VDF studio profile: Manea Kella is an architecture studio based in London, UK, which is driven by art, research and "concern for human experience".
The studio was founded in 2017 by Elena Kella and Adrian Manea and has since worked on projects in Romania, Cyprus and the UK across a variety of scales and sectors.
Manea Kella's creative process is underpinned by collaboration and research, motivated by an ambition to improve the human experience and create spaces that are beneficial to society.
This barn conversion scheme is one of the studio's ongoing residential projects (top and above)
The main goal of every Manea Kella project is to "surprise and reinvent", in order to engage with the users of its spaces. To achieve this, the studio is also influenced by art ? which it cites as the "true driver of its existence". "The studio's approach is collaborative and the work is informed by working closely with other professionals, experts and stakeholders," Manea Kella said. "Its design process is also underpinned by conscientious research and a concern for human experience," it continued.
"Art is a source of constant inspiration within the studio and a true driver of its existence. Its aim is to surprise and reinvent each time whilst keeping the same demanding level of quality and attention to detail."
One of its most notable projects is the Casa Popeea Boutique Hotel in Romania
Significant projects by the studio include ...