eM House
A HOUSE IN THE UGLIEST AND MOST LUXURIOUS NEW PERIPHERY OF BUCHAREST.
IT IS COMPOSED OF MORE UNITS, SHARING THE DAILY SPACES. THE FOUR FAMILY ENTITIES THAT INHABIT THE HOUSE, NEEDED BOTH TO BE UNITED AND SEPARATED; THIS ACCOUNTS FOR CLOSING WALLS AND SIDE SLITS THAT OPEN IT.
THIS PARTITION IS LESS EXPRESSED BY THAT, BETWEEN THE DAY AND NIGHT AREAS ON THE TWO FLOORS. THE GROUND FLOOR BEARS AN INTENTIONAL-CONVENTIONAL NOTE: IT IS A HEAVY, DOMESTIC FOUNDATION FOR THE MORE DYNAMIC UPPER FLOOR, THAT SUGGESTS A CARAVAN TEMPORARILY STATIONED IN THIS PLACE (THE OWNER BEING A FILM DIRECTOR). THE PROFESSIONAL RELATION OF THE OWNERS TO THE IMAGE DETERMINED DECISIVELY THE STYLISTIC PROFILE OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.THE CARAVAN IS A MORPHEME.
THE HOUSE DETACHES ITSELF FROM THE VICINITY BY CREATING ITS OWN PROFILE ( A MANMADE HILL) AND A VARIETY OF FILTERS : RECESSES , LOGGIAS, PATIOS, CANOPIES, AND NICHES THAT MEDIATE BETWEEN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.
THE eM HOUSE STANDING IN THE BARAGAN PLAIN , SEEKS FOR ITS IDENTITY. ITS PLACE .THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPACE, PLACE AND CONTEXT.
THERE IS NOTHING AROUND TO HELP IT.
MOREOVER, ITS OWNERS ARE CULTIVATED PEOPLE WHO COULDN T GET ALONG WITH AN INADEQUATE SPACE AND NEEDED A QUALIFIED SPACE THAT MIGHT FILL THE EMPTINESS AROUND THEM AND FINNALY , CHARGE THEM WITH DAILY JOYS. THE ABSENCE OF CONTEXTUAL PHISICAL RESOURCES MADE US BORROW FROM THEIR PROFESSION.
THERE IS A HILL, YET IT ISNT , THERE IS A CARAVAN, YET IT ISNT.
THE PROJECT SEEKS FOR SOME UNITY THAT SHOULDT SUBORDINATE THE DETAILES AND INTERIOR SPACE TO AN OVERALL POWERFUL IMAGE.
THE HOUSE ALLUDES TO THE POETICS OF THE FRAGMENT, OF LAYERS AND CONTRADICTIONS.
UNCONVENTIONAL, LABYRINTHICAL, UPON THE FIRST VISIT, KEPT IN A HEALTHY TENTION, BY THE CONTRADICTORY DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE MATERIALS{ NATURAL STONE, CLADING THE WALLS, STEEL RIBBED SECTION SHEET, COVERING THE ROOF AND GLASS BOXES CONNECTING THE LEVELS) , THE eM HOUSE SUPERIORLY LOOKS UPON ITS NEIGHBORHOODS STANDING OUT THROUGH ITS PERSONALITY.