Competition for the design of the ASP building at 44 Raciborska Street in Katowice

Katowice

deadline for submitting works

25.06.2025

Competition for the design of the ASP building at 44 Raciborska Street in Katowice

organizer: Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, SARP Katowice Branch

The Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and the Katowice branch of the Association of Polish Architects announce a competition to develop an architectural concept for the Raciborska 44 project, an expansion of the teaching infrastructure of the Academy of Fine Arts campus for art and design in Katowice.

The Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and the Katowice branch of the Association of Polish Architects announce a competition to develop an architectural concept for the Raciborska 44 project, an expansion of the teaching infrastructure of the Academy of Fine Arts campus for art and design in Katowice.

purpose

The purpose of the competition is to select such a concept of the building that will best implement the indicated guidelines in terms of functionality, utilization, composition, aesthetic and social aspects - taking into account the context of the existing building and its surroundings.

The area of the competition study is located in downtown Katowice, at 44 Raciorska Street, in an area of fairly dense frontage development, in a quarter with a predominance of residential buildings and constitutes, together with the neighboring plot, the missing link in the closing of the quarter. There is no local zoning plan in effect for the competition study area.

In the area of the competition study there is a garage and utility building extended and superstructure to serve as a service and residential building in its shell. The construction, carried out by a private investor, lasted from 2015-17 for use as a recording studio. Currently, the Academy of Fine Arts has become the owner of the site. The existing facility significantly deviates from the needs and expectations of the Employer, and its adaptation would involve far-reaching spatial changes, which is uneconomical and technically unjustified. In view of the impossibility of more rational adaptation to the new function, the decision was made to completely demolish the current facility.

terms and conditions

The competition is an implementation competition, limited, one-stage.

Due to the development of the university and student interest in new fields of study, it has become necessary to expand the ASP campus with new teaching facilities. The resulting space will serve students, but also as a field for exchange with external stakeholders - entrepreneurs, local government units, cultural institutions, etc. The teaching and research activities carried out in the building will allow the implementation of high-level research and projects, including those with a significant impact on improving living conditions.

The designed building should, by its architectural form and the building materials used, strive to maintain spatial order.The Academy's goal is to construct an energy-efficient building equipped with modern installations that meet environmental standards, designed in accordance with the principles of universal design, sustainable development, inclusive and fully accessible to all users, including those with special needs. This investment also envisages solutions using passive building elements (e.g., passive windows, roller shutters) and the use of technologies to improve the automatic control of equipment in the building. Indications for the use of the above elements will be analyzed at the design stage. It is also assumed that a green roof and terrace will be created, combining ecological and didactic aspects, as well as taking into account the guidelines of a closed-loop economy .

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

First Prize - PLN 60,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract for the performance of a service based on the selected work
II Prize - 40,000 PLN gross
III Award - PLN 20,000 gross

calendar

Deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition: until April 16, 2025, 3:00 pm
Approximate deadline for informing participants about admission to the competition and inviting them to submit entries: up to 14 days after the deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition
Recommended deadline for submitting requests for clarification of the content of the regulations regarding the competition works: until May 23, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Deadline for submission of competition works (electronic version): until June 25, 2025, 3:00 pm
Deadline for submission of competition works (paper version): by June 27, 2025, 3:00 pm
Deadlinefor announcement of competition results: by 21 from the deadline for submission of competition works in electronic version

the competition jury

Przemysław Łukasik - Chairman of the Competition Jury, SARP Katowice
Andrzej Duda - SARP Katowice
Marlena Wolnik - SARP Katowice
Hubert Wąsek - Referee, SARP Częstochowa
Prof. Grzegorz Hańderek - Rector, ASP Katowice
Leslaw Tetla, Ph.D. - Vice Rector for Education and Students, ASP Katowice
Bartłomiej Nawrocki - ASP Katowice
Anna Cichoń - Chancellor of ASP Katowice
Adam Skrzypczyk (SARP Katowice) - reserve member of the Competition Jury, SARP Katowice
Arkadiusz Płomecki (SARP Katowice) - reserve member of the Competition Jury, SARP Katowice
Paulina Nagel - secretary of the competition, SARP Katowice
Kamila Cieśla - deputy secretary of the competition