360°
Casa Trei Pini
Snagov, RO · 2025
The Studio
A small practice, drawn carefully, built to last.
AURA was founded in 2014 by Andrei Mihai and Raluca Ștefan after a decade of work between Cluj-Napoca, Milan and Copenhagen.
Philosophy
“The best buildings are the ones that quietly outlast their decade.”
The studio occupies a converted printing workshop on Strada Sfântul Ștefan. We are deliberately small — eight architects and one office dog — and we keep our project list short so every space we draw receives the attention it deserves. We work in section before plan, in matter before image, and we believe the best buildings are the ones that quietly outlast their decade.
12
Years in practice
62
Projects delivered
9
Architects & designers
3
Countries
The team
Eight architects and one office dog.
01
Andrei Mihai
Founding Partner, Architect
Studied at UAUIM Bucharest and Politecnico di Milano. Worked at Gianni Botsford in London before founding AURA in 2014.
02
Raluca Ștefan
Founding Partner, Interior
Studied at UAUIM Bucharest and the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. Specialised in long-life material palettes and bespoke joinery.
03
Mara Ionescu
Senior Architect
Joined the studio in 2017. Leads our hospitality and public commissions.
04
Tudor Pavel
Architect
Joined in 2019 from a five-year stint in Copenhagen. Runs our detailing and BIM workflow.
Long-standing collaborators
The work is only as good as the people standing in the room with us.
01
TRIDIM Engineering — Structural
since 2015
02
Lumini Studio — Lighting Design
since 2016
03
Atelier Verde — Landscape
since 2017
04
Constructa Premium — General Contractor
since 2014
05
Restoria — Heritage Restoration
since 2018
06
Cosmin Dragomir — Architectural Photography
since 2015
07
Lemn Mester — Bespoke Joinery
since 2016
08
Carpați Build — General Contractor
since 2019
Recent work
