project team: Bogdan Ciocodeica, Adelina Cucoranu
photo: Vlad Patru
styling: Iulia Bacanu
location: Bucharest / 2025
Perched above Bucharest’s dense roofscape, this open attic was conceived as a temporary vacation apartment for a young couple—an urban escape designed to feel suspended from the city’s pace. Rather than treating the attic as residual space, the project embraces its pitched geometry and exposed structure, transforming the uppermost level into a luminous interior where leisure and wellness become the primary program.
The architecture is defined by clarity and restraint. A pale, minimal palette amplifies daylight filtered through a series of skylights, while the existing roof trusses—kept exposed and softly toned—introduce rhythm and spatial depth. Their presence anchors the apartment in its original typology, while the intervention reframes it as calm, contemporary, and deliberately curated.
The plan unfolds as a continuous volume, with sleeping, living, training, and recovery integrated into a single open sequence. Instead of partitions, zoning is achieved through furniture placement, material shifts, and controlled lighting. In the bedroom area, a low upholstered bed and soft textiles create a quiet domestic atmosphere, punctuated by sculptural lighting and a subtle expressive accent that prevents the space from becoming overly neutral.
Wellness functions are treated as architectural destinations. A gym zone is defined by mirrored walls that multiply perspective and extend the perceived boundaries of the attic, while a coffered timber ceiling introduces warmth and intimacy. The kitchen is conceived as a monolithic insertion—white marble surfaces paired with richly grained wood cabinetry—balancing precision with tactility.
A sauna and massage space complete the apartment’s retreat-like character, reinforcing the project’s central ambition: to transform temporary living into a restorative ritual. Through disciplined minimalism, refined materiality, and a carefully calibrated sequence of atmospheres, the attic becomes a serene sanctuary—an elevated interior where the city remains present only as distant light beyond the roof.