Public space
Vox Plaza
Project description
Since its inauguration in 2018, VOX Technology Park (VTP) has triggered a significant urban development of the area between Calea Torontalului (an important high-traffic lane connecting the area with the city centre), Bucovinei Street, Aleea Viilor, and Grigore Alexandrescu Street. With a few exceptions, the entire area of about 65 hectares hosts the development of residential buildings. The site, adjacently to Calea Torontalului and right next to the VTP building, creates the opportunity of setting up an urban space that ensures the transition and connection between the boulevard and the residential interior of the area. According to the applicable urban planning regulations, the free space left after the construction of VTP can be occupied in a ratio of 50%. The configuration of the new VOX Plaza building, by using the diagonal as a vector demarcation line between the built and the unbuilt space, transforms the interstitial space between the two buildings from street into an urban square. VOX Plaza is a complex consisting of a mixed-use building and a plaza, designed to offer the public spaces and functions necessary for the residential area. The building is structured into four distinct volumes: a GF+1 urban plinth intended for commercial activities and services, a hotel located towards Calea Torontalului, an office building in the middle, and a residential building towards the residential neighborhood. The funnel-shaped plaza, opening towards Calea Torontalului, defines the spatial, functional and relational context for a public multifunctional space accesssible to the entire community. The configuration of the building complex to a human scale and the presence of natural elements (trees, vegetation, water) enrich and define the character of the square, offering its users a complex sensory experience. The entire ensemble, buildings and plaza, is brought down to a human scale by the lowered cornices on the 1st floor and it is activated by the positioning of public functions on the ground floor. The green terraces of the VTP and VOX Plaza buildings create new connections within the public space and enrich the visual perception within the plaza. Given the position, the mix of functions and the public space it provides, VOX PLAZA will act as the acces gate of the upcoming Torontalului West neighborhood and also as its community center.
Author's presentation text
Studioarca is a creative team of energetic, curious, and highly skilled professionals. In our everyday work process co-creation and open dialogue are the dynamic forces that set the basis on which we build our projects. Our focus is to design rich, inspiring, and authentic places with character that have a clear identity and a positive social impact.