Competition for Wyspianski Museum settled!

Małgorzata Tomczak

14 of October '19

First Prize: Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architects

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On Friday, October 11, 2019, at a gala ceremony at the Juliusz Słowacki Theater, the results of the competition to develop an architectural and urban design concept for the Stanislaw Wyspianski Museum, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, were announced. The competition was an execution-based, two-stage competition. Five teams qualified for the second stage. The jury awarded two prizes and honorable mentions to the participants of the first stage. From October 14, 2019, a post-competition exhibition opens at the Feliks Jasieński Szołayski Tenement House at 9 Szczepanski Square.

Competition Jury:

Maciej Miłobędzki, KSK SARP Warsaw Branch, Competition Judge Chairman.
Marcin Brataniec, KSK SARP Oddział Kraków, Competition Judge Referee
Prof. Rainer Mahlamäki, Finland, Foreign Competition Judge
Simon Ewings, United Kingdom/Norway, Foreign Competition Judge
Jacek Droszcz, KSK SARP Wybrzeże Branch
Olaf Jasnorzewski, representative of MPOIA RP
Łukasz Gaweł, Ph.D., MNK, Deputy Director for Strategy, Development and Communications
Magdalena Czubińska, MNK, Plenipotentiary of the Director for Exhibition Activities
Daniel Hankus, MNK, Head of Technical Department

Deputy Competition Judges:

Dr. Rafał Zawisza, KSK SARP Kraków Branch
Paweł Orkisz, MNK, Deputy Director for Management.

Competition Secretariat:

Marek Kaszyński, SARP Branch Krakow, Organizational Secretary of the Competition
Benita Strzałka, SARP Krakow Branch, Assistant Secretary of the Competition

First Prize: Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architects

First prize

Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architects
Author team: Edzard Schultz, Anna Stryszewska-Słońska
co-authors: Katarzyna Skowronek, Marta Wróblewska, Łukasz Umiński, Łukasz Kaczmarek, Melina Haures

Justification of the Jury
The first prize was awarded for:

creative continuation of the concept of the study from Stage 1 of the Competition, which resulted in interesting solutions in terms of elevation and disposition of internal spaces
clear structure and tectonics of the building, universal modular exhibition spaces
a successful composition of two offset longitudinal blocks forming a very good relationship with the National Museum Main Building and creating an attractive space of the entrance square
clear and restrained form of the project presentation

The Competition Jury's recommendations for the competition work that received the First Prize

The Competition Jury recommends resigning from lowering the level of the entrance to the Wyspianski Museum below the level of the existing square, in order to better connect the building with its surroundings, especially with the garden. In this connection, it is recommended to analyze the possibility of increasing the height of the building to the acceptable possible parameters.
The Competition Jury sees no need for movable ceilings in the Wyspianski Museum.
The competition court shares the opinion on the choice of natural stone as a facade material
façade, but recommends further analysis of the material in adjustment to budgetary and climatic conditions.
The competition court draws attention to the concept of heating the building with ventilation and air-conditioning systems, in which the use of the building's thermal mass to shape the interior climate should be considered.
The competition court draws attention to the necessity of maintaining the budget regime in further design phases.

Second prize: BBGK Architects

2nd prize

BBGK Architects

Authors: Jan Belina-Brzozowski, Konrad Grabowiecki, Wojciech Kotecki
Authors'cooperation: Piotr Musiałowski, Filip Strzelecki, Martyna Dryś, Dawid Roszkowski, Paweł Dobrowolski, Landscape Architecture Studio: Marta Tomasik, Magdalena Romanowska, Marek Rozbicki, Adam Grabowski, Piotr Pachowski, Marcin Mucha

Justification of the Jury
The second prize was awarded for:

architectural form enabling an interesting concept of combining the public spaces of the building with the garden surroundings, the museum forum and the landscape
the expressive formula of the building's body clad in an undulating "curtain", which is an interesting counterpoint to the monumental museum edifice. The Competition Jury appreciated the idea contained in the study at the first stage of the Competition, including very good solutions in terms of aesthetics, especially in terms of the sensitive design of the gardens, but did not see sufficient development of the Competition work at the second stage of the Competition.

Competition Court's recommendations for the Competition work that received the Second Prize

The Competition Court recommends reconsidering the location and proportions of the "heart" of the exposition
The Competition Court recommends varying the height of the exposition spaces and the use of openings and spatial interrelations between the lobby and the exposition spaces where possible
The Competition Court recommends further work on the facades of the building to make the facade lighter in expression
It is recommended to provide an exit for cars by a ramp and to abandon the car elevator
It would be advisable to consider using the thermal mass of the building to shape the interior climate.
The competition court notes the need to maintain the budget regime in further phases of design

The following teams also qualified for the second stage

Qualification for the second stage: ANALOG Piotr Śmierzewski

ANALOG Piotr Śmierzewski
Authors: Piotr Śmierzewski, Michał Czeszejko-Sochacki, Katarzyna Maliszewska, Rafał Śliwa

Justification for granting an invitation to the second stage of the Competition:

for a very clear spatial disposition of two cuboid blocks thoughtfully and successfully linked compositionally to the museum forum and the landscape assumption of the Błonia; for the solution of exhibition spaces allowing flexible and diverse exhibition arrangements, a good exposition of large-format works of Wyspianski; for a synthetic and elegant record of the architectural idea.

Qualification for the second stage: Q-Arch CONSORTIUM, VISION

Q-Arch CONSORTIUM, VISION

author: Stanislaw Deńko
co-authors: Robert Kuzianik, Anna Socha, Karol Korycki, Robert Ciuła
cooperation: Stanisław Gorczowski, Anna Ostrowska, Iwona Syga, Michael Avetisian, Alicja Wąś
cooperation in industry solutions: Czesław Hodurek, Paweł Budziński, Ireneusz Nowak, Jan Wachacki, Jerzy Wójcik, Katarzyna Waga
visualizations: Nguyen Minh Hoang
model: Jan Gottwald

Justification for granting an invitation to the second stage of the Competition:

For appropriate decisions on the arrangement of functional elements and their interrelationships; for good connection with the public space of the Museum Quarter

Qualification for the second stage: JSK Architects

JSK Architects

Authors: Mariusz Rutz, Zbigniew Pszczulny, Piotr Bury, Jakub Podgórski, Marcin Bieńka

Justification for granting an invitation to the second stage of the Competition:

for proposing an open first floor space intermingling with the surroundings and creating a friendly public space complementing the square of the planned museum quarter; for proposing an attractive architectural form; for appropriate solutions for the main exhibition space

Honorable mentions

were awarded to participants not invited to submit competition works in the second stage of the Competition, who submitted the following study studies in the first stage