A two-bedroom house on a constrained urban site in Bucharest, where zoning limitations reduced the available footprint to less than ideal before design had even begun. The brief was clear: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an enclosed kitchen, and a laundry room — delivered quickly and within a controlled budget. The design problem was making that programme feel generous within the boundaries the site imposed.
The constraints were the project. Corridor placement, window sizing, and room organisation were each resolved around a single discipline: nothing non-essential takes space that a main room could use.
Location Bucharest, Romania
Typology: Residential new build
Services: Architectural construction drawings
Built area: approx 860 sq.ft./80 sq.m.
Status: Finalized
Structural engineer: eng. Ameen Mazouni
Estimated construction budget: 100k EUR
The corridor is positioned in the darkest part of the plan, freeing the remaining area for the rooms that matter. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an enclosed kitchen are arranged to use every available square metre without the plan feeling forced. Large windows — deliberately oversized relative to the room dimensions — compensate for an orientation that couldn't face south, pulling in as much light as the site allows.
The front and rear of the plot are kept clear for green outdoor space, with parking integrated at the entrance without consuming additional footprint.
