The present architectural complex combines a series of elements which best
describe a bookstore. The concept which generated this project it’s related
with two very important aspects: the buildings destination and the host area
used for the construction of the complex, a specail area of Bucharest with a
rich history. The Lipscani Street was the first street mentioned in the
historical documents, in 1589, at that time known as „The big Street next to
the Mansion House”. The Street and its soroundings were known as beeing used
most by romanian, greek, bulgarian, serbian and armenian traders who were
selling in their shops goods brought from Leipzig.
Regarding the spaces of the building, these have a vertical distribution,
which was done as folows: the ground floor is intended for a bookstore, three
coffee houses and a large courtyard used for expositions and artistic
manifestations; the first floor is an extensions of the ground floor and here
we can find two bookstores and two coffee shops; the third floor holds a
conference room and a large exhibition area; the fourth floor contains the
library and multiple individual study rooms.