ARCH. MARIO KUIBUS

„OCCUPY OFFICE”
The design theme we have received had the aspiration to design certain office spaces that should offer a perspective to the classical concept of office spaces. The location of the project is the 11th floor of Green Court office building ensemble situated in the newly defined northern Bucharest area of real estate office developments.
The proposed solution is the story of transiting an atypical world, non-corporate, which makes you experience different sensations both as somebody working there and also as a visitor. The intimate sensation of a world „in between worlds“ or of a hybrid organism which makes you go through it and „use“ it, is the first impact of the viewer. The permanent or temporary user doesn’t need to know if the sensation of relaxation and contemplation or of action and activation comes from lighting, materials or eventually from the spatial relationship… He needs to feel that the environment he founds himself in is one that challenges him professionally and determines him to return with positive energies.

After 9 years of experience in Vienna, Mario Kuibus returns in 1998 in Romania, where he gathers around him a dynamic and reactive team called re-act now established as a company in 1994.
Meanwhile, between 1998 – 2015, he has educational activity, as invited teacher at “Ion Mincu” Architecture University, Bucharest.
Actively involved in public life of Bucharest since his returning, through manifesto-exhibitions, conferences, and as a founding member of different associations in this field.
Architecture Prize at Architecture Annual, Bucharest – 2013,2014, 2015, as well as nominees in 2010 and 2012.
1st Prize – “Radauti Law Court” competition, 2010
1st Prize – “Revolutiei Square, Baia Mare” competition, 2012
1st Prize – “ Design of urban area, Bazar in Iasi”, 2017
4th Prize for the architecture contest “We build a new school” for German School in Bucharest, 2016
Igloo Urban Prize – 2011
Arhitext Design Prize – 2005, 2009 and nominee, 2009
Honorable mention “Night Club Hotel in Mong-Kok, Hong Kong”, competition, 2011
Mention “ Romanian Architects Chamber, Bucharest branch” , 2014
Honorable mention, Romanian Building Awards – 2016
Nominee at Architecture Biennale, Bucharest – 2004
Nominee at National Selection for Architecture Biennale in Venice, 2013
Media and online publications: Arhitext, Igloo, architizer.com, archdaily.com, Frame, Mark, arhiforum.ro, A10, 51arch.com, de arhitectura, domusweb.it, etc…

2017 – 1st prize for the architecture contest “ Urban area Bazar, Iasi”
2016 – 4th prize for the architecture contest “We build a new school” for German School in Bucharest
2015 – Architecture Prize for collective housing – residential projects section at the Architecture Annual Bucharest 2015 for “Floreasca 1 Residence” in Bucharest
2014 – Architecture Prize for social-cultural projects section at the Architecture Annual Bucharest 2014 for “The C.A.P.” in Bucharest
2014 – Mention at the Architectural Competition for Design and Consolidation of Romanian Architects Chamber Bucharest Branch Office Building
2013 – Architecture Prize for social-cultural projects section at the Architecture Annual Bucharest 2013 for “Restaurant & Club” in Constanta
2013 – Nomination for “Dare to feel” proposal at National Selection for Architecture Biennale in Venice
2012 – Nomination at the Architecture Annual Bucharest for “studies and projects” section “Iconic Pedestrian Bridge in Amsterdam”
2012 – 1st prize for Baia Mare City Hall contest for design project of “Revolutiei Square” in Baia Mare