What kind of projects does Mantaray Studio work on?

Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, resorts), commercial and workplace spaces, healthcare (medical clinics), and premium residential projects. The studio works across scales and typologies, in Romania and internationally — 100+ projects across 9 countries and 2 continents.

Why does each Mantaray project look so different?

Because the studio designs from the specific place, not from a fixed house style. Its core method — Genius Loci — begins every project with a rigorous reading of the site’s context, history, and function, so the result belongs to that place and couldn’t be moved unchanged elsewhere. Where a space has no spirit to work with, the studio creates one.

Where does Mantaray Studio work?

Mantaray Studio is based in Bucharest and works on projects in Romania and internationally, with experience across Asia (China and Bali) and Europe.

How does working with Mantaray Studio unfold?

Through a transparent process in which you see each stage — from survey and concept, to moodboard, pre-budgeting, technical drawings, and construction management. Transparency is a principle of the practice, not an option.

Can I work with Mantaray Studio on just part of a project, or only the full thing?

Both. The studio offers five ways to work together: a Full Package (concept to on-site implementation), an Online Package (full design, you handle execution with guidance), a Ready-to-Use Project (complete technical documentation only), a Design Consultation for direction and materiality, and Brand Identity for the visual story of a space.

Is Mantaray Studio the right fit for my project?

Likely, if you care about a space with its own identity and lasting relevance rather than a quick, trend-led fit-out. The studio works with hospitality, healthcare, workplace, and residential clients who value a rigorous process and want to be involved in it — from first concept to finished site.

How is the fee set for a project?

The fee depends on the scope, surface area, and complexity of the project. It’s agreed and confirmed with you before any work begins — part of the studio’s transparent process, so you know exactly what you’re committing to from the start.

How long does a project take?

Every project is scheduled individually. The studio maps out the stages and the timeline at the start, so you know what to expect before work begins. Duration depends on the size and complexity of the space, and on how implementation is handled.

Mantaray Studio specializes in hospitality, healthcare, commercial and workplace projects, and residential projects.

>148855 sqm

>100 Projects

9 Countries

2 Continents

ABOUT

Mantaray Studio is a collaborative architecture and interior design practice.

Born after years of curiously exploring both the built environment and the natural landscape - this practice is aiming to keep, bring back or create the “spirit of the place” (GENIUS LOCI) in every project.

Projects are approached in a holistic manner combining different disciplines: architecture, interiors, product design and graphic design.

We believe that only by an integrated dialogue with the client, consultants, contractors and the end-user on all the design and construction stages of the project, high quality design can be achieved.

WE DO

Mantaray Studio specializes in hospitality, commercial and workplace projects, and residential projects.

The studio works on projects of varying scales and typologies under the strong belief that each project is unique and has a unique solution. The approach for each project is blending together the poetic and the pragmatic.

Each project then receives a strong narrative based on deep analyses, through research, exploring the site context, history and the response to the client’s brief.

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Our Services

Obiectiv
- Livrăm un proiect complet, de la concept până la implementarea finală
- Asigurăm coerență estetică, tehnică și financiară pe tot parcursul lucrării
- Preluăm sarcina coordonării furnizorilor și a șantierului, astfel încât clientul să aibă o experiență fără stres și un rezultat final de calitate
1. Releveu si evaluare
• vizita la locatie + masuratori complete
• evaluare spatiu in acord cu nevoile proiectului
2. Concept Moodboard si plan de mobilare detaliat
• realizare brief lucrare
• schite 2D plan – releveu si plan detaliat de mobilare
• moodboard : imagini de atmosfera, finisaje,obiecte pentru fiecare spatiu in parte
• plan detaliat de mobilare + cote a obiectelor propuse din fotografii
• prezentare in format digital
3. Prebugetare
• simulari buget pe baza moodboard-ului pentru verificare incadrare/estimare buget in acord cu planul de mobilare propus
4. Simulari 3D (preliminare)
• simulari 3D foto-realiste
• prezentare simulari 3D în format digital
5. Proiect tehnic santier
• planuri 2D detaliate pentru șantier: finisaje, tavane, pardoseli, pozitii iluminat, prize, instalatii sanitare
• totalitatea detaliilor tehnice necesare
6. Centralizator cantitati finisaje
• calcul al cantităților de finisaje, materiale, obiecte
7. Simulari 3D (finale)
• integrarea in simularile 3D a materialelor si finisajelor alese
8. Detaliere mobilier custom
• proiecte 2D pentru mobilier custom și detalii speciale
• listă mobilier și piese de achizitionat + propuneri furnizori pentru fiecare
9. Management de proiect (centralizator de investitie)
• cereri oferte la furnizori (1-3 oferte/furnizor dupa caz)
• desfasurator cu costuri conform concept design interior
10. Management achizitii
• verificare oferte
• demarare comenzi
• urmarire status comenzi si comunicare cu project managerul/constructorul/santierul
11. Asistenta in implementare si santier - in momentele cheie
Ore consultanta post proiectare
(vizite santier / telefon / Whatsapp / zoom / vizite furnizori / colectare mostre)
• ore alocate pentru nevoile proiectului
• sunt ore alocate suplimentar celor realizabile din oficiu pentru proiect (intalnirile specifice, discutiile specifice)
• se centralizeaza intr-un desfasurator de ore monitorizate la care clientii au acces
Obiectiv
- Poti gestiona proiectul de unul singur. Noi iti stam la dispozitie online sau la telefon atunci cand ai intrebari astfel incat sa iei decizia corecta
1. Releveu si evaluare
• vizita la locatie + masuratori complete
• evaluare spatiu in acord cu nevoile proiectului
2. Concept Moodboard si plan de mobilare detaliat
• realizare brief lucrare
• schite 2D plan – releveu si plan detaliat de mobilare
• moodboard : imagini de atmosfera, finisaje,obiecte pentru fiecare spatiu in parte
• plan detaliat de mobilare + cote a obiectelor propuse din fotografii
• prezentare in format digital
3. Prebugetare
• simulari buget pe baza moodboard-ului pentru verificare incadrare/estimare buget in acord cu planul de mobilare propus
4. Simulari 3D (preliminare)
• simulari 3D foto-realiste
• prezentare simulari 3D în format digital
5. Proiect tehnic santier
• planuri 2D detaliate pentru șantier: finisaje, tavane, pardoseli, pozitii iluminat, prize, instalatii sanitare
• totalitatea detaliilor tehnice necesare
6. Centralizator cantitati finisaje
• calcul al cantităților de finisaje, materiale, obiecte
7. Simulari 3D (finale)
• integrarea in simularile 3D a materialelor si finisajelor alese
8. Detaliere mobilier custom
• proiecte 2D pentru mobilier custom și detalii speciale
• listă mobilier și piese de achizitionat + propuneri furnizori pentru fiecare
9. Asistenta in implementare si santier - in momentele cheie
Ore consultanta post proiectare
(vizite santier / telefon / Whatsapp / zoom / vizite furnizori / colectare mostre)
• ore alocate pentru nevoile proiectului
• sunt ore alocate suplimentar celor realizabile din oficiu pentru proiect (intalnirile specifice, discutiile specifice)
• se centralizeaza intr-un desfasurator de ore monitorizate la care clientii au acces
Obiectiv
- Controlul proiectului este in mainile tale. Folosind documentatia primita de la noi poti gestiona proiectul pe cont propriu.
1. Releveu si evaluare
• vizita la locatie + masuratori complete
• evaluare spatiu in acord cu nevoile proiectului
2. Concept Moodboard si plan de mobilare detaliat
• realizare brief lucrare
• schite 2D plan – releveu si plan detaliat de mobilare
• moodboard : imagini de atmosfera, finisaje,obiecte pentru fiecare spatiu in parte
• plan detaliat de mobilare + cote a obiectelor propuse din fotografii
• prezentare in format digital
3. Prebugetare
• simulari buget pe baza moodboard-ului pentru verificare incadrare/estimare buget in acord cu planul de mobilare propus
4. Simulari 3D (preliminare)
• simulari 3D foto-realiste
• prezentare simulari 3D în format digital
5. Proiect tehnic santier
• planuri 2D detaliate pentru șantier: finisaje, tavane, pardoseli, pozitii iluminat, prize, instalatii sanitare
• totalitatea detaliilor tehnice necesare
6. Centralizator cantitati finisaje
• calcul al cantităților de finisaje, materiale, obiecte
7. Simulari 3D (finale)
• integrarea in simularile 3D a materialelor si finisajelor alese
8. Detaliere mobilier custom
• proiecte 2D pentru mobilier custom și detalii speciale
• listă mobilier și piese de achizitionat + propuneri furnizori pentru fiecare
Obiectiv
- Clientul are nevoie de o directie clara in amenajarea interioara si desi are idei, nu stie cum sa obtina aceasta unitate in design
1. Pregatire
Clientul trimite pe email:
1. plan cadastral sau releveu
2. imagini/video cu situatia existenta
3. imagini de referinta pentru inspiratie
2. Discutie telefonica/online (20-30 min)
- Clarificarea nevoilor si dorintelor
- Identificarea problemelor de functionalitate sau estetice
- Setarea obiectivelor pentru analiza spatiului si sesiunea principala
3. Analiza spatiului (40-50 min)
- Determina potentialul functional al spatiului in baza cerintelor clientului
- Observatii despre fluxuri, zone si potential de optimizare
- Acopera si o situatie ideala de impartire a spatiului
4. Discutie despre stil si materialitate (30 min)
- Propuneri de finisaje - pardoseala/ pereti / tavane / mobilier
- Propuneri de mobilier
5. Sugestii de furnizori si colaboratori (20 min)
- Aceste propuneri vor fi numai furnizori si colaboratori din portofoliu - cu care biroul a mai lucrat si pe care ii recomanda
Sesiune
Fizic - la locatie
Online
Pret
2H - 1500 lei
Obiectiv
- Lucram deja impreuna. Te putem ajuta si cu povestea grafica a spatiului.
1. Identitate vizuală completă
- Logo profesional + variante secundare (monocrom, vertical, orizontal)
- Paletă de culori extinsă (culori primare + secundare)
- Set de fonturi pentru titluri, texte și materiale promoționale
- Pattern-uri grafice, elemente decorative vizuale
2. Manual de brand
- Reguli clare pentru utilizarea logo-ului, culorilor și fonturilor
- Exemple vizuale pentru diferite medii (print, digital, semnalistică)
- Recomandări pentru tonul vizual și stilul comunicării
3. Storytelling vizual & tagline
- Propunere tagline și mesaje cheie pentru brand
- Concept vizual care leagă identitatea de povestea brandului
4. Design materiale offline și online
- Meniuri, ambalaje, cărți de vizită
- Template-uri pentru social media
- Semnalistică și mesaje vizuale pentru spațiu

Ruccu Corfita - Mantaray Founder

Founder of Mantaray Studio, Ruccu was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania. After graduating University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu”, Bucharest, she went to China to start her professional career.

Landed in Shanghai, a city which she describes as one of the best opportunities a designer can receive, she quickly started to immerse herself in the energy of the city. “Shanghai gives you the feeling you can do anything if you are responsible, passionate and courageous.”

She is a tremendously curious person - always searching for the concept and the reason “why” something is done. She spends a lot of time observing and feeling, landscapes, cities and people.

Ruccu had the opportunity of working with MQ Studio, with Andy Hall as a mentor and Design Director. Here is where she was employed to lead the design team, for a luxury resort in Bali, Indonesia. As a Project Design Architect she led a team of international consultants from throughout SE Asia and beyond, in the development of the master planning, architecture, interior design and styling, as well as dealing with daily site co-ordination issues with the contractors and suppliers in Bali.

It is in MQ Studio where her senses got even more activated. She understood that only by having a good narrative along with pragmatism you can reach beyond the physical side, into the subtle level.

The main focus in her work is the full sensory experience people have, while exploring the space and that is mainly encountered in hospitality area.

Best trick she does - she is curious, even when something seems to be dull, she tries to find the alluringness in the ordinary.

FAQ

Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, resorts), commercial and workplace spaces, healthcare (medical clinics), and premium residential projects. The studio works across scales and typologies, in Romania and internationally — 100+ projects across 9 countries and 2 continents.
Because the studio designs from the specific place, not from a fixed house style. Its core method — Genius Loci — begins every project with a rigorous reading of the site's context, history, and function, so the result belongs to that place and couldn't be moved unchanged elsewhere. Where a space has no spirit to work with, the studio creates one.
Mantaray Studio is based in Bucharest and works on projects in Romania and internationally, with experience across Asia (China and Bali) and Europe.
Through a transparent process in which you see each stage — from survey and concept, to moodboard, pre-budgeting, technical drawings, and construction management. Transparency is a principle of the practice, not an option.
Both. The studio offers five ways to work together: a Full Package (concept to on-site implementation), an Online Package (full design, you handle execution with guidance), a Ready-to-Use Project (complete technical documentation only), a Design Consultation for direction and materiality, and Brand Identity for the visual story of a space.
Likely, if you care about a space with its own identity and lasting relevance rather than a quick, trend-led fit-out. The studio works with hospitality, healthcare, workplace, and residential clients who value a rigorous process and want to be involved in it — from first concept to finished site.
The fee depends on the scope, surface area, and complexity of the project. It's agreed and confirmed with you before any work begins — part of the studio's transparent process, so you know exactly what you're committing to from the start.
Every project is scheduled individually. The studio maps out the stages and the timeline at the start, so you know what to expect before work begins. Duration depends on the size and complexity of the space, and on how implementation is handled.