Projects

Public space in the new area of the city— park, Radu de la Afumaţi Street

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing)   The improvement of the inhabitants’ quality of life in a new district is achieved through the execution of rehabilitation works of a park with leisure spaces and playgrounds, being open to a wide range of beneficiaries.   RESULTS   The execution of a park in a new district of the city located on the Radu de la Afumaţi street. The initiative complements the rehabilitation process of ...

Location: Târgovişte

Public space in the old centre of Târgoviste

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing) The targeted public space is part of the historical commercial centre area of the city, being one of the few urban landmarks of the 19th century.   RESULTS   The Execution of a project for the rehabilitation of a public spaces in the old centre of Târgoviste.        

Location: Târgovişte

Street 1- protected area of the town of Sulina

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Regional Development and Housing) Street 1 represents the esplanade of the Danube and has a landscape that is characteristic of the 19th and the early 20th centuries, with private and public buildings which are built in that particular style. In 1856, the European Commission of the Danube established its offices in one of the representative buildings on this street.   RESULTS   Rehabilitation of the historical public space of ...

Location: Sulina

Sulina Town Library

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Embassy of Greece in Romania) The building was constructed in 1890, being one of the buildings representative of the Greek community of the town (Apesos and Paleologos), a community which in 1904 counted 2056 members of a total of 10,000 inhabitants.     RESULTS    Cooperation with the Greek Embassy within a European-HIPERB project for the restoration and rehabilitation of the building of the Municipal Library, a building which belonged ...

Location: Sulina

Public space close to the protection space of the Citadel– park, around Zaharia Boiu Street

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing) The park has the public function of providing space for leisure time, offering a view of the Citadel’s hill.   RESULTS   The creation of a project plan and its completion with regard to the public space–park around Zaharia Boiu Street, around the protection area of the Citadel.  

Location: Sighişoara

The Wall of the Citadel

 OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) The construction of the Citadel Wall, which has a length of 950 m, began in 1350. Although its initial height was of 4 m, in the 15th century it was raised by another 3-4 m. It had 14 towers (each belonging to a guild) and 4 bastions. Presently, there are only 9 towers and 3 bastions left.   RESULTS   The rehabilitation of the Citadel Wall (around the City Hall), which had ...

Location: Sighişoara

Public space in the new area of Sibiu– park, Strand neighbourhood

 OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing) This project consists of a new concept of rehabilitation of a public park situated in a new neighbourhood of Sibiu, relying on an image and structures of the elements making up this space that are closer to nature.    RESULTS    The completion of the rehabilitation of a park in the area of the Strand neighbourhood of Sibiu. This initiative is complementary to the rehabilitation process ...

Location: Sibiu

Mikó Citadel

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Regional Development and Housing) The Citadel is the most important monument in town, situated in the old administrative centre. It was built between 1623-1631 in a Neo-Renaissance style by Count Hidvégi Mikó Ferenc. It had gained the status of border citadel and had a crucial role in defending Transylvania against enemy troops which entered through Pasul Ghimesului. Presently, the Citadel has been transformed in the Szekler ...

Location: Miercurea Ciuc

The Municipal Museum

 OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)  The Municipal Museum was founded in 1950, starting out with an older collection (first half of the 19th century) of the Evangelical Gymnasium of Medias to which pieces from Biertan Museum were added. The building, which can be found on the List of Romanian Historical Monuments, dates from the mid-15th century, initially having been built in the Gothic style and attached to the ...

Location: Mediaş

The House of Culture located in 16 Ferdinand Square

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)   The Ferdinand Square lies in the centre of the town, bringing together a series of constructions from the 16th and 17th centuries with reconstructions in the 18th century. Several architectural styles can be identified: Gothic, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Empire. Numerous historical and architectural monuments can be found in the Square such as the Schuller House (25 Ferdinand Sq), which is a ...

Location: Mediaş

The Traian Demetrescu Cultural House

   OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)   The Traian Demetrescu Cultural House is a public institution with a legal character which functions in the municipality of Craiova, organising and hosting cultural-artistic and educational activities. The street name and number have changed several times throughout the years: 43 Targului, 41 Stalingrad, 13 Silozului, 13 Emperor Traian and presently 31 Traian Demetrescu. In 1950, the ...

Location: Craiova

The Bibescu House, the Romanescu Park

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) The Romanescu Park is a famous touristic attraction in Craiova. This piece of landscape architecture was created between 1901 and 1902, at the initiative of mayor Nicolae Romanescu, following the plans of the French architect E. Redont. One of the attractions of the park is the Gheorghe Bibescu House, presently the House of Artists.   RESULTS   The restoration of the Gheorghe Bibescu ...

Location: Craiova

The Gabroveni Inn, The Historical Centre

 OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) Located between Lipscani and Gabroveni Streets, the Gabroveni Inn can be found on the List of Romanian Historical Monuments. The Inn dates from 1739 when it was built on the property of the tradesman Hagi Teodosie Graboveanu. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Inn became known as the Gabroveni-Universal Inn. The Inn continued to stand throughout the communist period, when it was used ...

Location: Bucureşti

Public space in the central area, part of a protected area between the Public Garden

  OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing laborare) The Public Garden was established during Constantin Hepites’ time in the Cityhall (1833), initially being called the Belvedere Garden due to the wonderful sights of the Danube. The rehabilitated public space within the “Beautiful Romania” Project sought to establish a link between these two interest points, thus emphsizing the potential of the historical space of the ...

Location: Brăila

The Petre Stefănescu Goangă House and the Poligon Square

  OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)   • The Petre Stefănescu Goangă House The house, set in the Poligon Square, is the family home of the renown opera singer Petre Stefanescu Goanga. Built in the 18th century, the house belonged to the grandparents of the singer and today shelters the Town Library.   • The Poligon Square The Poligon Square represents a historical public place surrounded by ...

Location: Brăila

The Musem of Ethnography

 OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Brasov County Council and the Brasov Ethnography Museum) The Brasov Museum of Ethnography is committed to the promotion of the regional ethnography in South-East Transylvania, highlighting, through its valuable heritage of over 10,000 pieces, the civilisation of communities in areas surrounding Bran, Rupea, Tara Oltului and Tara Bârsei.   RESULTS The creation of a new rehabilitation concept for the Museum, through the cooperation with ...

Location: Braşov

The Ecaterina gate

  OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)     This gate was built to facilitate the access of the inhabitants of Schei to Brasov. It stands between the Bastion of the Weavers and that of the Blacksmiths, in the place where an old gate dating from the 14th or 15th centuries stood and which was subsequently destroyed by the flood of 1526 as well as by subsequent attacks from the Ottomans.   RESULTS   Financial ...

Location: Braşov

The South-East Wall of the Citadel with Turnul Pulberariei (Gunpowder Tower)

  OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)   Part of the Brasov Citadel built in the 12th Century, the Tower served as a centre for medieval artisans.   RESULTS   The completion of an important pedestrian area along the Wall has led to an increase in the safety of the area, to the appreciation of the existing natural environment and to the access of the inhabitants and tourists to the cultural and historical local ...

Location: Braşov

The Graft Bastion

  OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)    Situated in the centre of the North-West wing of the Fort, the Graft Bastion was built in 1521. It was defended and preserved by the guild of saddlers and it served the purpose of establishing relations between the soldiers in the Fort and the White Tower. Its position has allowed the Graft Bastion to increase defence possibilities in the ...

Location: Braşov

Fine Arts Highschool Corneliu Baba

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage)    The building of the highschool dates from the 16th century, having undergone changes throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Located in Bistri!a’s medieval urban area, the building has served various purposes since its construction: a normal girls’ school, a jail, a commercial school, an archive space, Land Book offices and the working space for the Ministry of Internal ...

Location: Bistriţa

The South Gate and the Wall of the Roman Castro

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) The quadrilateral Castro, set up in the year 106 a. Chr. and having a surface of approximately 37 hectares consisted of a gate on each side. The Principalis Dextra Gate (the South Gate) was flanked by two towers of which foundation can still be seen. The construction of the Castro was determined by the quartering, in this area, of the Legion XIII Gemina. RESULTS The rehabilitation of the Roman wall ...

Location: Alba Iulia

The Fourth Gate of the Vauban-type Citadel

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) The Fourth Gate is located in the middle of the little court that links the Saint Trinity bastion to that of Saint Michael, being decorated in the baroque style. This gate is also known as the Gate of the Bishop or the New Gate. RESULTS The finalization of the works from the Fourth Gate resulted in obtaining certain inner spaces capable of receiving cultural functions.

Location: Alba Iulia

The Itinerary of the Three Fortresses

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) The pedestrian itinerary, starting from the old Mill (part of the Capistrano Bastion) and going up until the Third Gate of the Vauban-type Citadel. RESULTS  The setting up of the execution of an existing project plan designed by the Alba Iulia Cityhall involved the completion of restoration works on the elements of the fortress, the itinerary of the alleys in order to cover the first part of the ...

Location: Alba Iulia

The Military Centre Manutanţa

  OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with Ministry of Culture, Religious Affairs and National Heritage) One of the most important building of the 18th century, located near the Third Gate of the Vauban-type Citadel, the centre functioned as the Army’s warehouse.   RESULTS The creation of the restoration project of the Manutanţa building. The worksite for the restoration of the Manutanţa building led to the partial completion of the restoration works contained within the UNDP ...

Location: Alba Iulia

Public Space within the Alba Iulia Citadel, as component of the cultural itinerary

OBJECTIVES (Cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing) The targeted public space is represented by free spaces within the fortress, articulated with the The Itinerary of the Three Fortresses through the new public functions received within the project: the promenade space, the vista (belvedere) space, exhibition spaces or the access to different elements of the fortress (ravelin). RESULTS The completion of the project planning for the rehabilitation and development ...

Location: Alba Iulia