Residential

In the contemporary urban landscape, and it seems in particular in the Romanian one, recently built residential complexes often appear to be inherently paradoxical. They’re marketed and presented as true oases of civilization in themselves. Looking at all the promotional materials, at a first glance, one might be fooled to believe he gains access to a paradise. All possible services, utilities and accommodations appear to be at a fingertip’s reach. Of course, as common sense probably dictates, this is not quite the case. Problems often plague the sites such as lack of proper utilities, difficult neighborhoods or various construction liabilities due to the hasty building process. In short, they are often far from the self-sustained “paradise” neighborhood the  buyer imagines them to be.

Likewise, when reaching the vicinity of such a residential complex, another issue emerges and makes itself clear. Real estate logic (and space) forces said type of buildings to frequently rise in the periphery or the relatively secluded areas of a city. The landscape formed as such, more often than not, is of an isolated small village instead of a cradle of civilization. Having the habit of being seldomly filled, the construction buildings themselves easily give off the air of abandoned towns when observed in their “natural environment”. One finds it hard to shake the feeling this is on an ironicall level a ghost island.