the location was intended to be an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, an oasis of peace, located 5 minutes from the center of cluj, in the andrei muresanu neighborhood.
from the entrance we are attracted by the handcrafted wrought iron fence in a medieval style, composed of leaves and stylized organic elements that wrap around the stone dust pillars.
the alleys are made of cubic granite stone dating from the interwar period that dot the courtyard. the garden with winding alleys has a lush vegetation at maturity.
the base of the house is hand-carved and finished with stone dust that reminds us of mangrove roots.
the building has 3 entrances, 2 in the front and one behind the house.
the front door, as well as the carpentry throughout the house, is made of siberian larch wood and stained glass. the stained glass windows that can be found throughout the house are handmade using the tiffany technique. in the entrance hall we are greeted by the vortex-shaped ceiling.
on the ground floor we find an office with an entrance directly from the outside, a dressing room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a secondary hall.
the basement has a technical room, a laundry and a storage room.
on the mezzanine is the fully furnished and equipped kitchen.
the building "grows", unfolds, like an organism, from the inside to the outside, "flows" and adapts. as the architect describes it as the house without corners, fluid lines that integrate perfectly into the landscape of the neighborhood.
on the 1st floor there are 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. 4 doors with themed stained glass windows - each room represents a season ... in the hall there is a stylized tree that holds the place of the railing consisting of 70,000 pieces of bisazza mosaic cut, glued and matched by hand, with the fallen leaves on the marble floor.
the matrimonial area consists of a bedroom painted with venetian stucco paint, with ornaments and lighting fixtures that are plated with 24 carat gold (plinth, bed ornaments, chandeliers), a bathroom with shower, a reddish marble countertop and decorated with platinum-plated bisazza mosaic, toilet equipped with washing and drying function, a dressing room with balcony.
bathroom 2 is equipped with a bathtub and has a wall consisting of 2 brushed marble slabs curved in the mirror, a built-in tv in the mirror, a toilet equipped with washing and drying function.
towards the attic you climb stairs covered with marble, each step having a different shape, being processed manually.
the attic is an open space composed of three distinct functional areas delimited by a central pillar decorated in art nouveau style which is based on a handcrafted round mosaic panel plated with 24 carat gold and which sustains the hand-painted ceiling in art nouveau style in pastel colors .
-the central piece is a 4 meter bar, with a solid wood top, and the front part is covered with copper.
- another area is the entertainment area where we find a modular sofa, a tv and an electric projection screen that descends from the ceiling.
- in the third area we find a round table for 12 people that can be used both as a dining place, but also as a space for discussions. this area enjoys an amazing view over cluj that can be admired through a huge window that follows the curvature of the roof.
also in the attic on the wall behind the bar we find a work of art made using sgraffito technique, a technique of over 200 years, in 7 layers of plaster of different shades.
the shapes are fluid, represented by curved lines, stained glass, wrought iron and it transposes the viewer into a magical world full of refinement and color, the world of film and artistic creations.the attic bathroom has a unique design and is called “the bathroom with 3 questions”. it is covered with greso-granite flooring and mosaic tiles that symbolize the mechanism inside the cinema equipment.
the house has 2 terraces in steps, the first terrace has a jacuzzi with a special view over cluj.
