ADN Birou de Arhitectură

ADNBA was established in 2003 in Bucharest, by Andrei Șerbescu and Adrian Untaru, later joined by Bogdan Brădățeanu. The work of our practice is characterised by our attempt to search for the right balance between experiment and experience in the complex and delicate landscape of contemporary life. While we believe in architecture as a creative gesture, with cultural value and social responsibility, we also acknowledge the sometimes hazardous, and always subjective distinction between such attributes, in a rapidly changing environment as nowadays Romania and the whole of Eastern Europe.

The challenges brought by the different scales, the diverse urban and cultural contexts, or the various building types we have worked with so far, have all enriched our experience and understanding of the many-sided nature of our profession. Our practice has achieved critical recognition for both our built projects and our competitions entries, many of which have been awarded in national and international juries.

We are currently involved in a diverse body of work, including mostly residential offices and public projects. In all of these, we strive for a wider and wiser understanding of the city and its evolution, this being also the essential background for our thoughts, hopes and doubts. But upon this background, the specific situation which each project and place bring to us, together with its fragile ties to the people, the neighbourhoods and their stories, is what interests us most.

Awards:

2019 — ADNBA – nominated at the 15th annual SEE Real Estate Awards for Architectural Firm of the Year
2019 — AVALON ESTATE – honorable mention at Romanian Building Awards 2019, Bucharest
2019 — Londra Housing, winner at BIGGSEE Architecture Award 2019, Residencial Architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2019 — ADNBA shortlisted for Architectural Firm of the Year at Europa Property 14th annual SEE Real Estate Awards
2019 Occidentului 40 — shortlisted work for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award 2019, Barcelona
2019 Occidentului 40 — nominated work for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award 2019, Barcelona
2019 Londra Housing — nominated work for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award 2019, Barcelona
2018 Londra Housing — nominated work at The National Biennale of Architecture Bucharest, Housing category
2018 Occidentului 40 — nominated work at The National Biennale of Architecture Bucharest, Housing category
2018 Occidentului 40 — first prize at The National Annual of Architecture Bucharest, Housing category
2018 Occidentului 40 — first prize at Romanian Design Awards, Architecture category
2017 Londra Housing — first prize at The National Annual of Architecture Bucharest, Housing category
2016 “Urban Spaces” / Dogarilor Apartment Building winner at Romanian Building Awards
2016 “Urban Spaces” / Dogarilor Apartment Building winner at East Centric Architecture Triennale, Bucharest
2016 “Urban Spaces” / Dogarilor Apartment Building shortlisted for the East Centric Arhitext Awards
2016 ADNBA invited by Mr. Arch. Alejandro Aravena to be part of the main exhibition of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. Hilariopolis installation.
2015 “Urban spaces” / Dogarilor Apartment Building – shortlisted among the 40 finalist projects for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van der Rohe Award
2015 Dogarilor Apartment Building – first prize at the “Milan Zlokovic” Award for Best Architectural achievement in the Balkan Region
2014 Mora Residential Building – nominated work for the Mies van der Rohe Awards, Barcelona
2014 Dogarilor Apartment Building – nominated work for the Mies van der Rohe Awards, Barcelona
2014 Dogarilor Apartment Building — first prize at The National Biennale of Architecture Bucharest, Housing category
2014 Mora Residential Building – nominated work at The National Biennale of Architecture Bucharest, Housing category
2014 Dogarilor Apartment Building — first prize at The Architecture Annual Bucharest, Housing category
2014 Dogarilor Apartment Building – shortlisted project at The World Architecture Festival (WAF 2014), Housing category
2011 House on 27 Octavian Str. — nominated project / Fluencies 2011, Arhitext Design Awards
2011 Maicanesti Apartment Building – nominated work for The Mies van der Rohe Awards, Barcelona
2010 Maicanesti Apartment Building – first prize at The Architecture Annual, Timi?oara
2010 Petru Rares Apartment Building – nominated work at the Architecture Annual, Timi?oara
2009 Giurcaneanu House — nominated work at The Arhitext Design Awards
2006 Mediterraneo Restaurant – nominated work for The Mies van der Rohe Awards, Barcelona
2005 Mediterraneo Restaurant – nominated work at The Arhitext Design Awards
2004 Mediterraneo Restaurant – nominated work at The Architecture Biennale Bucharest, design section
2002 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) President’s Medal Competition, London – runner-up paper, Dissertations section
2002 University Medal & Bene Merenti Medal – graduating UAUIM