architectural drawings and models of the new warsaw constructions

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16th EDITION
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND MODELS OF THE NEW WARSAW CONSTRUCTIONS
AN EXHIBITION HELD UNDER AUSPICES OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WARSAW HANNA GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ
MAY 11 – JUNE 2 2 011
Catalogue published thanks to support of the Warsaw Municipal Government Office.
WARSAW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 56/66 DOBRA STREET
Ladies and Gentleman
It is hard to imagine the city’s growth without visionary designs, without ideas and creative thinking. Only the bold approach to metropolis development issue allows to
choose the best solutions that are breaking stereotypes and are giving a better and more useful public spaces.
For 16 years ‘Plans for the Future’ exhibition has tried to present the broad inspirations and achievements of architects. It is an expression of residents’, municipal
authorities’ and investors’ ambitions. Finally it shows the great potential of our city.
Some of projects that were presented on previous exhibitions today one can admire as a real constructions. The best example here is the Copernicus Science Centre,
which not so long ago was just a beautiful vision and today it is a place of meetings with science and a first step in the waterfront development.
I am sincerely inviting to visit this year exhibition. It is good to know in which direction our city is going to develop.
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
Mayor of the City of Warsaw
For the 16th time we are presenting the ‘PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. Architectural Drawings and Models of the New Warsaw Constructions’ exhibition. We prepare it because
we are interested in city’s aesthetics. We see the need of changes, the need of implementing of ambitious plans or the putting Warsaw in order and we see a good
architecture that will prove our European aspirations.
Similarly as in previous years this exhibition is comprising Competitions, Spatial Development, Students’ Dissertations, Public Buildings, Old-New and Single-family
Houses sections.
We have followed five architectural competitions for the conceptual designs of: Sinfonia Varsovia Concert Hall, Trzech Krzyży Square spatial development, development
of Mathernity Hospital at Karowa St., Czerniakowski Headland spatial development and Museum of Katyń Massacre in Warsaw Citadel.
Surely, for all those interested in our city development the most interesting is the Urban Space section. This year we are presenting spatial development plans of
Poleczki St., again Palace of Culture and Science surroundings (we hope it will finally be developed), revitalisation of Chmielna St., Szembeka Square, Poznańska St. or
Multimedia Park of Fountains in the Podzamcze area.
The basis for the spatial development plan of the Czerniakowski Port and Headland will be entry awarded in the competition. The winners priority were the Museum of
the River and water sports however they didn’t forget about the leisure or restaurants so not only the city will benefit but also its residents.
In the Concepts section one will find interesting ideas – dreams that however will never be implemented but they are the basis for further discussions and I am thinking
here about ‘City Square’, New Świętokrzyska St., ‘Music Quartet’, Blizne III Fort, Palace of Culture and Science neutralisation, Trzech Krzyży Square and ‘Warsaw. Your
Old Face’ project.
Again we are presenting student’s Master of Art Thesis. These are 2010 dissertations of the students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology.
As usually young architects designs, unbound by client’s demands are very interesting.
ŁOWICKA Centre is proud to give you an effect of a half year of work of our team. Enjoy it.
Katarzyna Hagmajer
Director of ŁOWICKA Centre
COMPETITIONS
Competition organizer – Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia.
The verdict was announced on 14 November 2010.
The Competition Panel:
Bohdan Paczowski, architect (Luxemburg) – Chairman of Competition Jury
Eckhard Kahle, physicist – acoustician, musician (Brussels)
Tomasz Konior, architect (Katowice)
Marek Kraszewski, director of Culture Bureau of the Capital City of Warsaw
Andrzej Krzy˝anowski, musician (Warszawa)
Janusz Marynowski, musician, director of Orkiestra Sinfonia Varsovia (Warsaw)
Rudy Ricciotti, architect (Bandol, France)
Małgorzata Rozbicka, architect, historian of architecture (Warsaw)
Jerzy Szczepanik-Dzikowski, architect (Warsaw)
Piotr Âmierzewski, architect (Koszalin)
Hubert Trammer, architect (Lublin) – Reporting Judge
Maciej Czeredys, (architect, Competition Secretary)
FIRST PRIZE
Atelier Thomas Pucher ZT GMBH – Graz, Austria
SECOND PRIZE ex aequo
• Zaha Hadid Architects – London, UK
• Hermanowicz Rewski Architekci Sp. J. – Warsaw, Poland
• Màka Sojka Architekci Sp. z o.o. – Warsaw, Poland
EQUAL RANK HONOURABLE MENTIONS
• Atelier Lorentzen, Arkitektfirmaet Langkilde – Copenhagen, Danmark
• Centrala – Grupa Projektowa: Krzysztof Banaszewski,
Małgorzata Kuciewicz – Warsaw, Poland
• RE S.C. Piotr Michalewicz, Mateusz Taƒski – Warsaw, Poland
• AMC – Andrzej M. Chołdzyƒski Sp. z o.o. – Warsaw, Poland
• Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos SLP – Madrid, Spain
• Bordás És Pém Építésziroda Kft. – Budapest, Hungary
SINFONIA VARSOVIA
An architectural competition for the development of
the architectural concept of Concert Hall and
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia main seat
Onion principle: The project formulates a place of silence in midst of the noise of the city. The building is
protected in a first shell by the floating concrete wall which surrounds the building and the garden.
A second shell is created around the hall by the surrounding space of the foyer. The structure of the hall
is bedded on Sylomer foundation to minimize the influence of outside vibrations. Thus a sound insulation
in correspondence with the background noise criteria of NR10 and 15 dBA can be achieved.
Mechanical rooms: The consequently planned positioning of all mechanical rooms outside of the concert
hall building assures an optimum protection against airborne sound and impact sound transmissions.
Ventilation of the building is conceived with a displacement ventilation system which ensures that the
extremely high requirements to the sound level in the hall can be surely realized.
The Concert Hall – a fusion of Surround Hall and Shoebox.
The basic idea of the hall is to create the excellent acoustic conditions of a traditional shoe box concert hall PLUS
the dense atmosphere and audience experience of a ring shaped Surround Hall.
This is achieved by choosing the main shape of a rectangular room with ideal acoustic dimensions and inserting seemingly free formed bands of balconies with perfect angles for visitors into this volume. The three dimensional flow of the
balconies and the specific relation to the rectangular volume allow the acoustic properties to be controlled easily.
Compared to a traditional vineyard hall the hall provides the benefit of compactness, short distances and
a volume that is also suited for smaller symphony orchestras and chamber orchestras. For the audience that means that each listener is situated as near to the orchestra as possible thus creating an immense impression of being “in midst of the music”.
JURY STATEMENT
The project forms a landmark – a sign which will become the symbol of the seat of Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra. It
forms it with no tendency to emphasize the form and by relating to cult, beyond-formal values. This solution is the
most complete response possible to the competition task which was to create a new culture-generating centre of
Warsaw – a place not only for performing classical music and other kinds of art, but also a place to spend one’s free
time. The project is characterized by conciseness and it simultaneously carries in itself multi-theme values and
emotional content. A unique compilation, based on creating a separate garden area, fully accomplishes the demand
concerning being open to creating social bonds. At the same time, there is ensured a full contact of the area with
Praga District Armii Krajowej Park, as well as with the surrounding street area. The way of designing the garden
and its connections with the surroundings brings with itself a promise of creating within public space of the city an
almost sacral area – a zone of calmness, a threshold of the temple of music. According to the jury, the attitude
towards existing development is an expression of respect for the historic complex which is protected by preservation activity, which is not treated as a complete and closed value, but rather as a canvas for further creation, just
like it has been happening throughout history as concerns public space within cities. The concept of the project
consists in values connected with ensuring safety and, at the same time, openness.
The concept for the Concert Hall is extremely strong and assures the potential for an extremely high-quality
concert hall within the parameters defined by the competition entry.
FIRST PRIZE
Design by Atelier Thomas Pucher ZT Gmbh, Graz, Austria
Architect Thomas Pucher
Collaboration Dominic Troppan, Stephan Brugger, Erich Ranegger, Bernhard Luthringshausen, Jan Schrader,
Elisabeth Weber, Josephine Liu, Mauel Konrad; Muller BBM GmbH Michael Prufer (Acoustical Design); Peter
Mandl ZT GmbH (structural design); KCEKuhn Consulting GmbH (mechanical design); Ulrike Hoyer (landscape
design); Gobli Bauengineering (cost management); Patrick Klammer/Arch over (model making)
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SECTION B-B
SECOND PRIZE
Design by Mąka Sojka Architekci Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
Architects Maciej Mąka, Radosław Sojka, Paweł Pyłka, Radosław Bajor, Katarzyna Biała, Jakub Kalinowski,
Piotr Straszak, Bartosz Tylman
Collaboration Robert Nowicki (landscape design), Marek Salak (structural design), Radosław Smoliński
(acoustical design), Wojciech Sosnowski
In the presented solution the architecture is not mere a „package” for a given function but it speaks a unique
language that carries a symbolic meaning. The quality of the spaces included in the structure of the building
is defined by the play of light and the mood that the light brings to the interior. Thus, the architectural
expression of the new buildings exudes tranquility and dignified articulation of facades, while the interior
presents a more complex organism of intertwining openings, volumes and textures.
The urban planning conditions enforce the decision to design several separate objects that blend into and
complement the existing buildings. This approach will allow maintaining the layout of the park and palace
composition and turn it into a campus-like complex. The design consisting of several objects stimulates the
movement between the buildings and will make the SVO area vibrant with life during evening concerts as well
as at day time. There are openings in the elevations of the buildings that separate the interior part from
traffic noise – they, as well as openings between the buildings, allow for the interaction between the interior
part and city space. The Concert Hall building has symmetrical facades and is located as the most important
element of the composition, in the central spot on the same axis as the main building (A). The building is 22.75 m
high, which makes it visible in the city space and urban panorama.
The functional solutions resemble a puzzle – the project assumes the interrelation of the building functions.
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SECTION E-E
The SVO building and auxiliary objects only complement the urban planning complex and are the annex of the
main building, taking place of the former side wings. The square of the foyer is marked off by thin steel columns
stretching between the roof and the moat that surrounds the building.
On the ground level, the foyer blends with the garden through high glazing stretching through the whole front
elevation.
The Concert Hall resides in the geometric, offset form visible from the foyer. The interior of the Hall contrasts
with its outer shell. The Hall is characterized by geometric „irregularity”. The inner walls of the Hall are made
from cuboids forms – Schroeder acoustic elements.
The spatial scheme of the site has an open character however - due to the program requirements - closing
the area is possible. Historical fence by Grochowska St. is to be reconstructed.
JURY STATEMENT
The project in its essence continues the historic, axis urban concept of the former veterinary school, which
means that it naturally blends within the structure and character of the place and the capital city of
Warsaw.
The integrity and coherence of the whole layout made the authors introduce additional functions from the
eastern side in the form of not such a high pavilions hosting a music kindergarten, below which there is an
underground parking lot located.
Functional division into two cubature elements made it possible to favorably reduce the main bulk of the
concert hall.
The main idea of the project was to create a unique architectural and park complex for both musicians and their audience.
The main building with the concert hall and a big rehearsal room is situated at the back of the plot, in the place specified
by the local zoning plan. Other uses are located in the buildings A, B and C. Moreover, the main volume of the building hides
from the view the disorderly development located northwards from the plot. Simultaneously, both halls are situated in the
most quiet spot of the project area. The buildings B and C are connected by underground passages with the main volume
of the complex. The orthogonal geometry of the foyer envelops the irregular body housing the Concert Hall and the big
rehearsal room, relating to the scale of the adjoining buildings.
The foyer has large glazings opening it onto the park. The main projecting volume of the foyer is located on the axis of the
palace composition. Small squares with existing greenery are designed between the buildings B and C and the volume of
the Concert Hall. The principal entrance to the concert halls is planned in the corner of the foyer volume, in accordance
with the flow of guests from public transport and car parks.
The support facilities, the entrance to the garage and an enclosed unloading ramp are located at the end of Kobielska
street. Buildings D and E, situated at Grochowska street, can be rented out for bookshops, music strores etc.
Architecture of the main building is created by a transparent foyer surrounding the greenish irregular volume of the
concert halls, covered with perforated copper metal sheets. The shape and form of the main structure of the building
comes from the shapes of the halls and the analysis of external views, including in particular the scale of existing buildings.
Interior of the foyer is made of a warm coloured wood. The colour and texture of this material will create the effect of a
building dispersing in the park surroundings.
Due to the glass foyer, the boundary between interior and exterior will be blurred, and with the use of a gentle patinated
copper colour the body of the concert halls will “blend into” the leafage. In terms of colour, the effect will be complemented by the fact that the roofs of all historic buildings will also be covered with copper sheet.
EAST ELEVATION
The dimension of the foyer and its inner-storey divisions perfectly match the size of the buildings A, B and C. The entrance
to the main building has been accentuated with a two-storey-high arcade with a terrace overlooking the main entrance.
All the existing buildings have to undergo thorough renovation of the external elevation in order to restore their original
look. It is necessary to put in order the chaos of the colours of roofing by choosing a single, noble material, such as a
naturally oxidized metal sheeting.
JURY STATEMENT
The project realizes the assumed functional program for the new seat of Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra in a clear way. The
concert halls and the functions which accompany them are located in the centre of the concept, retaining the historic
development and the precious tree stand. The massive and compact building is enveloped by glazed galleries creating an
interesting view sequence in relation to the interior of the foyer and the external park landscape. The compact structure
makes it possible to retain economic rationality as concerns the realization and usage of the building.
The design concept for the Concert Hall proposes a combination of the “vineyard” and the “directed reflection” approaches.
The stage is fully enveloped by public with most of the audience still being in front of the stage for best views. The audience is arranged in multiple terraces separated by partial walls that create useful early reflections. The large canopy
above the stage is complemented by a series of additional cloud-type reflectors. The position and angling of the cloudtype reflectors are optimized to create additional lateral reflections to all audience members. The cloud-type reflectors
as well as the canopy above the stage are variable in height, offering strong possibilities for optimizing and adapting the
acoustics of the room – as well as the feeling of intimacy – for different musical works and performances. The ceiling
reflectors can at least partly compensate the relatively large room width of nearly 40m in the upper regions of the hall.
The proposed concept, despite its reliability as concerns solving the spatial and functional problems, including appropriate acoustic conditions of the concert hall, does not seem to be a proposal of a unique, important and universal place/
facility for the city and music.
According to the Jury, the relation of the designed building is not an outstanding and harmonious supplementation of the
composition of the former veterinary school historic complex.
SECOND PRIZE
Design by Hermanowicz Rewski Architekci Sp. J., Warsaw, Poland
Architects Wojciech Hermanowicz, Błażej Hermanowicz, Stanisław Rewski, Baltazar Brukalski, Magdalena Palmowska,
Luiza Anyszka, Dariusz Brzeziński, Joanna Orkisz, Małgorzata Grzegorzewska, Radosław Tabor
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SECOND PRIZE
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Design by Zaha Hadid Architects, London, UK
Architects Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Collaboration Marcin Grzelski (APA Wojciechowski), Szymon Wojciechowski (APA Wojciechowski), Michael Wahl
(Muller-BBM), Andreas Meier (Muller-BBM), Karlheinz Muller (Muller-BBM), Bernhard Schweinberger (GCA
Ingenieure AG), Rudiger Kreckel (GCA Ingenieure AG), Alexander Ziller (GCA Ingenieure AG)
The concert hall design Sinfonia Varsovia will establish a new cultural hub within the city of Warsaw and integrate the existing buildings and the new concert hall structure by means of a network of routes and paths
through the site.
Five buildings are maintained and refurbished connecting the old with the new in a sustainable manner and
activating the overall planning area with various programmatic destinations and a series of differentiated
spatial qualities.
A lattice pattern as a new layer of spatial organization is stretched over the whole site in order to enhance the
unique atmosphere of the new cultural center and underline its coherence. This organizational device is expressed in a series of material changes and becomes highly 3dimensional as a façade system enveloping the
concert halls.
CULTURAL LANDMARK
While the positioning of the building on the central axis pronounces its solitary landmark appearance, the building is linked to the surroundings via a large transparent foyer which blurs the inside outside boundary between park and foyer space.
PUBLIC LIFE
Public activity will be visible through the external skin, creating a festive sense of participation displaying the cities
vibrant cultural life. The foyer stretches not only from east to west connecting the visitors from the two adjacent
buildings and their front plazas but also connects the historic southern plaza underneath the uplifted rehearsal
hall with the central lobby space, thus allowing for a high degree of urban continuity into the building.
The foyer is registered with a subtle concave recess east and west of the buildings symmetry axis. The nesting
of the main volumes within the transparent envelope triggers anticipation and intellectual curiosity. While the
historic sites axial characteristics reverberates latently in the architecture it is transformed to an innovative
contemporary structure that will be a significant contribution to the contemporary international discourse of
outstanding design innovation.
JURY STATEMENT
The main concept of shaping the area is based on introducing in the back part of the area a composition of a
compact, biomorphic building of the concert hall. The location of the new cubature on the main axis of the historic complex and its relation with the existing buildings meets the preservation requirements, leaving the
original layout of the complex and the principle of its design clear, creating a coherent composition whole. The
investment area was designed as open for general use and equipped with elements of small architecture, which
will have a positive influence upon the development of social bonds.
The upper balcony has a single row of seats, it is important for creating lateral reflections to the audience
seated in the main floor parterre and the lower side balconies. The lower side balconies are arranged in large
terraces with 6 rows of audience seating, each terrace facing the stage.
The clear idea of designing the building in a dynamic and organic form, drafted in the 1 stage of the competition,
associated with the animal world – valuable when connected with the context of the place (the park and a longexisting seat of the Veterinary Institute) was substantially reduced in stage 2 of the competition and it was deeply
subordinated to the limitations stemming from the accepted technological solutions. This change, originating in a
justified wish to rationalize the investment costs, inspires doubts connected with the clarity of the conceptual
expression, which is of vital importance due to the rank of the building and its expected uniqueness.
TRZECH KRZY˚Y SQUARE
An urban and architectural competition for the
concept of renovation and redevelopment of the
Trzech Krzy˝y Square in Warsaw
COMPETITIONS
Organizer – the City of Warsaw.
The verdict was announced on 7 June 2010.
The competition jury:
Jolanta Latała – the Bureau of Architecture and Spatial Planning of the City of
Warsaw – chairwoman
Krzysztof Bojanowski – architect of SARP
Tomasz Gamdzyk – t he Department of Urban Space Aesthetics of BASP of the
City of Warsaw
Janusz Galas – Transportation Engineer of the City of Warsaw
Jerzy Grochulski – architect of SARP
Piotr Lorens – TUP, Reporting Judge
Dorota Rudawa
Wojciech Suchorzewski
FIRST PRIZE
Janusz Klikowicz, Warsaw
SECOND PRIZE
DAWOS Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
The team composed of – Krzysztof Domaradzki, Katarzyna Bazylewicz-Maj,
Klaudiusz Przedmojski, Dorota Sawicka, Marek Sawicki,
Piotr Sawicki, Dariusz Âmiechowski, Rafał Wysocki
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Anna Latoch, Karolina Ptak, Agnieszka Szymczuk, Warsaw
PRACOWNIA ART.- ARCH.I Aleksander Chylak, Warsaw
Plus 48 Grupa Projektowa, Warsaw
Marek Rytych Architekt, Warsaw
Author Janusz Klikowicz, Warsaw
FIRST PRIZE
CONCEPT PURPOSE
– the changing of the junction into city square designed for the pedestrian traffic and being a part of
historic Royal Road and transforming it into the space attractive for tourists;
– the creating of the classical city square adequate for the already restored sections of the Royal
Road.
Square’s geometry is determined by the existing building development. The centrally placed church is
the main dominant. The concept emphasizes the historic axes of Bracka Street and Ujazdowskie Avenues running through the square. The main goal of the project is the emphasizing of the monumental
longitudinal square with dominating form of the church and the creating of the pedestrian friendly
public space.
Car traffic is going around the square. Nowy Świat Street is connected with Ujazdowskie Avenues with
2 roadways comprising two lanes in each direction. Roadways are separated by the square. Historic
part of Bracka Street was changed into pedestrian way with the reduced car traffic. It was emphasized
by the changing of the square’s floor and latter’s built into illumination system. Bus lane as a third lane
circling the square. Bus stops located on the east and west sides of the square.
Parking lanes are located down the east and west roadway. An underground parking facilities for 280
cars (including 12 for disabled persons) was located beneath the north-west part of the square. Bicycle traffic using the bus lane and bicycle parkings are located in the parking lanes area.
One of the main components emphasizing the importance of the square are two 6 meters high rows of
horse chestnuts planted along the longer sides of the square. An automatic trees watering system was
designed for this purpose. Another 16 Robinia pseudoacacia or Black Locusts trees will be planted at
the exit of Bracka Street. Flowerbeds with evergreen plants are located in the north and south part of
the square.
STREET FURNITURE
Square’s illumination system consists of the street lights similar to historic ones, illuminated church’s
facades, crosses and the fountain placed on the south side of the square and the illumination system
built in the square’s floor. The fountain located at the flowerbeds area in the south closes the view of
Ujazdowskie Avenue. Summer street cafes were located on the north side nearby the existing restaurants.
All permanent street furniture – plinths, flowerbeds, entrance ramp to an underground parking facilities - are made of the mat or flamed granite only.
JURY STATEMENT
First prize was given for the clear concept of form and character of the square which is the important
part of the Royal Road. For concept’s characteristic feature shall be recognized the transportation
network which will allow to calm down car traffic going around the square.
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
BUS LANE
BICYCLE LANE
BICYCLE TRAFFIC ON BUS LANE
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
TYPES OF SQUARE’S SURFACE
GREENERY
STREET FURNITURE
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Basic aims of the project:
• the reducing of the car traffic in relation to the pedestrian traffic;
• the emphasizing of the axis outlined by St. Alexander Church, Cross and St. John Nepomucene statue
• the central part of the square;
• the designing of the model of transport favouring pedestrians – easy street crossing, two traffic
lanes only;
• the designing of the car traffic in the way not colliding with the spatial arrangement of the square;
• the creating of the attractive spaces along the every square’s frontages which accentuate the pedestrian traffic on the Royal Road;
• the arranging of the square in the way resembling the style of the Royal Road.
Relations with the surrounding areas.
The Trzech Krzyży Square is the part of the Royal Road and at the same time it is an important interchange point of the spatial structure of the city centre. To the west it is connected with Bracka, Żurawia,
Hoża and Mokotowska Streets that are running to the very centre of the city. To the east through
Książęca and Prusa Streets and the small alley running to the Domek Holenderski (Dutch House) the
square is connected with the green areas of the escarpment. Such links were taken into consideration
during the designing process. It resulted in the city center style of the west side of the square and
green alleys to the east. This arrangement emphasizes the meaning and continuity of the Royal Road.
Spatial arrangement concept
St. Alexander church becomes an architectural dominant. Its axis has been highlighted and its immediate surrounding with Crosses and St. John Nepomucene statue has been transformed into the vast
central space. The car and bike transport in the north-south direction has been split into two lanes. The
road traffic has been changed into circular one with the traffic lights controlling system. Square’s
space has been divided into three main areas:
north area – along the Żurawia St. frontage – consists of public square, opened to the south with some
restaurants. Beneath the square’s surface an underground parking facilities will be located. Space in
the immediate vicinity of the church was reserved for a new sculpture.
central area was subordinated to the St. Alexander Church’s axial arrangement which is a local spatial
dominant. The part of area to the south of the church was transformed into presentable square connected with the east and west frontages by the pedestrian crossings. In front of church’s main entrance the vast space with sheet of water will be located. In the south part of this area the Crosses and St.
John Nepomucene statue were left in place in the green floor of the square. These forms create the
ending of axial arrangement of the square. The natural slight differences between the square levels
was used for placing the sculptures above the road line level.
south area consists of small squares between Mokotowska St., Ujazdowskie Av. and Wiejska St. These
squares can be used for the street cafes in the summer.
The south frontage will be completed by the community building located between Ujazdowski Av. and
Wiejska St. and Wincenty Witos monument will be shifted further to the north.
East and west sides of the square will be complemented by the broad pavements with rows of trees
and bicycle lanes. Pavement to the east is the continuation of the Royal Road’s pedestrian way.
This concept of the spatial arrangement of the square stays in line with its today’s style.
Even though keeping the communication function proposed solution creates the accessibility for the
pedestrians to the whole area. One can quickly cross the square or stay for a while to rest. Also all
those travelling by car can admire the beauty of surrounding architecture.
JURY STATEMENT
The award was given for distinctness of the concept that provides functional division of the square and
unification of street furniture forms. Greenery arrangement results from accepted idea and low vegetation introduced on the southern side of square is also interesting.
SECOND PRIZE
Architects Dawos Sp. z o.o. • Krzysztof Domaradzki ,Katarzyna Bazylewicz-Maj,
Klaudiusz Przedmojski, Dorota Sawicka, Marek Sawicki, Piotr Sawicki, Dariusz Śmiechowski, Rafał
Wysocki
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HONOURABLE MENTION
Architects PRACOWNIA ART.- ARCH.I Aleksander Chylak, Warsaw
The team composed of Maciej Czeredys, Artur Filip
Collaboration Grażyna Martuszewicz, Marianna Budna, Alicja Bieskie-Matejek
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Birth of a place
The secret of today’s Trzech Krzyży Square is hidden in its history. When we speak of historic
squares usually we think about the market squares with cloth halls and town halls or baroque
courtyards in front of palaces or churches. The Trzech Krzyży square is neither the former nor
the latter. It is the crossroads, a place located on the junction of 17th and 18th century – or perhaps
even older – high roads connecting the important locations – Old Warsaw with Ujazdów and
Mokotów with Grzybów. Curved in shape Nowy Świat Street (around 1640), Wiejska Street (second
half of 18th century), Bracka Street and Mokotowska Street have determined the space of square
called at that time the Crossroads of Golden Crosses.
Gradually the communication, the traffic in the age without the cars, leads to the isolation of islands that were turned into green areas in accordance with 19th and 20th centuries modernization
tendencies.
New crossroads
Planned actions are resulting from the need of transformation of the space completely dominated by the car traffic. We have rejected both the strategy of the passive reconstruction of
idealized history and the automatic preservation of every trace of the inter-war past. However,
we think that designed transformations cannot lead to the elimination of historic structural
functions, so important for the preservation of square’s identity.
In this concept the islands shaped through ages become the integral parts of the square’s layout.
Today is bound with the past. Our aim is neither the reconstruction of the historic layout of islands
(it had been changing in time) nor the creation of the closed enclaves similar to the 19th century
solutions. We want the space of Trzech Krzyży square to correspond with the modern needs and
standards and become the public space.
Islands of events in the sea of traffic
Culture Island
The largest island in archipelago. It has a triangular shape. Gradually and slightly sinking in the
ground floor it is made of wooden planks just like a stage in the theatre. Thanks to this solution
this space can be used in different ways – as a place of meetings or a place for cultural events.
History Island
Elliptic in shape island with preserved details of cavalry road is related by its layout with south
portico of the church. Crosses and statue of St. John Nepomucene are going to stay in their today’s
locations. They will be again emphasized by rustic paving just as it was depicted in 19th century
paintings.
Nature Island
The green area located in immediate vicinity of Prusa Street running to Na Skarpie Alley. We have
preserved all magnolia trees that are square’s characteristic feature and we are adding new
ones. Island will have a dirt surface (what else can be more natural) with trees growing straight
out from that. Comfortable seats will be situated under the trees. Thus, dirt, trees and humans.
JURY STATEMENT
Honourable mention was given for interesting idea of three ‘islands’ building square’s new identity.
Autthors Anna Latoch, Karolina Ptak, Agnieszka Szymczak, Warsaw
Concept design of the redevelopment of the Trzech Krzyży Square. Its main goal is to create the
high quality public space and at the same time the emphasizing of square’s historic value.
The design covers a rhythmic division of the space by the use, multiplication and emphasis of
historic compositional and scenic axes – Royal Road and Stanisławowska Axis. Axes were inscribed into the square’s floor. It allows to put the space in order. The proposed arrangement besides
the using of historic axes has to preserve the existing transportation and scenic links.
There are 3 main types of traffic routes – bus lanes, car traffic routes and bicycle lanes. The
concept covers the location of the collector road on the one side of the church. Its connection
with Nowy Świat St. and Ujazdowskie Av. will be kept. On the one hand the surface car park is
neighbouring on the Ministry of Economy and on the other an underground parking garage was
located beneath the north part of the square.
Square’s floor is made of different in size and colour pattern granite slabs and traffic routes are
paved with cobblestone.
Street lighting system is based on iron cast columns resembling those from 1904 which will
emphasize the historic value of the square.
JURY STATEMENT
The project was given a honourable mention for the interesting, spindle-like form of the square
emphasizing the church’s axis.
HONOURABLE MENTION
The square’s main space is outlined by an elevated area around the St. Alexander church. This
solution emphasizes the dominating role of religious objects in both the square’s layout and the
look. It is a presentable area uniting the church with the St. John Nepomucene statue and crosses. This area neighbours on the multifunction leisure space. The latter is shielded by the church,
what gives it an intimate character and creates a some kind of enclave allowing one to take a
breather. It is also a space for ceremonies, open air events or summer cafés. Along traffic routes
stone made benches shaded by trees were located.
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Authors Plus 48 Grupa Projektowa, Warsaw
The team composed of Kamil Miklaszewski, Agata Filipek, Michał Pawełczyk, Przemysław
Kościelniak, Szymon Kachniarz
Today Trzech Krzyży Square is a junction totally dominated by the car traffic. It is almost impossible for pedestrians to get to the church from the middle of square. Although the church is facing
Ujazdowskie Avenues it is not related with the historic geometry of the square – it is an independent form.
The project covers putting in order the square’s space through returning to the layout of two
triangular public spaces fasten together by church. Square’s axis consists of church, crosses
and statue of St. John Nepomucene. It is the returning to the basic urban layout based on Mokotowska Street and Wiejska Street. The main space plays a role of outer nave of the church
where open air or sacred events can be organized. Walls of this nave consists of rows of hornbeams.
HONOURABLE MENTION
It was proposed to hide the 19th century socle of church by lifting the floor of the square which
restores the right proportions of church. Outer nave has a floor made of wide stone steps
flanked by the rows of trees. The north part of square is comprising geometric water basin which
creates an attractive area for cafes and restaurants.
The square at the junction of Ujazdowskie Avenues and Wiejska Street had been designed as a
place of relaxation. The project covers liquidating of the Ministry of Economy car park and planting
two rows of trees instead which will complement the historic axis of Mokotowska Street and
Bracka Street. The Wincenty Witos monument was placed at the end of Prusa Street.
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The local road traffic system will be simplified. The car traffic will run along the axes of Ujazdowskie Avenues – Nowy Świat Street and Żurawia Street – Książęca Street. Rest of the square will
remain open to the pedestrians. The bus stop for the bus lines running in the Na Rozdrożu Square
direction will be moved out of the square onto Ujazdowskie Avenues.
The square’s floor is paved with stone, street furniture such as benches, stairs and pool surround
will be made of the same material. Street lanterns form refers to the shape of the historic
ones.
The additional trees planting is anticipated.
JURY STATEMENT
Honourable mention was given for an interesting concept of ‘green nave’ in square’s space.
ITALIAN PLAZA
Frontages, surface and dominant, these are the three components of the Trzech Krzyży Square and
each of them lives its own life.
In our concept we wanted to show the respect to everything that decides about the space’s quality and
at the same time preserves the historic character of the square. We are referring here to the Italian
‘piazza’ of which the Trzech Krzyży Square is a visible echo. Italian patterns can be not only found in the
form and proportions of the St. Alexander church but it can also be found in the square’s layout – an
open space with the free-standing central temple.
The Trzech Krzyży Square shall remain the homogeneous plane, homogeneous creation avoiding imitative accretions and divisions. The first step on the way to achieve it is the tearing square’s floor away
from the transportation network. We do not suggest the localization of the car traffic neither on the
east nor on the west side of the church.
We propose an Italian solution – the even floor not divided into roads and pavements.
Another inspiration is the Italian way of the dominant emphasis. Its characteristic and noteworthy feature is the plaza’s floor descending towards the dominant which is lifted by itself.
Square’s frontages shaped during following modernizations creates the frame for the open space. It is
important to emphasize historic and tourist values of the Royal Road that’s why we propose to close the
Ujazdowskie Avenues with the gate, which will shut the square and restore its dense character.
Our concept for the square allows to create a vast, pedestrians friendly public space. But it is not our
intent to deny its transportation role.
The square is an important and living organism. To meet the demands of the present day it has to react on
changing surroundings. It resulted in the concept of the delimiting of the road ways with the use of street
furniture, that rearranged will change the proportions and network of car traffic and pedestrian spaces.
We propose to emphasize the Royal Road by the new row of magnolia trees. The square has always been
well-known for them and this solution would refer to the historic stand. The existing greenery will form
a green island and a shaded area for summer cafés.
Transportation network consists of two way streets - Nowy Świat, Ujazdowskie Avenues, Hoża, Bolesława Prusa, Krucza and one way streets - Bracka, Żurawia, Wiejska and Mokotowska. This network
allows the traffic continuation even when the square would have been permanently closed for the
traffic. We preserved the link between Nowy Świat St. and Ujazdowskie Avenues. It can be changed any
time during the square’s further development.
JURY STATEMENT
The honourable mention was given for the bold attempt of creation of the unobstructed transportation network which allows to implement of different spaces.
HONOURABLE MENTION
Author Marek Rytych Architekt, Warsaw
The team composed of Krzysztof Kryska, Marek Rytych, Marcin Adamczewski, Mateusz Wójcicki,
Maciek Kurkowski, Michał Olszewski, Julian Niecicki, Karol Pasternak, Małgorzata Piotrkowska,
Marcin Brzeski
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COMPETITIONS
Organizer – the City of Warsaw.
The verdict was announced on 3 December 2010.
The competition jury:
Marek Mikos – acting director of the Bureau of Architecture and
Spatial Planning of the City of Warsaw, chairman
Aleksander Chylak – speaker
Henryk Brzuchacz – president of the Management of the City
Waterworks and Sewage Company in Warsaw
Barbara Jezierska – Masovian Voivodeship Historic Preservation
Officer
Paweł Lisicki – vice director of the Nature Conservation Office
Andrzej Michalski – acting director of the Bureau of Architecture
and Building Development of the ÂródmieÊcie
District of the City of Warsaw
Paweł Pawłowski – vice director of the Investor Service Office
Marek Piwowarski – the Mayor’s of the City of Warsaw authorized
representative on the Vistula River Waterfront
Development
Janusz Radziejowski – Juror recommended by TUP
Tomasz Sławiƒski – Juror recommended by TUP
Grzegorz Stiasny – Juror recommended by SARP
Piotr Szaroszyk – Juror recommended by SARP
FIRST PRIZE
TOMCAT.ARCH.DESIGN, Piaseczno
EQUAL SECOND PRIZE
Przemysław St´pieƒ, Warsaw
EQUAL SECOND PRIZE
Jakub Botwina, Warsaw
THIRD PRIZE
Piotr Szafranowicz, Gdaƒsk
EQUAL HONOURABLE MENTIONS
• Damian Woltyƒski, St´szew
• PRACOWNIA PROJEKTOWA URBANSCAPE, ˚yrardów
• KANON Grzegorz Chojnicki, Otr´busy
• Dominik Wenski, Warsaw
• Izabela Niewiarowska, Warsaw
• APA MARKOWSKI ARCHITEKCI, Warsaw
CZERNIAKOWSKI HEADLAND
An urban competition for the concept of
spatial development of the port and
Czerniakowski Headland area
Our project goals:
– the restoration, activation and making this part of the city more attractive from the landscape, historic and
urban point of view;
– the evolution of the headland space and radical changes of the area located between the port and the waterway and the important thoroughfare which is Czerniakowska St.
Our intent is the maintenance of the park, green character of the headland and the creation of the significant
urban tissue in the western part of given area that will be appropriate for the status of Czerniakowska St.
The basic compositional factor for the whole complex is an acoustic wall from the side of Czerniakowska St.
Except the suppression of the noise impact the wall has to become a border, homogeneous skin defining the
continuous frontage of the complex of buildings. According to us it has to evoke maritime associations – a sail
filled with wind.
Buildings ‘behind the wall’ are structures allowing the creation of unique, interesting leisure areas. A very
special construction is the building that was ‘suspended’ under the bridge. From both the Czerniakowska St.
side and from the headland side it is flanked by plazas connected by bicycle lines.
The protected area of Stanisławowska Axis is very important for the Czerniakowski Headland. Here we break
the continuous building development of Czerniakowska St. and we are turning inward this acoustic elevation to
create a plaza between buildings which is the crowning achievement of the great urban layout and at the same
time it is a ‘Gate to Headland’. One is going through it towards the headland and port and goes along parallel
fountains which are the symbolic continuation of the Piaseczyński Channel. A wide promenade runs between
fountains and marina and it is linking all important places and allows one to get through wide steps to the
immediate vicinity of the river.
The plaza was fitted with a specially designed street furniture harmonized by its formal, colour pattern and
used materials with the acoustic wall. The concept covers the possibility of rebuilding and extension of the
existing building development.
We have recognized the restoration of the open air swimming pool as a very important for the cultural and
historic continuity of this area. Next to the Combat Engineer monument we have proposed to locate a vantage
point allowing the observation of the National Stadium and the headland area.
The main thoroughfare leading to the headland area is modernized Zaruskiego St.
The greenery will be put in order especially on the waterfront. It shall provide the proper amount of light for
the promenade and anglers’ spots.
The supreme goals for given area are the evolution and adaptation of the building development for the small
structures drowned in the lush, ordered greenery.
This is the ‘democratic area’ friendly for all disabled persons. The system of ramps will be complemented by
lifts.
JURY STATEMENT
This entry was awarded for a bold proposition of ‘acoustic wall’ along Czerniakowska St. which ensures the
isolation of leisure areas and for the appropriate choice of the architectural forms. The concept allows the
creation of attractive open spaces which can be used, among others, for events of mass character. It rightly
showed that space under the bridge can be also used. Entry’s additional advantage is the preservation of
existing building development and the presentation of possible ways of the development of sports and leisure
functions. According to the Jury the winning entry in the right way emphasizes the Stanisławowska Axis.
FIRST PRIZE
Authors TOMCAT.ARCH.DESIGN, Piaseczno
The team composed of Tomasz Olszewski, Magdalena Olszewska, Maria Jabłońska, Agata Żołnowska
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Author Jakub Botwina, Warsaw
The team composed of Danuta Barańska, Jakub Botwina, Elżbieta
Myjak-Sokołowska, Ewa Szadkowska, Michał Szaruga, Agata SorokaBrzezińska, Stanisław Rutkowski, Magdalena Smoczyńska
LIGHTHOUSE
RESTAURANT
MARINA
BARGE PIERS
SWIMMING POOLS
WATERFALLS
AMPHITHEATRE
SKATEPARK
PICNIC AREA
MARINA WATER SPORTS CENTRE
‘DESKI’ SPORTS CLUB
SECOND PRIZE
MARINA
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JETTY SLIPWAY
SLIP
UNDERGROUND CAR PARK EXIT
PROMENADE WITH FOOTBRIDGES
HOTEL AND CONFERENCE BUILDING
MARINA
THEMATIC
GARDENS
UNDERGROUND
CAR PARK ENTRANCE
PEDESTRIAN WAY BENEATH
CZERNIAKOWSKA ST.
PLAZA WITH FOUNTAIN
EDUCATIONAL
AND SCIENCE CENTRE
MUSEUM OF THE VISTULA RIVER
The following guidelines were taken into consideration while working out
the concept:
– he connecting of functional and spatial relationships with neighbouring
areas via visual and circulation links;
– strict obeying of the Historic Preservation Officer’s directives on
spatial relations shaping with Stanisławowska Axis; taken into account
the proper shaping of the waterfront, port’s surroundings and historic buildings display;
– taking into account directives on interference with the natural environment resulting from the Special Protection Areas for Birds, Natura 2000, Central Vistula River Valley Programs;
– the whole program division into phases, the preserving of some functions and proposing new architectural and spatial solutions;
– the extension of the educational, cultural, sports and water sports
program;
– the emphasizing of the unique area by the use of original architectural
forms and details and remaining areas redevelopment into parks;
– the upgrading of the road traffic network;
– the adaptation of the building located on ZHP area for new functions;
– the ‘domesticating’ of the Łazienkowska Express Route.
The project covers the development of the Museum of Vistula River, hotel
with the conference centre and the water sports centre. Museum and
hotel surround the plaza with the fountain situated on Stanisławowska
Axis. One can get to the plaza via the pedestrian way running beneath
Czerniakowska St. and linking Piaseczyński Channel with the port area.
Legia Football Club Stadium is connected with the headland by a promenade with footbridges which is running further down the river to the Marina. In this area the boulevard which is the main pedestrian way begins.
The most valuable natural areas will be developed in a moderate way.
Their attractiveness will be increased by the introduction of thematic
gardens with the jetties and terraces system fitted with telescopes for
the flora, fauna and avifauna observation.
The architectural concept of the building development located along
Czerniakowska St.
Main functional and spatial links of Czerniakowski Headland are situated from
the Czerniakowska St. side. Basic public and commercial functions were
located there. Planned buildings have the form of green embankment which
screens the Port’s interior against the street noise impact. Their glass facades are open onto the Czerniakowski Port and the river. Because of their
parallel to the Czerniakowska St. layout they create a functionally and spatially integrated string of buildings connected with the Port. This complex
comprises conference centre, marina and water sports store.
All buildings architecture refers to the passive, organic one that is using
natural elements of the landscape and architecture.
JURY STATEMENT
This entry proposes the clear urban layout of functional program of the
given area. Suitable, brief architecture is utilizing green areas for cityscape shaping purposes. Proposed building development concept was
emphasized by urban forms located in key areas.
The Port is located on the historic Stanisławowska Axis on the section
running from Ujazdowski Castle, through Piaseczyński Channel in the direction of riverside area.
The emphasis of the axis will be gained by the demolish of existing objects
and the shaping of the greenery as a promenade being one of the main
public spaces in this location. Along Czerniakowska St. A new building
development will be constructed and tall trees will be planted to provide
an acoustic insulation. The project covers the construction of two-level
pedestrian ways and bicycle lanes. One of them will be situated beneath
the level of the street in the close vicinity of water to avoid the street
noise and provide a better recreation standard.
FOUR AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT
Main area
A new frontage was designed along Czerniakowska St. which will consists
of residential, mixed-use office, conference and hotel buildings. To the
south the square is closed by the hotel and to the north by the mixed-use
office building. From the side of the port museum function has its continuation in the form of historic ships and the partly restored slipway. This
square together with the piazza on the other side of the port create two
poles with the promenade running between them.
The port and the chanel
The port is the heart of the whole urban layout. Sports and leisure are its
dominating functions and its central part is the piazza in the form of wide
slipway that is gently going down to the river. Marina for approx 50 yachts
in the southern part of the port is proposed.
Czerniakowski Headland
The whole headland is located within the Natura 2000 protected area and it
is dedicated to sports and leisure purposes. In the northern part of the headland the Warsaw Rowing Society building development will be put in order
and new two-story café with the vantage point will be constructed. To the
south area is dedicated to open air events, sports fields, tennis courts, skate-park and climbing walls under Łazienkowski Bridge. To the south of embankment between natural rows of trees children playgrounds, bicycle track,
ropes course, sports fields and amphitheatre were located. On the Czerniakowska St. access road side we propose to construct a hostel.
Riverside
The riverside is the natural leisure area and it is the continuation of the
river boulevards. The former is connected with the latter by the floodgate
and the square in front of Combat Engineer Monument. A new vantage
point in the form of square with the ordered greenery is planned from the
side of Wisłostrada Route and Wioślarzy Square. In the southern part of
the riverside a sandy beach with uncovered swimming pool will be created.
In winter the whole area can be adjusted for winter sports purposes.
JURY STATEMENT
The concept in harmonious and restrained way defines the purpose of architectural forms. The Jury valued the introduction of the residential building
development in order to the stimulation and differentiation of functions.
The way of treatment of the new building allows to consider them as a base
for future constructions.
SECOND PRIZE
Author Przemysław Stępień, Warsaw
The team composed of Przemysław Stępień, Wojciech Chyliński,
Małgorzata Grzegorzewska, Ewa Woźny
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THIRD PRIZE
Author Piotr Szafranowicz, Gdańsk
The team composed of Piotr Szafranowicz, Joanna Małuj, Marcin Dąbrowski, Małgorzata Iskierska, Sonia
Jończak, Kamila Kosecka, Filip Welz, Michał Biernat, Rafał Więcek, Weronika Bartkowiak
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The functional and spatial structure fulfils goals presented in Competition’s rules and regulations. The given
space is dominated by sports, leisure and port functions which covers nearly the whole area of Czerniakowski
Headland. Commercial functions are neighbouring Czerniakowska St., a part of the given area which cannot be
dedicated to recreational purposes because of the noise impact.
Sports function will be complemented by open to the public sports facilities. Nearby the Warsaw Rowing Association (WRA) seat the bowling alley and shooting range were located whereas the skate park was situated next
to Łazienkowski Bridge. In the southern side of the Headland the generally accessible basketball, badminton,
volleyball and beach volleyball fields, climbing tower, tennis court and floating swimming pool on the river will
be located.
Mentioned above functions are complemented by the system of promenades and alleys. Its most important
components are waterfronts, pedestrian way running around the port and terraces covering WRA’s, bowling
alley’s and shooting range’s areas. All these forms are opened onto water what will emphasise the relationship
between the city and the river.
In the former shipyard, now occupied by the ‘Ja, Wisła’ Foundation the educational and cultural ‘Wisła Centre’
will be located which will comprise Museum of Vistula River, scale modelling studios, theatre and restaurants.
The outer part of the Museum route will be located on the water. Street furniture in the form of info-box and
multimedia pavilions will be situated on WRA terraces and will serve educational purposes.
Commercial and residential functions will be located nearby Czerniakowska St. They will comprise hotel, office
spaces, retail units, restaurants, hostels, language schools, etc. The commercial building development can be
complemented by the residential function. An additional multi-family residential building development will be
located nearby the ‘Wisła Centre’.
In our concept building development has to be an active form shaping dynamic cityscape of Czerniakowski Port
area. It has to connect urban planning guidelines resulting from the idea of interlocking two streams of
energy – the river and Czerniakowska St. with guidelines on the Stanisławowska Axis development.
It is clearly visible in the multiform building development located between Czerniakowska St. and the Port.
Buildings were separated and together with the circulation of the Czerniakowska St. universe they created the
dynamic cityscape but preserving at the same time valuable green areas and shaping public spaces based on
local axes. In the vicinity of Łazienkowski Bridge ‘Wisła Centre’ building is a dominant accompanied by two
multi-family residential buildings and three office ones.
Planning decisions were mostly based on the history of the given area and the desire of the creative continuation of cultural heritage. The most important elements of this heritage are the history of Czerniakowski Port
and the historic Stanisławowska Axis. Our goal was to bring the historic layer into the present day and make
it the living, active part of the city.
JURY STATEMENT
This entry in an interesting way tries to emphasize the natural values of the given area with the simultaneous
stress on economical solutions anticipating differentiated sources of revenues. Rich cultural, educational,
sports and leisure offer is the entry’s additional advantage.
K AT Y ¡ M U S E U M
The competition for the concept of the
programme of the Katyƒ Museum in Warsaw
Citadel’s Caponier and its surroundings
COMPETITIONS
Organizer – the Polish Army Museum.
The verdict was announced on 8 April 2010.
The competition jury:
Konrad Kucza-Kuczyƒski, architect of SARP – chairman
Witold Benedek, architect of SARP – vice-chairman
Jerzy Szczepanik-Dzikowski, architect of SARP – reporting judge
Bogdan Kulczyƒski, architect of SARP
Janusz Odziemkowski, Army Historical Research Agency
Mariusz GaÊ, member of „Rodzina Policyjna 1939 r.” Society
Izabela Sariusz-Skàpska, member of Federacja Rodzin Katyƒkich
Krystyna Zachwatowicz-Wajda, member of Federacja Rodzin Katyƒskich
Arnold Józefiak, Ministry of National Defence, The Education and
Promotion of Defence Department
Bo˝ena Mamontowicz-Łojek , member of Polska Fundacja Katyƒska,
died 10 April 2010 in airplane crash
Adam Macedoƒski, Instytut Katyƒski (Katyƒ Institute)
Witold Gł´bowicz, Polish Army Museum
Marek Szeniawski, architect of SARP, secretary
FIRST PRIZE
MAKSA Sp. z o.o. – Stary Gózd
SECOND PRIZE
CONSULTOR Sp. z o.o. – Poznaƒ
EQUAL HONOURABLE MENTIONS
• S.A.M.I. ARCHITEKCI Mariusz Lewandowski Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
• WOLSKI & PARTNERS ARCHITEKCI Sp. z o.o., Gdynia
• PIOTR PYREK, MACIEJ SKAZA, RAFAŁ ZAWISZA, Krakow
• JAN MAZUR, Warsaw
• MAAG STUDIO PROJEKTOWE Marek Chłopecki, Gliwice
FIRST PRIZE
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Authors MAKSA Sp. z o.o., Stary Gózd
The Team composed of Krzysztof Lang, Jerzy Kalina, Alina Kalina, Katarzyna Trojanek, Katarzyna Skarbek, Konrad
Jaskulski, Alex Kann, Wojciech Stefaniak, Wojciech Pilata, Michał Krasucki, Damian Pawelca, Ewa Świder, Jan Belina
Brzozowski, Konrad Grabowiec, Marcin Szulc, Jacek Jaskulski, Jan Kulig, Piotr Piądłowski, Paweł Fil
using modern multimedia facilities. One will find here an interactive systems, multimedia kiosks and innovative
audiovisual technologies all complemented by the traditional means used for exhibition purposes. This level
was divided into factual spaces describing as follows – the history of Polish officers disappearance, the search
for them, the revealing of truth and Soviet government lies. It is the reference to one of the first post-war
exhibitions in National Museum during which retrieved paintings were exhibited in wooden crates. Crates in
Katyń Museum emphasize the preserved remembrance of the victims of war.
Museum’s basic aim is the documentation of the Katyń massacre and the paying homage to its victims through
the creation of the space of remembrance. The Katyń massacre is showed here on both the macro and micro
levels. By the macro scale we understand the political and historical impact of the massacre on the European
and world arena. The micro level consists of individual officers and their families stories, the look on the history from the point of view of an individual involved in 20th century historical processes.
Illumination system that was used on the first floor creates the light reflexes on walls and ceiling giving the
impression of sun rays filtering through trees’ crowns. Part of the exhibition one can watch through special
cracks, which symbolize the many years hampered access to important files. At the same time it allows to
prevent the youngest children from watching them. On the ground floor level in the TESTIMONY zone an arrangement means were used that have to emphasize the mood of the concentration and reflection. Instead of
multimedia fireworks this zone impact is based on the suggestive vividness and authenticity of exhibits presented there. This space is mysterious and dark in opposition to the light space of the first floor. Thanks to it
passing from one place to another turns into symbolic passage. To emphasize the extraordinary character of
this space the whole exhibition was based on artefacts.
The Katyń massacre as a one of the most complicated episodes in Polish history demands the use of distinct
means of expression. The museum’s space was divided into 6 basic zones – Entrance, Prologue, Exploration,
Testimony, Commemoration and Epilogue. Five of them in the different way depicts the problem of the crime
and one comprises functional zone. This narration concept allows to influence on both the intellectual and
emotional side of visitors. It shows all aspects of the Katyń issue. The visitor has an opportunity to look at the
latter from the both the families awaiting for the information and then struggling for the dignity and victims
points of view. Museum’s principal characters become not only those who were murdered in Katyń, Kharkov
and Miednoye but also people fighting for the justice and the remembrance of killed ones.
Proposed means of the arrangement and exhibition are strictly related with the adapted narrative concept
that’s why they differ on different levels of caponier. The EXPLORATION level is an information zone which is
JURY STATEMENT
This entry in creative way fulfils competition’s guidelines and will allow the implementation of Museum’s mission.
The clear narration is integrated with given area and in cohesive way develops the caponier’s interior. The rich in
contents symbolism was presented in toned down, appropriate way. Inside the caponier its layout of functions and
exhibitions is clear and well thought-out. The whole exhibition perception is strengthened by the clear spatial division – Testimony – the ground floor; Exploration – the first floor. Proposed modern exhibition systems supplemented by multimedia which perfectly harmonize with the historic record is entry’s additional advantage.
SECTION THROUGH THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE RAMP
We have used the differences in the relief between the caponier’s gate and the further part of fortifications.
The shape of new terraces in front of the Museum is harmoniously matched with the existing escarpments and
together they are creating one cohesive form. Museum entrance is emphasized by the crevice in the frontage
that symbolizes the never healed up wound of the Katyń massacre. The whole is a green park which is both an
exhibition venue and the place of meditation.
Caponier’s adaptation for museum purposes.
Our priority was the creation of proper space for the exhibition. Two existing floors have been intended for the
visitors. Exhibition route ends with the open air exhibition – The Road of Guards.
Exhibition scenario has been divided into three parts:
Ground floor – the introduction, before the massacre.
Audio messages mostly. Introduction, 1939 – the beginning of the World War II and description of the eastern
part of Poland occupied by Russians. Short historic information, reprints of documents and pictures magnified
on a glass screens. This part of exhibition is dedicated to the POW camps, their locations, how they were organized, prisoners’ daily routines – reconstruction of the plank beds, exhibition of everyday use artefacts,
recorded fragments of diaries and letters.
The ground floor tour ends with an exhibition dedicated to the death transports (from Kozielsk to Kharkov, from
Starobielsk to Kharkov, from Ostashkov to Kalinin), transports of prisoners from western Ukraine and western
Belarus and Polish citizens deportations to Kazakhstan.
First floor – the massacre and aftermath.
Spatial installation is telling the story of the massacre. Pictures of murdered prisoners of war are simultaneously screened on three pillars, which symbolize three execution sites. Another halls are dedicated as follows:
– to the fate of individual persons – empty house as a symbol of private life and family;
– to the mass graves – graves’ discovery, exhumations, commission’s work and artefacts excavated from
graves. Mirrors on the opposite walls are multiplying exhibited objects and showing the scale of the massacre,
– to the putting the facts straight – fragments of propaganda films, statements, commentaries.
First floor – the Road of Guards – the end and warning.
Open air spatial installation, which is the allegory of massacre ends in the cavalier a place of silence and
meditation. Four Katyń boards copies and four religion symbols located in four niches.
Proposed by us scenario has not only to acquaint visitors with important facts but it has to help them to
experience and feel it. We wanted to preserve the spacious character of the interiors. We have outlined the
exhibition route. Thanks to the use of transparent and semi-transparent details the visitors become the part
of the exhibition.
JURY STATEMENT
Submitted project proposes the cohesive – in reference to the exterior and interior - exhibition route. Through
the wall with names of all those murdered in Katyn, Miednoye and Kharkov visitors can picture themselves the
scale of the massacre. Caponier’s entrance in the form of crevice enhances the feeling of being absorbed and
introducing to the mood of exhibition. The whole concept is distinguished by its clear form.
SECOND PRIZE
Authors CONSULTOR Sp. z o.o., Poznań
The team composed of Joanna Kapturczak, Anita Horowska, Michał Kapturczak, Radek Byczkowski
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COMPETITIONS
Competition organizer/client
Ks. Anny Mazowieckiej Clinical Hospital in Warsaw
The verdict was announced on 20 January 2011.
The competition jury:
Jadwiga Kuczyƒska-Siciƒska
Ewa Piotrowska
Krzysztof Kulesza
Sławomir Nazarewski
Michał Hagmajer, architect
Mariusz Âcisło, architect
Włodzimierz Mucha, architect
FIRST PRIZE
MÑKA.SOJKA.Architekci Sp. z o.o. – Sp. k.
SECOND PRIZE
OPEN ARCHITEKCI Sp. z o.o.
THIRD PRIZE
FUNKCIONA Architekci Sp. p. Munoz i Partnerzy Spółka
Partnerska i NORIEGA Y GAMEZ ARQUITECTOS S.L.P.
KS. ANNY MAZOWIECKIEJ CLINICAL HOSPITAL
An architectural competition for the concept
of redevelopment and modernization of the
Clinical Hospital in Warsaw
Authors mąka.sojka.architekci • Maciej Mąka, Radosław Sojka,
Wojciech Sosnowski, Bartosz Tylman, Jakub Kalinowski, Piotr
Straszak, Kacper Matysiak
Client Ks Anny Mazowieckiej Clinical Hospital
Competition entry 2011
Building area 5 300m2 • Total floor area 14 600 m2 • Usable
floor area approx. 11 000 m2, including: new structures – 1 600 m2,
modernized structures – 2 000 m2
FIRST PRIZE
The project of the hospital’s rebuilding covers a number of related changes in existing buildings and the construction of new ones.
Patients admissions will be carried out in the new pavilion located in the south-east
courtyard of the Building A. Its comfortable and presentable space will be a counterbalance for the planned extension of the Building’s G entrance. It will not only
improve the hospital’s functioning but it will also enrich its inner spaces.
Another interference in Building’s A structure is the development of the north courtyard. The extended part will comprise all laboratories of Operating Theatre together with recovery rooms, extended Division of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The project covers also the two-story extension of the Building G. New levels will
comprise Gynaecological Microsurgery (the first floor) and High-risk Pregnancy
Unit (the second floor). The development of the entrance hall will provide comfortable space for all types of users.
The Building G extension is connected directly with the Building E. Changes in the
Building E covers the redevelopment of the caesarean section room in the Delivery
Unit on the second floor. The heart of the project remains the south courtyard the
new patients admission pavilion. Glass made cuboid exceeds utilitarian functions of
the patients admission and enriches hospital in the new presentable foyer with the
comfortable waiting room.
The entrance courtyard is emphasized by the fruit tree planted in the centre of it
– it is a blossoming and fruiting symbol of the Maternity Hospital.
Interior design covers the use of natural materials, pastel colour pattern of walls
and neutral ceilings with a subtle illumination system. Thanks to this hospital’s interiors will help to alleviate the stress and will create the substitute of home. New
patient rooms located at the Dobra St. side reduces to minimum the number of
rooms with the view on the backyard.
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Architects Przemysław Kokot, Daniel Mermer, Paweł Paradowski Collaborating architects Katarzyna
Ostaszewska, Łukasz Lautsch, Kajetan Szeliński – architecture student Client Ks. Anny Mazowieckiej Clinical
Hospital Design 2011
SECOND PRIZE
Gross volume 50 132 m3 • Total floor area approx 13 000 m2 • Building area 4 130.66 m2
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The concept of the Clinical Hospital was based on client’s requirements and City Historic Preservation Officer
guidelines. The architects main goal was the improvement of hospital’s functioning and its adaptation to meet
today’s obligatory requirements.
The extension consists of three basic phases:
– the building development of east courtyards (Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. side);
– the constructing of the roofed ambulance driveway on the south side of building lot (Karowa St. side);
– the extension of the Hospital Block G (Dobra St. side).
New forms are complementing the existing ones. Architects decided to use a modern architecture forms and
modern construction materials to clear the distinction between the buildings. Thanks to this solution the historic ones are easily recognizable. The use of the glass with some degree of light reflecting as a skin of new
buildings emphasizes the historic character of existing facades and at the same time it is a perfect acoustic
insulation against the Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. noise.
Total volume 47 225 m3
Total floor area 13 493 m2
Usable floor area 10 794 m2
3 floors
1 underground level
Car park for 30 cars and 30 surface parking spaces
Competition entry’s main goals are:
– the proposing of the new elevation that will aesthetically unify the look of
the modern, high technology hospital;
– the putting in order of an access area;
– the putting in order of an internal circulation;
– the solving of the problem of the lack of car parking spaces;
– the analysis on the hospital’s future extension;
– the upgrading of security systems and the hospital’s emergency evacuation.
Planned redevelopment will cover the following changes in the existing building development and area’s spatial development:
– the two-story extension of the existing outpatient clinic;
– the redevelopment of the entrance from Karowa St. side and the planning
of the new ramp for ambulances;
– the development of the northern courtyard of the building at Wybrzeże
Kościuszkowskie St.
The north-east façade which is screening the patio from Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. has a unique character, from both sides it is flanked by the historic building. The modern and in bold colour pattern structure that is
contrasting the old building development had been proposed. Its façade gives
an impression of being multi-surface thanks to the outer skin made of opaque
glass panels with small windows placed on different levels. For the location
of the new main entrance we have proposed the garden from Karowa St. side.
In the immediate vicinity of it we have proposed the patient admission in the
form of one-story pavilion which is located on the southern patio from Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. side. The hospital’s historic building located here
was entered into the Sites and Monuments Record.
THIRD PRIZE
Architects FUNKCIONA Architekci Sp.p. Munoz i Partnerzy
Spółka Partnerska • Agnieszka Zygmunt, Miguel Muños, Olga
Marcos, Jakub Walczak • NORIEGA Y GAMEZ ARQUITECTOS
S.L.P. • Jose Luis Rodriguez-Noriega Vizcayno, Silvia Gamez
Carrasco
Structural engineers Artur Sieczkowski, Wojciech Nikoniuk
Design 2011
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SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF WESTERN PYRSKIEGO STRIP
POLECZKI STREET AREA
Head designer Krzysztof Domaradzki (PhD) Urban planning Marek Sawicki, Dorota Sawicka, Piotr Sawicki
Nature protection Jacek Skorupski Infrastructure Stefan Parys Transportation Zygmunt Użdalewicz
The Plan covers approximately 274 ha. The functional and spatial structure of this area will create favourable
conditions for development of the industrial cluster including the multifunction complex of high technology
industry companies, logistics centres, business parks, conference centres, research institutes and housing
estates with accompanying facilities.
The combination of industrial, office, commercial and residential functions shall be created with the protection
of residential function from all potential uncomfortable conditions. Such attitude will be favourable for the
balanced development and it will help to avoid a monofunctional and degraded environment.
In accordance with the municipal authorities policy the area covered by our Plan will be the part of production
and commercial complex related with the Frideric Chopin Airport. Creation of this type of areas in the future
spatial development plans seems to be especially important from the point of view of the Mazovia Aviation
Cluster established in 2008.
The new spatial structure was based on two main green avenues connecting the Puławska and Taneczna
Streets area with the planned rail station to the west. Avenues are running through the main green areas
related to Grabowski Lake and Grabowski Channel. New public squares are planned on the junctions of avenues and main streets running from the north to the south. Such solution will provide the spatial continuity of
Pasmo Pyrskiego (Pyrskiego Strip) which consists of Kłobucka, Hołubcowa, Łączyny and Poloneza Streets. We
propose to introduce here the new sport and leisure areas and commercial and service units in the residential
and office buildings.
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Lilium
Marriott
Tower 11U/MW
Tower 15U/MW
Tower 3U/MW
PKiN
Złota 44
Tower 2U/MW
hotel IC
Rondo 1
WFC
BUILDINGS HEIGHT DIAGRAM – PUŁAWSKA ST. AXIS
LOCAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
OF THE PALACE OF CULTURE
AND SCIENCE AREA
Plan by Miejska Pracownia Planowania Przestrzennego i Strategii Rozwoju
The Plan for the Palace of Culture and Science or PCS surroundings covers the area outlined by Jerozolimskie Av.
and Marszałkowska, Świętokrzyska and E. Plater St. Because of its location this area has the chance to become
the real city centre which is lacking today. According to the Plan there should be introduced the new sky-scrapers,
different in size public squares, boulevard along Jerozolimskie Av. and other various structures designed for the
cultural and commercial purposes.
The Plan has been passed November 2010 and it became a law January 4th 2011.
The Plan anticipates the following:
– changing the cityscape of the left bank Warsaw by constructing 5 new sky-scrapers around the PCS;
– creating the clear layout of streets – local streets to the north and south of PCS, continuation of Pankiewicza
St., two entrance roads in the Kongresowa Concert Hall area, limited traffic on the local streets;
– creating the new shape of Defilad Square which will be limited by walls of the Modern Art Museum by Christian
Kerez and a new structure symmetrical to the latter housing i.e. the music theatre;
– constructing the new underpass that will connect areas on north and south sides of the PCS with Złota St.;
– constructing of 5 new buildings – 220 m, 245 m, 245 m, 140 m and 90 m high;
– constructing of buildings from 24 m to 26 m height located along Marszałkowska St. and Jerozolimskie Av.;
– introducing of the commercial, office and residential functions;
– preserving of the Świętokrzyski Park;
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– creating of the winter garden with restaurants that will be connected with the small bike station located on the
verge of the park in front of the PCS;
– creating of the boulevard on the north side of the Jerozolimskie Av. together with the pedestrian way, greenery
and fountains;
– p reserving of the 90 years old plane trees on the south side of the PCS by shifting back all of constructions;
– c onstructing of new pedestrian crossings, inter alia, in the Dmowskiego Roundabout area;
– constructing of the new passage running from Centrum Metro Station to Złote Tarasy (Golden Terraces multifunctional complex), it is anticipated that this passage will be partly covered;
– c onstructing of two large underground parking facilities situated beneath Defilad Square and E. Plater St.;
– constructing of the subway connecting Centrum Metro Station, Śródmieście Rail Station and Centralny Rail
Station.
Some of the solutions accepted by the Plan - Defilad Square shape, local streets layout, the shape of the Modern
Art Museum, underground parking facilities – were adapted from the previous Plan that has been passed in 2006.
Unlike to the 2006 Plan introducing of the new sky-scrapers around PCS allowed us to design a lot more public
spaces in this area parallel to the increased usable floor area of the new building development. Moreover, new
sky-scrapers will be the supplement of the Western Area of the City Centre and they will brake the visual domination of the PCS in the left bank Warsaw cityscape.
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THE KEY
STREET SURFACE –
‘GARBO’ GRANITE
SIDEWALKS’ SURFACE –
GRANITE
GRANITE COBBLESTONE
HANSEGRAND ‘CHOPIN’
SURFACE
ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE
STAIRS
ILLUMINATED WOODEN
GATES
SINGLE-PERSON WOODEN
BENCHES
CONCRETE SEATS
GAME DESKS
ILLUMINATED TREES
STREET LAMPS
AWNINGS
SURFACE LIGHTING SYSTEM
EXISTING TREES
PLANNED TREES
CHMIELNA STREET REVITALISATION CONCEPT
Concept by Pleneria Sp. z o. o.
Visualizations by GAMMAPRIME STUDIO s.c.
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Chmielna Street is one of the most important areas in the Warsaw city centre. Nearly from the beginning it
was embracing commercial, artistic and social life of the city. Today it became the second-rate location, dominated by a car traffic. One of the main goals of this concept is the restoration of Chmielna St. as a prestigious location in modern, lively Warsaw. This street is a very important transport link between Powiśle area
and the city centre, therefore one must find the answer for the question how to remodel this street and not
change it into another traffic route that is losing its own style.
We decided to look at this street as on an “artistic street”. We have created new squares that according to us
shall be a background for different open-air artistic activities such as art exhibits, happenings, street theatres,
concerts etc. Squares will be connected by arranged and remodeled street “floor”. All other architectural
details such as gates, benches, street lamps will resemble the idea of coherence and spatial order of both
street’s individual sections and street as a whole.
Between Pasaż Wiecha (Wiecha Passage) and Nowy Świat St. we have outlined the following areas:
1. Water Square – an open space with fountain in the form of broken stone slab on which water ‘dances’ in the
rhythm of music. It is a kind of water stage opened onto the square and it is surrounded by stairs that can
be used as seats. The distinctive feature of this place are rows of tall trees. In their shadow passers-by
could rest, read or meet with other people. The most important here is to encourage passers-by to visit
Chmielna St.
2. Exhibit Square/Amphitheatre – this area is an artistic square, a perfect place for street performances,
street theatres, concerts and outdoor exhibitions. The longitudinal rows of stairs and the trees emerging
from them create some sort of amphitheatre.
3. Square at the junction of Chmielna, Szpitalna, Zgody and Bracka Streets is at the same time a connecting
area between two sections of Chmielna St. and an important public square of unusual shape. The distinctive
depression in the middle of square has to create a sort of barrier separating it from the vehicular traffic
on Szpitalna and Zgody St. Elevated surface of the road running in the Jerozolimskie Av. direction is an interesting platform which is a visual boundary separating the square from surrounding streets.
4. Intimate Square – located in the immediate vicinity of Nowy Świat St. In its layout it refers to the preceding
squares. It is filled with rows of trees and its functions are similar to those ones of the exhibit square, although because of its intimate character and neighbouring restaurants and cafés it should be treated more
as a leisure area.
All street furniture like seats, benches, stairs, street lamps, awnings shall be made of high quality materials
in ascetic, modern style which will emphasize the historic architecture and not compete with it.
Client Praga Południe District of the City of
Warsaw Concept by Pleneria Sp. z o. o.,
sp.k . • Dariusz Malinowski, Michał
Kaczmarczyk, Anna Małkińska, Michał
Szaruga
Public convenience project by Wojciech
Kakowski of Pracownia obsługi Inwestorów
Pro-Invest Sp. z o.o.
Urban planning Jacek Szerszeń (PhD) of
Plan & Projekt JSA Sp. z o.o.
SZEMBEKA SQUARE REVITALISATION CONCEPT
The concept of Szembeka Square’s remodelling covers a very complicated area that is within the scope of many public institutions’ interests.
The most difficult was to reconcile a multidirectional guidelines set by
various municipal institutions with an underground infrastructure which
is a real maze of plumbing, wiring and gas fittings. To work out the concept of the square we had to meet requirements of fittings’ owners,
municipal institutions and first of all the local residents what cost us a
lot of time and many compromises.
Finally we had prepared the concept of the Local Spatial Development
Plan which covers the urban space with the arranged structure that
meets requirements of an Urban Concept by Jacek Szerszeń (PhD).
Plan’s main guideline was to emphasize the compositional axis of the
Square which main dominant is the Mary’s Purest Heart Church. In this
case the most important feature outlining the shape of the square is the
double row of trees running from Grochowska St. to the church’s site.
We have chosen the birch to plant here because it resembles the historic background of the nearby Olszynka Grochowska sanctuary where
birches are dominating species. From all birch species we have finally
chosen the Betula utilis for its crown regular shape and the flawless
white colour of trunks. These features perfectly harmonize with the
vertical divisions of church’s light elevation.
Eastern part of the square on the side of Grochowska St. is elevated and
reserved for the monument. It will be probably a bust of General Piotr
Szembek. The Square’s outskirts are in form of a wide entrance ramp
with easy access for the elderly and disabled persons. Area on the Kordeckiego St. side will have the similar form.
A new public convenience will be build on the square. Its over ground part will
serve as an information point promoting the district and the whole Warsaw.
Additional attraction will be the fountain situated nearby the church. It will be
a double row of nozzles spraying water from the level of the ground. Street
furniture like lamps, rubbish bins, benches will be arranged in a rhythmical
way along the most important directions. Wooden, rounded parts of benches
will temper the severe style of the square’s stone floor.
Nearby streets will also be remodelled. Only Chłopickiego St. traffic lanes
will be covered with tarmac. All other pedestrian ways, drive-ways and
parking spaces surfaces will be made of granite slabs and cobblestone.
Thanks to this solution both parts of the square divided by Kordeckiego
St. will be unified by the same pattern and texture of surfaces.
Remodelled square will be also striking after the sunset. New lamps will
be located along the foot paths and special opalescent lanterns between
birches. Hanged between crowns of trees they will create an intimate
tunnel leading from Grochowska St. to the church’s fence.
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OVERALL VIEW
VIEW FROM THE KONSTYTUCJI SQUARE SIDE
PANORAMA FROM SOUTHERN SIDE
THE KEY
Existing building development
Historic buildings
Planned building development
Surrounding building
development
NORTH-WESTERN AREA OF PLAN
Existing tree
Planned tree
Street
Lawns
FOOTBRIDGE OVER NOWOGRODZKA STREET
OVERALL VIEW
CONCEPT OF THE LOCAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF ÂRÓDMIEÂCIE POŁUDNIOWE
IN THE POZNA¡SKA STREET AREA
Concept by Ewa Gruszecka (PhD) – head architect on the project, Ilona Izdebska of Studio KA
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Two different concepts of the Poznańska Street development were prepared for the Local Spatial Development
Plan of the Śródmieście Południowe area and this is just one of them which anticipates the dense building development. This concept was inspired by the usable floor area maximization trend that is very popular in the Japanese architecture or great metropolis such as New York or Shanghai. It is also the continuation of the today’s way
of development of the Warsaw city centre. Today’s plan for the city centre anticipates a construction of new
skyscrapers that will brake the visual domination of the Palace of Science and Culture in the cityscape.
The main goals of this concept are:
– the constructing of new skyscrapers located in the western part of a given area, which will fill out the cityscape between Jerozolimskie Av. and Chałubińskiego, Wspólna and E. Plater Streets, including the Porta Varsovia
business park. As a result all education facilities as schools will be eliminated from this area but previous
analysis have proven that this part of the city is turning into financial district where schools are redundant;
– the constructing of new buildings on the corner of Marszałkowska St. and Jerozolimskie Av. that will form a
kind of gate to Marszałkowska St. for all those coming from south-west; in their dimensions the new buildings
will refer to the Novotel hotel building;
– the creating of the new cohesive pedestrian traffic network linking all important locations in this part of the city.
For the functional structure the following solutions has been accepted:
– the preserving of residential and commercial functions as main functions in this area;
– the changing of industrial function into residential one – it concerns the “Serwar” factory which is one of
the very few industrial objects in this part of the city. Its liquidation has been previously anticipated in the
City Centre Plan, a higher rank document.
– the changing of the educational function into business one – today’s 43rd Secondary School and Hoffmanowa
High School buildings will be replaced by the new Porta Varsovia business park.
– the introduction of the new commercial spaces in the buildings located along the main shopping streets –
Nowogrodzka, E. Plater, Poznańska St. – this solution shall be conductive to the development of the pedestrian
traffic and people friendly public streets of the city centre;
– concerning transport, it is important to change the approach to the pedestrian and car traffic, elimination
of the parking spaces situated on pavements is essential, the only available parking spaces shall be parallel
to the streets’ axes. It will result in the broad shopping streets’ pavements perfect for street cafes.
Multimedia Park of Fountains has to increase the value of escarpment and waterfront
from residents’ and tourists’ point of view. Today’s square has nothing to offer for
people visiting New and Old Towns. Our main goal was the creation of interesting from
the visual point of view leisure area with the latest equipment for fountain shows.
The square is an open city park with the clearly emphasized area planted with trees.
Its characteristic feature is common devoid of plants. The structure consists of three
basins – one irregular in shape and two linear. The whole is complemented by a playground, underground control facilities and security service building.
The project’s main goal is to emphasize fountains and hide all technical facilities. The
key factor is the multimedia character of the whole concept which one can call the
light and water show. The main fountain pool surface is approximately 2 200 m2 of
area. Shape of the fountain pool results from the square’s shape. Its surround is cylindrical and its curvature radius is resulting from the Golden Section. The plinth is
shifted back relative to the surround and it is illuminated. Such solution makes the
fountain pool looks like it was elevated above the level of the pedestrian ways. The
fountain pool had been fitted in more than 250 nozzles which are able to create a
water tunnel, the special water screen on which 3D shows can be screened and the
artificial fog. Linear fountains have been located between the main fountain pool and
Wybrzeże Gdańskie St. parallel to the latter. They are visually separating the square
from the traffic but not cutting it from the river. This effect of separation was achieved
thanks to the use of 60 nozzles creating the water curtain.
Fountain pools are made of reinforced concrete and covered with ceramic tiles in form
of mosaic. The fountain pools’ bottom is covered with resin coat protecting the concrete against the water.
The playground is in fact an another fountain but covered. The water is sprayed from
36 hidden nozzles creating individual patterns or a water tunnel while spraying. Square is containing usual street furniture forms like benches, trash bins, bicycle racks.
Colour pattern – mostly different shades of grey. Only fountains’ pools shall be emphasized whereas all other structures should merge with the background.
MULTIMEDIA PARK OF FOUNTAINS
Location Pierwszej Dywizji Pancernej Square, area
outlined by Sanguszki, Boleść, Rybaki and Wybrzeże
Gdańskie Streets, Podzamcze
Client Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji,
Zarząd Terenów Publicznych
Architects BRONISZ LAND DESIGN Artur Bronisz, Natalia
Marciniewska, Joanna Antosik, Magdalena Stoczko,
Tomasz Steckiewicz, Ewa Żebrowska-Bartnik
Design November 2010
Concept by Forma Studio Architektury Sp. z o.o.
Site area: 18 743 m2
Facilities building area: 41.6 m2
Underground steering facilities building area: 217.49 m2
Fountain pools area: 2 818.9 m2
Fountain pool covered with slabs area: 138 m2
Security service building area: 21.5 m2
Security service building volume: 59.34 m3
Steering facilities No 1,2,3 usable area: 205.49 m2
Playground steering facilities usable area: 12 m2
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New tram shelters, together with the remodelled Trasa WZ (East West Route)
are going to create a modern and aesthetic transport space. The shelters are
going to be made mostly from transparent materials. Thanks to this solution they
will merge with the surrounding area and will not obstruct neighbouring buildings.
Curved shape of these steel structures refers to the shape of the tunnel running
beneath Plac Zamkowy (Zamkowy Square).
Above the Ratusz Arsenal Metro Station the height of the shelters differs. They
are higher above the lifts and staircases exits to provide an additional protection
against the weather conditions. Above the Park Praski Metro Station the height
of the shelters is 3.5 meters.
The shelters are made of float glass – transparent and translucent alternately
to avoid a shelters overheat in the summer. The layout of glass panels highlights
the main structure composition. Each shelter will be illuminated, fitted in information screens attached to the pillars, benches and balustrade integrated with
the shelter.
TRAM SHELTERS ON WZ EXPRESS ROUTE
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Architects grotte art • Bartłomiej Grotte, Rafał Jedliński, Maciej Pędzich, Konrad
Waligóra, Maria Śmigielska Structural engineers Jerzy Holm, Magdalena Rygulska of
B. P. I. KONSTRUKTORNIA s.c. Client Tramwaje Warszawskie Sp. z o.o. - city’s light rail
operator General contractor Zakłady Usług Energetycznych i Komunikacyjnych Grupa
ZUE S.A. Design 2009 Under construction
I – STADIUM AREA /YOUTH SPORTS ZONE/
II – OLDER PEOPLE ACTIVITIES ZONE
A – EXISTING CONCRETE PAVING SLABS
B – TRACK NO 1 /MIXED SURFACE – HARD AND SOFT/ FOR CLIMBERS,
PARKOURERS, ACROBATS, B-BOYS, DANCERS, GRAFFITTERS, STREET
ARTISTS – ‘FLOOR OF FAME’ ZONE
C – TRACK NO 2 - COLOURED CONCRETE OR TARMAC FOR SKATEBOARDERS,
ROLLERBLADERS, BMX
D – GRASSY HILL FOR SNOWBOARDING IN WINTER AND LEISURE IN SUMMER
1.skate ramp, quaterpipe (larger)
2. hydrant / place for spectacular trick with a view on PASTA building /
3. pyramids for tricks approx. 60 – 80 cm high
4. ramp in the middle approx. 60 cm high
5. bowl
6. place for spectacular ollie
7. spines /large – tougher tricks/ skateboarding
8. spines /small – easier tricks/ skateboarding
9. hand rails
10. rail
11. dance floor/capoeira
12. screen frame
13. parkour obstacles up to 3 meters
14. rope
15. climbing wall – traverse approx. 3 m (circumference approx. 20m)
16. bouldering approx. 4 meters high
17. parkour obstacles up to 1 meter high
18. b-boy mat
19. trampoline
20. rail
21. auditorium
22. lockers
23. bicycle racks
24. exercise bars in the shape of trees
25. chess tables
26. exercise
27. gymnastics apparatus for older people
28. board games tables
29. pingpong table
30. bench around the tree
31. bocce court
32. rail and box approx. 8 meters long /igelite surface/
CITY SPORTS SQUARE /FOR SEVEN YEARS/
BOUNDED BY MARSZAŁKOWSKA, KRÓLEWSKA, ZIELNA AND PRÓ˚NA STREETS
Originator of the concept Grzegorz Gądek Architectural concept authors Mateusz Adamczyk of BUDCUD,
Simone de Iacobis of Centrala, Grzegorz Gądek of Stowarzyszenie Polska Młodych, Michał Gratkowski of MOKO
ARCHITECTS, Marta Frejda of MOKO ARCHITECTS, Tomasz Kotrych of DSK Family, Małgorzata Kuciewicz of Centrala, Monika Morawiak of KAPS Architekci, Marcin Mostafa of WWAA Architekci, Natalia Paszkowska of WWAA
Architekci, Kuba Perzyna of INFO Magazine, Agata Woźniczka of WWAA Architekci, Patryk D. Zaremba of Forum
Rozwoju Warszawy Square’s concept design by Marta Frejda, Michał Gratkowski of MOKO ARCHITECTS
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The city is an area for experiments in many fields of life.
As a result of recent economical, cultural and world outlook development Warsaw citizens have changed in
positive ways.
The first change is visible in the ways of spare time spending. Finally we have appreciated appointments in
cafés and parks or the participation in sports and cultural events. We have discovered the potential of bicycling,
we know how to take part in marathons or poetry marathons or any other activity that is being held in the
city.
Many clubs and societies which develop the awareness of history, culture or ecology came into being lately.
We have started to identify ourselves with our city. We feel that we have become the part of it and we have
publicly started to believe that we have a positive impact on our neighbourhood. We have started to believe
that the city was created for us and not the opposite.
In such context the ‘grass-roots civil acting’ like an attempt to create a square - which on many fields is an
experiment and the beginning of creation of rules of the urban spaces stimulating – is a great example of today’s social changes.
The project of the city’s sports square is an another voice in the debate on mentioned above activities. It has
a chance to become a landmark of the social integration in the form of space where real people with real needs
can fulfil themselves and develop their passions.
The subject.
The subject of the project is the finding of the principle for creating a place for extreme sports (skateboarding,
parkour, climbing, break-dance). It should be related with the older people activities stimulating.
The square shall fill the gap between the vision of classic square with trees and lawns where an idyllic peace
prevails and a concrete square where teenagers ride a skateboards or break-dance after the school. It has to
be a some kind of symbiosis of different generations.
The fundamental component of this project is the location – the city centre, the quarter outlined by Marszałkowska St., Królewska St., Zielna St. and Próżna St. It is a place that is perfectly visible from the side of main
roads, what is crucial for the show like extreme sports. Thanks to the comfortable access via the public
transport network it is easy to get there for the residents from the distant district or tourists from abroad. It
is a perfect location.
After existing there building development was demolished none had any idea on how to use the newly freed
area. There were plans to change it into one vast lawn.
Luckily.
Whole area had been rented for project purposes for seven years. The structure has to be temporary but it
does not mean that poor designing and workmanship should stay behind it. The square is an experiment that
should allow to gather data and experiences on this kind future constructions in the city and country.
Organizer of the Social Participation in Warsaw Spatial Planning Workshops Forum
Rozwoju Warszawy
Organizer and coordinator Patryk D. Zaremba
Substantive supervision Mikołaj Pieńkos Visualizations by Aleksander Kozielski and his
team, Mikołaj Pieńkos
Nowa Świętokrzyska Project website www.forumrozwoju.waw.pl/swietokrzyska
NEW ÂWI¢TOKRZYSKA STREET
The constructing of the second line of metro is an exceptional opportunity for a look onto the quality of the
public space in the centre of the city. Temporary closing of the city centre streets for the car traffic and an
opencast method of the metro stations construction will force the restoration of the roads’ and pedestrian
ways’ surfaces after works are finished. The Forum of the Warsaw Development Society or FWDS pays special
attention to Świętokrzyska St. which is connecting to the important axes – Marszałkowska St. and Royal Road.
Taking care of the city’s aesthetics and the striving for making the city centre streets comfortable for pedestrians and cyclists made us to prepare the spatial, transport and architectural concept for the redevelopment
of one of the most important streets in Warsaw.
According to FWDS taking care of an urban space is the municipal authorities duty and residents privilege. We
perceive that the high quality of applied solutions shall be achieved through the opinion research, residents
participation and planning processes based on a solid analysis. All of it made us to prepare in Museum of Modern
Art a Social Participation in Warsaw Spatial Planning workshops within the framework of the Warszawa w
budowie Festival (Warsaw Under Construction).
Participants’ task – Warsaw residents with a different professional profile – was the creating of the reconstruction concept of Świętokrzyska St. after the second line of metro will be finished. Only a well thought-out
schemes were taken into consideration. That’s why workshops have been preceded by lectures on transport
conditions, transport policy, ways of urban planning or Świętokrzyska St. history. The second stage of preparations was the simulation of spatial planning process.
Worked out concepts in accordance with the city functioning issues:
• TRANSPORT. Świętokrzyska St. plays the key role not only in the city transport network but also as a significant transit corridor. This role is not adapted neither to actual state of the street nor to its desired standard
and function. Here we are presenting 6 different solutions of transportation issue. All of them resulting from
the reading of the Transportation Strategy.
Pedestrian and bicycle traffic only
• the elimination of vehicles,
• no separated traffic lanes,
• access for residents and deliveries through determined driveways.
Limited vehicle traffic
– the street used by pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles,
– the access possible for pass owners (local residents, deliveries),
– possible bus transport,
– speed limit: 20 or 30 kilometres per hour because of pedestrian traffic priority.
Pedestrian, bicycle traffic and transport
– priority for pedestrian and bicycle traffic,
– bus lanes only,
– the access possible for pass owners (local residents, deliveries),
– speed limit 30 kilometres per hour because of pedestrian traffic priority.
Public transport priority
– bus lanes,
– vehicular traffic on one lane only (in each direction),
– speed limit: 50 kilometres per hour.
Interrupted transit transportation
– bus lanes,
– vehicular traffic on one lane only (in each direction),
– chosen intersections with left or right turn only,
– speed limit: 50 kilometres per hour.
Preservation of current solutions
– two lanes in each direction,
– no bus lanes,
– no bicycle lanes.
• CAR PARKS. City’s parking policies are not focused on satisfying demand on car spaces. It means that it is
impossible and pointless to provide the latter for everyone. There is not enough space to satisfy growing demand
on car spaces but there is too many of them to reduce traffic jams and degrading of public space. The existing
car spaces on the pavement of Świętokrzyska St. are functioning against the law and cars are causing accidents.
The need for a change is obvious. The problem can be solved in the following way – an underground parking
facilities should be located beneath Powstańców Warszawy Square and existing there surface car spaces
should be liquidated. Previous transportation analysis proved that another underground parking facilities
should be constructed under Świętokrzyska St. but it is impossible today because of the second Metro line
route.
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MUSIC QUARTER
There is no need to remind anybody that Warsaw is not consider as a city associated with
the culture or art. Consecutive reports assessing advantages and faults of the capital
are unequivocal in this matter. Our city is attractive for a business but has a little to offer
for all those looking for the art. Both Warsaw residents and tourists are expecting cultural events in Warsaw. This is the matter of the model of the free time spending, which
means our desire for the everyday living improvement.
Music Quarter answers this desire. It is the concept how to change one of the Warsaw’s
areas into a place especially art friendly – specifically music friendly. This quarter outlined by Nowy Świat St., Tamka St, Jerozolimskie Av, and Na Skarpie Av has to be some kind
of an incubator, where musicians and listeners will feel especially comfortable. Where
each meeting will be broadening the space of art. Thanks to the Music Quarter the vision
of the part of Warsaw filled with the music is becoming quite realistic.
The location of the Quarter is non-accidental. This area is containing such institutions as
the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Chopin Center, Musical Theatre, Śródmieście
Community Center and many more that can be partners for the project. But Quarter is
not just institutions, these are also cafes and resaurants, all full of music, which is quite
rare in modern Warsaw. The realization of the concept will be an impulse for creating new
places dedicated to music… The Quarter can be also understood as a public space filled
with the music.
Music Quarter is a social project open for all activities that will fill it with the creative
expression. We invite everybody for the cooperation.
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www.kwartalmuzyczny.eu
Stowarzyszenie Mieszkańców Ulicy Smolnej
(Smolna St. Residents Association)
ROYAL ROAD
NA SKARPIE AVENUE
CHOPIN PASSAGE
CHMIELNA ST. – FOKSAL ST.
SMOLNA ST.
FUNCTIONAL AREAS
BUILDINGS WITH COMPOSITIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
BUILDINGS WITH FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
RETAIL PREMISES ON GROUND FLOOR LEVEL
POSSIBLE NEW STRUCTURE
1 CHOPIN CENTRE
2 OSTROGSKICH PALACE
3 WODICZKO SQUARE
4 UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
5 KRASIŃSKICH LIBRARY
6 GORGE NEARBY MONASTERY
7 HALL AT 10A KRYWULTA ST.
8 EXHIBITION PAVILION
9 ZAMOYSKICH PALACE’S GARDEN
10 ZAMOYSKICH PALACE’S COURTYARD
11 SABAT THEATRE
12 7/9 FOKSAL ST.
13 FOKSAL ST – SMOLNA ST. PAVILIONS
14 BRANICKICH PALACE’S COURTYARD
15 STANISŁAWA WISŁOCKIEGO SQUARE
16 SMOLNA WYSOKA
17 SMOLNA CENTRE
18 COMMUNITY CENTRE
19 SMOLNA CAR PARK
Fort as a historic, protected by law structure is a place where the modern
building development can be introduced only under the strict supervision of
the Historic Preservation Officer (HPO). In accordance with Officer’s guidelines all new constructions have the proper proportions of fortress forms.
Fort’s embankments will be partly removed and replaced with the new constructions with green roof tops and escarpments imitating the earthworks.
Concrete and brick made parts of the fort will be preserved, renovated,
remodelled and given the new functions. The whole will consists of one
complex administered by one institution what fulfils some of HPO conditions.
Taking into consideration all HPO’s directives we have designed the tourist,
leisure and educational centre.
In its central part we have anticipated the restoration of the caponier with
the postern which corridor will lead to the hotel.
Caponier – retail space with shops offering replicas of the historic weapons
and equipment.
In front of the caponier the new mixed-use building will be placed similar in
the form of casemate to the non-existent one. New ‘casemate’ located nearby
the main driveway will comprise club with billiards, cafes, restaurant.
To the right from the main driveway will be constructed a hotel with Spa and
wellness, and the restaurant. In that way the axis determined by caponier
C2 CONFERENCE
COMPLEX
D2 RESTAURANTS
D1 RESIDENTIAL AREA
C1 HOTEL
E1 EDUCATIONAL AND EXHIBITION AREA –
ALL RESTORED FORTIFICATIONS
C5 HOTEL
FACILITIES
C4 SPA
BOAT RENT IN THE FORM
OF A PART OF A BRIDGE
FUNCTIONAL AND SPATIAL CONCEPT
OF THE FORT BLIZNE III AREA
and casemate will end on the ravelin which will comprise restaurant on the first and conference rooms on the second story. From the ravelin
one will have a perfect view onto a moat.
In the south part of the complex will be built an Apartment Hotel which can be independent or can cooperate with the main hotel.
Southern side of the fort is reserved for the educational purposes. It will comprise receptions and exhibit rooms and will be complemented
by a bowling alley or shooting gallery. On the roof top will be arranged an exhibition of the historic artillery pieces and military equipment.
Location Bemowo District Architects Biuro Projektów Kazimierski
i Ryba Sp.j. • Tomasz Kazimierski (PhD), Andrzej Ryba, Maciej Ryba,
Bartosz Kasperkiewicz, Jacek Kwiatkowski Client MBJ Service Jerzy
Czeszel
Total volume: approx 81 730 m2
3 floors, 1 underground level
underground parking facilities for 490 cars and 4 surface car
spaces
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PALACE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE NEUTRALISATION
CONCEPT
Concept by Rafał Szczepański - architect
The Palace of Culture and Science has been playing a dominant role in the Warsaw cityscape for fifty years.
Despite few attempts it still cannot be united with the urban tissue. It is still insulting the city. Because it was
entered in the Sites and Monuments Record it became inviolable. The domination of this barrack of building will
not stop until its dark core with offsets and golden spire will stick out of its gargantuan courtyards with the huge
porticos. The Palace can be neutralized only by ‘domestication’ the literary and full merging with the cityscape.
To achieve that we must build the new city streets frontages on the Palace side.
When three huge courtyards will be developed the four, side pavilions will become the part of the city. The
strategy of neutralization of the Palace covers the filling of its courtyards which will fragment the monumental
form of the Palace and will unify it with the city street tissue without destroying the building itself which is
protected by the law. From the level of the street one will not be able to see the dominating building which form
is completely strange for the urban space of the most of European cities. The pavilions will finally have the
chance to become an eclectic attraction of a big-city street.
The functional formula of the Palace seems to be depleted. It is ineffective as an office building. It might be a
perfect conference centre because of its localization, but on the other hand it creates a lot of difficulties with
its maintenance and accessibility.
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Building of three new structures with more than 40 thousands square meters of total area may give the Palace
a new impetus and even support the existence of this, after all the historic building. Similarly, the new opening
of the Louvre Museum with the introduction of the glass pyramid by Pai was the rescue for this falling down
object. The same solution can bring the salvation to the Palace and the relief for the city.
Architects Broadway Malyan Polska • Melvin Davis, Robert Kamiński
The team composed of Krzysztof Mirosławski, Antoni Konarski, Tadeusz
Nowakowski
Architectural Competition for the Conceptual Design of the Trzech Krzyży
Square.
History – Trzech Krzyży Square in Warsaw is an exceptional example of
the urban tissue that was accumulating through centuries. Architects and
urban planners have been remodelling this space for over two hundred
years. As a result we have the space that unifies building development of
many different architectural styles. This square shows that harmonious
coexistence between them is possible. Our project is neither the literal
citation from history nor the copy of classical solutions. It is the modern
answer for the context of given site, it is using modern language of forms,
textures and spaces. It is offering the new combination of functions while
preserving and emphasizing square’s historic values.
Pedestrian versus car – city square has always been the meeting place
and important junction. On today’s Trzech Krzyży Square the car traffic
function is predominant, therefore the most important task becomes the
restoration of balance between the pedestrian and car traffics. The project
covers the construction of an underground parking facilities during the
second phase of remodelling.
Square where always something is going on – Trzech Krzyży Square is
located in the city centre, it is the junction of nine streets. That gives the
way for implementation of various function. Exhibitions, competitions,
concerts, shows, fair, open-air events – this place can surprise in many
ways. The square has the chance to be a place of important events and
exhibitions. Its form features allow to organize exhibitions of large-scale
sculptures and installations, summertime open-air cinema or street theatres’ performances. Warsaw still lacks this kind of events.
Square’s division into individual areas – the Royal Road traffic lanes
have been located on the one side of the church and their connection with
the local streets has been simplified. Thanks to this solution the square
will be divided into two areas dedicated to pedestrians. The first area is a
spacious, open square with the big-city scale. The other one is a green park
in totally different style – shady, separated from the streets, suitable for
small events and meetings.
Historic ‘crack’ of the square – historic route of the Royal Road has been
emphasized by the ‘crack’ running through the square from the north to
the south. From the visual point of view this line is the mark of the historic
road leading to the Ujazdów Castle. Its function is variable. The first section
is containing the fountain which is spilling water down the square. The
second section is containing comfortable entrances to the underground
parking facilities and illumination system.
Square’s floor – Trzech Krzyży Square is an exceptional place uniting the
different architectural styles and irregular urban tissue. The concept
anticipates the square’s floor covered with the light mesh. It will result in
the visual coherence and at the same time it will allow the elastic shaping
of various spaces. The triangular form is dynamic and very well placed in
the irregular shape of the square. Its distinctive layout allows an easy
identification of individual places.
TRZECH KRZY˚Y SQUARE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT
COMPETITION ENTRY
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WARSAW, YOUR OLD FACE.
WARSAW DEVELOPMENT FORUM’S PROPOSITION
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The city sympathizers association – the Forum Rozwoju Warszawy (Warsaw Development Forum) or FRW –
gathered around the idea of balanced development wishes to present an idea for the increase of value of the
Warsaw tourism offer. FRW’s new initiative supports the need of promotion of knowledge on the history and
the spirit of Warsaw.
City of Warsaw organizes educational activities on the city’s history and architecture. Our project is an attempt
to achieve the direct contact with the people, to ‘come out with the history onto the street’. One of the designing
inspirations were the cuboid glass forms which can be seen on the Royal Road. They present Canaletto’s paintings depicting the 19th century Warsaw. The FRW relaying on the mentioned above form of message wishes to
present three aspects of the Old Face of Warsaw. We propose an exhibition of photography placed on special
plinths. The exhibition will consist of photography showing the pre-war Warsaw and the same Warsaw but
captured few years later – ruined and totally destroyed. One will have the chance to acquaint with the same
but different places watching photos on plinths. The third, present face will be visible after one will rise the
head from above pictures.
We hope that this new form of the small architecture will allow residents and tourists to meet the Old Face of
Warsaw – three worlds, three periods in the history but the same city. The basic idea of the project is the
presenting of contrasts on the architectural and historic map of Warsaw. One will see an exhibition depicting
the turbulent history of the capital. Its splendour and fall contrasted with the present.
The locating of plinths in characteristic places of Warsaw gives a potential for the drawing up of memorial
route in the city scale. While touring from the one plinth to another one will be able to experience Warsaw as
it is today and as it was during the toughest times in its history.
We wish to arouse Warsaw municipal authorities and the potential sponsors interest in an idea of the permanent
exhibition of Warsaw changes fixed in the urban space.
The first phase of the project was carried out thanks to the grant obtained from the ‘Patriotism of Tomorrow’
program of the Museum Of Polish History.
Coordinator Patryk D. Zaremba
Project’s website www.forumrozwoju.waw.pl/warszawa_twoja_dawna_twarz/
STUDENTS’
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
For the second time the best, focused on Warsaw, master’s degree thesis
of students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of
Technology are presented in the catalogue accompanying this exhibition.
From the most interesting dissertations among 18 that were presented in
March 2011 on the annual exhibition which is being held in the Faculty of
Architecture building, the commission made up from the SARP’s members
and lecturers choose the best 6.
The important element of each dissertation which is defended in Warsaw
faculty is the descriptive part of it being the theoretical base of authorial
concepts of graduates. In the context of the building development that
is currently being constructed in Warsaw students’ dissertations present
deliberately created the vision of the capital’s future prepared by young
architects that are starting their professional life and soon will have impact
on the city... It is a vision of architecture that becomes the element of
the dialogue in an urban space and also a sociotechnic tool shaping
the collective identity of its users. In each dissertation one can find the
individual concept but as a whole they are creating the one of a kind
picture of ‘Genius Varsoviensis’ which is uniting in one the painful memories
of tragic events with cosmopolitical aspirations to become a world class
metropolis.
Marcin Górski (PhD) – architect
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture
of the Warsaw University of Technology
2010
Student Monika Kniżatko
Supervisor professor Stefan Kuryłowicz – architect
INFORMATION AND CULTURE CENTRE IN WARSAW
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The change in the social awareness related with the post-modern aesthetic of everyday life caused, among others, the change in
approach to the waterfronts. A new trend in the urban planning emerged in which an aquatic architecture plays the key role. It is
common now to transform riversides and to use the potential of water as a stimulating factor in the river landscape shaping. That
is why the project’s goal was the creating of the modern architecture with the public function, which will help to catch up with the
lack of spatial development of waterfronts and it will allow to transform riverside boulevards into the new landmark.
In Warsaw, along Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. one can see the first signs of the waterfronts metamorphosis (Warsaw University Library, Copernicus Science Centre, National Stadium). Yet to create the harmonious architectural composition that will allow
to create a modern, presentable waterfront the structure destined for cultural purposes should be constructed. Together with
other structures it should result in a spatial triangle with three architectural dominants. A public space of science, sports and art
would come into being.
The project covers the concept of the structure that will serve for information and cultural purposes. Its main task will be the promotion of domestic and foreign culture and the delivering of the comprehensive information about all kinds of cultural events. I propose
to locate it on the junction of Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. and Tamka St. It will have the form
of building merged with the surrounding park – an organic architecture combining together
the nature and culture. The building consists of three sections which together create one
form running parallel to the river. One of project’s goals was the free circulation between the
both exterior and interior and individual stories. It resulted in the circulation system located
on green roofs. Thanks to it the building is accessible from every story. The ground floor
consists of exhibition halls, lecture hall, information area and restaurant. The first floor destined for educational purposes. The top floor comprises different kind art studios.
This project will contribute to the already started process of restoring the river to the city
and the river boulevards’ activation and integration with the existing city structure.
Appropriate decisions shall bring that area back for residents in the form of presentable
area friendly for various activities and social events.
Does architecture speak? Can we communicate through it? How to transfer our thoughts and ideas into
spatial forms? How to express the identity, especially national one in the architecture?
Architecture is an art thus, among the others, it is the carrier of meanings. We read them in two ways: intellectually and sensually, that’s why our reception of it is also intellectual (symbol) and sensual (metaphor). From ancient
times symbols and metaphors expressing the spirit of time, the picture of the world or the point of view of people
have been present in the architecture. In the theoretical part of my master’s degree thesis I am starting from an
analysis of mechanisms of perception and transfer of facts, I am giving a brief summary of meanings in the architecture of consecutive epochs and finally I am presenting the modern pluralism when progress of science, variety
of systems of values resulted in unprecedented before architectural forms of expression.
In the following chapters I’m presenting the open catalogue of means of expression, which I have grouped
in 4 categories: the context and relationship with surroundings, the layout and architectural form, the
material and technology, the decoration. I’m presenting different aspects of the identity, focusing on the
national identity, processes of its creation and transfer and on the communication between different groups.
I’m pointing difficulties and risks and methods of gaining the knowledge required for the communication.
I’m distinguishing 3 goals of the identity transfer – the creation of identity within the group, its transfer to
the outside world and the dialogue between few identities. Basing on the modern examples I’m examining
the expression of the national identity in the architecture depending on the purpose and receiver. Recapitulating, I’m stressing 3 necessary steps that have to be taken to include the identity message into the architectural form. Project that is depicting the theoretical part of dissertation was based on the meeting of
cultures – Polish one and Nordic countries.
The subject of it took the shape of the Nordic House on the Czerniakowski Headland. This structure has to
serve 2 equal goals – on the one hand it has to ‘present’ the Nordic identity to Poles and on the other it
should integrate and support Nordic countries citizens in Poland. The analysis showed that similarities and
differences are independent on borders. To make the message readable for Poles I have based it on two
common, distinctive for Nordic cultures similarities – their relation with the nature and their civil attitude.
I’ve decided that building should provoke direct associations with Scandinavia that’s why I’ve located it in
the northern part of the headland - the relationship with water, revitalisation, natural values.
Institute building consists of 3 forms referring to 3 archetypes of the North – rocks, forests and villages.
Cause of the linear character of the building plot one can acquaint with it in two ways – the route from the
north resembles northern Scandinavia – sea, ice, rocks, fiords; and the opposite one is an analogical way
from the south – green lowland plains, villages, gradually lifting terrain, border of the forest, finally the end
of continent. Used forms and materials transfer the characteristic mood of the North.
Civil attitude is depicted in the way the building works –an open, central plaza with some kind of Hyde Park,
common and used by everybody. Used technologies are nature friendly, water and energy saving, based on
forces of nature.
Building’s functions - cultural (temporary and permanent exhibitions, the concert hall); educational and information (the library, language school, info-centre) additionally it is comprising cafe, conference rooms,
the sauna. It is also a part of an anti-flooding system. Mostly made of reinforced concrete (except parts of
exhibition spaces made of wood, and glass and steel structure of the forum). Main finishing materials – the
black granite and larch wood.
Student Michał Cyruchin
Supervisor Andrzej Ustjan(PhD) - architect
MULTIPLE IN ONE – NORDIC INSTITUTE ON CZERNIAKOWSKI HEADLAND
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Does the book has the right to exist in the library of the future? That is the one of nagging me questions that
directed my further considerations in the both theoretical and practical ranges of this project. My master’s
degree thesis examines the purposefulness of using the book as an information carrier and the ways of the
libraries future development.
The theoretical work was divided into sections where analogue and digital carriers of information were
compared. One of examined issues is the durability. It is a quite important factor for libraries. The longer
the information is being stored, the harder it is to keep its quality and reliability. The costs of preservation
are also rising.
In the further analysis I am countering the directed search for information in digital data bases with the
randomly and intuitive exploration of library shelves. Both methods have completely differentiating advantages and their skilful unification may result in the efficient searching system. I am also pointing out the
logical division of analogue and digital information carriers between different branches of knowledge, in the
past dominated by books as the only reasonable carriers of information. In other chapters I am presenting
the new achievements of technology like an e-book for example and their capabilities or I am countering the
quality of information carried on the traditional way or digitally.
My opinion is that problems examined here have the one rational answer, which is the balanced cooperation
between both methods of dissemination and the managing of information.
In my project I am trying to implement in practice the theoretical knowledge. To create the system allowing
its users for an easy and effective exploration of the world of information and to create the space that on
the one hand is calm and relaxing and on the other hand is stimulating and inspiring.
Student Konrad Rakowski
Supervisor professor Marek Świerczyński – architect
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CITY LIBRARY
THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE MUSEUM IN 21ST CENTURY.
MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY CONCEPT.
Modern museum is a structure that has to house many different functions. The traditional museum functions
such as exhibition, renovation and interpretation was complemented by the commercial one that has to meet
consumer society expectations. The 21st century museum has to play not only the role of the cultural venue
but it has also to become the appointment and entertainment centre. That’s why more and more space is destined for commercial premises such as cafés, bookshops or souvenir shops. Commercial activities not only
enters museums as additional functions but also influences the form of exhibitions making them more interesting and comprehensible for the wider group of visitors.
The modern exhibition shall use possibilities offered by new technologies. The attractive exhibition should not
only be multimedia but also the interactive one. The point is that the watching of collections shall be complemented by an active participation in the cognitive process. The 21st century museum shall teach to ask questions
but moreover it should teach on how to seek answers.
Today the museum plays the role of quasi university. It is a place where science and education are equal and
constitute the base of such institutions. This assumption resulted in the functional program comprising lecture halls, libraries, projection rooms and different types of laboratories.
Today we speak about the museum as the last bastion of designing, which is not limited by any formal or
functional regulations. It is resulting in a huge variety of architectural forms. The basic idea behind it is making
the architecture to be a part of art not just its servant.
One of the basic problems that architect has to face in this case is the museum’s internal layout. Relations
between particular spaces will affect the internal circulation. The modern museum shall comprise few equal
routes. Another important factor is the lighting system which is the integral part of exhibition and creates
atmosphere.
The project of the Museum of Photography covers the construction of structure that will not only answer social
needs but will solve the problem of Warsaw exhibition venues. The museum is located in the centre of the city
on J. H. Dąbrowskiego Square. The project’s main goal is the stimulation of the square and the restoration of
its former splendour. The building’s location has to restore the nonexistent today the north frontage of square.
The building consists of two connected forms. The higher one, adjacent to the square comprises entrance area
and exhibition spaces. This part of the building has a double layered elevation made of opaque glass. The other,
lower building, which elevation is finished with a dark-grey architectural concrete comprises office space,
restoration workshops, lecture rooms, storerooms. An underground level consists of technical facilities, lecture hall and photography room with the darkroom and photo-digital processing studio.
The vital component of the front elevation is the wall-screen which works as a diaphragm. It consists of many
round openings that can be opened or closed alternately and present graphics or pictures. The wall is the way
museum communicates with surroundings.
Student Monika Gruszka
Supervisor Piotr Trębacz (PhD) - architect
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MUSEUM OF EXPELLED – DULAG 121 IN PRUSZKÓW
The remembrance of the past is the foundation of the future. That’s why the creating of places of the remembrance is not just the resurrection of the history but first of all it is the building of the collective identity and
through that the creating of the awareness of future generations.
The theoretical work is dedicated to the issue of remembrance and commemorating of the history of WWII
through the widely understood architecture of remembrance. It was preceded by the analysis of the subject
from historical and sociological perspective including the problem of the modern understanding of the ‘remembrance’ and the ‘history’ term. Furthermore this work takes up the subject of the historical education in
places of remembrance which today takes the form of the social laboratory where through the analysis of the
past significant phenomena the present ones are studied.
The project – the Museum of Expelled DULAG 121 in Pruszków
The project covers the place of remembrance and the museum of Warsaw residents exodus after Warsaw
Uprising. The museum’s location is the area of the former Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego (The Rolling
Stock Repair Shop) in Pruszków near Warsaw where during WWII the Nazi German transitional camp (Durchgangslager 121) was located, established for the civilians expelled from Warsaw during and after Warsaw
Uprising. More than a half million of people have passed through this place those days.
Today former Repair Shop area has a private owner and it is serving as a warehouses complex. Nine halls
dated at the end of 19th century and inter-war period survived until today. Many of them are entered into the
Sites and Monuments Record. The project covers the restoration of historic part of the Repair Shop and the
creating of the Museum of the Dulag 121 in it. The present warehouse function will be preserved yet rearranged.
Main assumptions:
– section off a part of the Repair Shop area for museum needs;
– the restoring of the existing historic building development;
– the introducing of a new axis in the historic layout which will comprise modern open plazas with symbolic
meanings;
– the developing of the route of remembrance which scenario will be based upon the chronology of events that
took place during the exodus.
The Museum is also planned as a cultural and scientific institution which field of interest will be the history of
displacements, expulsions and deportations in 20th century. The Museum of Dulag 121 has to be a some kind of
historic centre taking active part in the education and cultural life not only on the local level.
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Student Dorota Nagowska
Supervisor professor Stefan Westrych – architect
THE MEANING OF DEGRADATION IN ARCHITECTURE PERCEPTION.
MUSEUM OF POLISH HISTORY.
Degradation touches me personally, it touches everything that I
am designing in this material world. The degradation is undeniably
the part of this world, the part of its reach, material reality in
which we live and build. In this specific context it becomes
essential for us, the people.
Why degradation is arousing emotions? Does it always marked
negatively? What values can be related with it? An essay which is
the part of this Master’s Degree Thesis comprises the record of
personal search related with this phenomenon.
The Museum of Polish History as every other building would be
subjected to the degradation. But in this case the degradation
would have the chance to gain an exceptional meaning.
Student Karol Żurawski
Supervisor Jerzy Grochulski (PhD) - architect
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New buildings B4 and B5 are a part of Nowe Powiśle mixed-use complex
located in the former ‘Powiśle’ Heat and Power Plant area.
The buildings have been designed in accordance with the Building Permit Conditions and Masterplan, and Historic Preservation Officer instructions. They are forming new frontages from the side of Zajęcza
Street and historic Elektryczna Street. The building’s B4 ground floor
is continuing the retail function integrating itself with the historic part
of complex. The building is one floor lower and its top floor is shifted
back to display the south elevation of historic building D1.
Building B5 is a 24 meters high structure located at the corner of a
Zajęcza Street and Elektryczna Street. The ground floor can be earmarked for retail units accessible from Zajęcza Street.
The office space in both buildings is to let. Both buildings have an underground parking facilities accessible from Elektryczna Street.
Steel building frame, architectural details and façade sections directly referring to the unique elevations of the neighbouring historic
buildings.
BUSINESS PARK – FORMER ‘POWIÂLE’ HEAT AND POWER PLANT AREA
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Location Elektryczna St., Powiśle Architects APA
Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał
Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Grzegorz
Gurgacz, Sergiusz Frąckiewicz, Katarzyna JabłońskaBida, Klara Janicka, Katarzyna Kozioł, Szymon Nieszporek,
Joanna Nowosadzka, Aleksandra Pawłowska, Karol
Pawłowski, Małgorzata Pogródko, Magdalena Rachuta,
Katarzyna Sokołowska, Piotr Zielawski, Szymon
Mioduszewski + architecture student Structural
engineers ARBO Projekt Sp. z o.o. Conservation of
historic monuments Pro-Arte, Hanna Jung-Migdalska
Client Menolly Nowe Powiśle Sp z o.o. Design 2010-2011
Completion 2011-2013
Total volume, including: B4 – 53 400 m3, B5 – 72 500 m3
• Total floor area, including: B4 – 13 770 m2, B5 –
19 170 m2 • Usable floor area, including: B4 – 11 782 m2,
B5 – 15 380 m2 • Number of floors, including: B4 – 4, B5
– 5 • 2 underground levels in each structure •
underground parking facilities for 92 cars in B4 and 104
cars in B5
‘Nowe Powiśle II’ mixed-use complex is the continuation of ‘Nowe Powiśle’ residential
complex that was constructed during the first phase of the former ‘Powiśle’ Heat and
Power Plant area remodelling and reconstruction. The main part of the new complex
consists of former boiler house, switching station and caisson buildings adapted for the
retail and office purposes. All buildings were entered into the Sites and Monuments
Record.
Former boiler house D1 and former engine room D2 – the largest of preserved
buildings. To adapt these buildings all their ceilings have been demolished and new reinforced concrete inner structure with the independent foundation have been built. To
emphasize the old steel construction all spaces to let in building D1 were asymmetrically placed along the south wall side.
Building D2 is an entrance to the passage from the side of Centrum Nauki Kopernik
(Copernicus Science Centre) and its roof’s structure is brought into prominence. In front
of engine room a café will be built. It will be constructed from reused, historic steel
components.
Former switching station D3 – the latter will be adapted for the mixed-use residential
building with an underground parking facilities. Addition – penthouses with roof top
gardens.
Former caisson building – its function as reservoir will be preserved in deep vaults.
In the building the restaurant with summer terrace screened against weather conditions
will be located with the light, unfolded roof.
ADAPTATION OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS COMPLEX OF THE FORMER ‘POWIÂLE’ HEAT
AND POWER PLANT FOR RETAIL AND OFFICE FUNCTIONS
Location 57 Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St., Powiśle
Architects APA Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon
Wojciechowski, Michał Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin
Grzelewski, Piotr Banasik, Grzegorz Gurgacz, Sergiusz
Frąckiewicz, Katarzyna Jabłońska-Bida, Klara Janicka,
Katarzyna Kozioł, Szymon Nieszporek, Joanna
Nowosadzka, Aleksandra Pawłowska, Karol Pawłowski,
Małgorzata Pogródko, Katarzyna Sokołowska, Aldona
Tukałło, Piotr Zielawski Structural engineers ARBO
Projekt Sp. z o.o. Conservation of historic monuments
Pro-Arte, Hanna Jung-Migdalska Client Menolly Nowe
Powiśle Sp. z o.o. Design 2009-2010 Completion 20112013
Total volume, including: D1 – 48 100 m3, D2 – 25 800 m3,
D3 – 22 100 m3, D5 – 6 070 m3 • Total floor area,
including: D1 – 7 970 m2, D2 - 5 530 m2, D3 – 6 230 m2,
D5 – 1 800 m2 • Usable floor area, including: D1 –
7 100 m2, D2 - 4 500 m2, D3 – 4 105 m2, D5 -1 170 m2 •
Number of floors, including: D1 – 5, D2 – 4, D3 - 5 •
Number of underground levels, including: D1 – 1, D3 – 1,
D5 – 2 • Underground parking facilities for 5 cars in D2
building and 16 cars in D3 building
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7TH FLOOR
6TH FLOOR
5TH FLOOR
4TH FLOOR
3RD FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
EXISTING
ANNEXE
NEW
WING
PATIO
PALACE
OFFICE BUILDING CONCEPT
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Location Szucha Av., Śródmieście District Architects
Biuro Projektów Kazimierski i Ryba Sp.j. • Tomasz
Kazimierski (PhD), Andrzej Ryba, Marcin Gozdalik Client
Tomasz Kokczyński Design 2010
Total volume: 40 300 m3 • Total floor area: 14 750 m2
• Usable floor area: 13 100 m2 • 7 floors • 3 underground
levels • Underground parking facilities for 76 cars
This building is located on the junction of Poznańska Street and Nowogrodzka Street. Cuboid in form covers the whole building lot area. The
building permission requires keeping of the 10 meters wide pedestrian
way. Therefore building has been divided into two forms on the first
floor level. From the second to the top floor the building consists of one
form which is overhang above the entrance area. Lifts together with the
entrance lobby has been placed in one of the ground floor’s ‘legs’. The
other ‘leg’ comprises retail spaces and the office spaces’ emergency
staircase.
Glass façade. Pilasters that gives the façade its rhythm are made of
opaque glass. Building has two-story underground parking facilities. Each
level comprises 20 parking spaces, lifts and technical facilities. An underground parking garage is accessible from Nowogrodzka Street
through the 270 centimetres wide ramp with the 50 centimetres wide
hard shoulder. This kind of ramp is allowed by the law for parking facilities which capacity do not exceed 20 parking spaces per level. The
traffic on such driveway must be controlled by the traffic lights. There
is one emergency staircase in the building which is accessible from the
lift lobby. This solution allows to divide the office space on each floor
between 2, 3 or 4 tenants without the need of creating additional emergency ways.
Each floor in the building comprises 500 square meters of the office
space to let.
OFFICE BUILDING
Location Nowogrodzka St., Śródmieście District
Architects APA Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon
Wojciechowski, Michał Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin
Grzelewski, Paulina Owczarska, Piotr Zielawski Client
Budlex Sp. z o.o. Design 2010
Total volume: 14 460 m3 • Total floor area: 3 934 m2 •
Usable floor area: 3 340 m2 • floors 7 • 2 underground
levels • underground parking facilities for 40 cars
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OFFICE BUILDINGS COMPLEX. TELEKOMUNIKACJA POLSKA S.A. NEW SEAT
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Location 160 Jerozolimskie Av., Ochota District
Architects Fiszer Atelier 41 Sp. z o.o. • Stanisław Fiszer,
Piotr Bujnowski, Krystyna Fiszer • The Team – Wiktor
Jarawka, Magdalena Osińska, Marta Pędowska, Jacek
Wochowski, Hubert Wójcicki Structural engineer Ove
Arup & Partners International Ltd. Sp. z o.o. Client
Bouygues Immobilier Polska Sp. z o.o. Design 2008-2011
Completion 2011-2013
Total volume: approx. 106 400 m3 • Total floor area:
approx. 81 596 m2 • Usable floor area (above ground
levels): approx. 43 700 m2 • 6 floors • 2 underground
levels • Underground parking facilities for approx. 1052
cars
SECTION A-A
MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDINGS
Location 4 Konstruktorska St., Mokotów District
Architects Kuryłowicz & Associates Sp. z o.o. • Stefan
Kuryłowicz, Jacek Syropolski, Piotr Wilbik, Michał Pawlak
Structural engineers Biuro Projektów Budownictwa
Chodor-Projekt Sp. z o.o. Client Harmony-WarszawaKonstruktorska Sp. z o.o. Design 2010 Completion 2012
Total volume: 104 418.89 m 3 • Total floor area:
38 109.25 m2 • Usable floor area: 33 580.14 m 2 •
7 floors • 2 underground levels • Underground parking
facilities for 388 cars
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CONCEPT DESIGN OF ENTRANCE HALL
‘EUREKA’ MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING
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Location 4 Wynalazek St., Mokotów District Architects
Grupa 5 Architekci • Roman Dziedziejko, Michał
Leszczyński, Mikołaj Kadłubowski, Krzysztof Mycielski,
Rafał Zelent Collaborating architects Elżbieta FojutGajewska, Dariusz Kwiatkowski, Adam Nieduszyński,
Izabela Świtalska, Michał Ratajczak Structural engineers
Nazbud Sp. z o.o. Client REF Sp. z o.o. 6 Sp. Komandytowoakcyjna Design 2007-2009
Total volume: 45 000 m3 • Total floor area: 12 000 m2
• Usable floor area: 10 000 m 2 • 8 floors •
2 underground levels
‘PLATINIUM 6’ OFFICE BUILDING
Location Wołoska, Domaniewska, Konstruktorska Streets
area, Mokotów District Architects Grupa 5 Architekci Sp.
z o.o. • Roman Dziedziejko, Mikołaj Kadłubowski, Michał
Leszczyński, Krzysztof Mycielski, Rafał Zelent, Rafał
Grzelewski Collaborating architects Agata Stelmach,
Wojciech Chyliński, Krzysztof Puta, Łukasz Olszewski,
Elżbieta Fojut-Gajewska Structural engineers LGL
Sp. z o.o. Client GTC Satellite Sp. z o.o. Design 2011
Total volume: 67 500 m3 • Total floor area: 11 299 m2 •
Usable floor area: 22 000 m2 • 12 floors • 3 underground
levels • Underground parking facilities for 243 cars and
4 surface car spaces
The building will have the Gold Level certificate of the
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) which
is an internationally recognized green building certification
system, providing third-party verification that a building was
designed and built using strategies aimed at improving
performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy
savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved
indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources
and sensitivity to their impacts (source USGBC website).
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MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING
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Location Przyczółkowa St. the corner of Klimczaka St.,
Wilanów District Architects JEMS Architekci • Olgierd
Jagiełło, Maciej Miłobędzki, Marcin Sadowski, Jerzy
Szczepanik-Dzikowski Collaborating architects Izabela
Leple, Karol Olechnicki, Mariusz Olszewski, Maks Potapow,
Piotr Sołowiej Structural engineers TMJ Projekt Client
A2 Sp. z o.o. Design 2010
Total volume: 281 906 m3 • Total floor area: 80 664 m2
• Usable floor area: 25 988 m 2 • 5 floors •
3 underground levels • Car park for 915 cars
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
OFFICE BUILDING
Location 17th Stycznia St., Włochy Architects JEMS
Architekci • Olgierd Jagiełło, Maciej Miłobędzki, Marcin
Sadowski, Jerzy Szczepanik-Dzikowski, Marek Moskal
Collaborating architects Marcin Szubski, Izabela
Bednarska, Magdalena Sakowicz Structural engineer
Adam Grabowski of LGL Sp. z.o.o. Client LT Invest Sp. z.o.o.
Design 2010
Total volume: 83 258.34 m 3 • Total floor area:
23 336.48 m2 • Usable floor area: 5 760 m2 • 7 floors
• 3 underground levels • Underground parking facilities
for 272 cars and surface car 2 spaces
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‘PARK WEST’ OFFICE PARK
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Location Wolska St., Wola District Architects Grupa 5
Architekci • Roman Dziedziejko, Michał Leszczyński,
Mikołaj Kadłubowski, Krzysztof Mycielski, Rafał Zelent
Collaborating architects Agnieszka Jóźwiak, Małgorzata
Borys, Adam Nieduszyński, Dariusz Kwiatkowski, Elżbieta
Fojut-Gajewska Structural engineers Arbo Projekt
Sp. z o.o. Client Barrington Holdings Poland Sp. z o.o.
Design 2010-2011
Total volume: 51 000 m3 • Total floor area: 39 600 m2
• Usable floor area: 32 000 m2 • Number of floors
ranging from 7 to 10 • 3 underground levels
Office park comprises two medium sized buildings surrounded by trees. The inner
courtyard functionally connects Patriotów St. with minor Mrówcza St. Retail premises located in buildings are open onto the inner courtyard and reception halls entrances situated on the side of the latter.
Buildings had been designed in the way satisfying needs of different types of tenants.
Interiors can be arranged freely because buildings’ elevations were divided into
standardized units with proper systems and teletechnical networks. The functional
layout with the central circulation core allows for any kind of the office space arrangement.
Elevations consist of two cooperating layers. The basic one is the glass curtain
façade with wooden blinds adjusted to the steel structure that can serve as balconies
for offices’ occupiers. The reason for such solution is the need of providing the
proper amount of natural light and the need of avoiding the over-heating. Picture
windows give an excellent view on the surrounding greenery.
Except technical facilities roof tops comprise green terraces.
BUILDING A
BUILDING B
‘BUSINESS PARK’
Location Patriotów St., Wawer Architects APA
Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał
Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Marcin
Szubski, Magdalena Rachuta, Magdalena Maciąg, Agnieszka
Matys Client private venture Design 2010
Total volume: 32 000 m3 • Total floor area: 7 350 m2
• Usable floor area: 6 000 m2 • 3 floors + technical
facilities level • 1 underground level • Underground
parking facilities for 51 cars and 41 surface parking
spaces
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‘WOLA BUSINESS PARK’
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Location Solidarności Av. the corner of Młynarska St.,
Wola Architects Płaskowicki i Partnerzy Architekci •
Piotr Płaskowicki, Joanna Krysiewicz, Michał Kasprzyk,
Agnieszka Bernas Client private venture Design 2011
Total volume: approx. 190 570 m3 • Total floor area:
approx. 55 758 m 2 • Usable floor area: approx.
33 859 m 2 • 30 floors • 3 underground levels •
Underground parking facilities for 293 cars and approx.
37 surface car spaces
The project covers the mixed-use office building with an underground parking
facilities, frontage roads and greenery. The building is a cuboid with O letter
shape plan with the green courtyard accessible from the outside through
arcades. Building’s form had been sculpted by ledges on the face of the walls
and by an unique shaping of the glass elevation.
The building plot is accessible straight from Konstruktorska Street. The new
service road will be constructed as a driveway to the two-story underground
parking facilities. Additional parking spaces along the frontage road is contiguous to Konstruktorska Street.
Each floor in the building comprises 3 300 square meters of the office space
to let.
OFFICE BUILDING
Location Konstruktorska St., Mokotów District Architects
APA Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon Wojciechowski,
Michał Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Anna
Kurowska, Salma Amarin-Strzałkowska, Michał Grabski,
Bogna Ciechanowska-Miśtal Client NDI S.A. Design
2010
Total volume: approx 100 000 m3 • Total floor area:
40 000 m2 • Usable floor area: 21 000 m2 • 7 floors •
2 underground levels • underground parking facilities for
440 cars and 52 surface parking spaces
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Urban determinants and Historic Preservation Office recommendations:
– complementing of the Chmielna Street frontage – within the limits of today’s street frontage;
– backyard – building placed 7 meters from the building plot border;
– building’s height from Chmielna Street side – 18.5 meters with the possibility of the further 3 meters
raise in the distance of 4 meters back from the face of the front elevation;
– modern architecture building development in accordance with Historic Preservation Officer recommendations.
FUNCTION AND SPACE
Chmielna Street can not be recognized as a homogeneous, dense, big-city street – it is a medley of
architectural styles. That’s why - agreeing with the Historic Preservation Officer opinion – we have
designed a modern but not aggressive building.
In accordance with client’s guidelines we have proposed as follows:
– level - 2 – an underground parking facilities;
– level – 1 and ground floor – retail units;
– first floor and above – office spaces.
The basic problem here was how to locate the garage driveway, show-windows and office entrances in
the quite narrow front elevation.
On the west side of the building plot we have planned the inner shopping passage and the five story
gallery perhaps covered with glass roof. Building’s most distinctive feature is a live, green wall that will
be a background for the public open art gallery for sculpture exhibitions.
The passage is also a link to retail units. We have merged here so needed public space for art with the
retail space and at the same time we have assured the proper solar radiation for office spaces.
The retail space can be arranged in two different ways – as a one or two-story department store with
escalators and lifts or divided into smaller boutiques.
ARCHITECTURE
We have worked out two versions of the elevation.
Version No 1 – puristic elevation referring to the best examples of the minimalistic architecture. The
building becomes a part of the historic urban tissue without copying and directly referring to the traditional architectural details. The white, smooth, stone elevation with simple windows and doorways
standing out against neighbouring tenements with elevations made of grey-crimson-dark red face brick.
One is being invited by a curved show-window to visit retail units or offices.
Version No 2 – elevation based on the idea of the maximal exposure to the natural light. It resulted in
the patchwork of ‘normal windows’ and bay windows with the opaque glass protruding 40 centimetres
from the wall. The whole ‘pattern’ is in the dark, graphite frame.
MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING CONCEPT
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Location 25 Chmielna St., Śródmieście District
Architects Atelier 3 Girtler & Girtler Biuro
Architektoniczne s.c. • Ryszard Girtler, Marta GirtlerSzymborska, Maciej Nowak, Małgorzata Wilczyńska,
Aleksandra Ośmiałowska Design 2010
Volume: 18 500 m 3 • Total floor area: 4 649 m 2,
including: retail premises – 1 279 m2, offices – 3 370 m2
• underground parking facilities for 27 cars
The project by Andrzej M. Chołdzyński and Wojtek Grabianowski covers the accurate restoration of elevations from 1950s and the restoration of entered into Sites and Monuments CDT building (Central Department Store). It has been built between 1949 and 1952 in accordance
with the design by Zbigniew Ihnatowicz and Jerzy Romański.
To the north in the place of office building a new part of the department store comprising retail and office spaces will be constructed. The
original, historic design has been based on the ‘idea of lantern with glass walls illuminating destroyed post-war Warsaw day and night’. It
will be continued in building’s restoration and extension with using of modern architecture means.
Restored elevations shall once again delight with their dynamic, expressive, vertical structural sections and sophisticated details. The
lantern of the new part has been designed as a crystal consisting of smaller crystals, cut out and placed together as a transparent prism
– a show-windows. The sculptural, in le Corbusier style concept of the fifth, top floor elevation will be continued in the modern architecture
language.
REBUILDING AND EXTENSION OF THE ‘SMYK’ DEPARTMENT STORE – FORMER ‘CEDET’
Location Jerozolimskie Avenues, Śródmieście, District
Design by the consortium of AMC – Andrzej M.
Chołdzyński Sp. z o.o. (consortium leader); RKW Rhode
Kellermann Wawrowsky Polska Sp. z o.o. (partner) •
Andrzej M. Chołdzyński, Wojciech Grabianowski
Collaborating architects J. Bartosz Krzemiński, Konrad
Żbikowski Client DTC Real Estate S.A. / CEDET Sp. z o.o.
Design 2008-2010
Total volume: approx. 183 655 m3 • Total floor area:
approx. 42 500 m 2 • Usable floor area: approx.
40 000 m 2 • 8 floors • 4 underground levels •
underground parking facilities for 296 cars
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING
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Location Sabały St., Włochy District Architects 77
STUDIO PAWEŁ NADUK • Paweł Naduk, Piotr Zając, Jakub
Kończyk Client private venture Design 2010 Completion
2011
Total volume: 6 331 m3 • Total floor area: 2 160 m2 •
Usable floor area: 1 349 m2 • 4 floors • 1 underground
level • Underground parking facilities for 15 cars and
2 surface car spaces
The simplicity of forms and clear layout of functions stand behind this project. It resulted in the complex of 4 office
buildings with the shared underground parking facilities. Each level can comprise up to 6 offices.
MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING
Location Bokserska St., Ursynów District Architects
ABR Architektura Budownictwo Rzeczoznawstwo •
Zbigniew Boguszewski, Danuta Boguszewska; STUDIO
GOMEZ Biuro Projektowe • Hernan Gomez, Robert
Wasążnik, Kornelia Ziemniacka, Arkadiusz Kąkowski,
Dariusz Ziemnicki Client private owner Design 2010
Completion 2011/2012
Total volume: 153 495,11 m3 • Total floor area: 27 603 m2
(excluding underground levels) • Usable floor area:
37 966 m2, including: offices – 21 977 m2, retail premises
535 m2 • 6 floors • 2 underground levels • Total floor
area of residential units – 111 m2 (55.5 m2 each) • Total
floor area of parking facilities – 15 278 m2 • underground
parking facilities for 495 cars and 16 surface parking
spaces
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FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
OFFICE BUILDING WITH RESIDENTIAL UNITS
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Location Vogla St., Wilanów District Architect Mirosław
Jednacz Collaborating architect Paweł Słupiański
Structural engineers PROKONBUD Client private
venture Design 2009 Completion 2010/2011
Total volume: 4 954.2 m3 • Total floor area: 1 431.1 m2 •
Usable floor area: 544.8 m2 • Residential unit – total
floor area: 240 m2 • 3 floors • 1 underground level •
underground parking facilities for 10 cars • Number of
residential units: 1
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
RETAIL PREMISES
RETAIL PREMISES
MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING
Location Grodzisk Mazowiecki Architects JP s.c. • Jakub
Szatkowski, Paweł Zawadzki, Agnieszka Tacikowska,
Paweł Zalewski – architecture student Structural
engineers Arnold Prasalski, Robert Fabisiak Client
private venture Design 2010 Completion 2012
Total volume: 10 956 m3 • Total floor area: 3 130 m2 •
Usable floor area: 2 710 m2 • 4 floors • 30 surface car
spaces
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‘OFFICE PARK’
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Location Wolicka St., Mokotów District Architects mąka.
sojka.architekci • Maciej Mąka, Radosław Sojka • Paweł
Pyłka, Piotr Straszak Collaborating architect Jakub
Kalinowski Client private venture Design 2010-2011
Total volume: 209 560 m3 • Total floor area (above
ground levels): 51 136 m 2 • Usable floor area:
35 009 m2 • 6 floors • 1 underground level • Underground
parking facilities for 746 cars, 102 surface car spaces,
multi-story car parks for 848 cars
We have accepted the assumption that our building has to have the clear and logical structure. All
floors are connected by a clear, reduced to minimum circulation core. The elevation was based on a
repeatable building block giving the possibility of elastic arrangement of the building’s interior. Units
were designed as a concave, slant, wide frames finished with the opaque glass. Shimmering and gentle
reflection of the light on the glass gives this elevation the impression of delicacy, pureness and nobleness assuring the longevity.
Additional advantages are large picture windows combined into an one eye-catching wall of glass that
can emphasize the conference room or central part of the office space. In the white frames outer
roller blinds are hidden. The latter allow to regulate the solar radiation and help reducing the energy
consumption. Around the building the white, shimmering frame runs that clearly defines the scale of
building, its vertical and horizontal sections. Thanks to the reflecting light illumination the façade building stands out against a background of surrounding structures.
The entrance hall is an important part of the ‘Sky Office Center’. It is a small in area space, but twostory and situated in the prominent corner of the building. Walls and the ceiling are finished with
copper aluminium sheets in a golden colour with a soft glitter. Warm colour of gold is in contrast with
the cool elegance of the outer white façade and both create the intriguing and inviting space.
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
‘SKY OFFICE CENTER’
Location Modzelewskiego St., Mokotów District
Architects 22ARCHITEKCI • Aleksander Drzewiecki,
Michał Tatjewski, Wojciech Conder, Maciej Kowalczyk
Client 5th Avenue Holding S.A. Design 2010
Total volume: 13 984.2 m3 • Total floor area: 5 522.5 m2
• Usable floor area: 2 993.9 m 2 • 6 floors •
2 underground levels • underground parking facilities for
74 cars
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MIXED-USE CONFERENCE CENTRE CONCEPT
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Location junction of Wenedów and Zakroczymska Streets,
Żoliborz District Architects Biuro Projektów Kazimierski
i Ryba Sp.j. • Tomasz Kazimierski (PhD), Andrzej Ryba,
Maciej Ryba Client private venture
3 floors • 2 underground levels • Underground parking
facilities for approx. 300 cars
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION B-B
WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS DIDACTIC BUILDING
Location 8 Batorego St., Mokotów District Architects
K. S. ARCHITEKCI Seweryn Grobelny • Seweryn Grobelny,
Kinga Brix-Grobelna, Yacine Diallo, Krzysztof Iżel Client
Warsaw School of Economics Design 2010
Total volume: 31 023 m3 • Total floor area: 8 273 m2 •
Usable floor area: 7 176 m2 • 4 floors • 1 underground
level • Underground parking facilities for 55 cars •
Building comprises: 1 assembly hall for approx. 300-350
people, possible division into 2 smaller units • 3 assembly
halls for approx. 80-100 people • 6 assembly halls for
approx. 50-60 people • 6 assembly halls for approx. 30
people • 4 seminar rooms for approx. 15-20 people
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The project covers construction of 3 film studios with different dimensions. The first one is 51 meters long and 32 meters wide, the second
one measures 41 meters long by 32 meters wide and the third one is
30 meters long and 25 meters wide. The one story service unit is
adjoining Studio No 1 and the three story service unit is adjoining Studios No 2 and No 3. The construction process is divided into three
phases. Buildings are up to 14 meters high. Walkways and fly-floors
giving access to technical devices and service areas are situated
under the roof. They are accessible from staircases.
The base of studios consists of office space, dressing-rooms, make-up
rooms and utilities. Additional technical facilities are located on the
ground-floor.
FILM STUDIOS
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Location Sękocin Nowy, Raszyn commune Architect
Stefan Żółtowski Collaborating architects Agnieszka
Rathe, Michał Biedrzycki Client APRICOR Sp. z o.o. s.k.
Design 2008–2009 Construction started in 2009
Total volume: 56 400 m3 • Total floor area: 5 100 m2 •
Usable floor area: 4 910 m2 • 3 floors • 101 surface
parking spaces
The mixed-use complex designed for the research and development of high technology projects. It consists of office
space, research space, production hall and warehouse. In the
basement level the underground parking facilities for the
employees was designed.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES CENTRE
Location Fleminga St., Tarchomin District Architect
Mirosław Jednacz Collaborating architects Paweł
Słupiański, Monika Bahonko, Grażyna Bednarczyk, Zofia
Stegienko Structural engineers DMK PROJEKT Client
SMART DEVELOPMENT Sp. z o.o. Design 2010/2011
Completion 2011/2012
Total volume: 32 765.35 m3 • Total floor area: 7 277.7 m2
• Usable floor area: 3 101 m2 • 4 floors • 1 underground
level • underground parking facilities for 19 cars
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The concept of the Educational and Caring Centre covers 4-units créche on the ground-floor, 4-units playschool on the first floor and the club for senior citizens on the
part of second floor.
Except classrooms, bedrooms, gym and utilities building comprises office space and
doctor consulting-room.
Children’s playgrounds have been situated around the building.
The club for senior citizens comprises physiotherapy rooms, dining room, two small
sitting rooms, office space and utilities. The club has an access to the green roof top
of the lover part of the building.
The building is designed in a cross shape plan. This solution helps to fulfil the solar
radiation requirements. All technical facilities are located in the basement.
Playschool has an easy access to Pawlikowskiego Street through the frontage road.
16 parking spaces on the frontage road including 2 for disabled people.
It is at the same time a three-in-one building and the one integrated whole. It is intended to serve both the youngest and the oldest residents of the district.
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Location Pawlikowskiego St., Praga Południe District
Architects „Danprojekt” Sp. z o.o. • Danuta Rydzewska,
Anna Rydzewska-Szpak Client Praga Południe District of
the City of Warsaw Contractor „Polimex – Mostostal”
S.A. Design 2010 Under construction
Volume: 18 508.5 m3 • Total floor area: 4 521 m2 •
Usable floor area: 3 364 m2 • 3 floors • 1 underground
levels • 16 surface parking spaces, including 2 for
disabled persons
The project covers construction of four-story clinic building with the chemist’s shop in
place of demolished residential building. The architects main goal was to create a modern
and functional building which architecture would complement the surrounding building
development and at the same time would be comfortable for clinic’s and chemist’s clients.
The building is finished off with the ‘Oslo’ white clinker, aluminium details and black metal
sheets. On the ground floor level is the natural wood siding.
The building site is14 meters long and 32 meters wide. The building’s underground level
covers all site. The construction is placed on the corner in the immediate vicinity of the
north-west site borders. The clinic has a green flat roof because of the small area of the
building lot and the requirement of the 30 per cent of the biological activity of the latter.
The chemist’s is the separate two-story premise. The ground-floor level comprises 2
counters, room for prescription compounding and utilities. The basement consists of
staff room, medications storeroom, psychotropics storeroom, archive and utilities.
The clinic’s first floor consists of 7 surgeries, waiting-room and utilities. The second
floor comprises 4 surgeries, treatment room and endoscopy room. The rehabilitation,
physiotherapy and office space located on the third floor.
An underground car park is accessible via a single ramp with the slope ranging from 20
per cent to 5 per cent – light traffic controlled system. Main entrances are on Handlowa
Street. The building is accessible for disabled people.
PRIVATE MEDICAL CENTRE
Location 50 Handlowa St., Targówek District Architects
CZUBA LATOSZEK Sp. z o.o. • Maciej Latoszek, Justyna
Szczubeł, Michał Koć, Wioletta Wojtaszewska Structural
engineer Krzysztof Salus of PSP-STUDIO Client MEDART
Design 2010
Volume: 3 940.45 m3 • Total floor area: 1 626.11 m2 •
Usable floor area: 1 337.64 m2 • 4 floors • 1 underground
level • underground parking facilities for 8 cars and 10
surface parking spaces
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Water Sports Centre or WSC is the multi-phase restoration of the harbour canal
– the arm of Kanał Żerański (Żerański Canal). The wharf is a former loose material depot for the Fabryka Domów na Żeraniu company. Today this canal is
abandoned and all tower silos are eroding. Few deep diving enthusiasts led by
Marek Stańczyk and Andrzej Pacek conceived the idea of using the silos potential
for diving training. 25 meters high silos with the 5 meters high superstructure
will be the core of the WSC used for trainings, conferences, sports and leisure.
The second phase of the project will cover the construction of mixed-use hall
with the 15 meters deep pool with cold water and construction of wharf offering
moorings and boat services. WSC is on the one hand the first step in creating of
the new urban space and on the other it is a comfortable water connection with
Zalew Zegrzyński.
WATER SPORTS CENTRE
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Location Warsaw – Żerań Architects EBING & PARTNERS
Sp. z o.o. • Jerzy Ebing, Ewa Ebing, Karol Sitarski Client
CSW „Błękitne Studnie” Design 2011 Completion 2012
(first phase)
Total volume: 8 200 m3 • Total floor area: 2 180 m2 •
Usable floor area: 890 m2 • 7 floors • 50 surface
parking spaces
OTWOCK COUNTY BUILDING
Location Komunardów St., Otwock Architects 81.WAW.PL
• Anna Paszkowska, Rafał Grudziąż Client Otwock County
Design 2010 Completion 2012-13
Total volume: 21 000 m3 • Total floor area: 7 900 m2 •
Usable floor area: 7 000 m2 • 4 floors • 1 underground
level • 240 surface car spaces
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The multi-faith chapel is located on the B3 level of the
National Stadium. One can enter it through the historic
tunnel which are remains of the former Stadion X-lecia.
We wished the space that has been designed by us was
like the light at the end of a tunnel stimulating the spiritual sphere, inspiring emotions, disposing to the contemplation.
From the very beginning it wasn’t just another interior
that has to be arranged. Our aim was to build a mood that
will make the prayer something natural like in gothic
churches. We were inspired by Ryszard Kapuściński’s
words ‘We are standing in the darkness surrounded by
the light.’ Short phrase describing an intangible moment.
It also perfectly describes the chapel’s interior, something that was created by a light and shadow – mystic.
Because the chapel is the place for all religions and cultures we wished to provide the feeling of communion with
the absolute and proper atmosphere for prayer without
the use of religious symbols.
Creating the interior we have used two complementing
each other components – the colonnade and the light.
Both were functionally and aesthetically forming temples
for ages. These classical motives determined the beginning of designing process. ‘Ancient’ column in modern
perspective have turned into a tangible pillar of light.
Visually vertical luminettes-pillars make the chapel higher. They clearly section off the sacrum symbolically
separating the chapel – the place of silence from the
noise of the Stadium. Luminettes give an impression that
the chapel’s interior is at the same time open and closed.
Interior becomes intriguing and inviting inside.
The chapel is the neutral space where boundaries are
diminished thanks to the use of monochromatic colour
pattern. Depending on individual needs of each religion,
chapel can be remodelled – luminettes can be disassembled, religious symbols can be changed, prayer directions
can be controlled with the help of the light.
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Location ks. Janusza Poniatowskiego St., Praga Południe
District Architects PS Studio • Paulina Suchenek,
Katarzyna Reinhard; Desea • Justyna Szablińska, Bartosz
Czarnecki, Adam Pszczółkowski Client Narodowe Centrum
Sportu Sp. z o.o. Design 2011 Completion 2011
Volume: 870 m3 • Total floor area: 290 m2 • Premise
for approx. 100 people
The building has been built in 1961. The project covers interior redevelopment and single
story extension which will comprise the Sunday school classes, conference hall and new
secretary’s office. Elevation is made of white marble. The adjoining garden will also be
remodelled. The Chłodna Street modernization work will be finished until the end of
September 2011.
GROUD FLOOR PLAN
FIRST BAPTIST’S CONVENTION CHURCH
Location 25 Waliców St., Wola District Architects „Maciej
Kuryłowicz-Architekt” • Maciej Kuryłowicz Collaboration
Piotr Kłoskowski – architect, Marcin Hyżyński –
architecture student Client 1. Zbór Kościoła Chrześcijan
Baptystów Design 2011
Total volume: 11 477 m3 • Total floor area: 1 412.6 m2 •
Usable floor area: 1 222 m2 • 2 floors • underground
levels
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SWISSMED HOSPITAL
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Location Targówek District Architects Grupa 5 Architekci
• Roman Dziedziejko, Michał Leszczyński, Mikołaj
Kadłubowski, Krzysztof Mycielski, Rafał Zelent
Collaborating architects Elżbieta Fojut-Gajewska, Maciej
Lewandowski, Patryk Skolimowski Structural engineers
LGL Sp. z o.o. Client TK Development (developer),
Swissmed (client) Contractor Unibep S.A. Design 20092010 Completion 2010-2011
Total volume: 20 500 m3 • Total floor area: 5 383 m2 •
Usable floor area: 4 400 m2 • 3 floors • 1 underground
level • Underground parking facilities for 37 cars
The Chaim Herkowicz’s and Perli Grynberg’s tenement house built between 1911 and 1912.
Partly destroyed during WWII, reconstructed around 1950 but without original architectural adornments and balconies. The bourgeois architecture, multi-family residential
building with an annexe and common backyard shared with the neighbouring building.
The basement premises spaces adapted for the retail purposes and joined with the
ground floor what resulted in the two-story retail space. The project covers the
modification of the layout of apartments and adapting them to modern operational requirements. Newly installed lifts increased the building’s quality. The attic
adapted for residential purposes.
The studies on existing historic details had been prepared. New elevations design
based on historic premises. All changes had been agreed with the Warsaw Historic Preservation Officer.
TENEMENT HOUSE RESTORATION AND EXTENSION
22 JAGIELLO¡SKA STREET
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Location 22 Jagiellońska St., Praga Północ District
Architects Pracownia Architektoniczno-Konserwatorska
PROART • Anna Rostkowska, Marcin Biczyk, Anna
Kuflewska, Elżbieta Kosiarska, Dominik Rostkowski,
Agnieszka Rokicka Client PROMETEUSZ Sp. z o.o. Design
2010
Total volume: 10 800 m3 • Total floor area: 3 200 m2 •
Usable floor area: 2 100 m2 • Units – usable floor area:
1 450 m2 (ranging from 29 m2 to 75 m2) • 6-7 floors •
1 underground level • Number of units: 30
The S. Baliński’s tenement house built between 1913 and 1914. Early modernism architecture.
Some sources claim that it was designed by K. Kuczyński.
Project covers the modification of the layout of apartments and adapting them to modern
operational requirements. Newly installed lifts increased the building’s quality. The attic
adapted for residential purposes. The basement adapted for retail spaces and joined with
the ground floor retail units. Project covers also the renovation of elevations and the reconstruction of destroyed details. All changes had been agreed with the Warsaw Historic Preservation Officer.
EAST ELEVATION/FRONT ONE
TENEMENT HOUSE RESTORATION AND EXTENSION
27 JAGIELLO¡SKA STREET
Location 27 Jagiellońska St., Praga Północ District
Architects Pracownia Architektoniczno-Konserwatorska
PROART • Anna Rostkowska, Marcin Biczyk, Anna
Kuflewska, Elżbieta Kosiarska, Dominik Rostkowski,
Agnieszka Rokicka Client PROMETEUSZ Sp. z o.o. Design
2010
Volume: 20 000 m3 • Total floor area: 5 460 m2 •
Usable floor area: 3 277 m2 • Units – usable floor
area: 2 505 m2 (ranging from 30 m2 to 140 m2) • 7 floors
• 1 underground level • Number of units: 49
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TENEMENT HOUSE RESTORATION AND EXTENSION
26 OKRZEI STREET
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Location 26 Okrzei St., Praga Północ District Architects
Pracownia Architektoniczno-Konserwatorska PROART •
Anna Rostkowska, Marcin Biczyk, Anna Kuflewska, Elżbieta
Kosiarska, Dominik Rostkowski, Agnieszka Rokicka Client
PROMETEUSZ Sp. z o.o. Design 2010
Volume: 16 404 m3 • Total floor area: 5 540 m2 • Usable
floor area: 3 089 m2 • Units – usable floor area:
2 076 m2 (ranging from 30 m2 to 140 m2) • 6 floors •
1 underground level • Number of units: 41
The Bronisław Prince Massalski’s tenement house built between 1898 and 1906. One of the most
outstanding examples of the Art Nouveau architecture in the Praga district. Some sources claim
that it was designed by famous Stiffelman and Weis. Building entered into the Sites and Monuments
Record. Project covers the modification of the layout of apartments and adapting them to modern
operational requirements and the installing of lifts. Attics adapted for residential purposes. The
joining of basement with the ground floor resulted in the two-story retail space.
The studies on existing historic details had been prepared. The project covers also the renovation
of elevations and the reconstruction of destroyed details. The latter based on data received from
the ‘Juvenes’ architectural studio. All changes had been agreed with the Warsaw Historic Preservation Officer.
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
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The Adolf’s and Herman’s Knotte tenement house built in 1910. The building destined for the major renovation. The project covers the modification of the layout of apartments, the installing of lifts in rear
and side staircases, the constructing of superstructure over the front tenement house and outbuildings,
the roofing of the backyard and the constructing of an underground parking garage under the latter.
The studies on existing historic details had been prepared. The project covers also the renovation of
elevations and the reconstruction of destroyed architectural details. All changes had been agreed with
the Warsaw Historic Preservation Officer.
TENEMENT HOUSE RESTORATION AND EXTENSION
16 POZNA¡SKA STREET
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Location 16 Poznańska St., Śródmieście District
Architects Pracownia Architektoniczno-Konserwatorska
PROART • Anna Rostkowska,Marcin Biczyk, Anna
Kuflewska, Katarzyna Pieńkowska, Małgorzata Połeć,
Dominik Rostkowski, Agnieszka Rokicka, Ewa Śliwińska
Client FC SPV POZNAŃSKA Sp. z o.o. Design 2009
Completion 2010
Volume: 13 700 m3 • Total floor area: 5 880 m2 • Usable
floor area: 4 297 m2 • Units – usable floor area:
2 554 m2 (ranging from 39 m2 to 232 m2) • 7 floors •
1 underground level • Underground parking garage for 10
cars • Number of units: 32
NEIGHBOURING BUILDING – HOŻA 41
NEIGHBOURING BUILDING – POZNAŃSKA 14
NEIGHBOURING BUILDING – HOŻA 39
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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4TH FLOOR PLAN
BUILDING E
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS COMPLEX
MU5
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Location Klimczaka St., Wilanów District Architects
Kuryłowicz & Associates Sp. z o.o. • Stefan Kuryłowicz,
Maria Saloni-Sadowska, Michał Tęskny, Bartosz Świniarski,
Michał Niemyski, Joanna Karkowska-Olczak Structural
engineers Pro-Inwest, Pracownia Obsługi Inwestorów
Sp. z o.o. Client Hossanova Pracownia Deweloperska
H. Krajewska Design 2010-2011 Completion 2011-2012
Total floor area: 51 308 m 2 • Usable floor area:
46 075 m2 • Units – total floor area: 21 997 m2 (ranging
from 35 m2 to 170 m2) • 5 floors • 1 underground level •
Underground parking facilities for 448 cars and 5 surface
car spaces • Number of units: 290
Building B2B3 as a part of the Nowe Powiśle II multifunctional complex is a new multifamily residential building located on the site of the former Powiśle Heat and Power
Plant.
It was designed as a complement of Leszczyńska Street and Dobra Street frontages
in accordance with the Building Permit Conditions and Masterplan, and Historic Preservation Officer instructions. The building’s form allowed also to create a new public
square on Dobra Street side. Its height is up to 24 meters. An arcade comprising
entrances to retail units on the ground-floor. Through the large opening one can see
the elevation of the historic D1 boiler house. Retail units on the side of inner courtyard
are functionally connected with the shopping arcade in historic D1D2 buildings. The
two-level underground parking facilities will serve parking needs of residents and
retail units employees. Private small roof-top gardens and the children playground
are designed over the retail section. All penthouses have their own gardens.
The building’s architectural details resemble the surrounding historic building development – brick colour architectural ceramics, steel mouldings correspond to the
historic buildings of former plant. The use of modern forms clearly indicates that the
building is a new construction.
MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING – FORMER ‘POWIÂLE’ HEAT AND POWER PLANT AREA
Location Dobra St., Powiśle Architects APA
Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał
Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Grzegorz
Gurgacz, Sergiusz Frąckiewicz, Katarzyna JabłońskaBida, Klara Janicka, Katarzyna Kozioł, Szymon Nieszporek,
Joanna Nowosadzka, Aleksandra Pawłowska, Karol
Pawłowski, Małgorzata Pogródko, Katarzyna Sokołowska,
Piotr Zielawski Structural engineers ARBO Projekt Sp. z o.o.
Conservation of monuments Pro-Arte, Hanna JungMigdalska Client Menolly Nowe Powiśle Sp. z o.o. Design
2010-2011 Completion 2011-2013
Total volume: 149 300 m3 • Total floor area: 25 900 m2
• Usable floor area: 7 280 m2 • 6 floors • 2 underground
levels • underground parking facilities for 205 cars
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MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
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Location Górczewska St., Wola District Architects mąka.
sojka.architekci • Maciej Mąka, Radosław Sojka, Natalia
Regulska, Joanna Longa, Dagmara Witczak, Grzegorz
Madejski, Kacper Matysiak, Grzegorz Pyzikiewicz, Wojciech
Sosnowski, Piotr Straszak, Bartosz Tylman, Grzegorz
Woronowicz Structural engineers TMJ Projekt Client
Dom Development S.A. Contractor Mostostal Warszawa
S.A. Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 177 100 m3 • Total floor area: 50 580 m2
• Usable floor area: 24 820 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 23 665 m2 (ranging from 29.1 m2 to 83.9 m2) • from
4 to 8 floors • 1 underground levels • Underground
parking facilities for 494 cars and 39 surface parking
spaces • Number of units: 465
MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Location Mokotów District Architects mąka.sojka.
architekci • Maciej Mąka, Radosław Sojka, Grzegorz
Madejski, Jakub Kalinowski, Piotr Straszak Structural
engineer Roman Nalewajko Client Echo Investment S.A.
Design 2010 Completion 2012
Total volume: 38 500 m3 • Total floor area: 11 750 m2 •
Usable floor area: 5 200 m2 • Units – total floor area:
4 900 m2 (ranging from 31.1 m2 to 127.5 m2) • 9 floors •
2 underground levels • Underground parking facilities for
85 cars and car park for 18 cars • Number of units: 83
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PART OF FLOOR PLAN
ROBYG CITY APARTMENTS
SECOND PHASE
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Location Rydygiera St., Żoliborz District Architects
Atelier 3 Girtler & Girtler Biuro Architektoniczne s.c. •
Ryszard Girtler, Marta Girtler-Szymborska, Małgorzata
Gilarska, Dariusz Chychłowski, Małgorzata Wilczyńska,
Maciej Nowak Structural engineer Witold Rybiński of
Rybcent Client Robyg City Apartments Sp. z o.o. Design
2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 108 700 m3 • Total floor area: 33 534.5 m2
• Usable floor area: 17 307 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 16 074.4 m2 (ranging from 40.6 m2 to 142.6 m2) •
9 floors • 2 underground levels • Underground parking
facilities for 274 cars and 25 surface parking spaces •
Number of units: 222
TYPICAL UNITS
4TH FLOOR
‘BIAŁA RESIDENCE’
Location 3 Biała St., Wola District Architects APA
Markowski Architekci Sp. z o.o. • Andrzej Markowski,
Łukasz Krukowski, Paweł Przybyłowicz, Roman
Popielawski, Mariusz Michalski, Grzegorz Perguł
Structural engineer Mariusz Pikus Client YAREAL
POLSKA Sp. z o.o. General contractor Henpol Sp. z o.o.
Design 2010 Completion 2012
Total volume: 35 735 m3 • Total floor area: 11 932 m2 •
Usable floor area: 9 052 m2 • Units – total floor area:
5 038 m2 (ranging from 34.5 m2 to 123.5 m2) • 7 floors •
2 underground levels • Underground parking facilities for
83 cars and surface parking spaces • Number of units:
77
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS COMPLEX
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Location Olbrachta St., Bemowo District Architects
HAHA Architects Group Marcin Wojnowski • Marcin
Wojnowski, Monika Tutaj Wojnowska, Anna Stolarska,
Milena Orzechowska Collaborating architect Mateusz
Ostoja-Solecki of Van Dijk International Client SYNVEST
PROPERTY Sp. z o.o. Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 53 400 m3 • Total floor area: 17 800 m2
• Usable floor area: 10 500 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 8 500 m2 (ranging from 30 m2 to 90 m2) • 5 floors
• 1 underground level • Underground parking facilities
for 163 cars • Number of units: 142
Building I is another phase of the ’19 dzielnica’ project (19th
District) which is being constructed in the area outlined by
Przyokopowa St., Kolejowa St. and Sienna St. The urban concept prepared in 2007 covers the whole area’s building development which consists of multi-residential buildings quarters complemented with two public squares connected by
the pedestrian way.
MIXED –USE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
BUILDING ’I’
Location Sienna St., „19. dzielnica” housing estate
Architects JEMS Architekci • Olgierd Jagiełło, Maciej
Miłobędzki, Marcin Sadowski, Jerzy Szczepanik-Dzikowski
Collaborating architects Dariusz Wasak, Piotr Lisowski,
Marta Świątek-Piziorska Client Pro Urba Sp. z o.o. Design
2010
Total volume: 129 000 m3 • Total floor area: 34 000 m2
• Usable floor area: 17 000 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 13 700 m2 (ranging from 30 m2 to 110 m2) • buildings
ranging from 5 to 8 floors • 2 underground levels •
underground parking facilities for 280 cars and 35
surface parking spaces • Number of units 280
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‘WILNO’ HOUSING ESTATE
PHASE IIA
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Location Targówek Fabryczny Architects Hermanowicz
Rewski Architekci • Wojciech Hermanowicz, Błażej
Hermanowicz, Stanisław Rewski, Dariusz Kurowski
(project supervisor), Mariusz Fidura, Jakub Gawrylik
Structural engineers Pikus – konstrukcje budowlane
Client Dom Development S.A. Design 2010 Completion
2011 – 2012
Total volume: 20 547.37 m 3 • Total floor area:
13 869.2 m2 • Usable floor area: 10 486.7 m2 • Units –
total floor area: 5 781.2 m2 (ranging from 31 m2 to
68.7 m2) • 4 floors • 1 underground levels • Underground
parking facilities for 127 cars • Number of units: 117
MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS COMPLEX
Location junction of Grenadierów St. and Ostrobramska
St., Gocław District Architects Hermanowicz Rewski
Architekci • Wojciech Hermanowicz, Błażej Hermanowicz,
Stanisław Rewski, Krzysztof Rewski, Karol Furman, Anna
Czyżewska, Joanna Jędrychowska, Tomasz Dobiech,
Aleksandra Melion Structural engineer Jacek Lipiec
Client SBM ‘Grenadierów’ Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 65 259.5 m3 • Total floor area: 17 851.7 m2
• Usable floor area: 7 921.9 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 6 599.3 m2 (ranging from 35.5 m2 to 84.6 m2) • 3,
5, 10 floors • 1 underground levels • Underground parking
facilities for cars 138 and 60 surface parking spaces •
Number of units: 121
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The mixed-use residential and commercial complex
located on the junction of Górczewska St. and Leszno St. On the very corner six-story commercial and
office building will be situated with the modern architecture. Its dimensions and character are referring to the surrounding building development.
Multi-family residential complex consists of three
buildings with the similar height that are creating
an intimate complex situated inside the building lot.
This location shall secure the better acoustic insulation against the city’s noise impact. Two-storey
underground parking facilities will provide enough
parking spaces for all of residents.
UNIT 3PK
p.u. 65,0 m2
ANY UNIT
1PK, 2PK, 3PK, 4PK
UNIT 4PK
p.u. 82,2 m2
FLOOR PLAN
ANY UNIT
1PK, 2PK, 3PK
FLOOR PLAN
MIXED-USE COMPLEX
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Location 15 Leszno St., the corner of Karolkowa St., Wola
District Design by the consortium of „CONSBUD”
Sp. z o.o. and dbprojekt Sp. z o.o. • Bolesław Niebudek –
architect Concept design 2011
Total volume: approx 50 000 m3 • Total floor area,
including: office building – 4 400 m2, residential buildings
– 7 500 m2 • Usable floor area, including: office building
– 3 820 m2, including: office units – 3 250 m2, retail units
– 570 m2; residential buildings – 5 030 m2, including:
residential units – 4 700 m2, retail units – 330 m2 • 58
car spaces in office building and 123 in residential
buildings
MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS COMPLEX
Location 8 Stawki St., Śródmieście District Architects
ARE Sp. z o.o. • Jakub Wacławek, Grzegorz Stiasny
Collaborating architects Grażyna Piórko, Janina Rygiel
Structural engineer Gabriel Pawenta of Biuro
Projektowe K2 Sp. z o.o. Client Spółdzielnia Mieszkaniowa
„Wola” Design 2010 Completion 2011 – 2014
Total volume: 93 623.08 m 3 • Total floor area:
29 605.63 m2 • Usable floor area: 16 890.52 m2 +
6 381,75 m 2 (garages) • Units – total floor area:
11 332.5 m2 (ranging from 29 m2 to 98 m2) • 5, 7, 13 floors
• 2 underground levels • Underground parking facilities
for 141 cars and 92 surface parking spaces • Number of
units: 185
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Location Zamienie, Lesznowola commune Architects +48
grupa projektowa • Agata Filipek, Kamil Miklaszewski,
Karol Szparkowski, Jacek Kamiński Client Prodevelopment Design 2010
Total volume: 23 000 m3 • Total floor area: 7 500 m2 •
Usable floor area: 6 500 m2 • Units – total floor area:
5 800 m2 (ranging from 50 to 200 m2) • 5 floors •
1 underground level • Underground parking facilities for
and surface car spaces • Number of units: 110
MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Location 9 Merliniego St., Mokotów District Architects
S.A.M.I. ARCHITEKCI Mariusz Lewandowski i Wspólnicy
Sp. z o.o. • Mariusz Lewandowski (Senior Designer), Anna
Albiniak Collaborating architects Marta Busłowicz,
Aneta Wardzińska, Marcin Pajura Structural engineer
Rafał Dziubiński of MARD Client SABE INVESTMENTS
Sp. z o.o. Design 2011 Completion 2012-2013
Total volume: 26 200 m3 • Total floor area: 8 436 m2 •
Nett interior floor area: 7 118 m2 • Usable floor area
(residential and retail premises): 3 364 m2 (residential
units ranging from 58 m 2 to 349 m 2) • 6 floors •
2 underground levels • Parking facilities for 61 cars •
Number of units: 25
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The corner building on the junction of Chodakowska St. and Mińska St. Elevations
covered in the white plaster and in the sandstone texture plaster. Black window
embrasures emphasize the contrast between windows and wall.
TYPE 3P UNIT FLOOR PLAN
TYPE 2P UNIT FLOOR PLAN
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Location corner of Chodakowska St. and Mińska St.,
Praga Południe District Architects Mierzejewski
Kasprzycki Czaplicki Architekci Sp. z o.o. • Marek
Mierzejewski, Robert Czaplicki, Paweł Kasprzycki
Collaborating architect Sebastian Kuglasz Client SM
„Osiedle Młodych” Design 2010
Total volume: 10 303.9 m3 • Total floor area: 3 771.6 m2
• Usable floor area: 1 997.1 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 1 687 m2 (ranging from 36 m2 to 149 m2) • 8 floors,
1 underground level • underground parking facilities for
19 and 11 surface car spaces • Number of units: 30
114-116-118-120-122-124 GÓRCZEWSKA ST. – PLANNED BUILDINGS AND FRONTAGE RESTORATION AND EXTENSION CONCEPT
114-116-118-120-122-124 GÓRCZEWSKA ST. – PLANNED AND EXISTING BUILDINGS
MIXED-USE BUILDING
B-8
Location 114 Górczewska St., Wola District Architect
Mariusz Ścisło of F.S.&P. ARCUS Sp. z o.o. Biuro
Architektoniczne Collaborating architects Andrzej
Bąkowski, Tomasz Warzocha Client S.M. Koło + SJM Vision
Design 2009-2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 27 530 m3 • Total floor area: 4 800 m2
(above ground floors), 3 300 m2 (underground levels) •
Usable floor area: 6 879 m2 • Units – total floor area:
1 278.2 m2 • Office space – total floor area: 1 466 m2 •
Retail premises - total floor area: 536 m2 • 5 floors •
2 underground levels • Underground parking facilities for
65 cars and 17 surface car spaces • Number of units: 24
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BALCONY
Light structure with overhangs. Elevation details - aluminium strips. Glass
partitions and balustrades on balconies. Green flat roofs and terraces. White
graphite colour scheme, natural stone.
BATHROOM
WC
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Location 179/181 Rolna St., Mokotów District Architects
Usługi Projektowe Budowlane & Ekspertyzy Wycena
Nieruchomości s.c. arch. Józef Heliński, dr Teresa
Helińska • Józef Heliński (Project Director) • Michał
Heliński Structural engineer Józef Heliński Client TBS
Wawel-Service Sp. z o.o. SKA Kraków General contractor
TBS Wawel-Service Sp. z o.o. SKA Kraków Design 2010
Completion 2010-2012
Total volume: 19 225 m3 • Total floor area: 4 120 m2 •
Usable floor area: 5 131 m2 • Units – total floor area:
2 490 m2 (ranging from 41 m2 to 160 m2) • 4 floors,
2 underground levels • underground parking facilities for
46 cars • Number of units: 35
‘PEGASSO’ MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Location Wyścigowa St., Mokotów District Architects
Jeziorski i Zapaśnik Architekci • Zenon Zapaśnik, Marcin
Jeziorski, Arek Pawłowicz, Oskar Sobolewski, Adam
Adamczyk Structural engineer Justyna Klepacka of
Finnmap Polska Sp. z o.o. Client Grupo Lar Real Estate V
Sp. z o.o. Concept 2009 Design 2010-2011 Completion
2012
Total volume of interior: 14 505 m3 • Total floor area
– above ground floors: 3 897 m2 • Usable floor area:
4 073 m2 • Units – usable floor area: 2 454 m2 (ranging
from 50 m2 to 90 m2) • 7 floors • 2 underground levels
• Underground parking facilities for 46 cars • Number
of units: 43
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Location 42 Osada Ojców St., Gocławek Architect Paweł
Żmudowski of AP Żmudowski Structural engineers ProStal-Bet s.c. Client Egrib Sp. z o.o. Contractor Egrib
Sp. z o.o. Design 2010 -2011 Completion 2012-2013
Total volume: 9 300 m3 • Total floor area: 2 920 m2 •
Nett floor area: 2 380 m2 • Residential units and retail
premises – usable floor area: 1 500 m2 (units ranging
from 54 m2 to 68 m2) • 5 floors • 1underground level •
Underground parking facilities for 25 cars • Number of
units: 20
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Location 8 Peszteńska St., Praga Południe District
Architect Paweł Żmudowski of AP Żmudowski Structural
engineers Pro-Stal-Bet s.c. • Grzegorz Maślankiewicz,
Krzysztof Karczmarz, Cezary Stankiewicz Client Egrib
Sp. z o.o. Contractor Egrib Sp. z o.o. Design 2010
Completion 2011-2012
Total volume: 6 283 m3 • Total floor area: 1 352 m2 •
Nett floor area: 1 282 m2 • Units – usable floor area:
790 m2 (ranging from 61 m2 to 167 m2) • 3 floors •
1underground level • Underground parking facilities for
8 • Number of units: 8
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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
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Location Grochowska St., Praga Południe District
Architects Mirosław Jednacz, Marek Malanowski
Collaborating architect Monika Bahonko Client DORBUD
WARSZAWA Design 2010/2011 Completion 2011/2012
Total volume: 4 978,35 m3 • Total floor area: 1 435 m2
• Usable floor area: 1 084.9 m2 • Units – total floor
area: 896 m2 (ranging from 34.3 m2 to 73.7 m2) •
5 floors • 1 underground level • Underground parking
facilities for 20 cars • Number of units: 16
‘MODRZEWIE VILLA’
Location 22 Naukowa St., Włochy District Architects
MDA | MACIEJ DEMBIŃSKI • Maciej Dembiński, Anna
Piekarczyk Structural engineer Anna Orłowska Client
Yade Sp. z o.o. Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 6 765 m3 • Total floor area: 1 950 m2 •
Usable floor area: 1 280 m2 • Units – total floor area:
1 012 m2 (ranging from 38 m2 to 107 m2) • 3 floors •
1 underground level • Underground parking facilities for
17 cars • Number of units: 17
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An intimate multi-family residential building is located in the centre of Stare Włochy, part of the Włochy
district. Thanks to the use of the frontage building development it was possible to limit the building site
and save old trees. The building’s architecture refers to classic examples of modernistic style enriched
in details characteristic for Italian city villas. Building is fitted in inner and outer bicycle racks and
Logotherm, the complete system for decentralised heat distribution and heating of drinking water which
allows the considerable savings of costs. Architects focused on attractive shared spaces such as
corridors, hall or stair case.
In summer shutters protects against the heat from the sun. From the side of Popularna St. the building
has an additional acoustic insulation. The building has no basement, thanks to this it do not disturb
local flows.
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Location Warsaw – Włochy District Architect Piotr
Czyżewski Collaboration Marcin Gajewski - architect,
Piotr Kania – architecture student Structural engineer
Witold Cykowski of KWD Projekt Client TUP Property S.A.
Design 2010 Completion 2011-2012
Total volume: 4 234 m3 • Total floor area: 1 720 m2 •
Usable floor area: 1 413 m2 • Units – total floor area:
983 m2 (ranging from 39 m2 to 82 m2) • 4 floors •
parking facilities for 14 cars and 1 surface car space •
Number of units: 15
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
‘SASKA APARTMENTS’
Location 113 Saska St., Praga Południe District Architects
APA Markowski Architekci Sp. z o.o. • Andrzej Markowski,
Łukasz Krukowski, Leszek Włochyński Structural
engineers OCSC Sp. z o.o. Client SASKA MERIDIAN
Sp z o.o. Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 2 660 m3 • Total floor area: 778 m2 •
Usable floor area: 604 m2 • Units – floor area: 324 m2
(ranging from 52.5 m 2 to 80 m 2 ) • 3 floors •
1 underground level • Underground parking garage for
6 cars • Number of units: 5
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
HOUSING ESTATE IN WIELISZEW
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Location Wieliszew Architects PRC Architekci Sp. z o.o.
• Andrzej Michalik, Andrzej Jurkiewicz, Igor Galas
Collaborating architects Piotr Migdalski, Lena
Szydłowska Client Heron Property Polska Sp. z o.o.
Design 2010
Volume: ranging from 550 m3 to 750 m3 • Total floor
area: ranging from 140 m2 to 250 m2 • Living area:
ranging from 120 m2 to 220 m2 • 2 levels • 2 parking
spaces per house • Number of houses: 275
Housing complex comprising detached houses.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Location Konotopska St., Ursus District Architects CK
Architekci sp.j. • Mariusz Chrzanowski, Arkadiusz Klepin,
Michał Burkiewicz, Paweł Fras, Magdalena Dołęgowska
Structural engineer Zbigniew Gonczarek Client pivate
venture Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 37 400 m3 • Total floor area: 15 673 m2
• Units – usable floor area: 8 084 m2 (ranging from
38 m 2 to 70 m 2) • ranging from 2 to 4 floors •
1 underground level • Underground parking facilities for
146 cars and 12 surface parking spaces • Number of
units: 146
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The modernistic villa built in 1930s till today bears the marks of fighting that took place
there during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Its look gives the impression of being in state of
ruin. The technical analysis proves that it is possible to remodel it and change its functions
– architectural studio situated in the basement and two new apartments on the top floor.
Remodeled units are characterized by a fairly large factor of elasticity and adaptation to
changing needs. New units can be freely merged, divided, converted, etc. Despite substantial
functional changes villa preserved its expressive, sharp nature and scale.
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‘TENISOWA’ VILLA
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Location 8 Tenisowa St., Upper Mokotów Architects
EBING & PARTNERS Sp. z o.o. • Jerzy Ebing, Ewa Ebing,
Antoni Szewczyk Client EBING & PARTNERS Sp. z o.o.
Design 2010 Completion 2011 (first phase)
Total volume: 2 500 m3 • Total floor area: 810 m2 •
Usable floor area: 680 m2 • Units – total floor area:
625 m2 • Architectural studio floor area: 75 m2 • 4 floors,
1 underground level • 9 surface car spaces (8 for
residents and 1 for studio’s clients) • Number of units:
6+2 • Existing units floor area: 6 x 85 m2 • Planned units
floor area: 2 x 85 m2
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Location 24 Sowińskiego St., Wola District Architects
Piotr Gasparski of ARTINEX • Krzysztof Wolski Client
„Sowińskiego Park” Sp. z o.o. Design 2010 Completion
2012
Volume: 38 538.37 m3 • Total floor area: 12 254.61 m2,
including: above ground floors – 8 414.01 m2, underground
levels – 3 840.6 m2 • Units – usable floor area:
5 757.6 m2 (ranging from 34.67 m2 to 97.17 m2) • Retail
premises – usable floor area: 6 007.99 m2 • 9 floors •
2 underground levels • Underground parking facilities for
114 cars • Number of units: 106
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Location Rezedowa St., Wawer Architect Andrzej Surudo
of QBIQ STUDIO – ANDRZEJ SURUDO Structural engineer
Wojciech Nikoniuk Client „MIGLACK” • Michał Łącki Design
2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 17 228 m3 • Total floor area: 5 254 m2 •
Usable floor area: 4 615 m2 • Units – total floor area:
2 732 m2 (ranging from 52 m2 to 73 m2) • 4 floors •
1 underground level • Underground parking facilities for
72 cars • Number of units: 48
‘POPULARNA 50’ MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Location Popularna St., Włochy District Architects 4am
Architekci s.c. • Małgorzata Krukowska, Tomasz Karpiński,
Arkadiusz Wróbleski, Aleksandra Sawicka, Agata
Piwowarska, Ania Dobek Client private venture Design
2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 18 300 m3 • Total floor area: 6 315 m2 •
Usable floor area: 2 985 m2 • Units ranging from
40.3 m2 to 97 m2 • 3 floors • 1 underground level •
Underground parking facilities for 59 cars and 8 surface
parking spaces (for retail premises clients) • Number of
units: 32
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TWO SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES
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Location Wawer Architects HAHA Architects Group
Marcin Wojnowski • Marcin Wojnowski, Anna Stolarska,
Milena Orzechowska Client private venture Design 2009
Completion 2010/2011
Building plot area: 2 506 m2 • Building area: 432 m2 •
Total volume: 3 283 m3 • Total floor area: 860 m2 •
Usable floor area: 740 m2 • 2 levels • 1 car per garage
(attached) • Number of units: 4
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
HOUSING ESTATE
Location Sulejówek Architects „GRUPA AT” Sp. z o.o. •
Krzysztof Tryboń, Agnieszka Zawadzka, Mirosława Karoń,
Ewa Wierucka–Lipka Structural engineers Krzysztof
Jezierski, Wojciech Mirkowski Client Tryboń PPI Sp. z o.o.
Contractor Tryboń PPI Sp. z o.o. Design 2010 Completion
2012
Total volume: 6 281 m3, including: above ground levels
volume: 5 436 m3, garages volume: 845 m3
Building B1 technical data
Above ground levels volume: 1 217 m3 • Total floor
area: 496 m2 • Total living area: 414.5 m2 • 2 levels +
basement
Housing estate comprises 3 detached houses and 2 semidetached houses.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
‘KONSTANCIN RESIDENCE’
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Location Kołobrzeska St., Konstancin Architects 4am
Architekci s.c. • Małgorzata Krukowska, Tomasz Karpiński,
Arkadiusz Wróbleski, Aleksandra Sawicka Client private
venture Design 2010 Completion 2012
Total volume: 25 060 m3 • Individual building volume:
2 600 m3 • Total floor area: 6 920 m2 • Individual
building floor area: 760 m2 • Total living area: 4 890 m2
• Individual building total living area: 530 m2 • 2 levels
• Garages: ranging from 2 to 3 car spaces (attached) •
Number of houses: 12
HOUSING ESTATE
Location Zwoleńska St., Wawer Architects 4am
Architekci s.c. • Małgorzata Krukowska, Tomasz Karpiński,
Arkadiusz Wróbleski, Aleksandra Sawicka Client private
venture Design 2010 Completion 2011
Total volume: 21 750 m3 • Individual building volume:
750 m3 • Total floor area: 7 041 m2 • Individual building
total floor area: 250 m2 • Total living area: 5 534 m2 •
Individual building total living area: 203 m2 • 2 levels
• Garages: ranging from 2 to 3 car spaces (attached) +
2 on site car spaces per semi-detached house • school
and preschool - 26 surface parking spaces, including 2
for disabled people
Housing estate comprises 24 semi-detached houses,
school and preschool.
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DETACHED HOUSE
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Location Włochy District Architects K. S. ARCHITEKCI
Seweryn Grobelny • Seweryn Grobelny, Kinga BrixGrobelna, Krzysztof Iżel, Piotr Siczek Client private owner
Design 2010 Completion 2011-2012
Building plot area: 815 m2 • Building area: 247.9 m2 •
Total volume: 1 521.3 m3 • Total floor area: 398.7 m2 •
Total living area: 311.1 m2 • 2 levels • Garage: 2 cars
(attached) + 2 on-site car spaces
Building’s essential functions located on the ground
floor - utilities, living room, bedrooms. The second
level contains longitudinal ‘loft’ that can serve for
hobby purposes, as a small workshop, storage room
or work place. Main elevations are open to the south
and north, there is a minimal number of windows to
the north but picture windows to the south. This
solution provides the natural additional heating in
winter and reduces the amount of heat that is being
lost through the northern wall.
DETACHED HOUSE
Location Ząbki Architect Edward Dylawerski of NUX
Edward Dylawerski 135 Structural engineer Janusz
Krzykawski Client private owner Design 2010 Completion
2011
Building plot area: 1 001 m2 • Building area: 338 m2 •
Total volume: 1 422 m3 • Total floor area: 338 m2 • Total
living area: 275 m2 • Levels: 2 • 2 on-site car spaces
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STORE ROOM
7.1 m2
GARAGE
45.9 m2
LIVING ROOM WITH KITCHEN ANNEXE
65.0 m2
VESTIBULE
8.7 m2
WC
2.5 m2
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
DETACHED HOUSE
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Location Gimnazjalna St., Bemowo District Architects
77 STUDIO PAWEŁ NADUK • Paweł Naduk, Piotr Zając,
Jakub Kończyk, Agnieszka Osiejewska Structural
engineer Arkadiusz Jakubowski of MES Client private
owner Design 2010/2011 Completion 2011/2012
Building plot area: 479 m2 • Building area: 170.5 m2 •
Total volume: 1 103 m3 • Total floor area: 360 m2 • Total
living area: 280 m2 • 2 levels • Garage: 2 cars (attached)
+ 2 on-site car spaces
DETACHED HOUSE
Location Warsaw - Radość Architects xystudio • Filip
Domaszczyński, Marta Nowosielska, Dorota Sibińska,
Dominika Lorek Client private owner Design 2010/2011
Completion 2012
Building plot area: 2 438 m2 • Building area: 373.6 m2
• Total volume: 1 592 m3 • Total floor area: 703 m2 •
Total living area: 565.3 m2 • 2 levels + basement •
Garage: 2 cars (detached)
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DETACHED HOUSE
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Location Kwirynów Architects PDV architekci •
Przemysław Wielądek, Jacek Ciećwierz, Robert Grabarek,
Piotr Baszyński – architecture student Client private
owner Contractor DTM Design 2010 Completion 2011
Building plot area: 857 m2 • Building area: 224.2 m2 •
Total volume: 803 m3 • Total floor area: 347.9 m2 •
Total living area: 280.9 m2 • 2 levels • 2 on-site car
spaces
Simple in form architecture. Elevations in white plaster varied by picture windows and wooden
details. Flat roof and terrace over the attached garage. Building plot surrounded by the steel
fence – open work from Olchowa St. side.
DETACHED HOUSE
Location Olchowa St., Józefosław Architects
Mierzejewski Kasprzycki Czaplicki Architekci Sp. z o.o. •
Marek Mierzejewski, Robert Czaplicki, Paweł Kasprzycki
Collaborating architects Sylwia Komorowska, Tomasz
Rostkowski Client private owner Design 2010
Building plot area: 1 051 m2 • Building area: 341.22 m2
• Total volume: 1 816 m3 • Total floor area: 520.54 m2
• Total living area: 363.15 m2 • 2 levels • 4 on-site car
spaces
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
The form of the building had been shaped freely. Each part of the building is covered in different
material. One of the forms is fit in solar panels. The unique style of the building stands out against
surroundings with its atypical architecture. Large picture windows on the first and second floor
gives the impression of the close contact with the nature. Minimalist, posh interior design. Futuristic house designed in accordance with balanced building development rules, fit with intelligent
building systems.
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Location Warsaw - Wilanów Architects STUDIO GOMEZ
Biuro Projektowe • Hernan Gomez, Piotr Sierputowski,
Joanna Brzezińska, Robert Wasążnik, Kornelia Ziemnicka,
Arkadiusz Kąkowski Client private owner Design 2010
Completion 2011/2012
Building plot area: 4 320 m2 • Building area: 562 m2 •
Total volume: 2 120 m3 • Total floor area: 882.7 m2 •
Total living area: 693 m2 • Levels: 2 • 2 on-site car
spaces
SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE
Location Bruzdowa, Wilanów District Architects 81.WAW.
PL • Anna Paszkowska, Rafał Grudziąż Client private
owner Design 2010 Completion 2011
Building plot area: 3 200 m2 • Building area: 550 m2 •
Total volume: 2 290 m3 • Total floor area: 1 150 m2 •
Total living area: 950 m2 • 2 levels • 4 on-site car
spaces
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
DETACHED HOUSE
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Location Nowa Iwiczna, Lesznowola commune Architects
ARCHIGRAF Michał Brutkowski • Michał Brutkowski, Marek
Kiełbiński, Jakub Smolarek Client private owner Design
2009 Completion 2011
Building plot area: 674 m2 • Building area: 168 m2 •
Total volume: 1 251 m3 • Total floor area: 292 m2 • Total
living area: 260 m 2 • 2 levels • Garage: 2 cars
(attached)
SECTION B-B
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
EAST ELEVATION
DETACHED HOUSE
Location L-4 St., Arbuzowa bis Housing Estate, Wilanów
District Architects Autorskie Zespoły Architektoniczne
Sp. z o.o. • Leszek Kołacz, Magda Meckier Collaboration
Stanisław Meckier – student Client private owner Design
2010
Building plot area: 8 608 m2 • Building area: 202 m2 •
Total volume: 1 433 m3 • Total floor area: 409.3 m3 •
Total living area: 331.9 m3 • 1 level + attic • Garage: 2
cars (attached)
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The form of the building refers to urban traditions of the Zalesie ‘city–garden’. The project is the modern
interpretation of the traditional local architecture with the clear respect for the surrounding nature. Building
site covers 20% of the building lot area.
Elevations covered in natural materials and picture windows give the impression of the interpenetrating
house interior and garden.
Building’s functional division – utility area (ground floor); doctor’s surgery (ground floor); living area (first
floor). All areas can be used independently but still they are integral parts of the project.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
1.HALL
2.VESTIBULE
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7.ROOM
8.GARAGE
9. WAITING ROOM
10.TOILET
11.FACILITIES
12. DOCTOR’S SURGERY
13. DRESSING ROOM
14.BATHROOM
DETACHED HOUSE WITH DOCTOR’S SURGERY
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Location Redutowa St., Piaseczno Architects Archi-med
Sollers Sp. z o.o. • Michał Grzymała-Kazłowski (PhD),
Aleksandra Ruszkowska, Nina Wróblewska, Anna Karaś
– student Structural engineer Arnold Prasalski of ARBO
Projekt Sp. z o.o. Client private owner Design 2010
Completion 2011
Building plot area: 1 177 m2 • Building area: 180.24 m2
• Total volume: 766.72 m3 • Total floor area: 360 m2 •
Total living area: 315.2 m2 • Levels: 2 • Garage: 1 car
(attached)
The superior idea behind this concept was to ensure the maximum of flexibility
and variability. The possible adjustments of the building to owner’s needs are far
beyond then just the mobility of the south elevation. The building can be constructed in phases. On the first floor one can organize a private atelier that is
functionally separated from the rest of the building. The building is energy saving
– large picture windows to the south;
– small windows to the north;
– effective thermal insulation;
– two-story, transparent living room to the south is being heated by energy of
the sun;
– dark elevation is being warmed by the sun in the winter, in the summer it will
be in the shadow of trees. The garden consists of few smaller thematic gardens
related with sides of the world.
The starting point was simple - the white box wrapped in the dark elevation. The
box has been geometrically transformed what resulted in the roof with different
curvatures and the north elevation. The next step was pulling out three forms,
two to the south and one to the north. Shifted boxes are made of different materials but they keep the basic clear layout of the dark, wooden elevation. Terrace and porch are two sections of the dark elevation that have been ‘unglued’
from vertical walls. Both the interior and exterior are toned down – white, dark
wood, polished concrete, glass and naturally rusting COR-TEN steel are deciding
about the building’s architectural expression.
T + A HOME
Location Postępu St. building plot No 76/7, 145 Zgorzała
near Warsaw Architect Tomasz Olszewski of TOMCAT.
ARCH.DESIGN Collaborating architects Agata Żołnowska,
Leszek Żołnowski Structural engineers Robert Fabisiak,
Arnold Prasalski of PF Projekt Client private owner
Design 2010 Completion 2011
Building plot area: 901 m2 • Building area: 219.5 m2 •
Total volume: 1 867 m3 • Total floor area: 543.14 m2 •
Total living area: 366.5 m2 • Levels: 2.5 • Garage: 2 cars
(attached) • 2 on-site car spaces
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SUMMER HOUSE
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Location Skrzeszew Village, Wieliszew commune
Architects Pracownia architektoniczna DESEA • Adam
Pszczółkowski, Bartosz Czarnecki, Justyna Szablińska
Structural engineers B.P.U. FORMAT Client private
owner Design 2010 Completion 2011
Building plot area: 2 978 m2 • Building area: 197 m2 •
Total volume: 843 m3 • Total floor area: 239 m2 • Total
living area: 182 m 2 • 2 levels • Garage: 2 cars
(attached)
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
DETACHED HOUSE
Location Izabelin near Warsaw Architects APA
Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. • Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał
Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Piotr
Janczewski, Szymon Mioduszewski Structural engineers
Norbert Kalinowski, Jarosław Wierzbicki of KAPPA –
PROJEKT Sp. z o.o. Client private owner Design 2010/2011
Completion 2011/2012
Building plot area: 1 845 m2 • Building area: 360 m2 •
Total volume: 1 420 m3 • Total floor area: 560 m2 • Total
living area: 470 m2 • 2 levels + basement • Garage:
2 cars (attached)
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Architects were commissioned by clients to prepare the concept of the semi detached house. After they acquainted with the subject it turned out that
each family has different needs. It resulted in two strongly related houses. They are complimenting each other and one cannot exist without the other.
The project covers also two internal patios, intimate spaces planted with birches that are screening against the wind impact. These patios gave the
whole an effect of delicacy and division.
Another task was the creation of feeling that each family has its own detached house with the exception of entrance zone where exists the need of
protection against intruders. In all other parts of the house an eye contact between each house residents was reduced to zero. If in the future any
family decide to sell their house this eye contact matter will be an additional advantage.
The building has been built with the mixed construction, partly reinforced concrete, partly masonry. Elevations are mostly plastered except window
openings which are covered in sandstone.
BUILDING A
BUILDING B
FLOOR PLAN
‘HALF TWINS’
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Location Ursynów District Architects MOKO ARCHITECTS
• Marta Frejda, Michał Gratkowski Client private owner
Design 2010
Building plot area: 2 180 m 2, including: house a –
823.6 m2, house b – 1 111 m2, shared space – 245.4 m2 •
Building area, including: house a – 284.02 m2, house b
– 285.15 m2 • Total living area, including: house a –
243.77 m2 + garage 45.09 m2, house b – 347.19 m2 +
garage 56.7 m2
This building has been constructed between 1932 and 1933 in accordance with the design
by the unknown architect. Till today exists a post-construction project estimate dated on
11th November 1933. Building’s first owners were Mr and Ms Plewczyńscy and it was located
at that time on Prekera Street in Królewska Góra town, Skolimów commune and it was
entered into the land register as a Mir Villa. At the beginning it was used as a confectionery named ‘Café Mir’. In 1941 or 1943 it was sold to Henryk Pawlak and almost till the end of
WWII it served as a café. After the war in accordance with the special act additional tenants
were quartered in it and the part of the building was adapted for Mirków Sports Club locker
rooms. The building’s owner recovered his property in 1967 and in 2009 it was sold to the
current one.
The redevelopment and extension have to adapt the building to client’s needs. An additional
floor is planned from the Witkacego St. side.
Both the extension and the detached garage architecture refers to the existing form. The
extension design do not dominate the higher part of the building from the Prusa St. side.
DETACHED HOUSE REDEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION
Location 32 Prusa St., Konstancin Architects Pracownia
Architektoniczno-Konserwatorska PROART • Anna
Rostkowska, Anna Kuflewska, Katarzyna Pieńkowska
Client private owner Design 2010 Completion 2011
Building plot area: 1 510 m2 • Building area: 245 m2 •
Volume: 1 430 m3 • Living area: 297 m2 • 2 levels +
basement • Garage: 2 cars (detached)
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The idea behind an architectural workshop for blind and partially blind
children was the presenting of the modern architecture to people with
eyesight dysfunction. Such persons are acquainting with the material
world mostly through a sense of touch. The touch is their guide, allows
to analyse the form, material or temperature. But it is obvious that it is
not a faultless tool and that one cannot read between the lines while
using it. The touch cannot sense i.e. the irony, context, grotesque or
colour. The physical experience allows for one to establish some kind
of opinion but it is not always the whole truth. That’s why the touch
has to be supported by the audio description. The word helps the touch
and they create more precise tool for the exploration of the real world.
It is also a kind of prism which is refracting objects. Following this lead
we have organized workshops based on the touch and word. We have
used specially designed toy bricks and the audio description of four
Warsaw buildings – Agora seat, Warsaw University Library and Focus
and Rodan office buildings. Lectures took place in architectural studios
which were project’s partners and sponsors - Autorska Pracownia
Architektoniczna Kuryłowicz & Associates, JEMS Architekci, Pracownia Architektoniczna Marka Budzyńskiego, Pracownia Magdaleny
Staniszkis. Workshops resulted in a special publication intended for
both seeing and blind people. The tactile illustrated book was not only
the valuable teaching aid for blind children but it also stirred the imagination of those children who are not familiar with this kind of books.
Additionally, we put the graphical description of the ‘not seen fields’ in
the book which is what blind persons have before their eyes. Beautiful
descriptions of ‘not seen colours’ become for us both a challenge and
the graphical inspiration and we hope it will help in breaking the stereotype of blind people having only blackness before their eyes.
‘Z siedzibà w Warszawie’ Association
GREAT
ARCHITECTURE
and COLOURS
OF THE BLIND
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TITLE PAGE.......................................................................................................................................................1
Preface by the Mayor of the City of Warsaw........................................................................................3
Preface by the Director of Lowicka Centre...........................................................................................4
COMPETITIONS...............................................................................................................................................5
Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra Seat...........................................................................................................6
First prize.......................................................................................................................................................7
Second prize........................................................................................... ……………………………..………….8-10
Trzech Krzyży Square..................................................................................................................................11
First prize..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Second prize................................................................................................................................................ 13
Honourable mentions........................................................................................................................... 14-17
Czerniakowski Headland........................................................................................................................... 18
Second prize................................................................................................................................................ 19
Second prize..........................................................................................................................................20-21
Third prize................................................................................................................................................... 22
Katyń Museum............................................................................................................................................23
First prize.....................................................................................................................................................24
Second prize............................................................................................................................................... 25
Clinical Hospital at Karowa St................................................................................................................26
First prize.....................................................................................................................................................27
Second prize...............................................................................................................................................28
Third prize...................................................................................................................................................29
URBAN SPACE..............................................................................................................................................30
Spatial development plan of Western Pyrskiego Strip - Poleczki Street area........................... 31
Local spatial development plan of the Palace of Culture and Science area....................... 32-33
Chmielna Street revitalisation concept............................................................................................... 34
Szembeka Square revitalisation concept...........................................................................................35
Local spatial development plan of Śródmieście Południowe
in the Poznańska Street area.................................................................................................................36
Multimedia Park of Fountains, Podzamcze area................................................................................ 37
Tram shelters on WZ express route.....................................................................................................38
CONCEPTS....................................................................................................................................................39
City Sports Square /for seven years/...............................................................................................40
New Świętokrzyska Street........................................................................................................................41
Music Quarter........................................................................................................................................... 42
Functional and spatial concept of the Fort Blizne III area.............................................................. 43
Palace of Culture and Science neutralisation concept................................................................... 44
Trzech Krzyży Square spatial development concept, competition entry.................................... 45
Warsaw, Your Old Face............................................................................................................................. 46
DISSERTATIONS 2010..................................................................................................................................47
Information and Culture Centre............................................................................................................48
Nordic Institute.......................................................................................................................................... 49
Library..........................................................................................................................................................50
Museum of Photography........................................................................................................................... 51
Museum of Expelled DULAG121................................................................................................................ 52
The meaning of degradation in architecture perception, Museum of Polish History..............53
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.....................................................................................................................................55
Business Park – Former ‘Powiśle’ Heat and Power Plant area.....................................................56
Adaptation of the former ‘Powiśle’ Heat and Power Plant area
for retail and office functions................................................................................................................ 57
Office building, Szucha Avenue..............................................................................................................58
Office building, Nowogrodzka Street...................................................................................................59
Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. new seat, Jerozolimskie Avenues....................................................60
Mixed-use office buildings, Konstruktorska Street.......................................................................... 61
‘Eureka’ mixed-use office building, Wynalazek Street......................................................................62
‘Platinium 6’, Wołoska/Domaniewska/Konstruktorska Streets area.........................................63
Mixed-use office building, corner of Przyczółkowa and Klimczaka Streets.............................. 64
Office building, 17 Stycznia Street.........................................................................................................65
‘Park West’ office park, Wolska Street...............................................................................................66
Office park, Patriotów Street................................................................................................................. 67
“Wola Business Park”,the corner of Solidarności Avenues and Młynarska Street..................68
Office building, Konstruktorska Street................................................................................................69
Mixed-use office building, Chmielna Street........................................................................................ 70
Rebuilding and extension of the ‘Smyk’ department store, former ‘CEDET’,
Jerozolimskie Avenues..............................................................................................................................71
Mixed-use office building, Sabały Street............................................................................................. 72
Mixed-use office building, Bokserska Street...................................................................................... 73
Mixed-use office building, Vogla Street................................................................................................74
Mixed-use office building, Grodzisk Mazowiecki................................................................................ 75
Office park, Mokotów District................................................................................................................. 76
‘Sky Office Center’, corner of Modzelewskiego and Rzymowskiego Streets..............................77
Mixed-use conference centre, corner of Wenedów and Zakroczymska Street........................ 78
Warsaw School of Economics didactic building, Batorego Street................................................ 79
Film studios, Sękocin Nowy.....................................................................................................................80
New Technologies Centre, Fleminga Street......................................................................................... 81
‘GOCŁAW’ Educational and Caring Centre, Pawlikowskiego Street..............................................82
Private Medical Centre, Handlowa Street...........................................................................................83
Water Sports Centre, Żerań...................................................................................................................84
Otwock County building............................................................................................................................85
Multi-faith chapel in the National Stadium..........................................................................................86
First Baptist’s convention church, Waliców Street ......................................................................... 87
Swissmed Hospital, corner of Malborska and św. Wincentego Streets......................................88
OLD/NEW.....................................................................................................................................................89
22 Jagiellońska Street.............................................................................................................................90
27 Jagiellońska Street.............................................................................................................................. 91
26 Okrzei Street................................................................................................................................. 92-93
16 Poznańska Street.......................................................................................................................... 94-95
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS........................................................................................................................... 97
Multi-family residential buildings complex MU5, corner of Kieślowskiego and Klimczaka
Streets.........................................................................................................................................................98
Mixed-use multi-family residential building, Dobra Street.............................................................99
Multi-family residential building, Górczewska Street.....................................................................100
Mixed-use multi-family residential building, Warsaw......................................................................101
Robyg City Apartments, Rydygiera Street.........................................................................................102
‘Biała’, Residence, Biała Street.............................................................................................................103
Multi-family residential buildings complex, Olbrachta Street......................................................104
Mixed-use multi-family residential building, Sienna Street..........................................................105
‘Wilno’ housing estate,Targówek Fabryczny.......................................................................................106
Multi-family residential buildings complex,
corner of Grenadierów and Ostrobramska Streets.......................................................................107
Mixed-use multi-family residential building,
corner of Leszno and Karolkowa Streets..........................................................................................108
Mixed-use multi-family residential buildings, Stawki Street........................................................109
‘Zamienie Project’, Zamienie...................................................................................................................110
Mixed-use multi-family residential building, Merliniego Street..................................................... 111
Multi-family residential building, corner of Chodakowska and Mińska Streets........................ 112
Mixed-use multi-family residential building, Górczewska Street.................................................113
Multi-family residential building, Rolna Street.................................................................................. 114
‘Pegasso’ mixed-ruse multi-family residential building, Wyścigowa Avenue.............................115
Multi-family residential building, Osada Ojców Street.....................................................................116
Multi-family residential building, Peszteńska Street....................................................................... 117
Mixed-use multi-family residential building, Grochowska Street.................................................118
‘Modrzewie’ Villa, Naukowa Street.........................................................................................................119
Multi-family residential building, Włochy District............................................................................120
‘Saska’ Apartments, Saska Street......................................................................................................... 121
Housing estate, Wieliszew......................................................................................................................122
Multi-family residential buildings, Konotopska Street....................................................................123
‘Tenisowa’ Villa, Tenisowa Street.......................................................................................................... 124
Multi-family residential building, Sowińskiego Street....................................................................125
Multi-family residential building, Rezedowa Street.........................................................................126
‘Popularna 50’ multi-family residential building, Popularna Street............................................ 127
Two semi-detached houses, Wawer.....................................................................................................128
Housing estate, Sulejówek.....................................................................................................................129
‘Konstancin Residence’, Kołobrzeska Street.....................................................................................130
Housing estate, Zwoleńska Street........................................................................................................131
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES...........................................................................................................................133
Detached house, Włochy District.........................................................................................................134
Detached house, Ząbki.............................................................................................................................135
Detached house, Bemowo District...................................................................................................... 136
Detached house, Radość........................................................................................................................137
Detached house, Kwirynów....................................................................................................................138
Detached house, Józefosław.................................................................................................................139
Detached house, Wilanów District........................................................................................................140
Semi-detached house, Wilanów District.............................................................................................. 141
Detached house, Nowa Iwiczna............................................................................................................. 142
Detached house, Wilanów District........................................................................................................143
Detached house with doctor’s surgery, Piaseczno......................................................................... 144
T+ A HOME, Zgorzała................................................................................................................................145
Summer house, Skrzeszew....................................................................................................................146
Detached house, Izabelin.........................................................................................................................147
‘Half Twins’, Ursynów District................................................................................................................148
Detached house redevelopment and extension, Konstancin.........................................................149
LOWICKA Centre advertising pages..............................................................................................150-151
‘Z siedzibą w Warszawie’ Association – Great architecture
and colours of the blind..........................................................................................................................152
The Friends of Integration Association advertising page..............................................................153
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EXHIBITION
Curator
Dorota Katner
Exhibition layout
Łukasz Wawrynkiewicz, Joanna Maciejewska
Charts design
Łukasz Wawrynkiewicz
Exhibition charts printout
PROGRAF. Drukarnia Cyfrowa
CATALOGUE
Catalogue draft
Joanna Maciejewska, Dorota Katner
Collaboration
Radosław Katowicz, Urszula Ścibor-Rylska, Urszula Lipińska
Graphical design
Łukasz Wawrynkiewicz
Masterplans elaboration
Sebastian Tabędzki
Translation into English (except pages 6 – 10)
Radosław Katowicz
Setting
Poligraffitti
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