Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi by Alexandru Zingaliuc

Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi by Alexandru Zingaliuc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

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Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi

by Alexandru Zingaliuc

Client: Archizeit Studio

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi

Archizeit ni ibiro by'ubwubatsi byaremwe binyuze mu kuvugurura no kwagura inzu y'igorofa rimwe iherereye hagati ya Chisinau, muri Moldova. Imbere y'inzu yahinduwe mu buryo bwo gukuraho amashusho amwe n'amwe no kongeraho ibisenyo bishya, naho kontineri y'icyuma yashyizweho nk'ubwagura. Uruhande rw'inyuma rw'inzu rwuzuzwa n'ibitare bya corten steel n'urukiramende rw'igiti. Uburyo bwo kurangiza amashusho burimo beto igaragara, ibisenyo by'imikandara y'icyuma, amabuye y'inzuzi n'amatafari. Amadirishya manini azana urumuri rw'umucyo w'amanywa imbere mu nzu kandi agatuma ibyumba by'akazi bigaragarira abanyuze mu muhanda. Ubuso bw'inzu ni metero kare 107.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Archizeit Ibiro by'Ubwubatsi yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Archizeit Studio is the office of the architecture company with the same name.The construction of the office falls into the category of renovations and extensions and began with the renovation of an one level house located in the center of Chisinau. The renovation consisted of both, the reconfiguration of the interior space and the exterior appearance of the existing building and had several stages.
Dimensions & Packaging: Building area-107 m2 , lot area- 360 m2.
Tags: studio, architecture, reuse and adaptation, brick, wood, concrete, corten, shipping contaner, eclectic
Production Technology: One of the defining aspects of the project is the use of natural materials, processed by hand or recycled. For this reason, a metal container was brought as a extension. To complete the exterior work, the facade of the existing building was covered with corten steel plates.The existing facade was covered with a timber cladding screen, creating a new background for things to take place in front of it. Thus, wood, corten steel, exposed concrete and metal create a dynamic and contrasting composition.
Design Challenge: The existing building was an ordinary building, with several rooms, with separate entrances, spaces that did not communicate with each other and fragmented interior, both functionally and aesthetically. Another problem was the insufficient lighting, some spaces did not receive any natural light at all. Also an inconvenience was the low height of the ceiling, which further accentuated the insufficient light and created an austere space. Therefore the main challenge was to reconfigure the space and solve all these inconveniences.
Research: The research process began with an analysis of the existing situation of the building in order to decide what can be saved and what needs to be demolished, rebuilt and added.Following the analysis, the decision was made to reconfigure the interior space, both by demolishing some interior walls and by building new partition walls and adding an extension.Next, solutions were sought to renovate the exterior of the building through the chosen materials and structural systems.
Inspiration: There was no specific inspiration for the project, the renovation was intended as a laboratory for design experiments which can be seen in the multitude of building materials and techniques used. In terms of interior design, the style is eclectic. An important feature is the multitude of techniques used manually to finish the walls. The finishes vary from apparently stamped concrete, decorative panels from metal bars, wall covered with river stones and brick.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 in Chisinau, Moldova and was finished in 2018.
Operation Flow: The studio is quite open to the street, large windows make the inside of the studio visible to the people passing by making the place quite inviting. Many passersby ask about the buildings use and take pictures. There is one main entrance which distributes the flow within the building, the guest area, work spaces and bathroom, are in different parts of the building decreasing the intersection of flows.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Archizeit Studio.
Team Members: Lead Architect: Alexandru Zingaliuc
Assistant Architect: Mariana Popescu
Image Credits: #Image 1:Photographer Valeria Evstigneev, 2018.
#Image 1:Photographer Valeria Evstigneev, 2018.
#Image 2:Photographer Valeria Evstigneev, 2018.
#Image 3:Photographer Valeria Evstigneev, 2018.
#Image 4:Photographer Valeria Evstigneev, 2018.