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University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” – Bucharest
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The Faculty of Interior Architecture

PID-159 Design studio and project theory (3.1)

The Faculty of Interior Architecture / Furniture and Interior Design
3rd Year, sem 1, 2025-2026 | Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 2C+8P | ECTS Credits: 12
Fișa disciplinei:
FI-M PID-159 Proiectare design si teoria proiectului (3.1).pdf
Department:
Interior Design and Design
Course Leader:
lect. Cristia Chira
Learning outcomes:
The course focuses on designing a temporary living space (co-living, hostel, artist residency, etc.) within an existing building on Strada Franceză, Bucharest. It aims to develop skills in contextual analysis, concept, interior design, and furniture detailing, serving as the foundation for the following semester’s public dining space project.
Students explore the full design process, from functional analysis to representation, ergonomics, and atmosphere.
Content:
Typologies of temporary housing – co-living, hostels, artist residences

Adaptive reuse of heritage buildings – examples and best practices

Ergonomics and comfort in compact living environments

Specific furniture – flexible and multifunctional spaces

Spatial atmosphere – light, texture, proportion

Relationship between temporary living and shared/public dining spaces
Teaching Method:
Lectures and multimedia presentations, case studies, individual and group critiques, thematic discussions, and continuous project supervision.
Assessment:
Contextual research and analysis (sheets, notebook, documentation)

Presentation and defense of the interior design project

Evaluation of furniture detailing and the final model
Bibliography:
Zumthor, Peter – Atmospheres, Birkhäuser, 2006

Pallasmaa, Juhani – The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses, Wiley, 2012

Norberg-Schulz, Christian – Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, Rizzoli, 1980

Rasmussen, Steen Eiler – Experiencing Architecture, MIT Press, 1962

Bachelard, Gaston – The Poetics of Space, Beacon Press, 1994

Neufert, Ernst & Peter – Architects’ Data, Oxford, 2000

Piletti, C. – Furniture Design: An Introduction to Development, Materials and Manufacturing

Contemporary studies and catalogues on co-living and adaptive reuse (Dezeen, ArchDaily, Igloo)
Notes:
This discipline opens the third-year project series, introducing the theme of adaptive reuse and temporary living in Bucharest’s historic center. It connects directly to the following semester’s public dining project and prepares students for the diploma stage.