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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.
GRAU’S GARDENS
/ 29-12-2021
The revitalisation of the neo-Gothic building was another attempt to restore the old fabric of the city. The dominant character of the historic palace is emphasised by the austere style of the new residential part and the limited, moderate landscaping. Old trees in the rehabilitated park have been given priority and thoroughly cared for, while the muted colours highlight the historical context. The buildings simultaneously constitute a frame for the park complex and provide a setting for Gdańska Street, thus striking a balance between the open character of the plot and the scale of the surrounding quarter development.
ALEJA DĘBOWA 17
/ 28-12-2021
Embedded in the chaotic fabric of this part of the city, the building was primarily intended to clearly separate the most important components of the newly constructed service complex. The simple form, classical divisions and muted colours bind the whole together, while the limited means of expression, repetition and modularity convey information about the functional programme. All this has been done so as not to divert attention away from the new spatial relationships and allow local residents to become familiar with them. Time will tell whether a bustling piece of the city can be created in the vastness of this mono-functional residential district.
NOWY TARG
/ 27-12-2021
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.
VOTIVE CHAPEL
/ 26-12-2021
The chapel was created as a votive offering for the construction of the motorway bypass. We tried to transpose the traditional model of the sacred into contemporary forms and meanings, keeping the interesting interaction with the motorway. We outlined arbitrary space limits using the EPCH 420 energy-absorbing barriers that form five offset rings around the sacred centre. Most of the elements used in the construction had been recycled. The site is completely open and accessible. Perhaps the roadside chapel with an intriguing geometry, seemingly abandoned amongst flowery meadows, will prompt somebody to meditate on the transience of life?
GREEN 2DAY
/ 25-12-2021
“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
/ 24-12-2021
“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
/ 23-12-2021
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.
DUBOIS 41
/ 21-12-2021
We were yet again faced with the task of designing onto urban fabric that once existed here. Two blocks were separated by an extension of Dubois Street. The first one was given the form of a solid residential block with floors shifted with respect to each other, which visually conceals the actual mass of the building. The other one is a coherent urban complement with an internal pedestrian street. They share a single entrance gate and courtyard raised to the +1 level, with a reinforced concrete terrace overhanging the river. All this to achieve clear spatial zoning with perimeter development. This project is about contemporary urban density.