The usual appearance of a Neo-Romanian style house is that of a heavy citadel like structure, inspired from the fortified late medieval houses and monasteries of South West Romania. The photograph shows a somehow slender example of such structure, part of a trend toward a lighter and more fluid design for this style that emerged in late 1930s Romania. The subsequent war and installation of the communist regime in the country put an abrupt end to the Neo-Romanian style in architecture and all of its interesting experimentation as the trend highlighted in the above example, inaugurating a new long era of modernist brutalistm in architectural design.
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I endeavor through this daily image series to inspire appreciation of the historic houses of Romania, a virtually undiscovered, but fascinating chapter of European architectural heritage.
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If you plan acquiring a historic property in Romania or start a renovation project, I would be delighted to advice you in locating the property, specialist research, planning permissions, restoration project management, etc. To discuss your particular plan please see my contact details in the Contact page of this weblog.
Valentin Mandache, architectural historian 