Urban Planning Projects Extract
Presented projects: Masterplan Ghiroda Town (x-large scale) Neighborhood planning Mehala (large scale) Neighborhood planning Circumvalatiunii (small scale) Linz Austria, Europan (large scale) Urban Accupuncture projects (extra small scale) - Reprogramming the city - LightEdu - Com’on Timisoara - Lays / Night at the fire
Other projects (work): Zonal Urban Plan for Lidl (small-medium scale) Zonal Urban Plan for IKEA (small-medium scale) Zonal Urban Plan for individual housing (residential, small) Zonal Urban Plan for collective housing (residential, medium) Idea competition for Linnanniemi, Turku, Finland (large) Graz, Austria, Europan (large) Johannesfred, Stockholm, Sweden Thesis (large)
Romina Popescu
Other architectural projects or more details about the presented projects can be found in the official portfolio or can be sent upon request.
Masterplan Ghiroda (work project) Ghiroda is a small town near Timisoara (3rd biggest city in Romania) and Traian Vuia Airport. The masterplan has to deliver a uniform concept that can create a link between Ghiroda and Giarmata Vii - two small villages that have a unique administration. During this project, I worked with the transport infrastructure, green spaces, handling both new and old plots, designing new spaces and solving problems on different scales. (ex. minimizing the harsh limits created by the railway and industrial plots, street design, public space design, construction guide for individual housing etc.)
Neighborhood Mehala, Timisoara (school project) Hospital
Market
Pharmacy
Commercial
Food & Restaurant
Bank
Coffee Shop
Gas station
Pub
Tram
Park attraction
Bus
Education Library Swimming pool General
In the last 10 years, Timisoara secured its place as one of the most important cities in Romania. This position came together with the need to expand the city and fight the inefficient development towards urban sprawl. This project suggests a different way to extend the city, while also respecting the already built environment that is in proximity. The entire new neighborhood is developed along a green area that is protecting the old water trench. Functions like residential, commercial, health & office are planned.
Neighborhood Circumvalatiunii, Timisoara (school project)
P+4
ACCES
Strada Brandusei
P+4+M
ACCES
03. Plan de situatie existent
P+4
ACCES
ACCES
ACCES
ACCES
Scoala Ginamaziala 24
P+10
P+4
ACCES
ACCES
P+10 P+2
ACCES
ACCES
Legenda
P+4+M ACCES
Spa Strada (carosabil)
ACCES
P+4+M
Construc i
Strada Brandusei
Alee (sp.pietonal)
Vegeta
Cartierul Circumvalatiunii
before P+4
ACCES
P+4+M
ACCES
Popescu Romina, Marta PĹ‚ywacz, Kovacs Adrian, Jebelean Ioan, Bujdei
P+4
P+4
ACCES
ACCES
ACCES 10,00 %
15,00 %
ACCES
Vegeta
ACCES
Bike sharing
P+4+M ACCES
P+4+M
ACCES
Alee (sp.pietonal) Construc i
Open air librabry
ACCES
Spa
Strada (carosabil)
P+10
ACCES AUTO
15,00 % 10,00 %
Green area - school ACCES
P+4
ACCES
Shared space - Brandusei Street
Playground landscape theme
Legenda
P+10
15,00 %
P+2
After a larger analysis and a general strategic proposal, a detailed plan for a small public space had to be developed. A new coffee shop, playground and temporary wooden parking space are proposed to reclaim the space now used for ground-level parking.
ACCES
ACCES
Scoala Ginamaziala 24
Circumvalatiunii is one of the most dense neighborhoods in Timisoara, built during communism, between 1970-1990. It is based on s oviet urban planning, but during the last two decades, it started losing its identity.
Terasa
after P+4
Linz, Austria Europan (competition & school project)
Urban Accupuncture (competitions & workshops)
Most extra small projects have been part of competitions (ex. Com’on Timisoara - winner, Lays Competition - winner) or workshops like Reprogramming the City (part of Timisoara 2021 European Capital of Culture) and LightEdu (part of the Timisoara Architecture Biennial). I’ve worked both at designing and implementing those projects together with my team members.
Romina Popescu romina.nicoleta@gmail.com romina.nicoleta +40 736 852 757 issuu.com/rominanicoleta