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RENOMA DEPARTMENT STORE
Location:   40 Świdnicka Street
Authors:   Juliusz Erdman, Marta Firganek, Agnieszka Gilarska, Krystyna Kirschke, Paweł Kirschke, Marek Kotowski, Piotr Krynicki, Zbigniew Maćków, Piotr Sulisz, Piotr Wilk, Piotr Zybura
Cooperation:   Jacek Brzezowski, Michał Hawrylak, Marcin Macuta, Marta Mnich
Investor:  

Centrum Development and Investments Polska

Area:    
Building
Usable
  10715m2
77751m2
Capacity:   381705m3
Calendar:    
Project
Realization
  2005-2008
2006-2009
Prizes:  

2011 I place in ranking of  the Skyscraper City forum
2010 SARP Prize of the Year 2009
2010 Distinction in competition Polish Cement in Architecture
2010 Nomination for Mies van der Rohe Award
2010 Qualification to final of World Architectur Festival
2010 Grand Prix in competition for Silesian Building of the Year 2009 organised by PZiTB
2010 Grand Prix in competition Beautiful Wroclaw
2010 I place in fanking of the Skyscraper City forum
2010 Qualification fo final of competition of International Council od Shoppin Centrers
2009 Project of the Year of CEE Retail Real Estate Awards
2009 I place in ranking of the Skyscraper City forum
 

 



The design concerns the renovation of the old 'Wertheim' department store and its extension in the eastern direction, which involves the new part located by Czysty square and Czysta street. The original design based on Herman Dernburg's design erected in 1929 at the intersection of Świdnicka and Podwale streets. The main objective of the new design was to continue the style and form of the existing architecture and creating the building referring to the old department store with its elegant look and high standard. The consistency of the old and new parts was achieved by correct proportions, inscribing the new building into the historical urban structure, horizontal divisions of the facades, character of used materials and colours. A dynamic nature of the horizontal facade of the new part was intensified by a fan-shaped deflection of cornices, which create a very strongly emphasized facade foreground. Its background is created by large windows and walls finished with dark-brown fibre-concrete cladding panels, corresponding the ceramic facing of the antique edifice. The new building is connected with the antique edifice by an entrance atrium, which serves as a connecting element (buffer) between the two parts.

The design also involves the landscape design of The Czysty Square and the rebuilding of Podwale and Czysta streets, which will increase the quality of the area surrounding the department store and re-engage them with city life.

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