“ION MINCU” UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE CONSERVATION

RESTORATION STUDIO

ASSIGNMENT FOR 4TH YEAR RESTORATION STUDIO

March / April 2018
Marghiloman Manor – Hagiești (Co. Ialomița)

AIM
The exercise aims to test the application of theoretical and methodological knowledge proper to conservation of
architectural heritage, in conservation / restoration planning. It also aims to consolidate and apply the knowledge acquired
during the course ‘Protection and conservation of architectural heritage’.

SUBJECT
The project proposes the approach of a number of problems specific to the restoration of historic monuments, applied to
the case of Marghiloman Manor of Hagiești (Co. Ialomița), inscribed in the Historic Monuments List of Ialomița County,
with code IL-II-m-A-14131. The multiple cultural values of the monument, and its current condition, justify and require a
restoration plan.

ASSIGNMENT
By means of historic elements analysis, site visits and analysis, and based on documentary materials available, students
are expected to respond to the following requirements, and theoretically motivate their options:

1. restoration of interior and exterior architectural surfaces, including decorative elements (metal, stone, mural painting); the
following problems shall be addressed: integration of lacunae and mouldings, reconstruction of repetitive elements,
treatment of architectural surfaces (material, texture, rendering), of decorative elements, window and door frames;
2. approach to previous interventions: define the attitude in respect to the consolidation and interior partitioning works of the
1990s and formulate restoration decisions accordingly;
3. approach and solutions for the roofing: volume, structure, technical details.

For the purpose of this exercise, the functional programme shall be that of cultural centre, and will comprise (non-
exhaustive list):
- spaces for temporary exhibitions;
- spaces for conferences / seminars / film screening;
- spaces for practical workshops (children and young people) / creative workshops (e.g. arts, film, literature) or research
(e.g. history, social sciences);
- individual study cubicles;
- library;
- accommodation;
- cooking and dining areas (for residents / participants to the events);
- cafeteria;
- technical and auxiliary areas.

The cultural centre will not hold collections to define a permanent exhibition. The exhibitions will be temporary, with free
subjects. The foreseen scenario is to organize, in partnership with major museums, temporary exhibitions, to provide the
possibility to present to the public those parts of the museum collections that do not qualify for the permanent exhibitions
of the respective museums, and are usually in deposits, rarely on display. A precious part of our museum heritage, which
is at present not accessible, will be thus brought to light.

A most flexible use of the spaces will be envisioned, so as to be fit to accommodate various activities (e.g. accommodation,
practical workshops, etc.).

The main requirement of the project is the restoration of the manor house, the functional programme being just a secondary
requirement, to allow for appropriate and practical choices for the organisation and use of the spaces and their use.
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STUDY CONTENTS
APPROACH
1. Analyze and interpret information comprised in:
a) historical documents;
b) specific architectural analysis of the edifice, on-site documentation;
c) bibliography on the buildings of the relevant historical periods
d) architecture survey;
2. Identify valuable elements, from a historic and architectural perspective;
3. Determine intervention types: conservation, restoration, reconstruction, as well as the limits for every change or removal
/ addition of elements;
4. Decide architecture and technical solutions for conservation and enhancement.
SCHEDULE & ORGANISATION
The project runs from March 19 to April 30, 2018, in the design studio.
Work is organised in 2-student teams.
STUDY PHASES
Phase 1 – from March 19 to 26
The teams (of two students) are formed and the following steps are taken:
a) Direct documentation of the monument:
 sketches and notes;
 interpreted photographic documentation;
b) Bibliographic documentation:
 architectural documentation – analogies from historical architecture and the architectural programme;
 documentation on conservation-restoration interventions;
c) Architectural analysis:
 survey (on the annexed drawings), interpreted;
d) Synthesis and definition of intervention types:
 sketch drawing, with indication of research conclusions and of proposed intervention types;
 plan with indication of functional divisions.
Phase 2 – starts April 16
Discussion of the proposals to solve the requirements of the project, analyzing the theoretical grounds, documentation and
analogies.
Each team must have at least one critique at each phase of the project. The two critiques are mandatory and precondition
for accepting the project for defence.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Monday 30.04.2018, h 8.30-13.30, in the design studio.
Projects shall be submitted both in print and digital version. The digital files shall be sent through an on-line transfer
service, with the download link mailed to the tutor. The size of the digital archive must not exceed 20 Mb.

PROJECT CONTENT:
Study copybook, containing sketches, edited photographs, documentary notes, working plates (size A4 or folded to A4,
bound together);
Written account on the idea and principles of the project (size A4, added to the end of the study book);
Plates drawn on A2 sheets:

1. Floorplans – existing situation with making of allowed intervention types Sc. 1/100

2. Façades – existing situation with making of allowed intervention types Sc. 1/100
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3. Cross-sections – existing situation with making of allowed intervention types Sc. 1/100

4. Floorplans – proposed (with furnishing) Sc. 1/100

5. Façades – proposed Sc. 1/100

6. Cross-sections – proposed Sc. 1/100

7. Bay detail (elevation and cross-section) Sc. 1/20

8.
9. 2 significant details for the proposed restoration plan Suitable scale and
dimension

The plates will be rendered in colour, and comprise explanations, diagrams, or other explanatory elements at choice. The
existing parts will be distinguished by colour, hatch or other means.

TITLE BLOCK

Marghiloman Mansion, Hagiești (Ialomița) – RESTORATION STUDY

COORDINATOR “ION MINCU” UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM
Department of Architecture History and Theory – Restoration Studio
CONTENT Scale:
Scale:
DRAFTED BY Stud. / Stud. Group:
TUTOR Date: 2018

TUTOR
Assoc. prof. dr. Ștefan Bâlici

THEME PRESENTATION
Monday, 19.03.2018, h 8.30.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
 Respect for the historic monument status of the building – main criterion. From this status derives the requirement to
conserve the historical, architectural and memorial values, in the spirit of the Venice Charter and in line with current
legislation.
 Preservation of historical, architectural and memorial values does not prescind the possibility or even the necessity of new
additions. The quality and utility of the contemporary interventions stand for an important evaluation criterion.
 The thoroughness and quality of the study and of the graphical presentation, fit to express what and in which way is
preserved, which are the proposed interventions, as well as their relevance in respect to authenticity.

BIBLIOGRAPHY – Marghiloman Mansion

 von Bauer, Friedrich Wilhelm, Mémoires historiques et géographiques sur la Valachie, 1778.
 Brătuleanu, Anca, „Hagiești – un monument inedit”, in Arhitectura, nr. 3/1987, pp. 46-48.
 Brătuleanu, Anca, Curți domnești și boierești în România. Valahia veacurilor al XVII-lea şi al XVIII-lea = Romanian princely
and nobiliary courts. The 17th-18th century Walachia, București, Simetria, 1997.
 Florescu, George, Carte de hotărnicie a moșiei Agiești din județul Ilfov, plasa Dâmbovița-Mostiștea, comuna Hagiești-
Măriuța, cătunul Hagieștii, proprietatea domnului Mihail I. Marghiloman, București, 1901.
 Lahovari, George Ioan, Brătianu, C.I., Tocilescu, Grigore C., Marele dicționar Geografic al României alcătuit și prelucrat
după dicționarele pe județe, III, București, Socecŭ, 1898.

BIBLIOGRAPHY – Architectural conservation / restoration

 Cesare Brandi, Theory of Restoration, Istituto centrale per il restauro - Nardini, Roma - Firenze, 2005.
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 Bernard Feilden, Conservation of Historic Buildings, Routledge, 2007.
 Historic England, Practical Building Conservation series (in the library of the National Institute of Heritage).
 Jukka Jokilehto, A History of Architectural Conservation, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999 (on-line edition here).
 EwaGlos – European illustrated glossary of conservation terms for wall paintings and architectural surfaces, English
definitions with translations into Bulgarian, Croatian, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish and
Turkish, Ed. Angela Weyer, Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg, 2015.
(http://openarchive.icomos.org/1706/1/2015ewag.pdf)
 ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns, Ed. V. Vergès-Belmin, 2008.
(http://iscs.icomos.org/glossary.html)

DRAFTED BY,
March 2018 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ștefan Bâlici
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petru Mortu