Calin Lupulescu portfolio 2014-2022

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PROJECTS

OSK-AR

103 HOUSING UNITS IN GROOT-BIJGAARDEN ART SCHOOL IN ASSE SCHOOL IN ETTERBEEK REST HOME IN AALST SCHOOL IN GENT BARBARA VAN DER WEE & FCB

FACADE RESTORATION FOR AN APARTMENT BLOCK IN BRUSSELS

VANBELLE & MEDINA

DOCTOR’S OFFICE IN WILRIJK

90 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS IN UKKEL MASTERPLAN FOR WZC DENDERRUST

SCHOOL PROJECTS

NEW BUILDING FOR THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARTS BUCHAREST PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE OF ANTIQUE RUINS IN ROME 6 12 24 36 42 50 54 60 66 70 76

01 City of the Singular. Orientation is achieved by using architectural objects / 02 City of the Same. Orientation is achieved by using natural elements and unbuilt space / 03 White form is an intentional artificial addition to the earthly stone 04 Red form blends into its surroudings 05 as a positive form 06 Limit as negative form 07 Blue is void In of black and white blue unnatural Balcony as protection inside a space Vegetation

11 Ideal architecture that dominates its context. It is impregnable / 12 Buddha protects the entire city from invaders with his unearthly tongue. A soft tissue becomes a shield / 13 Stacking and compression of architectural form / 14 Different levels of perception / 15 Monumentality of nothingness / 16 The portal as frame and suggestion of infinity / 17 The frame became obsolete / 18 Diversity in uniformity given by colour / 19 The absolute rigour of the outside doesn’t unveil the function inside Duplication and volume by shadow

CĂLIN LUPULESCU

ARCHITECT

BTW BE 0679.766.003

lupulescu.c@gmail.com +32 496 051 580

Luit. Liedelstraat 50, bus 4 1070 Anderlecht

EDUCATION PERSONAL INFO

Master studies 2012-2014 Birth date | place | nationality

5 February 1988 | Bucharest - Romania | romanian

Marital status

Bachelor studies 2007-2014

Married

Adrianea Academy of Architecture and Archeology, Rome, Italy, Itinerant master’s programme in museogra phy, architecture, archeology – „Strategic planning and innovative management of archaeological areas”

Thesis: ”Athenaeum Hadriani – protective structure and musealization of antique ruins in Venezia square,Rome” (collab. arch.Cătălina Bulborea, architectural design tutors: arch.Stefano D’Avino PhD, arch.Riccardo d’Aquino PhD)

University of Architecture and Urbanism ”Ion Mincu” (UAUIM), Bucharest, Romania, Architecture Section – Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Architecture

WORK EXPERIENCE

feb. 2020 - present may 2018 - may 2020 mar. 2014 apr. 2013

Final project: ”Intervention in a historic site – new building for the National University of Arts Bucharest”, (architectural design tutor: conf.arch.Georgică Mitrache, PhD)

Master thesis: ”Memory, Art, Architecture: The Idea in Context”

OSK-AR architecten, Dilbeek, Belgium

103 housing units, Groot-Bijgaarden (building permit project, technical project, details)

Art school in Asse - 1st prize (competition)

Rest home Levensvreugde, Aalst - 2nd prize (competition)

School Edmond Messenslaan, Etterbeek (technical project)

Athletics facility, Bree (preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project, details)

Masterplan TISM, Bree (preliminary project, concept)

School Fabiolalaan, Gent (competition)

College Saint Gabriel, Boechout (details)

School Blokbos, Lot (technical project, details)

11 housing units, Grimbergen (building permit project, technical project)

6 apartment blocks in the park, Groot-Bijgaarden (concept)

Conversion of an industrial building to 9 housing units, Jette (preliminary project)

College and sports hall De Meent, Schoonhoven, Netherlands (competition)

164 housing units, Vilvoorde (preliminary project)

Fransquin Chaiban Bos, Brussels, Belgium

Façade rehabilitation of an apartment building, Brussels (preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project, details)

Rehabilitation of a 17th century single family dwelling, Berbiguières, Dordogne, France (preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project)

Collective housing building, 4 units, Anderlecht (preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project)

sept. 2017 - may 2018

Van Belle & Medina Architects, Antwerp, Belgium

Doctor’s office, Wilrijk, Antwerp (preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project, details)

90 social housing units, Homborchveld, Ukkel, Brussels (competition)

Masterplan for the renovation and new buildings WZC Denderrust, Herdersem, Aalst (competition)

Office building Zuidas, Amsterdam (preliminary project, concept)

may 2014 - jul. 2017

Inegal Design - Architecture and Design Office, Bucharest, Romania

50 rooms, “Bradul“ hotel refurbishment, Poiana Brașov (technical project, details, on-site follow-up)

Interior design for 8 apartments in a collective housing building (preliminary project, concept, technical project, details, on-site follow-up)

Interior design for “Ana Baking Co.“, Vitan and Plaza malls, Bucharest (preliminary project, building permit project, technical project, details, on-site follow-up)

Three level penthouse, Bucharest (preliminary project, concept, technical project, details, on-site follow-up)

Single family dwelling, Bucharest (preliminary project, concept, demolition permit project, building permit project, tech nical project, details, on-site follow-up)

Inegal Design - Architecture and Design Office, Bucharest, Romania

Interior design for a penthouse with a green terrace (drafting, 3D modeling and 3D images)

Interior design for the Diplomatic Club restaurant, Bucharest (drafting, 3D modeling and 3D images)

COMPETITIONS

WORKSHOPS

Internships sept. - dec. 2012 apr. 2015 nov. 2019

SKILLS

Software Languages Other jul. 2013 may 2012 nov. 2011 sept. 2011

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

aug. - oct. 2010 oct. 2017 dec. 2018

Technological Institute of Durango, DGO, Mexico, IAESTE grant, concept for an indoor olympic swimming pool for the university sports facilities

NYC SKY CONDO, New York City Farm Tower – multifunctional tower linked to the High Line, (collab. arch.Raluca Sturzu and arch.Tudor Gherman)

Rehabilitation and Planning for ”Johannes Honterus” square, Brașov, Romania (collab. arch.Tudor Gherman and arch.Alexandru Popescu)

1st prize - Piranesi - Prix de Rome temporary structure proposal for exhibition spaces in Villa Adriana, Tivoli, and art installation in the baths of Caracalla, Rome (collab. arch.Tiberiu Bălașa, arch.Joe Colarusso, arch.Laura della Sala, arch.Garrett Stone and arch.Valeria Taormina)

UNREAL ACADEMY, Enterprise London

Conservation and Reconstruction Techniques after a major earthquake: The cases of L’Aquila, Fossa and Castelli, G.d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara (coordinator arch.Stefano D’Avino, PhD)

”Construcción de la Memoria”, conservation and intervention – Castillo de Onda, Valencia, Polytechnic University of Valencia (architectural design tutor: arch.Carlos Campos, PhD)

Archicad, AutoCAD, Twinmotion, C3A, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Office

Romanian – native / English – proficient (C1) / Dutch – professional proficiency (B2.4)

photography, sketching, driver’s license (category B)

Lid van de Orde van Architecten, raad Vlaams-Brabant, stamnummer A910381

Member of The Order of Architects of Romania (O.A.R.), with the legal right to sign projects, TNA no.8523

“Casa H33” – single family dwelling – featured in Case din România 9, book by Igloo Media

“Ana Hotels Bradul in Poiana Brașov” – refurbishment of a 50 rooms hotel – featured in Hoteluri din România 2, book by Igloo Media

BIJGAARDENHOF GROOT - BIJGAARDEN

design: OSK-AR architecten personal input: building permit project, technical project, details renders: MAKE ME

On a derelict industrial site located on the outskirts of Brussels a new residential project with 103 housing units is being developed. The project comprises single family homes, kangaroo homes, apartments, assitance apartments and comercial spaces spanning over a surface of 12.000m². The underground parking is on one level developed and it occupies the whole site footprint. The site can be traversed by foot or bike and various community spaces are available. A mix of different age groups is encouraged by offering starter loans or permanent on-site assistance.

PRINCIPLES

draad

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KUNSTENCAMPUS ASSE

design: OSK-AR architecten icw FELT architecture & design personal input: competition renders: MAKE ME

In the center of Asse, next to a monument and close-by the Culture Center a new Art Campus for the city will be built. It is a collection of functions and users that will live together under the same roof without losing their identity. The interaction with the city dweller is encouraged by the permeability of the ground floor. The inner court facade expresses the nature of the school and also creates a calm background, letting the monument shine. The city facade responds in scale, openings and material to its surroundings.

SIX THEMES FOR A DURABLE BUILDING BLOCK

DISTINCT ADRESSES

PERMEABILITY OF THE BUILDING BLOCK

RELATION WITH THE CITY

CORNER BUILDING AS SITE ENTRANCE

BACKGROUND FOR THE MONUMENT

MODESTLY PROTECTING THE INNER COURT

ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM

legende

eetzaal

1. feestzaal 385m² 2. keuken 52m² 3. berging bar 9m² 4. koele berging 9m² 5. sanitair

foyer 6. foyer & tentoonstellingsruimte 67 m²

administratie

7. onthaal en secretariaat 38m² 8. leraarskamer 38m² 9. directie 21m² 10. printerlokaal 9m² 11. sanitair

podium

12. podiumzaal 260m² / 155 zitplaatsen 13. coulissen 54 m² 14. berging backstage 61m² 15. sanitair 16. technieklokaal

CORRIDOR SHOWCASE ATELIER AXONOMETRY

legende kunstenacademie

1. klein atelier 80m²

2. tentoonstellingsruimte 38m² bergruimte beeld 38m² tentoonstellingsruimte 20m² 5. sanitair

6. atelier keramiek 86m² droogruimte keramiek 54m² glazuurruimte keramiek 19m² 9. bakovens 6m² grondstoffenruimte 8m² atelier 42m² groot atelier 86m² schilderatelier 125m² atelier ICT 66m²

podium

15. spiegelzaal 92m² 16. naaiatelier 38m² 17. schilderatelier 38m² 18. timmeratelier 38m² 19. kostuumopslag 1 48m² 20. kostuumopslag 2 48m² 21. opslag rekwisieten 20m² 22. voorbereiding productie 262m² 23. sanitair

BUILDING SKIN DUALITY

legende harmonie

1. repetitie harmonie 144m² 2. clublokaal harmonie 50m² 3. berging 20m² 4. sanitair

kunstenacademie

5. danszaal 1 86m² 6. kleedkamer 1 16m² 7. kleedkamer 2 16m² 8. danszaal 2 86m² 9. theorielokaal 58m² 10. theorielokaal 48m² 11. theorielokaal 48m² 12. ensamble 70m² 13. woord 65m² 14. bibliotheek woord 15. jazz / pop / rock 1 46m² 16. jazz / pop/ rock 2 46m² cluster 17. slagwerk 66m² 18. berging muziek 24m² 19. instrument 1 20m² 20. instrument 4 29m² 21. instrument 2 20m² 22. instrument 5 29m² 23. instrument 3 20m² 24. instrument 6 29m² 25. sanitair 26. ontmoetings- en toonplekken

N Plan tweede verdieping

Plan ondergrondse verdieping

KA ETTERBEEK BRUSSELS

design: OSK-AR architecten personal input: technical project renders: CLAAR

On a green island in the city the new school building finds its ideal place between the existing buildings and protected trees without disturbing the park character of the site. The new school adapts and responds to its surroundings by enveloping the existing sports hall and by breaking the scale by various cut-outs. It implants itself subtly and supports the existing buildings. The atrium is the active core of the new building. A meeting and a lesson giving place which visually and phisically connects the ground floor with the first floor and the terrace.

DRESSING ROOMS ARE TO BE MOVED

Boileaulaan N. Plissartlaan De Buckstraat E.Mesenlaan Lacomblélaan

J.Vandermissenlaan

EXISTING SITUATION PLAN

THE NEW VOLUME IS COMPACT

RESPONSE TO THE CONTEXT

units secundair onderwijs cluster WETENSCHAP +2 +1 units secundair onderwijs cluster KUNST +0 & -1 units basisonderwijs cluster ATRIUM didactische keuken break-out zone basisonderwijs kleedkamers sportzaal

Edmond Mesenlaan Joseph Vandermissenlaan

Verdieping +1 secundair

LEVENSVREUGDE AALST

design: OSK-AR architecten personal input: competition renders: CLAAR

On a green site nearby Aalst a new rest home for patients with mental illnesses is going to be built. The site comprises a large number of medical facilities divided into pavilions. The new building responds to its environment and consequently opens itself to its surroundings while keeping the scale of its vicinities. The underground level has been kept and expanded to house the partially underground parking. It will be the home of 36 patients organized in 3 clusters organized around a courtyard.

MASTERPLAN

DEMOLITION OF THE CURRENT BUILDINGS

PRESERVATION OF THE BASEMENTS

NEW VOLUME AND CONNECTION

LANDSCAPE OPENING AND ENTRANCE

FIRST FLOOR

UNDERGROUND PARKING

SCHOOL FABIOLALAAN GENT

design: OSK-AR architecten icw Jan de Nul personal input: competition renders: CLAAR

On a site along the train tracks and the Koningin Fabiolalaan a new school takes shape. A vast program has to fit in a compact building on a small plot. The building helps make the connection between two different levels: the street and the promenade along the train tracks. The new school responds to its program by adopting an “L” shape. This creates a representative image for the Stadsgebouw and also an outdoor playing space which spans on two levels, protected from the street. Together with the square it becomes a landmark building along the Fabiolalaan.

Rinkhoutpad -

Fabiolalaan

Rinkhoutpad STIBO Sporen

Jan De Nul-PGN

Koningin Fabiolalaan

Jan De Nul-PGN Fabiolalaan

Verpleegsterstraat 1 2 3 4 6

STIBO / polyvalente ruimte Speelstraat kleuters Kleuterklas

Sanitair kleuters

Levensbeschouwelijke klassen Polyvalent lokaal Rustruimte STIBO

Levensbeschouwelijke klassen Polyvalent lokaal Rustruimte

Berging STIBO Leerkrachtruimte

Berging STIBO Leerkrachtruimte personeel

Sanitair lager Sanitair personeel Berging

N 1 3 5 9 11 13 STIBO / polyvalente ruimte Speelstraat kleuters Kleuterklas

Berging

Berging onderhoudsmateriaal Lokaal jeugdwerking

Berging onderhoudsmateriaal Lokaal jeugdwerking

Sanitair jeugd Inkom jeugd

Inkom jeugd

Indicatief beeld van clusterruimte lager

1 2

Fabiolalaan

Koningin Fabiolalaan

Inkom Secretariaat

EHBO Bureau directie Zorgkundige

Personeelslokaal S&L

Vergaderzaal

Berging Gespreksruimte

Sanitair

Muziekberging

Repetitielokaal Kleine vergaderzaal Instuifruimte

Jan De Nul-PGN

Inkom kinderdagverblijf Berging kinderwagens

Leefruimte en verzorgingsruimte Slaapruimte

Berging

Private buitenruimte

Buitenberging

Keuken Bureau verantwoordelijke

Sanitair Sanitair verantwoordelijke

Berging gevaarlijke materialen Berging onderhoudsmateriaal - Kinderdagverblijf

Koningin Fabiolalaan

Berging keuken Terras Buitenpatio

Linnenkamer

Inkom kinderdagverblijf Berging kinderwagens

Sporthal (vide) Fabiolalaan

Leefruimte en verzorgingsruimte Slaapruimte

Berging

Private buitenruimte

Buitenberging

Keuken

Bureau verantwoordelijke

Sanitair Sanitair verantwoordelijke - Kinderdagverblijf

Jan De Nul-PGN

Klaslokaal lager Breed invulbare ruimte Uitwijkruimte Berging Sanitair Berging onderhoudsmateriaal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Eetruimte / polyvalente ruimte Kookatelier Keuken

Koningin Fabiolalaan

JAN JACOBS n°11-13_Dégâts de façade 1/100

FAÇADE REHABILITATION OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING BRUSSELS

: FC&B icw Barbara Van Der Wee Architects personal input: preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project, details

Located in the center of Brussels in the imediate proximity of the Palace of Justice this apartment block, although not a monument but included in a protected area, has to be subjected to a serious overhaul. A survey has carefully been made and all of the degradations were inventoried. This included also all of the windows which had to be measured and drawn in detail in order to be able to apply for government grants.

SITUATION PLAN

DOCTOR’S OFFICE WILRIJK

design: Van Belle & Medina Architects

personal input: preliminary project, concept, building permit project, technical project, details renders: arch.Joris Bourgeois

The new addition to a site with a historic monument maintains the privacy of the villa’s garden and complements it as a sober background of a garden pavilion. The plan geometry, spatial voids and facade openings negotiate the relation between built mass and the unbuilt space of the garden and also blur the line between inside and outside space.

SITUATION PLAN

GARDEN FACADE

FLOOR PLAN

90 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS HOMBORCHVELD - UKKEL, BRUSSEL

design: Van Belle & Medina Architects personal input: concept and drawings corner building renders: arch.Joris Bourgeois

The importance of the development of the HOMBORCHVELD project in Uccle lies primarily in the fact that a new vitality: the compacting and development of the landscape in this garden district - can be anticipated in an important way. The different project zones, located in the social garden district “HOMBORCH”, receive a harmonious architectural and landscape injection, taking into account the architectural, topographical and green character of the garden district. The project proposal supports the potential from the location and from this position it seeks to have a valuable meaning in the development of the site. The various interventions respond to the surrounding and neighboring buildings and the public space, always creating an interesting interaction between building and open space. A certain coherence is sought. An image that is at the same time contemporary and timeless, but intuitively comes to belong to the location. The ambition of this project is to form a dialogue between the built and the unbuilt (landscape).

LANDSCAPE

ACCESSIBILITY

The square building acquires a special meaning from its location. The 3-layer volume with set-back responds to the scale of its immediate environment, becomes a revolt for the round point, gives dynamics and is dominant as reflection from its hinge function and cornerstone.

The corner building consists of two parts that form one volumetric configuration. The switching of these volumes is a logical consequence of the urban setting and reduces the complex corner situation to an urban development cornerstone. Two beam-shaped figures in line with the ribbon development of the respective building block simultaneously create an urban façade towards the roundabout. There is also a layered incision until the surrounding buildings. The facade architecture is a classical articulation of base, middle and top with set back.

TOPOGRAPHY

UNBUILT SPACE

BUILT SPACE

SYNTHESIS

VISUAL CONNECTIONS

BUILDING VOLUME

STRUCTURE

ROUNDABOUT FACADE

STREET FACADE

PLINTH

RETRACTED TOP LEVEL

GROUNDFLOOR PLAN

IMPLANTATION PLAN

UNDERGROUND FLOOR PLAN

ROUNDABOUT FACADE

SECTION A-A

VIEW FROM THE SQUARE FLOOR PLAN FLOOR

MASTERPLAN FOR WZC DENDERRUST HERDERSEM, AALST/ BELGIUM

design: Van Belle & Medina Architects personal input: competition concept schemes

renders: arch.Joris Bourgeois

The master plan wants to introduce a number of spatial, landscape “layers” at the concept level that are inherently connected to the location and want to serve as a basis for any new development. The first layer is the spatial layer, it is the layer of collectivity or communality. An active ground level open for initiative and current use. The second layer is that of volume metrics, the “ensemble” image or how the different buildings can work together. The third layer is that of the “surfaces” from geography, from landscape structures. A framework for functions and use.The fourth layer is that of the line structures, infrastructures, the flows through the site. Connecting and / or anchoring a place in its context. These different layers do not want to work autonomously, but through each other. The residents and users of this site experience, use and think differently about this place. Based on everyone’s individuality and / or identity, the place wants to carry a clear multi-functionality.

The master plan supports the potential of the location and, based on this statement, it seeks to have a valuable meaning in its spatial setting. The buildings and infrastructure respond to the green context, creating an interesting interaction between building and landscape.

INFRASTRUCTURE

PROXIMITY

PLOTS

LANDSCAPE

USE OF PLOT

MASTERPLAN

CORE&SCALE

LANDSCAPE DIALOGUE

IMPLANTATION PLAN

INTERVENTION IN A HISTORIC SITE NEW BUILDING FOR THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARTS BUCHAREST / ROMANIA

tutor: prof.arch. Georgică Mitrache

The proposed building is an articulation where two different types of urban fabric meet: to the north and east big objects which have their own singularity and to the south and west mainly compact housing fabric. The new university building tries to create a dialogue between these opposing scales. The architectural program of the building consists in exhibition spaces of 1000m2, 2 auditoriums for courses, 8 workshops and rooms for auxiliary work, administration offices and a leisure terrace, all organized around a central void in a circular plan. The circular plan introduces a new typology to art schools: although the main circulation takes place around the central void, an inner circulation is provided on the rim of the circle - which introduces the idea of the “continuous workshop” for optimizing the workflow of students. The new building is poured in concrete, as it belongs to the site.

SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FLOOR +4.08m

GROUND FLOOR

VIEW FROM GENERAL BUDIȘTEANU STREET

EXHIBITION FLOOR -4.00m

VIEW FROM CALEA GRIVIȚEI

AERIAL VIEW FROM GENERAL BUDIȘTEANU STREET

AERIAL VIEW FROM CALEA VICTORIEI

PAINTING, GRAPHICS AND PHOTO-VIDEO WORKSHOPS FLOOR +16.32m

GRAPHICS AND ENGRAVINGS WORKSHOPS FLOOR +8.16m

PAINTING, GRAPHICS AND PHOTO-VIDEO WORKSHOPS FLOOR +8.16m

VIEW FROM THE PAINTING WORKSHOP

VIEW FROM THE TERRACE

UNWRAPPING OF THE FACADE

GENERAL BUDIȘTEANU STREET ELEVATIONS

CALEA GRIVIȚEI ELEVATIONS

TERRACE +28.56m

LECTURE ROOMS FLOOR +24.48m

ENGRAVINGS AND GRAPHICS WORKSHOPS FLOOR 20.40m

INTERVENTION IN A HISTORIC SITE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AND MUSEALIZATION OF ANTIQUE RUINS IN VENICE

SQUARE - ROME / ITALY

personal input: concept, plan drafting and presentation, model-making, photos collab: arch. Cătălina Bulborea tutors: arch.Stefano D’Avino PhD, arch.Riccardo d’Aquino PhD

The protective structure is a canvas with steel space frame, resting on four reinforced concrete tubes placed in the corners of the structure and on a steel beam-footbridge. In the vertical tubes to the street there are placed a lift for the disabled and an escalator linking the level of the sidewalk with the level of Venezia square subway station - line C. The other two tubes are placed towards the square, attached to the curved reinforced concrete diaphragm which closes the excavation, an open entrance staircase and a lift that descend to the level of the ruins. The protective structure of the ruins is also a public space that acts as an amphitheater and which is oriented towards the forum of Trajan. The square of the Madonna of Loreto and also the area between the site and the Generali insurance building become pedestrian areas. The inner surface of the protective structure is finished as a mirror and it reflects distorted views of the ruins to the pedestians that pass by. The walls that enclose the ruins are perforated with small equilateral triangles in key areas to allow views inside from street level. The footbridge is accesed from the ruins level by a steel staircase.

VIEW TOWARDS THE GENERALI INSURANCE BUILDING

AERIAL VIEW TOWARDS THE GENERALI INSURANCE BUILDING

VIEW OF THE SITE FROM THE VITTORIO EMMANUELE II MONUMENT

AERIAL VIEW AT RUIN LEVEL

VIEW OF THE RUIN LEVEL WALKWAYS

CLOSE-UP OF THE WALKWAYS

VIEW TOWARDS SANTA MARIA DI LORETO CHURCH

VIEW OF THE METRO ENTRANCE

RUIN LEVEL WALKWAYS PLAN

FOOTBRIDGE LEVEL PLAN

PROTECTIVE

PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE

CĂLIN LUPULESCU

Luitenant Liedelstraat 50, bus 4 1070 Anderlecht BTW BE 0679.766.003 lupulescu.c@gmail.com +32 496 051 580