We’re a small, committed team, doing lots of fieldwork and working at the grassroots level. We push for constructive dialogue and generate trust in people’s capability to improve the places and cities they live in.
Housing is one of our concerns and work priorities. We undertake educational and awareness efforts to understand and overcome seismic risk in Bucharest, support small communities in informal settlements across the country in achieving legal status, and work hand in hand with authorities to improve allocation and maintenance procedures for social housing stock. Safe and decent housing is the most important aspect for a dignified life.
We live in a country deeply affected by economic restructuring, demographic decline, and migration, aspects that are evident in the prevalence of latent assets. Much of this heritage is a treasure. In our heritage revitalization projects, we document types of latent built stock, facilitate regeneration visions, build networks for collaboration and exchange, and attract expertise and investment capital to contribute to the promotion and support of revitalization practices nationwide.
We feel closely aligned with philosophies and practices that view humans, the built environment, and nature, both human and non-human, as deeply interconnected and interdependent, forming part of complex networks of interactions. In our regeneration projects, we are mindful of this complexity, encouraging and facilitating a closer relationship between the city and the nature that surrounds or traverses it. We explain and articulate the fundamental contribution that nature has had and continues to have in all aspects of human life. We always promote care and respect for how we use natural resources and actively engage local communities in addressing the major changes we all need to make in support of ecological balance.