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OFFICE AND SERVICE BUILDING
/ 24-03-2023
MŁYN MARIA
/ 31-12-2021
The characteristic post-war appearance of the Mills, with the linking section just above the water and the logo, has created a spatial memory of the place which we decided to preserve. We added a cosy green square in the form of an embankment hiding the garage and serving as an open public space. The existing window openings have been enlarged, making the original outline visible while varying the degree of transparency of the new glazing. The difference between the new and the historic is still clear. The building takes on a different form depending on the amount of light and temperature, which may seem more dynamic because of the mobile façades.
WITOLDA 3840
/ 30-12-2020
Witolda 3840 is an example of how to reclaim a place for the city and enter into a dialogue with its pre-war, post-German fabric. Because of the increasingly vibrant urban life along the Oder, we decided to create a metropolitan boulevard in keeping with the existing development in the area, thus revitalising and activating the waterfront. The new pavilion with flats and restaurants increases the functional attractiveness of the area while formally reducing the height of the second line of development, making the front more accessible from the side of the river. The stylistic simplicity of the building reflects our intention to be unobtrusively present in this historic site.
WŁADYSŁAW IV’s, GDYNIA
/ 17-06-2020
NOWY TARG
/ 27-12-2016
Nowy Targ is a new experience of a building on the scale of an urban quarter. In it, we looked for metropolitan architecture with good proportions and sustainable materials. In an attempt to depart from introverted structures, we planned a bustling ground floor with service outlets accessible directly from the street. Rhythmic façades with distinctive courtyard cuts added dynamism to the body of the building and broke up the monumental scale. Façade elements were differentiated according to their compositional role and grained. We believe that it is possible to build offices that contribute to the renaissance of the street and counteract the functional monoculture in city centres.
GREEN 2DAY
/ 25-12-2014
“Edifice” was the key word, and the proximity of Ostrów paved the way for formal experiments. Feelings of permanence, quality and timelessness were important. Hence the transposition of the motif of wall with openings and reference to the residential texture of the frontage. In place of the one-dimensional façade, the starting motif became the window with its attributes: reveals, glyphs and chiaroscuro, geometrised and multiplied to achieve the intended effects.
It is satisfying to see that a banal set of offices gave rise to a piece of the city with a completely new morphology, which can now be filled with dense life.
GREEN DAY
/ 24-12-2013
“Edifice” was the key word, and the proximity of Ostrów paved the way for formal experiments. Feelings of permanence, quality and timelessness were important. Hence the transposition of the motif of wall with openings and reference to the residential texture of the frontage. In place of the one-dimensional façade, the starting motif became the window with its attributes: reveals, glyphs and chiaroscuro, geometrised and multiplied to achieve the intended effects.
It is satisfying to see that a banal set of offices gave rise to a piece of the city with a completely new morphology, which can now be filled with dense life.
WITOLDA 43
/ 23-12-2012
After changes to the local plan, the time came for an act of radical design. Closing off the block with a wall-stage for urban activities, we rather dramatically dissected the body of the building in search of a better distribution of the masses. The homogeneous façade, perforated by alternating portcullis openings and black-lined loggia recesses, is topped by an openwork of roof pergolas. A terrace overlooking the river and the urban skyline, freely accessible to all residents, enhances the uniqueness of the location, while the ground floor with commercial premises provides a base for the much-anticipated city-making functions.
STC
/ 17-12-2006
The STC building consists of a base with the height of the surrounding development and a dominant feature for which no restrictions were imposed by the plans. The tower section accentuates the opening in the corridor of Piłsudskiego Street and signals the presence of the railway station forecourt. The body was divided into modules, slightly twisted in relation to the vertical axis in order to obtain a dynamic that strengthens the impression of slenderness. This solution improved the daylight illumination of the neighbouring buildings.
The STC building contains a set of services reviving this part of the hitherto infamous Przedmieście Oławskie district and represents another step towards its revitalisation.
GREEN TOWERS
/ 12-12-2001
An analysis of the surrounding development showed the predominance of long and tall cuboid buildings. The layout of the complex was therefore determined by a desire to provide ample daylight and optimum relationship with the surroundings. The twin office towers, more than 30 metres high, fit into the context of Strzegomska Street and supplement the completely new, post-war morphology of this part of the city. A square was designed between the buildings, which partially descends below ground level to let light to the basement. The op-art composition of the façades and the atrium floor add dynamism to the complex, breaking the monotony of the office function.