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GabroArt an. Archives of tradition. Conversion of the Gabroveni inn and socio-cultural activation of the adjacent bazaar

Author: Diana Ilie

Supervisor: Mihaela Zamfir

Faculty: "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture

Parameters: RH: P+2 / POT: 45 / CUT: 0.89

The theme aims at the conversion and functional extension of the Gabroveni Inn, a class B historical monument and the only remaining inn in Pitesti. The intervention proposes the valorization of two plots - the one of the inn and the one of the former bazaar opposite - in order to articulate a coherent urban ensemble, with the potential to become a cultural and social landmark in the historic center of the city.

The architectural approach is inspired by the caravanserai typology, an Islamic model considered the predecessor of the traditional inn. Without being formally assumed, this model provides a grid of spatial interpretation, from which key concepts such as axiality, modularity, symmetry, repetition a

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