Welcome to my website! I am Raul Nicu, licensed Architect, Member of Ordre des Architectes et des Ingenieurs - OAI, and I hope you enjoy discovering my story. The inspiration for projects I develop comes from travels, music, movies and all that is nature. I had my first interaction with architecture around the age of 9 when my grandfather built with wood, straw, mud and other natural mixtures, the house where I grew up. The materials, doors, windows, tiles, stove were made in the village, by local craftsmen.
Without knowing it, he was practicing an architecture that, I later discovered, was called vernacular.Participating in this process of direct creation, influenced me in a profound way, later understanding that architecture is beyond building walls or designing. It is the process of creating together a balanced environment in which life takes place, in which we rediscover ourselves, discover the essence of being part of a community, whether it is the family or the workplace.
As experienced architect and project manager, I have specialised over the years in residential architecture, as this is the most personal and Human Centric program. Along my professional career I had the chance to work on transformation and reconversion projects, house extensions, interior design, and for all of this the site monitoring follow up was inevitable.
Therefore, I design spaces and buildings that seek the very essence of the human being. They are created to help us find our balance, focus on our being and develop an enhanced version of ourselves.