MuTRA wins Grand Award – Project of the Year Award at Romanian Awards 2026

MuTRA wins Grand Award – Project of the Year Award at Romanian Awards 2026

Three distinctions for MuTRA and a Residential Award for Social Housing Mociur bring THE UNIT four awards at DEVO 2026.

MuTRA, Historical Gallery of Transylvania received three distinctions at the Romanian Awards for Construction and Development 2026: Public & Community Award, Impact Award – Architecture & Design Award and Grand Award – Project of the Year Award. On the same evening, Social Housing Mociur, Reșița, won the Residential Award.

For MuTRA, the awards recognise the project from several perspectives: its relationship with the public and the community, its architecture and design, and its overall contribution. Grand Award – Project of the Year Award is the competition’s main distinction.

Architecture rooted in place

Located in Florești, Cluj County, the MuTRA ensemble sits on a sloping site. Its faceted, cubic forms and the warm-toned brick made from local clay connect the architecture to the topography and materiality of the place.

The project brings together public and exhibition spaces with storage facilities and conservation-restoration laboratories. These functions are part of the same museum infrastructure and required careful coordination of the architecture with the engineering disciplines and heritage conservation requirements.

THE UNIT worked on the project together with the client, the authorities, the contractors, the specialist designers and the suppliers. The result is the fruit of an extensive collaboration, from concept and coordination through to construction.

A second distinction for housing

Social Housing Mociur received the Residential Award for the intervention in Reșița. The project transformed 90 rudimentary units into 50 apartments, each with its own kitchen, bathroom and balcony. The space freed up by demolishing a dilapidated building was reclaimed for the community, and the 3,559 m² landscaping includes green areas, playgrounds and spaces for relaxation.

The four distinctions mark the work of the clients, design teams, contractors, consultants and collaborators involved in MuTRA and Mociur.

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