="5315" height_o="5272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e6f9d408cfe489a955cf3d511bbc89d5035e4b9f84348cee8112f27e18ae0f6/7.jpg" data-mid="127909727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e6f9d408cfe489a955cf3d511bbc89d5035e4b9f84348cee8112f27e18ae0f6/7.jpg" /> Option Studio / 2018 Harvard Graduate School of Design / Prof. Mark Lee &amp; Prof. Sharon Johnston &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Museum Islands proposes the design of an art storage facility in the Menil Foundation's campus in Houston, Texas. Before commencing the design, the analytical phase included the analysis of already existing museum islands, that is, art exhibition campuses which deploy the 'object in the field' masterplanning strategy. One such complex is Philip Johnson's New Canaan Estate in CT, built over 60 years with the insertion of strategically placed buildings, follies, houses, art pieces, installations, galleries, tunnels and paths to produce an archipelago of 'museum islands.' Philip Johnson's Estate in New Canaan includes 22 'islands' that together compose the museum. The taxonomy attempts to organize and categorize these elements by type, ranging fom 'exterior buildings' to 'outdoor vestibules' with the landscape being deployed as a form of architecture. The site is split into 5 quadrants, delineated by rows of trees of by the masonry remains of previously existing barn foundations or by water ways. Inside the building, a monumental staircase defines the spatial experience of the user. As it descends along the building, it tapers to gradually permit ribbons of gallery spaces to wrap around the floorplan. On the other side, the stair landings extend into the library space, surrounded by soft walls of book shelves. The space thus brings together the program uses of archive/exhibition and library into a single spatial experience. Behind the archival wall are work spaces, offices and large storage spaces for special collections.&nbsp; https://stuffstudio.eu/7-Hospice-RO Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:35:00 +0000 STUFF STUDIO https://stuffstudio.eu/7-Hospice-RO window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-F0EE91XK76'); Hospice, RO: Death in the City <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cbe4a49c1fd8355a3e4a39680b61536d1013b3fdc08ddac72cc059c3363686e/1.jpg" data-mid="127915463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cbe4a49c1fd8355a3e4a39680b61536d1013b3fdc08ddac72cc059c3363686e/1.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9e43e46e15b256daaafadfb802c3d04a95c28fd19a43dd831437ba584a6fcd5/2.jpg" data-mid="127915464" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9e43e46e15b256daaafadfb802c3d04a95c28fd19a43dd831437ba584a6fcd5/2.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1955dace244ace4744f8959ce24e7c5d96e242dec3fe19cdd9c8fd7dd88ed547/3.jpg" data-mid="127916075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1955dace244ace4744f8959ce24e7c5d96e242dec3fe19cdd9c8fd7dd88ed547/3.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4945e2364676b1e94cfc5005326a67ac2ad3c1980950bfc0233a065eecb4040a/4.jpg" data-mid="127915466" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4945e2364676b1e94cfc5005326a67ac2ad3c1980950bfc0233a065eecb4040a/4.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43a3b885fda8bb356bd457f0ffdc7d658505d2eaa9885105f27478cf14fef4bb/5.jpg" data-mid="127915467" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/43a3b885fda8bb356bd457f0ffdc7d658505d2eaa9885105f27478cf14fef4bb/5.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5014ef2e3f28c3ff7085c0f3eb21d56ab9de6904b5b32daeea5895093686136d/6.jpg" data-mid="127916076" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5014ef2e3f28c3ff7085c0f3eb21d56ab9de6904b5b32daeea5895093686136d/6.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f393102e082236943186bf5b9d72fd69dc44e636ec240bd73d4c70f2d1061ade/7.jpg" data-mid="127915469" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f393102e082236943186bf5b9d72fd69dc44e636ec240bd73d4c70f2d1061ade/7.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95b30150f885f04759b455a3973732212365400fd2e0b6467e754b9cca0fb08b/8.jpg" data-mid="127915470" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95b30150f885f04759b455a3973732212365400fd2e0b6467e754b9cca0fb08b/8.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ea439dc5965d31855bb3f438f1018136fce7af540c92d03381bcc1ec8698426/9.jpg" data-mid="127916077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ea439dc5965d31855bb3f438f1018136fce7af540c92d03381bcc1ec8698426/9.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/964db7382694318e9051edbe2843801310897c15d78269de0b391df15a047e42/10.jpg" data-mid="127915472" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/964db7382694318e9051edbe2843801310897c15d78269de0b391df15a047e42/10.jpg" /> <img width="5315" height="5315" width_o="5315" height_o="5315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d11afa81e1b3991b009fbe486ec892f2944183e251e821cd60594e8c152ee8b4/12.jpg" data-mid="127915474" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d11afa81e1b3991b009fbe486ec892f2944183e251e821cd60594e8c152ee8b4/12.jpg" /> Master in Architecture Thesis / 2019 Harvard Graduate School of Design /&nbsp;Advised by Prof. Grace La&nbsp; With invaluable support from: Nabila Mahdi, Calvin Boyd, Ramon Weber, Maxime Monin, Noel Stascha, Alex Vilcu, Claire Djang &nbsp;&nbsp; awarded ‘Best of Best’ Architecture Masterprize &nbsp;&nbsp; for Institutional Architecture, 2020&nbsp;&nbsp; nominated for Visionary Projects Award, &nbsp;&nbsp; Romanian National Biennial, Romanian Union of Architects, 2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Never before in the history of humanity have the dying been removed so hygienically behind the scenes of social life.”1 &nbsp; While most people wish to die at home, 60% pass away in the clinical environment of the hospital. Yet an unprecedented number of recent articles in popular journals focus on the physicality of death and dying, revealing an increased desire to illuminate a previously taboo topic. In this context, the project proposes an architecture which constructs and registers the concept of death, while mediating the tensions between hope and fear, health and illness, sharing and isolation. The hospice provides for those who have less than 6 months to live, yet who cannot end their lives in dignity at home, and is a place where families and health professionals come together to provide care for the terminally ill. The intimate character of the hospice thus rejects the clinical mechanisms of the contemporary hospital. While hospice care has existed for over a century, the typology’s prevailing spatial qualities do not address fundamental aspects of the dying experience, in particular, the body’s gradual loss of senses. The new hospice heightens the senses in the last moments of life by inserting visual, olfactory, tangible and auditory cues within the project: an art installation, a playground, a recital hall, a candle stand, a water fountain. Focusing on sensorial loss and the collective meaning of death, the project coheres the intense physicality of dying with an architecture situated in an urban environment. Situated in Bucharest and counting 32 rooms, the hospice functions on multiple layers of experience centered on the death bed. A series of vertical apertures pierce the section, connecting communal public spaces and the death bed. A system of dilated corridors links families while maintaining individual intimacy. A strategy of folding brick facades cradles the death bed while simultaneously registering its presence onto the city. The neighborhood of old Calea Moșilor is located at the center of a large city and permits the development of a new paradigm of death and dying and of a new architectural typology for the hospice. The site is located at the intersection of old Calea Moșilor and Sfinților Street and permits a tripartite organization: Sfinților Church and the two adjacent unbuilt lots are the intervention’s site. The street and subterranean levels accommodate programming where the hospice interacts with the public sphere. The two levels are programmed to attract public uses and include two small recital halls, a flower shop, a candle shop, a playground, two fountains, verdent islands and trees and a plinth for temporary artistic interventions. The spaces dedicated to public use are complemented by those which relate funerary uses: the last meal and the funerary procession. These spaces are aligned on either side of old Calea Moșilor and frame Sfinților Church. At the subterranean level, the three lots are united by chapels, meal rooms and the crypt. By amplifying the sensorial experience of dying and approaching contemporary rituals, the project reconciles the individual dignified experience of dying and collective belonging. Through the intimate human interactions it hosts, here condensed and intensified, the project proposes a new typological and design paradigm for the contemporary space of death. 1 Norbert Elias (“The Loneliness of the Dying.” New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, 1985, p. 2-23).