Year: 1978

Palácio dos Tropeiros (City Hall)

The staggered composition of the volumes is intended to symbolically represent the region’s hoped-for economic upswing. Furthermore, somewhat less complex analogies such as this reflect the highly experimental design language often indulged in by the …

State Government Offices

In the latter days of brutalism, the basic idea of the inverted pyramid taking its cue from La Tourette went through ever more versions. At the same time, gradually the size of windows increased, as with the Geisel Library.

Collective Housing Tower Building “Romani?a”

With 73m and 22 floors it is the tallest building of Chisinau. Originally it was conceived as a clinic complex with a roof restaurant, movie theater and fitness facilities. However during contruction work the project was changed into a housing complex. …

Sirius

Besides the built residential block a commercial block was never realized. Multiple block and apartment sizes were designed to house aged residents as well as families.

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