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 Interior Design 2019


COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT





Status: Built
Year: 2019
Location: Bucharest, România
Client: APEX ALLIANCE
Built area: 16.500 sqm
Rooms: 259
Budget: 16 mil euro
Partner in charge: arch. Liviu Zăgan, arch. Ivona Amariței
Team: arch. Ivona Amariței, arch. Alexandra Nicolau (PTH) și arch. Maria Fofircă (DE), arch. George Nițoiu, arch. Corina Nicolae, arch. Laura Parghel, arch. Ciprian Drăghicescu, arch. Ioana Penescu, arch. Matei Bianu, arch. Natalia Dumitru
Structure: Saidel Engineering (DTAC, PTH), Solidis (DE) 
Instalations: WSP Romania Engineering (PTH)
Facade Engineering: Bridge Blue Romania (PTH), EMI Proiect (DE)
Photography: Radu Matei & Moise Bogdan




First Marriott Courtyard in Romania has been built in Pipera area Bucharest targeting the business district of the city. 

The hotel offers an ultra-contemporary, intense, and distinct presence.

The source of inspiration was the almost square shape of the land, which extruded would have generated a monolithic volume. If the first levels dedicated to the public and open to them are «slices» cut horizontally in the monolith, the upper floors with the 259 rooms are arranged in an L volume detached vertically from the monolith.



The first levels are permeable to the view with large 6m high clear glass facades, the upper floors are opaque with glass mesh for the rooms and the last section of the volume is delimited by prismatic closures made of sheet metal with the quality from non-perforated to perforated as it meets the sky 

The entire building is uniformly treated in two shades of urban gray: the light gray volume and the interior cuts in dark gray monolith. The interior spaces are well sized, balanced and bright. 

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17.11.2025
Two Awards for CUMULUS at the Romanian Hospitality Awards 2025

We are proud to announce that CUMULUS Architecture Office has received two awards at the Romanian Hospitality Awards 2025, in the “Best Design” category:

First Place – La Mița Biciclista
Reinterpretation of a historic Bucharest landmark, where architectural detail and narrative design celebrate cultural identity, while creating a vibrant hospitality experience. View project

Second Place – The Marmorosch Bucharest
Transformation of a former bank into a luxury hotel preserving original grandeur while introducing new layers of spatial clarity. View project


12.09.2025
DOS GALGOS HOUSE Nominated at BNA 2025

We are pleased to share that our design for Dos Galgos House has been officially nominated for the Bienala Națională de Arhitectură (BNA) 2025 edition, themed “ALTFEL”.

Dos Galgos House was selected among the projects that exemplify this spirit of innovation and architectural excellence.  View project


14.10.2025
I HOUSE by CUMULUS Receives Two Honors at Anuala 2025

We are delighted to announce that I House has received two distinctions at Anuala 2025, Romania’s most comprehensive annual architecture awards:

Winner – “Architecture of Interior Design / Residential Interiors”
Nomination – “Built Architecture / Individual Housing Architecture”

I House was also nominated in the main architectural category. View project


23.05.2025
Swissôtel Poiana Brașov Wins Best Architectural Design in Eastern Europe

We are proud to share that Swissôtel Poiana Brașov has been awarded Best Architectural Design in Eastern Europe at the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2025.

The project redefines luxury as wellbeing, offering spaces that nurture the mind, body, and soul through a sustainable, context-driven architectural approach rooted in Transylvanian identity. View project