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Index Curriculum Vitae

1. Academic 1.1 Recovery and restoration of artistic elements. An educational campus.

1.2. One Planet Society Liechtenstein 1.3. The fortified Bucharest 1.4. The secret fountain of Sucidava

2. Competitions 2.1 Athenaeum`s gardens

3. Buit Projects 3.1. The Port Fountain 3.2. Waldhotel Park

4. Models

Curriculum Vitae / Cezara Matei date of birth : 08.04.2000 nationality : Romanian phone number : +40 757 014 291 email address : cezaramatei@ yahoo.com / cezaramatei00@ gmail.com language profficiencies : romanian: mother tongue / english: C2 (Cambridge Certificate) / french: A2 / german: A2 (learning)

Education

2024 : Master dissertation at UAUIM on the subject of “The treatment of authentic material in the adaptive reuse project. A campus for the recovery and the restoration of artistic elements”.

2022 > 2023 : Erasmus scholarship at “Universität Liechtenstein” in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

2014 > 2018 : High-school graduate of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” National College in Corabia, Olt, Romania, with a specialization in mathematics and informatics.

Experience

spring of 2024 : founder (alongside Alexandra Mocioiu and Alexandru Roșu) and vice-president of the “Front la Dunăre” non-governmental organization, group focused on the research and rehabilitation of the decaying Danube waterfronts. summer of 2023 / 2024 : organiser and coordinator (alongside Alexandra Mocioiu and Alexandru Roșu) of the “Fântâna Portului” park rehabilitation - restoring a heritage 1888 fountain on the waterfront of the Danube, Drobeta TurnuSeverin, Romania.

2022 > 2023 : intern architect at Peter Vogt Lanschaftsarchitekten (PVLA) architecture office led by Peter Vogt in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. autumn of 2023 : student researcher in the international workshops of the Blending Intensive Program in Venice, Italy. summer of 2021 : intern architect at IOG Design architecture office led by Ilinca Radulescu and Omid Ghannadi in Bucharest, Romania.

On-site volunteering

summer of 2024 volunteer for the “UREHERIT” International Heritage Camp (through The Ambulance for Monuments and the Romanian Order of Architects) - educative and participative methods for saving war affected heritage buildings at the Lanckoronski-Rzewuski Palace in Rozdil, Ukraine. spring / summer of 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 : six times volunteer for the “Ambulance for Monuments” (through The Prince’s Foundation) - emergency works on endangered monuments guided by professional craftsmen in Gurasada, Hunedoara, in Hosman, Sibiu, in Fâșca, Bihor, in Groșerea, Gorj, in Vermeș, Bistrița-Năsăud, in Șona, Brașov.

2021 > 2022 : volunteer for Asociația 55- using traditional techniques to restore two houses from Jugureni, Prahova, Romania. spring of 2022 : volunteer for “Străzi pentru Oameni” non-governmental organisation, part of the “Pietonala Obor” project - urban revialisation at the biggest food market in Bucharest, Romania.

Recognitions

spring of 2022: winner of the “The recovery of the Bishopric Garden” contest - designing the urben space in front of the Romanian Athenaeum (designed) - alongside Tudor Lulciuc, Laura Manole, Gabriela Udrea.

Skills

hand-craft : experienced in constructing wooden structures, wood restoration, stone and brick masonry restoration, lime and plaster restoration, site organisation, photography and black and white photo developing, handsketching, 3d printing and laser cutting. basics : Microsoft Office (Excel/ Power Point/ Word/ Teams/ Outlook), Zoom, Skype, social media. drawing : Auto-desk Auto-CAD, Vectorworks. modeling : SketchUp, Auto-desk Revit, Rhino (learning). rendering : Enscape, Twinmotion, Lumion, Unreal Engine. coding : Grasshopper, Python (basic knowledge). image editing, illustrating and presentation: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. open to learning new things

2024 Diploma Project: “The treatment of authentic material in the adaptive reuse project. A campus for the recovery and the restoration of artistic elements” in Bucharest, Romania

+ conversion of the former Matches Factory in Bucharest + 11&12th semester / 6th year + Atelier Iulia Stanciu + Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism The project initially aimed to find solutions to save the original matter from demolition or destructive interventions, having in the subconscious the many examples of the removal of the matter that are currently taking place in Bucharest and beyond. The analysis of the pre-existing building forced the choice of the new function to be compatible with the old use in terms of morphology and scale. Thus, from a manufacturing space, the factory will become an educational campus for the recovery and restoration of artistic elements, a program spatially close to the manufacturing one. The alterations will respect the principle of minimum intervention. The personal belief that it is possible to pursue and develop the craft is not enough. In addition, discussions with specialists in the field revealed the need to evolve education in this regard.

Therefore, a vocational training center in direct relation with the recovery and restoration program was proposed to build a multi-disciplinary education with immediate application on the recovered material.

6 ferme metalice

6 ferestre 21 mc beton agregat 1 ușă

1 ușă garaj

1 mână curentă 36 mp tablă prefălțuită

243 mp tablă prefălțuită

190 mp tablă prefălțuită

3 ferestre 160 mp tablă prefălțuită 256 mp tablă ondulată

81 mp tablă ondulată

328 m liniari de profil metalic 10x10 cm

38 m liniari de profil metalic 10x10 cm

48 mc beton agregat

astereală

62 mp astereală

57 mp tablă prefălțuită

216 m liniari de profil metalic L

1 ușă

190 mp astereală

35 mp astereală 160 mp astereală

98 m liniari de profil metalic 10x10 cm

133 plăci ceramice 20 mp

10 stâlpi prefabricați din beton 45 mc beton agregat din fundație

60 mc beton agregat 16 mc beton agregat din fundație

36 mc cărămidă

62 mp tablă prefălțuită 1 ușă garaj astereală 8 grinzi prefabricate din beton 48 m liniari de profil metalic L

38 mc bca

50 mp tablă prefălțuită

15 mc cărămizi

2 uși

10 mc (aprox 5000 cărămizi pline standard)

5 ferestre

1 ușă

1 ușă

6 ferestre

astereală

85 mp tablă prefălțuită

14 mc beton agregat

1 ușă

46 mp tablă prefălțuită 85 mp astereală

1 ușă garaj

46 mp astereală 11.4 mc cărămizi

38 mc cărămidă 14 mc beton agregat din fundație 22.5 mc beton agregat fundație

10 uși (4 exterior, 6 interior)

7 ferestre 3 uși garaj

630 mp tablă prefălțuită 1 fereastră

630 mp astereală 2 uși

520 mp tablă prefălțuită 104 mc cărămizi interior

200 mc beton agregat

520 mp astereală

160 mc beton agregat fundație

inventory of recovered materials

130 mc cărămizi

axonometric view of the buildings to be demolished

ground floor plan showing the buildings to be demolished

proposal for the existing factory building

proposal for the school building

proposal for the workshop building

details of the factory

ground floor plan of the factory

2023 ”One Planet Society” - an integrated vision for the water infrastructure, transportation system and housing development in Liechtenstein

”Rhesi project” area visualisation

+ masterplan for the transportation system in relation with the water infrastructure of Liechtenstein + housing development proposal + 10th semester / 5th year + Atelier Dietrich Schwartz + University of Liechtenstein Particularly in the case of Liechtenstein, there is a special circumstance whereby a high influx of employees from the border nations results in congested roadways.The aim is to create a happy coexistence between nature and civilisation as part of the larger “Vision Liechtenstein”.

The major goal of “The Green Line” is to establish a mobility system that takes the demands of the environment into account, which are frequently disregarded in traditional infrastructure development.

transportation system masterplan for the whole country area of Liechtenstein

Schaan area detail

Vaduz area detail

Triesen area detail

Balzers area detail

Schaan city center masterplan

housing building visualisation

ground floor plan of the housing building

water management building visualisation

ground floor plan of the water management building

2022 ”The Fortified Bucharest” - an extensive study and proposal for the recovery of the pre-communist built tissue in Uranus Neighbourhood in Bucharest, Romania

conceptual sketch

+ study of the translation phenomenon during the communist period in Romania + recovery of the lost heritage identity during the communist demolitions + 7th semester / 4th year + Atelier Iulia Stanciu + Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism The intervention will mediate the two types of construction that are so different from one another and to facilitate a communication between them. By building in close proximity, the aim is to create a natural relationship between a construction that is a witness to the past time and new architecture. Following the architecture of the fortifications and its spatial typologies, the new intervention `defends` the old sense of place and the artifacts by surrounding them where the conjuncture given by the blocks supresses their identity. On the other hand, the new construction acts as a fortification wall that defends the valuable hstorical fabric that remained after Ceausescu`s interventions.

plan of the neighbourhood

exterior render of the museum

interior render of the museum

facade render of the museum

long section

long section

short section

ground floor plan

upper floor plan

2022 ”The secret fountain of Sucidava” - a study and restoration proposal in Corabia, Olt, Romania

site plan

+ daco-roman Sucidava Ruins in Corabia, Olt, Romania + 8th semester / 4th year + coordinated by Stefan Bâlici + Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism In the 6th century A.D., the water supply was difficult to reach for the soldiers from the Sucidava Garrison who lived in the fortress with their families and entire household. On the fortress plateau, 19m higher than the Danube level, deep wells could not be dug due to the layers of sand and gravel, which collapsed during drilling. A fountain built in steps that followed the hill was the answer to the water necessities of that time and it became an opportunity of hiding when the atacks were taking place. Now the fountain is remembered only as a secret in the tales of the ones who know the place..

axonometric view

plan of the entrance to the secret fountain

axonometric view

2021 ”The Athenaeum gardens” - public space design competition in Bucharest, Romania

+ 1st place + entry for ”Recuperarea Gradinii Episcopiei” contest, organised by ”Strazi pentru oameni” + public space design + team: Tudor Lulciuc, Laura Manole, Cezara Matei, Gabriela Udrea

site plan

zoom in

zoom in

garden view

view through the pavilion

after

after

2024 ”The Port Fountain” - restoration of a heritage 1888 fountain on the waterfront of the Danube in Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Romania

page from the Construction Site Journal

The fountain was built in 1888 by the former shipyard workers to provide water to the construction site. It was until the restoration project a witness of the industrial period that was inactive in the local public space. Our NGO has teamed up with specialist, academicians and authorities to restore and prepare the fountain for being an active water supply again. While working here, we have identified a key problem within the local community: the public space of the waterfront suffers due to the inexistence of any accesibility strategy that would benefit the area. The project has two long term ambitions: research and public information and non-invasive methods of making abandoned heritage accesible. to be continued...

before

after

public consultation during the opening event with the local community

the team of volunteers cleaning the artistic elements

2023 ”Waldhotel Park” - public park design in Liechtenstein - while working at PVLA (peter vogt landschaftsarchitekten)

Activities carried out: + project conceptualisation, in a team of 2 members +study models +various meetings with engineers, topometric specialists, geotechnicians +detailing of children play areas +site visits during the execution phase +lists of quantities The project has been designed as a public park within a former hotel from the interwar period. The park, located in a forest area in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on an important mountain bike route, is a place for leisure with picnic, camping and barbeque areas. It contains places to rest and other necessary annexes, such as toilets, technical space and storage.

plan of the Park

2020-2022 “Open. Closed.” - stop motion film in collaboration with Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre and Film, Cluj, Romania

team: Teodora Mihaila (director), Sorin Olteanu, Diana Burlacu, Andrei Ivanovits, Cezara Matei, Gabriela Udrea, Ionut Ursachi

2023 “Nine study models for an apartment” - project for the redevelopment of the Miremont housing building using existing material stocks in Geneva, Switzerland

team: Cezara Matei, Clarissa Pop, Linda Betrule

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