The rural heritage in Romania is going away at an even faster rate than in the cities: “poor” materials, lack of space, confort and apreciation from their very owners give old houses rather poor chances.

A young family from Cluj bought and thus save from imminent distruction an old wooden house from a different region—Maramureș—and had it transported, remounted and extended.

The architects worked with craftsmen from the original region and tried to keep and show as much as possible form the original building, while the new elements don’t try to imitate vernacular architecture.

The original roof structure volume had been completely changed by the last owner. The high volume was reconstructed, covered by shingles and now it accomodates living spaces.

Wool insulation that is ecological and permeable was placed inside the walls and the roof and then covered by a whitewashed paneling.