2009

1 Hotel Campulung Muscel, Romania.

2010

2 Cultural centerConstanta, Romania.

2011

3 Contemporary dance centerBucharest, Romania.

Portfolio Contents

2012

4 Special structures study(400sqm covered space)

2013

5 Romanian Yachting Federation’s training centerMangalia, Romania.

6 Curiculum VItae

01. project name: Campulung Muscel Hotel2009

context: a sloping site on a hill in the vicinity of the small town of Campulung Muscel; Unbuilt environment with an access road at the upper part and great views towards the town in the valley and the mountains across.

task: small hotel with capacity of 20 people.

challange: creating a building that would integrate seamlessly in the yet unbuilt environment.

01. project name: Campulung Muscel Hotel2009

context: a sloping site on a hill in the vicinity of the small town of Campulung Muscel; Unbuilt environment with an access road at the upper part and great views towards the town in the valley and the mountains across.

task: small hotel with capacity of 20 people.

challange: creating a building that would integrate seamlessly in the yet unbuilt environment.

Design process

The main lines of the building follow the contour lines of the hill.

Some lines are shifted to provide the best views ( to the mountain peaks across) for the rooms.The shift breaks the monotony creating tension and making the relationship between the volumes more playful.

why build up? the main idea was to build down withinthe geometry of the hill

“ Man-made places are related to nature in three basic ways.Firstly, man wants to make the natural structure more precise. That is, he wants to visualize his "understanding" of nature, "expressing" the existential foothold he has gained. To achieve this, he builds what he has seen. Where nature suggests a delimited space he builds an en-closure; where nature indicates a direction he makes a path. Secondly man has to complement the given situation by adding what it is "lacking". Finally he has to symbolize his understanding of nature. A natural character is for instance translated into a building whose properties somehow make the character manifest. ”

Norberg-Schulz, Intentions...

Design process

The main lines of the building follow the contour lines of the hill.

Some lines are shifted to provide the best views ( to the mountain peaks across) for the rooms.The shift breaks the monotony creating tension and making the relationship between the volumes more playful.

why build up? the main idea was to build down withinthe geometry of the hill

“ Man-made places are related to nature in three basic ways.Firstly, man wants to make the natural structure more precise. That is, he wants to visualize his "understanding" of nature, "expressing" the existential foothold he has gained. To achieve this, he builds what he has seen. Where nature suggests a delimited space he builds an en-closure; where nature indicates a direction he makes a path. Secondly man has to complement the given situation by adding what it is "lacking". Finally he has to symbolize his understanding of nature. A natural character is for instance translated into a building whose properties somehow make the character manifest. ”

Norberg-Schulz, Intentions...

02. project name: Constanta cultural center2010

context: the site is an empty lot situated high on the seafront between a square in the his-torical center and the city’s main marina.

task: volumetry study on a site of historical importance.

challenge: integrating the building in the historical context while balancing between enclos-ing the square and keeping the connection with the waterfront.

02. project name: Constanta cultural center2010

context: the site is an empty lot situated high on the seafront between a square in the his-torical center and the city’s main marina.

task: volumetry study on a site of historical importance.

challenge: integrating the building in the historical context while balancing between enclos-ing the square and keeping the connection with the waterfront.

The final proposal features an neutral approach that completes the front of the square , carefully framing in a large urban window the image of the marina , the history museum and Ovid’s statue in the square.

The cut in the building is the result of several visibility studies to ensure the best views.

Ovidiu square, Constanta RO, empty lot

“The distinctive quality of any man-made place is enclosure,and its character and spatial properties are determined by how it is enclosed.”

Norberg-Schulz

1921the initial design of the square, a well defined

space

todaythe quality of the space

is diminished by the improper enclosure

proposalan urban window which

would bring both openness (to the sea) and enclosure (to the square)

1985the front towards the

sea was demolisheddue to structural

problems

The final proposal features an neutral approach that completes the front of the square , carefully framing in a large urban window the image of the marina , the history museum and Ovid’s statue in the square.

The cut in the building is the result of several visibility studies to ensure the best views.

Ovidiu square, Constanta RO, empty lot

“The distinctive quality of any man-made place is enclosure,and its character and spatial properties are determined by how it is enclosed.”

Norberg-Schulz

1921the initial design of the square, a well defined

space

todaythe quality of the space

is diminished by the improper enclosure

proposalan urban window which

would bring both openness (to the sea) and enclosure (to the square)

1985the front towards the

sea was demolisheddue to structural

problems

03. project name: Contemporary Dance Center, Bucharest2011

context: the site is across a small park in the center of Bucharest. The urban texture is old with some interesting particularities.

task: designing a dance center.

challenge: integrating a complex function in an urban context. creating a representative building.

03. project name: Contemporary Dance Center, Bucharest2011

context: the site is across a small park in the center of Bucharest. The urban texture is old with some interesting particularities.

task: designing a dance center.

challenge: integrating a complex function in an urban context. creating a representative building.

The gesture of breaking a corner of the building is an invitation to the public to discover the inside of the world of dance that was before hidden.

1The hard shell of travertine (1) is broken to reveal it’s transparent glass core (2).

Between the 2 volumes a plaza takes shape. The stairs mark the path on which the cube moved.

Like a magnet the center of the intersection seems to attract small parts of the surrounding texture towards the middle.

On this direction the cube slides away from the main volume.

1

22

align1 park / 2 main hall / 3 dance school

2

3

1

The gesture of breaking a corner of the building is an invitation to the public to discover the inside of the world of dance that was before hidden.

1The hard shell of travertine (1) is broken to reveal it’s transparent glass core (2).

Between the 2 volumes a plaza takes shape. The stairs mark the path on which the cube moved.

Like a magnet the center of the intersection seems to attract small parts of the surrounding texture towards the middle.

On this direction the cube slides away from the main volume.

1

22

align1 park / 2 main hall / 3 dance school

2

3

1

main facade

first floor plan

section

main facade

first floor plan

section

04. project name: Structure study ( 400sqm covered space )2012

task: design a structure able to cover an area of 400sqm

challenge: creating a building whose beauty comes from the logic and clarity of it’s structure.

04. project name: Structure study ( 400sqm covered space )2012

task: design a structure able to cover an area of 400sqm

challenge: creating a building whose beauty comes from the logic and clarity of it’s structure.

05. project name: Romanian Yachting Federation’s training center, Mangalia RO2013

context: an island connected by a bridge to the mainland, covered in medium size vegetation facing a harbor to the Black sea.

task: designing a training center for the Romanian Yachting Federation

challenge: using the particularities of the place to integrate the building.

05. project name: Romanian Yachting Federation’s training center, Mangalia RO2013

context: an island connected by a bridge to the mainland, covered in medium size vegetation facing a harbor to the Black sea.

task: designing a training center for the Romanian Yachting Federation

challenge: using the particularities of the place to integrate the building.

the horizontality of the place is emphasized by aligning and distributing the volume along the same axis

a neutral approach helps the integration of the building in the variety of existing textures

the horizontality of the place is emphasized by aligning and distributing the volume along the same axis

a neutral approach helps the integration of the building in the variety of existing textures

Following the site’s sloping topography the accommodation and restaurant are placed higher near the road while the gym and boat shed are placed lower with direct access to the beach and sea.

This arrangement allows all the buildings to have a view and access towards the sea.

The different volumes are connected by a wooden deck. This deck resembles the functionality of a ship’s deck.

Breaking the volume in order to give all functions a view to the sea, plus creating direct access to the beach from the boats shed and gym.

Following the site’s sloping topography the accommodation and restaurant are placed higher near the road while the gym and boat shed are placed lower with direct access to the beach and sea.

This arrangement allows all the buildings to have a view and access towards the sea.

The different volumes are connected by a wooden deck. This deck resembles the functionality of a ship’s deck.

Breaking the volume in order to give all functions a view to the sea, plus creating direct access to the beach from the boats shed and gym.

beach level PLAN

SECTION

During bad weather, training can take place indoor. The gym floor system allows the floor to recede under the water revealing a pool that can be used for sailing maneuvers like recovery of a capsized boat.

beach level PLAN

SECTION

During bad weather, training can take place indoor. The gym floor system allows the floor to recede under the water revealing a pool that can be used for sailing maneuvers like recovery of a capsized boat.

Professional experience:Internship TECON Architecture, 2012

Languages:

English -FluentRomanian- NativeItalian, Spanish - Beginner

Skills and competences:Skills and competences:

Experienced in 3d modeling, rendering and illustration.Experienced in freehand drawing.Experienced in model building.

Software: AutoCAD, 3ds MAX (Vray), SketchUp (Vray) Autodesk Revit, ArchiCAD, Rhino 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Office.

InteInterests: Travel, Sailing, Photography

Contact:

Email: octav.tirziu@gmail.comPhone: 0040749039960

Tirziu Octav1988 Born. Constanta, Romania

Education:

2006-2008 University of Bucharest, faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sience.

2007-2013 Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism BuchaBucharest.

2009 Workshop on Bionic Architecture coordinated by award wining archtiects Javier G. Pioz and Maria Rosa Cervera in Tara Hategului

Awards:

*1st place* IFHP - "LA SAPIENZA" University of Rome - “Public space and the beauty of the city“Public space and the beauty of the city” competition. Italy 2007

*1st place* “ARHITECTURA la VITRINA” project competition.Bucharest 2011

*1st place* “The symbiosis between old and new architecture” architecture photography competition. Bucharest 2011