Urban villa tailor-made

08 of April '24
Dom jednorodzinny w Bazylei, fasada frontowa

Single-family house in Basel, front facade

Photo credit: Valentin Jeck

The perspective of the street is marked by a row of small two-story houses with attics from the 1920s covered with tile. Among the faded beiges, reds and pinks of the plastered facades, one's attention is unexpectedly drawn to the pure white and the face of the building coming slightly, nomen omen, ahead of the line. [...]

The perspective of the street is marked by a row of small two-story houses with attics from the 1920s covered with tile. Among the faded beiges, reds and pinks of the [...]

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Nowe budynki staną tuż obok tych wybudowanych w ramach osiedla Yacht Park w 2020 roku

The new buildings will stand right next to those built as part of the Yacht Park development in 2020

© courtesy of PHN

Gdynia's Maritime Downtown will expand with more apartment buildings. Eight residential buildings with services will be built on the extremely attractive land left by the former Dalmor fishing company. FS&P ARCUS of Warsaw is responsible for the project. [...]

Gdynia's Maritime Downtown will expand with more apartment buildings. Eight residential buildings with services will be built on the extremely attractive land left by [...]

Teatr Muzyczny w Poznaniu — wizualizacja poglądowa, widok z ronda Kaponiera

Musical Theatre in Poznan - overview visualization, view from Kaponiera traffic circle

© Atelier Loegler Architects

The new Musical Theater in Poznań, designed by Atelier Loegler Architects, is expected to be ready in three years. A contractor for the work, which will cost 100 million zlotys more than planned, has finally been selected. The first new theater building in Poznan after the war will stand in a very prominent location. [...]

The new Musical Theater in Poznań, designed by Atelier Loegler Architects, is expected to be ready in three years. A contractor for the work, which will cost 100 million [...]

Modernist Rainbow cinema will undergo a metamorphosis

Kacper Kępiński, 05 of April '24
Wizualizacja Kina Tęcza po remoncie

Visualization of Rainbow Cinema after renovation

© Biuro Architekt Kaczmarczyk SC | Andrzej Wajda Film Culture Center.

The Rainbow Cinema, located in a building whose history dates back to 1929, will undergo modernization. The renovated building will house the Andrzej Wajda Film Culture Center. Will the Żoliborz cinema retain its modernist [...]

The Rainbow Cinema, located in a building whose history dates back to 1929, will undergo modernization. The renovated building will house the Andrzej Wajda Film Culture [...]

PAROC PREMO 90: nowy wymiar stabilności i energooszczędności dla dachów płaskich

PAROC PREMO 90: a new dimension of stability and energy efficiency for flat roofs

© Paroc Polska

Roofs are zones of great responsibility. To provide a durable and safe substrate while maintaining the thermal performance of the envelope, PAROC engineers have developed a new generation of stone wool slabs with unprecedented properties on the market: PAROC PREMO [...]

Roofs are zones of great responsibility. To provide a durable and safe substrate while maintaining the thermal performance of the envelope, PAROC engineers have [...]

Hey ha!

A column by Jakub Szczęsny

Jakub Szczęsny, 05 of April '24
Jakub Szczęsny

Jakub Szczęsny

Photo by Victoria Tomaschko

I don't know about the people reading this, but I used to feel strange when I left the house on late September evenings, feeling that it was July. Now as I write these words, my senses tell me that it is June. Only that something keeps contradicting that sensation. The wind moves the leaves, which hum in a non-June way. The ginkgo biloba under my house is starting to turn yellow, and the ground is dry, as it would be after a long, hot, rainless summer, not after April's downpours. [...]

I don't know about the people reading this, but I used to feel strange when I left the house on late September evenings, feeling that it was July. Now as I write these [...]

aksonometria

axonometry

© Karolina Trocinska, Kacper Klaus, Paulina Kapica

Karolina Trocinska, Kacper Kulas and Paulina Kapica were among the finalists in the international Meditation Roofs competition, which aimed to create a rooftop meditation space in an urban environment. [...]

Karolina Trocinska, Kacper Kulas and Paulina Kapica were among the finalists in the international Meditation Roofs competition, which aimed to create a rooftop [...]

Beautiful views from a footbridge to nowhere

Kacper Kępiński, 04 of April '24
Most nad Wisłą

Bridge over the Vistula River

Photo: Kacper Kepinski

Warsaw's boulevards have been connected by the capital's first pedestrian and bicycle bridge. Enjoying great popularity among walkers, the crossing is one of the longest of its kind in the world. Unfortunately - the bridge connects the banks, but not the neighborhoods located on them. Even after the designation of the crossings, which are several years overdue, all functional shortcomings will not disappear. [...]

Warsaw's boulevards have been connected by the capital's first pedestrian and bicycle bridge. Enjoying great popularity among walkers, the crossing is one of the longest [...]

Neurodiversification of public space

Magdalena Milert, 04 of April '24
Neurodywersyfikacja przestrzeni publicznej

Neurodiversification of public space

© Magdalena Milert

How can designing public spaces that take sensory diversity into account help create more accessible and welcoming cities for all? See an analysis of the impact of the urban environment on social well-being and suggestions for integrating sensory needs into the urban planning process. [...]

How can designing public spaces that take sensory diversity into account help create more accessible and welcoming cities for all? See an analysis of the impact of the [...]

widok z lotu ptaka

bird's eye view

© Grupa 5 Architekci

Architects from Warsaw-based Group 5, in cooperation with the Estonian office Sirkel & Mall, won 2nd prize in the competition for the design of the development of the Tallinn Fishing Port! They were preceded only by a local studio - Arhitekt Must [...]

Architects from Warsaw-based Group 5, in cooperation with the Estonian office Sirkel & Mall, won 2nd prize in the competition for the design of the development of [...]

Martyna Kotulek, absolwentka Politechniki Śląskiej została wyróżniona w międzynarodowym konkursie Golden Sand Waterfront

Martyna Kotulek, a graduate of Silesian University of Technology, was awarded in the international Golden Sand Waterfront competition

© Matilda Kotulek

Martyna Kotulek, a graduate of the Silesian University of Technology, was awarded in the international Golden Sand Waterfront competition organized by TerraViva. Her project is based on the creation of a "collage" of different zones of space with a unique character. [...]

Martyna Kotulek, a graduate of the Silesian University of Technology, was awarded in the international Golden Sand Waterfront competition organized by TerraViva. Her [...]

Ruukki wprowadza nowe rozwiązanie poprawiające środowisko akustyczne

Ruukki introduces new solution to improve acoustic environment

Ruukki Polska is offering customers in the construction industry a new acoustic environment solution. Ruukki® Acoustic, a building envelope solution specifically designed for large areas and difficult acoustic environments, provides an optimal result for various types of commercial buildings right from the start. The solution [...]

Ruukki Polska is offering customers in the construction industry a new acoustic environment solution. Ruukki® Acoustic, a building envelope solution specifically [...]

NOWODVORSKI LIGHTING Sp. z o.o.

Minimalist design - LED BAR

NEWODVORSKI

04 of April '24
BAR LED to lampa wisząca o minimalistycznym designie

BAR LED is a pendant lamp with a minimalist design

© NOWODVORSKI

BAR LED is a pendant lamp with a minimalist design. Its austere look is based on the combination of discreet ropes with a horizontally positioned oblong fixture. It is available in three lengths - 120, 150 and 180 cm and has the option of height adjustment up to 160 cm, by using a suitably designed soffit for this purpose. [...]

BAR LED is a pendant lamp with a minimalist design. Its austere look is based on the combination of discreet ropes with a horizontally positioned oblong fixture. It is [...]

NOWODVORSKI LIGHTING Sp. z o.o.

Fourty lamp series from Nowodvorski

NEWODVORSKI

04 of April '24
Seria lamp Fourty od Nowodvorski

Fourty lamp series from Nowodvorski

© NOWODVORSKI

Lamp - illuminates the interior, sets the mood, and increasingly often is the fixture that intrigues and attracts attention. When everything was already and not so easy to break the standards the key to the WOW effect is to combine the form and color of the fixture with the ability to create original light compositions. [...]

Lamp - illuminates the interior, sets the mood, and increasingly often is the fixture that intrigues and attracts attention. When everything was already and not so easy [...]

NOWODVORSKI LIGHTING Sp. z o.o.

DROPS lamp collection design

NEWODVORSKI

04 of April '24
Design kolekcji lamp DROPS

DROPS lamp collection design

© NOWODVORSKI

The design of the DROPS lamp collection is a harmonious interplay of elements based on the circle motif, made of plywood. The material reflects the variety of grain, texture and natural colors of wood, so that the lamps fit into both modern arrangements, as well as those in a boho or oriental climate. [...]

The design of the DROPS lamp collection is a harmonious interplay of elements based on the circle motif, made of plywood. The material reflects the variety of grain, [...]

Projekt nowej zabudowy przy ul. Wodopój przygotowała pracownia Wolski Architekci

The design of the new development on Wodopój Street was prepared by Wolski Architekci studio

© Moderna Holding

A combination of a glass modern block and historicizing tenements is to stand in the Old Town in Gdansk. The project, for which the developer Moderna is behind, was agreed upon while the previous conservator was still in charge, and can boldly join the most controversial investments of that term. [...]

A combination of a glass modern block and historicizing tenements is to stand in the Old Town in Gdansk. The project, for which the developer Moderna is behind, was [...]

ulica Szkolna, Poznań, zrujnowany szpital miejski za zieloną siatką, widok od strony Starego Rynku

Szkolna Street, Poznań, ruined city hospital behind a green screen, view from the Old Market Square

Photo: Jakub Głaz

There is a chance that the hospital complex just off Poznan's Old Market Square will finally cease to haunt. The former city medical center has fallen into new hands: the AP Marchewka company owned by one of the richest Poles. The previous owner, the Orpea company, partially demolished the buildings and canceled the investment. Now a collaboration with the VOX group and a design competition are planned. [...]

There is a chance that the hospital complex just off Poznan's Old Market Square will finally cease to haunt. The former city medical center has fallen into new hands: [...]

Is it possible to "manufacture" a better future?

International Manufacturing Brighter Future conference in Krakow, March 25-27, 2024

Ola Kloc, 03 of April '24
Międzynarodowa konferencja Manufacturing Brighter Future w Krakowie, 25–27 marca 2024 roku

International Manufacturing Brighter Future conference in Krakow, March 25-27, 2024

© organizers archive

Is it possible to "manufacture" a better future? Is there a way to design and create buildings that meet the challenges of rapidly changing times? What technologies to reach for and what materials to use? Solutions for the future of construction were sought by participants of the international conference Manufacturing Brighter Future in Krakow (March 25-27 this year). [...]

Is it possible to "manufacture" a better future? Is there a way to design and create buildings that meet the challenges of rapidly changing times? What technologies to [...]

Castum to projekt zagospodarowania zamku krzyżackiego w Radzyniu Chełmińskim

Castum is a project to develop the Teutonic castle in Radzyń Chełmiński

© Karolina Tazbir, Krystian Cięciwa

Karolina Tazbir and Krystian Cięciwa - students of the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Technology - have an idea on how to repurpose the Teutonic castle in Radzyń Chełmiński. The design goal? To preserve the most important elements and create a space with new functions. [...]

Karolina Tazbir and Krystian Cięciwa - students of the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Technology - have an idea on how to repurpose the Teutonic castle [...]

Lampa Linea S LED od Lena Lighting z najwyższą klasą energetyczną A

Linea S LED lamp from Lena Lighting with the highest energy class A

© LENA LIGHTING

EU changes in the energy classification of electrical appliances have significantly tightened the criteria for awarding energy classes. Now obtaining category A, is a special confirmation of the energy efficiency of products. The Polish brand Lena Lighting, famous for producing lamps with high light efficiency, has just obtained the highest status on the scale for the Linea S LED industrial lamp. [...]

EU changes in the energy classification of electrical appliances have significantly tightened the criteria for awarding energy classes. Now obtaining category A, is a [...]

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