The main objective of the proposed architectural solution was to submit the requirements of the theme but also to react to the realities of the context by marking the built background of the city with an example of contemporary architecture representative to the county public administration.
From an urban point of view, the site is distinguished by the two volumetrically equivalent buildings (the Council and the County Library) which seem to have a rivalry relationship on the "stage" of Dorobantilor Str. Thus, the extension aims not to compete in this context, but to mediate by creating a background screen in fan as a binder that enhances the general image, marking the ensemble generated by the axis of Mărăşti Bvd, from the square extended through Bibliotecii Alley to Dorobantilor Str.
In the continuation of finding answers to the context requirements as well as to the energy requirements, another important point taken into account was the slope of the land in the southern part of the site. This was taken over in the architectural proposal by the successive withdrawal of the floors, leaving room for massive planting with the role of a natural thermal barrier, also solving the problem of excessive sunlight on the south facade during the summer.
Another reason that played a very important role in shaping the architectural solution was solving the way of articulation of the new body with respect to the existing one. So the proposal of the central atrium appeared naturally, especially since it has a double role. First of all, from an energy point of view, it provides natural ventilation and direct lighting of all new spaces, as well as the southern facade of the current body of the County Council, which would have been completely obscured in the case of a direct extension without a mediating element. Secondly, the atrium plays an important role at the city level as well, by creating an interior public space similar to a Roman forum that aims to put the user at its core and obey to him with the functions and furnishing facilities it offers. From the center of the atrium, the citizen will have the possibility of a direct interior-exterior visual relationship as well as a transparent one with all the spaces and departments of the institution.
