Miorita Togalach Cónaithe by Alexandru Zingaliuc and Dragomir Maistru

Miorita Togalach Cónaithe by Alexandru Zingaliuc and Dragomir Maistru is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Ailtireachd, Togalaichean agus Structaran Competition Category.

UmhaAiltireachd· 2022

Miorita Togalach Cónaithe

by Alexandru Zingaliuc and Dragomir Maistru

Client: Archizeit Studio

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireachd Category

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The Design

About Miorita Togalach Cónaithe

Is togalach cónaithe trí stòr é Miorita atá suidhichte ann an Chisinau. Tha spàsan malairteach air an làr talmhainn, agus tha na dà làr uachdair a' toirt aoigheachd do thrì aonadan àros. Tha àite pàircidh fon talamh suidhichte fon togalach. Tha cruth polygonach eadar-dhealaichte aig gach làr, a bheir coltas cruachte agus tionndaichte don togalach. Tha an aghaidh a' cothlamadh leacan gràinit ceirmeach dorcha le còmhdach fiodha blàth soilleir air siostam adhartach. Tha oiseanan biorach agus taighean-croma a' cruthachadh cruth beòthail taobh a-staigh an t-suidheachaidh bhaile.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Miorita Togalach Cónaithe air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Miorita Togalach Cónaithe na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Miorita Togalach Cónaithe a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Miorita is a residential project that got its name from the street it stands on. It is a 3 storey residential building with a comercial ground level and 2 residential levels that host 3 apartment units. It has panoramic windows and a contrasting bright, warm timber cladding facade with dark ceramo-granite tiles. The sharp angles and the cantilevered terraces make for a dynamic building that integrates into a urban landscape with an elegant yet daring contrast of form and material.
Dimensions & Packaging: Lot area - 609 sqm, comercial area - 160 sqm, residential area - 550 sqm, underground parking capacity - 6 cars, paving and landscaping - 625 sqm.
Tags: apartment units, housing, dynamic architecture, timber facade, ceramo granite, sharp angles, perspective
Production Technology: The building has a concrete monolithic structure, brick outer walls as well as partition walls. The shape of the building is partially obtained by the additional steel structure used to support the ventilated facade systems.
Design Challenge: Overall Miorita residence is a project that aims to elevate the standarts of living not only functionally but conceptually and aesthetically. It combines technology and design and creates its own urban context, making it the center of attention due to its dynamic design.
Research: The limitations imposed, from local administration, due to the complex morphology of the structure and the design challenges that it poses have influenced the design and made it more organic. A lot of research has been done to choose the right facade material and the convenient structure to create the sharp angles of the window openings.
Inspiration: The lot chosen for the project has a skewed polygonal shape which has inspired the concept of the project. Each level has a unique polygonal shape which makes the building look like a stack of boxes placed on top of each other, rotating and stretching in order to catch the best angles.The sharp angles and the cantilevered terraces make for a dynamic building that integrates into a monotonous urban landscape with an elegant yet daring contrast of form and material.
Project Duration: The project has started in november 2021 in Chisinau, went through approval by local administration, and is currently beggining its construction phase (march 2022).
Operation Flow: The comercial spaces can be accessed directly from the street, while the acces to the residential levels is made from the interior courtyard. The placement of the neighbouring building directly on the edge of the lot has determined the choice to cover the windows that overlook the inner courtyard with shutters made from the same timber which cover the facade for privacy. The inner courtyard, has a buffer role and provides additional visual and sound barriers for the residents of both neighbouring properties.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Archizeit Studio.
Team Members: Lead Architect: Alexandru Zingaliuc
Junior Architect: Dragomir Maistru
Assistant Architect: Denis Dimitriu
Assistant Architect: Mariana Popescu
3D Visualization: Vera Radulova
Image Credits: All images: Archizeit Studio, Renders and Layouts, 2022.