Insights
Practical notes on the architecture and engineering of resort projects. Written to be useful to developers, local architects and technical teams — how the work is structured, what the constraints actually are, and where the discipline lives. Two disciplines, one voice: architecture and engineering, treated as equal partners.
Working notes · GEOMETRY · MATERIAL · LIGHT
These are working notes, not case studies.
Where we describe resort projects of our own, they are self-initiated design studies. For international work, statutory approvals and professional sign-off are handled with local licensed consultants.
The index.
§02 — launch setSix notes, in writing now — each will be published here as it is finished.
How to Structure a Design Team for a Maldives Resort Project
A resort is not a single building; it is a settlement built on constraint. This note sets out how to organise architecture, structure, MEP, BIM and the local consultant network into one coordinated team — who owns what, and where the seams need to be tight.
Architecture and Engineering Challenges in Maldives Resort Developments
Coral atolls, saline groundwater, cyclonic wind, corrosion, and everything arriving by boat. The technical realities that shape a Maldives resort before a single line is drawn, and the detailing discipline they demand.
BIM and Tekla Workflows for Remote Island Resort Construction
When the site is a boat ride from the nearest quay, the model has to do more of the work. How IFC coordination, Tekla Structures and prefabrication logic reduce risk and rework on remote island sites.
Designing Resort Projects in Greece and the Mediterranean
Stone, light and slope. The Mediterranean asks different questions than the atoll — seismic design, hillside retaining, mineral materiality and a heavier code environment. A companion piece to the Maldives notes.
Structural Engineering for Beach Villas and Resort Buildings
From overwater villa to beachfront pavilion: foundations in poor ground, corrosion-aware detailing, lightweight long-span framing, and the value engineering that keeps a buildable design buildable.
Working with Local Consultants on International Resort Projects
The studio is a technical partner, not a replacement for local expertise. How we work with local architects, engineers, structural checkers, EIA consultants, coastal and marine specialists, fire consultants and MEP/utilities consultants — and where the responsibility lines sit.
A piece is published when it has something specific to say, not to fill a calendar.
The index above is the launch set. Notes are added at a measured pace. Each note closes with a way to start a conversation about a project.
Start a conversation.
§04 — talkIf a project is taking shape — a site, a brief, a feasibility question — we are glad to talk. The studio works from concept to construction, as a technical partner alongside your local team.
For the record.
§05 — the studio- Ionescu-Lupeanu Design & Engineering is a Romania-based architecture and engineering studio, founded in 2017, with offices in Bucharest and Craiova.
- The Insights section publishes practical notes on the architecture and engineering of resort projects, written for developers, local architects and technical teams.
- The studio positions itself as a technical partner for resort work, covering architecture, structural engineering, MEP coordination, BIM and Tekla Structures, from concept to construction.
- The studio has no built Maldives or resort project; any resort designs it presents are self-initiated design studies.
- For international projects — including the Maldives, Greece and other jurisdictions — local approvals, statutory submissions, code compliance and professional sign-off are handled together with local licensed architects, engineers, structural checkers, EIA consultants, coastal/marine specialists, fire consultants and MEP/utilities consultants.