You wouldn’t expect that, somewhere in the mountains of Romania, in a secluded hollow at the foot of the ridges, tucked between waters, you’d discover a minimalist house—with no roof—shaped in an elegant, slightly glossy black that echoes the surrounding light. Anchored on a flat plane, set across a generous stretch of green grass and gravel, it stands firmly between the clean lines of the terrain and the water mirrors that surround it on two sides.
In such places, you’d more likely expect tall roofs with wooden eaves, stone walls, and heavy shutters. Few dare to break the mold. Even bolder was the choice to embrace a nonconformist solution: wrapping the house in black. This color choice is not just an aesthetic gesture—it speaks to a profound resonance between the owners and a powerful inner force, free from conventions and fear.
The house settled into the site as a geometric, minimalist, and refined object that enhances the linearity of the space. It was positioned longitudinally, transverse to the flow of water, allowing for two spectacular openings in opposite directions. Wherever you look, you're enveloped by the beauty and solemn calm of nature.
The living room opens from the inside onto the two panoramic axes through sliding glass walls, which, when the weather allows, retract completely—blurring any boundary between interior and exterior. Nature enters without barriers, and you become a part of its stillness.
Minimalist and radical, with no unnecessary gestures, the house integrates into the landscape as if it were a fragment of it—and at the same time, a rupture from it. A house that doesn’t seek to imitate anything or flatter the eye with ornamentation, but rather gives the viewer space to take in the panoramic landscape in silence. And this, paradoxically, makes it even more powerful—a discreet presence, yet impossible to ignore.