The Unit and The Makers. From hospitality projects to shared experience
UNITH2B Architects is now THE UNIT.
We are continuing the projects and collaborations built over the years, including our relationship with THE MAKERS. In October, this experience also reaches the MINI-MBA in hospitality programme, where Hilde Brandl and Anca Brandiburg will jointly lead the module “The Space that Sells”.
In a hotel, the guest experience begins before they reach the room. The entrance, the reception, the light and the way they find their bearings shape their first impressions. For the hotel team, the same spaces mean work routes, interactions and activities that are repeated every day.
As architects, we work with both perspectives. We are interested in how a place feels and how it works, what gives it identity and how it responds to people’s needs. This is also where our dialogue with the entrepreneurs and professionals of THE MAKERS begins.
A relationship built over time
The connection between THE MAKERS and UNITH2B was already mentioned in the trade press in 2022. The news about the takeover of the management of Hotel Orizont in Predeal by THE MAKERS presented Hildegard Brandl, UNITH2B Architects, alongside Dragoș Anastasiu, Dragoș Petrescu and Octavian Moldovan, among the company’s shareholders. At the time, we also published the announcement on our website.
THE MAKERS presents the four as managing partners, with experience in tourism, restaurants, hotel management and architecture. UNITH2B is listed among the company’s partners in the field of architecture.
For us, the value of the collaboration lies in the opportunity to discuss a project together with the people who invest in it and those who operate it. A design choice must also be understood through its effects on the team’s work, on maintenance and on the guest experience.
The UNITH2B experience continued by THE UNIT
At Green Village Resort, in Sfântu Gheorghe, the practice’s experience includes the refurbishment of hotel spaces. The resort lists UNITH2B Architects among its partners, as an architecture and branding studio.
Hotel Caro 24 and Restaurant Caro, presented at the Anuala de Arhitectură București in 2019 under the UNITH2B signature, explore the atmosphere of the rooms and the continuity between the restaurant spaces. In the fit-outs for TUI Travel Center, the team translated the brand identity into different locations, keeping the focus on the meeting between client and consultant.
These projects document the architectural experience we bring to the dialogue with the hospitality industry. They give us concrete examples of the relationship between the identity of a place, the organisation of space and the activity of people.
Hilde Brandl and Anca Brandiburg at the MINI MBA in hospitality
From 25–31 October 2026, THE MAKERS is organising the first edition of the MINI-MBA in hospitality, at Green Village Resort, in the Danube Delta. The programme brings together 20 participants and five trainers for five days of applied work, with arrival on 25 October and departure on 31 October.
On 28 October, Hilde Brandl and Anca Brandiburg, co-founders of THE UNIT, will lead the module “The Space that Sells: architecture, design and the five senses in hospitality”. They will work with participants on examples covering first impressions on arrival, light, materials, signage and the organisation of space. The day includes an on-site audit at Green Village and exercises dedicated to the participants’ own venues.
The programme is aimed at owners, general managers and managers preparing for broader responsibilities, including in F&B, front office, sales and restaurant management. Participation requires at least three years of managerial experience and access to business data for the practical exercises.
Alongside Hilde and Anca, the trainers are Dragoș Anastasiu, Bogdan Stanciu and Tinu Sebeșanu. Participants will work on a sales and marketing strategy for 2027, a space audit, a 90-day action plan and a management dashboard.
For THE UNIT, this participation continues the collaboration with THE MAKERS by sharing design experience with the people who run hotels and restaurants. It is an opportunity to connect decisions about space with the real needs of the business, and to learn from the questions and experiences of those taking part.
Programme and participation
Applications are open until 20 October. The full-payment fee is EUR 1,750 + VAT per participant and includes six nights’ accommodation, full board, the boat transfer from Murighiol and back, the educational programme, materials and the included shared activities. Transport to Murighiol is not included.
View the agenda and apply directly with THE MAKERS
Contact for registration: Claudia Pascu · office@themakers.ro · 0727 731 476. If you heard about the programme through THE UNIT, please mention this when you register or when speaking with the organiser.
THE UNIT is the new brand identity of UNITH2B SRL, previously known publicly as UNITH2B Architects.