Georgiana Cobuz | Selected Works 2024 by Georgiana Cobuz

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|| I am Georgiana, a junior architect who embarked herself on a professional journey to `find a way to find her way’ since completing the studies in July 2021.

This portfolio has been curated as a capsule of thoughts, reflections, ways of expression on and for given challenges at some point in time during the last 5 years.

My recent work provided space for both conventional projects and multidisciplinary collaborations, pure curiosity and a much nedeed reality-check.

HI! HELLO!

TU IAȘI

Architecture Department

BA|MA | Iași RO

Universita degli Studi di Ferrara

Architecture Department

Erasmus Mobility | Ferrara IT

freelance | remote

apartment block: BIM | retail spaces: detailing

Iași RO

ateliercetrei

housing: concept - building permit - detailing

Cluj-Napoca RO

collaborator | freelance

interior design: concept - implementation | research + concept

Bucharest/Iași RO

ART POINT Small Art Gallery winning proposal

`City of Artists’ 2022 | Sibiu RO

...and it`s a wrap | Rethinking Resources Stand winning proposal

Romanian Order of Architects for UIA CPH2023 | Copenhagen DK Jun 2023

when the cat’s away | common c’mon longlisted

Romanian Order of Architects Iași + Romanian Creative Week | Iași RO

The Floor Is Yours | Youth POP-UP jury award

Romanian Order of Architects | Iași RO

Roses are red/ Violets are blue/Blind walls will soon be blossoming too longlisted

Barcelona City Council for UIA BCN2026 | Barcelona ES Sep 2024

CUCA

Cross-disciplinary Summer Workshop Aug 2018

BALHAUS

BAUHAUS 100 event | team coordinator Dec 2018

Challenge Academy

Competition-based Design Academy Mar 2020

Rethinking Resources Stand UIA2023 CPH

GAR

Hempcrete House | beyondLAB

New European Bauhaus Hub | Blind walls will soon be blossoming too BCN26 | Competition for Young Architects | The Floor Is Yours Youth[10-16yo] POP-UP Urban Installation | Then/Now

Community Living

Co-living [team]

Student Housing

Student Hub

Cabin in the Woods NEST Kindergarten

Passive House [team]

Collective Housing [team]

LOADING...City

Urban regeneration [team]

Milano Santa Giulia Masterplan [team]

Mixed Use Building [team]

MUSE Cultural Center [team]

Thesis ‘behind-the-scenes: Milennail Architects Parctice Models |

New European Bauhaus Hub

title | By the book[?]: a school library

type | location | collaboration for |

Interior remodelling | Concept + Implementation

Targu Neamt RO

Andreea Robu-Movila | attune archilab year | 2023

software | skills | frugal design thinking | site supervision

Archicad | Rhino

|| Context

The proposal was based on a clear requirement from the college administration: the open space of the library, which at that time was too monotonous, needed specific interventions to welcome students in a vibrant atmosphere. Despite its tight budget and frugal thinking, the project reflects on space reconfiguration, existing resources or modular furniture solutions.

|| Intention

Conceptually, the project aimed to create a flexible framework for the curiosity that drives the student to the library. The proposal was configured around the study area and utilizes color coded subzones for quick identification: entrance and librarian’s area, bookshelves gallery + media library and study area.

|| Space Organization

The entrance area allows one to perceive the space at a glance. A gallery with shelves on both sides guides you along the entire length of the space, then intersects with a storage niche and another for a compact media library. Shelves with varying heights and mobile ladders display an interactive dimension to the route. Multiple instances of visual interaction with the study area also mark the access points.

|| Study Area

The newly proposed study area becomes a multi-functional space: a didactic `satellite`, a space for hosting students’ curiosity or a manbook/knowledge territory. A modular furniture solution was designed to accommodate all these scenarios and instances.

In terms of flexibility and optimization: tables and chairs were configured using CNC-cut plywood panels and piece-by-piece assembly. This allows for easy disassembly and minimal storage in the eventual scenario of using the space for various events.

Varying heights shelves with mobile ladders

Study Areaa didactic `sattelite` Visual interaction and access points

title |

type |

winning proposal ...and it’s a wrap | Rethinking Resources Stand

UIA Congress Stand | Competition

software | skills | teamwork | analytical thinking ateliercetrei year | 2023

Copenhagen DK

location | while at |

Archicad | Ps

|| Timeline

April 2023: OAR (Romanian Order of Architects) launches a competition for a 9m2 pavilion at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 in Copenhagen.

May 2023: Our team, consisting of 4 young architects and a coordinator, wins the competition. July 2023: UIA2023 CPH is on.

|| Aim

Design a 9m2 pavilion based on one of the 17 proposed themes: RETHINKING RESOURCES.

|| Premise

Sustainability in the AEC sector necessitates a shift towards repurposing existing built heritage, rather than resorting to demolition and reconstruction. The latter approach generates substantial waste, which is often left unutilized or unrecycled.

|| Challenge

Why not design a pavilion centered around the theme of “Rethinking Resources” by reconsidering the resources already at our disposal? This pavilion would serve as a poignant reminder of the resources we have previously generated and the crucial imperative to reimagine their utilization whenever feasible.

A || How can a 9m2 pavilion serve as a venue for a meaningful three-day assembly centered around the theme of “Rethinking Resources”?

Undertaking the challenge, our team embarked on the journey of elevating this structure from reclaimed, locally sourced or recycled materials. Aesthetically, the pavilion intriguingly evoked the image of a restoration site to underline the vital shift towards repurposing existing built heritage.

It’s worth noting that within the realm of restoration sites, a common practice for ensuring safety involves the deployment of a mesh cover. This cover often showcases a graphic representation of the original facade, seamlessly blending the present with the past. Yet, what happens to the mesh once the restoration concludes? Its inherent connection to the building restricts its potential for reutilization in its intended form.

We were about to convince ourselves that those meshes rarely get be to reused/recycled. Luckly, we had the chance to reclaim one of the meshes, which later became the foundation for a metaphorical representation of a restoration site.

The most sustainable building is the one already in your city... and it has been there for a while.

B || The two-month journey that culminated in the realization of the pavilion, presented the team with a blend of challenge and gratification; from teaming up across disciplines with upcycling designers, to project management and side research, fom reclaiming to cleaning/repairing/sewing to then turning the mesh into designed products to give away.

Exceptional prospects often lie within our immediate surroundings.

One person`s trash is another person`s treasure

One site`s waste is another team`s manifesto

title | GAR Hempcrete House

Archicad | Ps type | location | while at |

Sibgle-family house | Concept | Client project

software | skills | reasoning | analytical thinking ateliercetrei year | 2023

Apahida RO

|| A family of four articulated their need for a home that would facilitate their transition from urban living to a rural setting.This transition markes a shift from a lifelong city-based experience. The father, in addition to his profession as a ceramist, expressed a keen interest in contributing his expertise in hempcrete construction to the project’s realization.

Thorough site analysis unveiled a general array of regulations, encompassing factors such as the limits, approved height and prescribed materials. These guidelines were facilitating seamless integration within the existing surroundings.

The positioning of the house was determined through a meticulous exploration of potential volumes and footprints, harmonizing with its immediate surroundings [see the cover page of the project]. Site topography and sun orientation also played an important role in its geometry and layout.

Emerged as if from the pages of a child’s drawing, the volume unfolds a much intricate layout and interior spatial relationships.

title | BeyondLAB | New European Bauhaus

Research Center | Thesis project

Bucahrest RO

Razvan Nica year | 2021

software | skills | researching | reasoning

|| The concept of the New European Bauhaus was first introduced in a statement by the European Commission in late 2020, signifying a call for transformative action.

beyondLAB, as a thesis project, aspires to outline a potential approach for implementing the New European Bauhaus initiative within Bucharest, Romania.

`This is why we will set up a New European Bauhaus – a co-creation space where architects, artists, students, engineers, designers work together to make that happen.’

Ursula von der Leyen September, 2020

beyondLAB | NEB Hub:

Research / Experiment LAB + Curiosity LAB + Communication LAB + Common Spaces

The 4 distinct categories of spaces implied a process for investigating their distribution within the building and their inner links.

Throughout the process, a dual perspective was consistently maintained: how the spaces should interplay and what volumetric implications might occur within the site.

Following a preliminary analysis, the proposal was set to be further developed within an area with ongoing urban regeneration projects.

The site is a triangular island defined by traffic junctions and an existing metro station. Notably, it boasts a direct visual link to the banks of Dambovita, the river coursing through the city, which is presently undergoing strategic revitalization efforts

On these preconditions the intention of the project was to propose a new hub for future initiatives, a space for research, public debate and dedicated events.

The LAB in beyondLAB should usually stand for typical research spaces but in this case they are an expert-citizen common ground for collective research.

The river banks are the subject of study of an ongoing urban regeneration initiative started in late 2019 with a competition (pointing out the need to take decisive measures in the area).

The circular bike-pedestrian bridge is part of the beyondLAB larger proposal. The need for a new pedestrian bridge was also the subject of debate on the urban regeneration competition.

The proposal aims to be part of the existing context by creating well-defined relations, by volumetrically mimicking the immediate built environment, but also by ensuring enough space for public interaction.

Simultaneously, the proposal succeeds in asserting its distinct presence. From every vantage point, new public pathways emerge and more volume perspectives are being revealed on each side.

The -1st floor distribution of space is defined in such way that it offers the chance to the public just passing by the subway station to witness the activities happening throughout the day in one of the underground labs.

The space spanning between the subway station and the lab might ocassionally host dedicated exhibitions.

The ground floor serves as a common space, a public dedicated area with spaces tat facilite socialnteraction and many spots to catch a glimpse of the interior spaces.

Many pathways converge towards the inner void, the place of all possible visual connections. Following the path from the subway exit, the first stair you encounter guides you to the next floor, where the exhibition areas are accessible to the public.

title | Blind walls will soon be blossoming too

type | location | author |

BCN26 | Competition for Young Architects

Barcelona ES

Georgiana Cobuz year | 2024 longlisted

software | skills | remodelling study

Archicad | D5 | Id

Roses are red Violets are blue Blind walls will soon be blossoming too

The site presents itself as an opportunity to propose a pragmatic solution to a pressing urban concern: blind walls, fused with creating a refined form for a community’s self-initiated garden. The two dividing walls face southeast [Carrer d’Hurtado 7] and southwest [Carrer d’Espinoi 11], and as seen in the sun study, this aspect is a key input. The proposal aims to transform the apparent downside of facing also north into its ‘character’. The integration of plants is restricted to a small variety of species that can grow and bloom in slightly shaded and shaded locations. Drawing inspiration from Barcelona’s iconic decorative facades [an infinite insight into textures, colors, and composition] sets the proposal on a path where evergreen climbing plants will naturally follow an ever-blooming pattern of metallic flowers. Shadow-bathing for most parts of the day transforms every garden tour into a moment to capture a different instance of a wall in subtle full bloom.