Nomination for the “Built Architecture / Architecture and Heritage” section

Rehabilitation of the Roman Mosaic Building in Constanța

Authors: arh. Răzvan Lăcraru, arh. Mihaela Lăcraru
Firm: Lacraru & Lacraru Arhitecti Asociati (Birou Individual De Arhitectura Brehui C. Mihaela)

Collaborators: arh. Dan Cristian Rânja, specialist atestat MC, rest. Ionel Gemănar, rest. Romeo Constantin Gheorghiță, ing. Cristian Rușanu - rezistență, arh.int. Roxana Mitarcă - iluminat arhitectural, ing. Dumitru-Daniel Purdea, specialist atestat MC, ing. Lohengrin Onuțu - instalații, ing. Daniel Onuțu - instalații, ing. Robert Moroianu - instalații, Giano Restauri SRL - execuție, AEG Tehnology SRL - execuție instalații

Photo: Răzvan Lăcraru

Authors’ Comment

Stratigraphy:

4th century AD - a set of platforms descending in steps towards the ancient port is built
1959 - after more than a millennium of being buried in oblivion, the terraces and their mosaic are accidentally discovered
1959-1967 - a brutalist building is designed and erected to protect the mosaic
2022-2025 - we design and build the enhancement of this entire history, emphasizing the existing lines with details forged in metal, like modern inlays that reinforce the connection between the antiquity and modernism.

2026

Built Architecture
Architecture and Heritage