ISSN 1643-7861 For a dozen or so years, every spring the ’Plans for the Future’ exhibition gives us an opportunity to see how Warsaw will change and grow. We observe the architects’ and their clients’ new concepts. Some of them, those already completed one will soon be able to observe in the urban space. This will be the moment when we will confront our notions of the city development with architects’ visions. Thanks to that we create our own way of the modern architecture discovering and we learn how to rate it. The last few years are characterized by the Warsaw’s intensive development. The second metro line construction is speeding up, the new Maria Skłodowska-Curie bridge is open as well as the National Stadium, we are preparing for UEFA EURO 2012 championships. We can say that spring this year is full of newness and energy. Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Mayor of the City of Warsaw For 17 years LOWICKA Centre has been organising the ’Plans for the Future. Warsaw Architecture in Designs’ exhibition. The idea behind it is simple. Having no ambitions to rate what is being constructed we have compiled the chronicle of a past dozen or so years in Warsaw architecture. Our exhibition visitors who are with us from the very beginning surely have got on their shelves a full set of catalogues that accompanied our event. The first section comprises public buildings thus office buildings and companies’ seats, retail, sports buildings but also hotels, embassies and cultural architecture like theatre or university of music. Exhibiting two nursery schools we are describing the process of designing of such structures based on the Scandinavian example. In the Żoliborz district of Warsaw the children and their teachers were asked about what they got, what would they need and what is bothering them. The second section encompasses residential buildings. We show tendencies in the residential buildings designing and where they’re going to be constructed. Another section is ’Multi-family and Single-family Buildings’. One can find there a wide range of interesting and up-to-date entities. In the ’Old-New’ section we present examples of the reconstruction of old Warsaw tenement houses. Each year Warsaw is enriched in the newly restored historic buildings. They are shining again. Few architects have sent us their designes of the ideas they are fascinated with. That’s how the ’Concepts’ section arose. Please examine them carefully for these are controversial ideas but worthy of our attention. Every two years the EUROPAN competition is being organized, this year competition’s motto is ’Benefits of Friendly Radiation’ and it is focused on spatial changes that took place in the Praga district as a result of the National Stadium completion. Awarded entries of its Polish edition is another section in this catalogue. The last section comprises projects by students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology. As usual I invite everyone to acquaint with these projects free from clients requirements, full of passion and interesting ideas. In the ’Architektura’ monthly from March 2012 I have read the opinion by Swiss architect Mr. Werner Huber who is visiting Warsaw for 25 years. Article is titled ’Twenty years of Warsaw architecture in the eye of the Swiss critic’. Please allow me to quote a passage from it: ’The look on today’s Warsaw allows to state that from the architectural point of view Poland had joined Europe, however there are still deficits in the urban planning.’ In my opinion such statement made from the certain perspective is satisfactory. Katarzyna Hagmajer Director of the LOWICKA Centre 7TH FLOOR PLAN Office buildings complex located on the corner of Bura- kowska Street and Młocińska Street near ’Radosława’ OFFICE BUILDINGS COMPLEX Roundabout. The office space encompasses 80 per cent of buildings’ usable floor area. From the side of ’Radosława’ Roundabout a landmark comprising two towers is located – Location Burakowska Street, Wola district Architects Projekt Polsko-Belgijska one 120 m high (34 floors) and the other one 109.5 m high Pracownia Architektury Sp. z o.o. – Adam Wagner, Paweł Strug, Alicja Górecka, (31 floors). Building development alongside Burakowska St. Marcin Latuszek Design 2011 is from 25 to 35.5 m high (from 7 to 10 floors). First and second floors comprise retail spaces and their en- Total floor area 48,280 sqm Usable floor area 38,515 sqm • 34 floors, trances are located off Burakowska Steet, Młocińska Street 5 underground floors • underground parking garage for 330 cars, 10 on site parking and ’Radosława’ Roundabout. spaces Buildings of reinforced concrete frame (core columns, sta- irwells and lift shafts). The concrete core is in the buildings’ centre. That solution allows for the optimal arrangement of interiors. The entrances to the buildings’ underground parking garages are on Burakowska Street and Młocińska 7 Street. THE MINT OFFICE BUILDING Location Prosta Street, Wola district Architects JEMS Architekci Total volume 418,000 cu m Total floor area 101,500 sqm – Olgierd Jagiełło, Maciej Miłobędzki, Marcin Sadowski, Jerzy Floor area for sale 58,000 sqm • 31 floors, 3 underground Szczepanik-Dzikowski • Katarzyna Bogusławska-Bradley, floors • underground parking garage for 469 cars, 10 on site Wojciech Kotecki, Paweł Majkusiak, Andrzej Sidorowicz parking spaces 8 Collaborating architects Adam Brzostek, Paweł Gozdyra, Jacek Mroczkowski, Piotr Waleszkiewicz Structural engineers KiP Sp. z o.o. Client Mennica Polska S.A. Architectural design 2012 OFFICE, HOTEL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMPLEX A complex of office, hotel and commercial buildings. In the Location Świętokrzyska Street, Śródmieście district south-west direction was located a 150 m high (37 floors) Architects Projekt Polsko-Belgijska Pracownia landmark office tower. Except the latter the complex consists Architektury Sp. z o.o. – Adam Wagner, Paweł of 3, 4, 5 and 9 storey buildings comprising a four-and-half- Strug, Alicja Górecka, Marcin Latuszek -star hotel and the conference centre. Retail spaces on lower floors. Total floor area 83,375 sqm Usable floor area Office tower façade will have smooth, simple form, planned 58,363 sqm • 37 floors, 5 underground floors • arcade on the third floor level from the side of Świętokrzyska underground parking garage for 520 cars St. The hotel façade in irregular form with overhangs from the side of Świętokrzyska Street. An underground parking garage encompassing five floors at the most is planned. The latter will be connected with Rondo ONZ Metro Station. Basement retail spaces are also planned. The entrances to the buildings’ underground parking garages are on Twarda Street and Mariańska Street. The hotel main driveway is located on Świętokrzyska Street and an additional driveway on Twarda Street. 9 ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKA STREET FAÇADE OFFICE BUILDING Location Woronicza Street, Mokotów district Architects Total area 13,600 sqm Usable floor area 12,000 sqm • HRA Architekci Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. Project direction Wojciech 10 floors, 4 underground floors • underground parking Hermanowicz, Błażej Hermanowicz, Stanisław Rewski • garage for 170 cars Marcin Góra, Tomasz Laskowski Client Woronicza Prestige PM Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. Architectural design 2012 Completion planned in 2013 10 B1 building is a part of mixed-use Nowe Powiśle II complex. It is a new office building with retail spaces located in the former Powiśle combined heat-and-power plant site. The main part of the complex comprises listed buildings of D1 boiler house, D2 machine room, D3 substation and D5 caisson. The building as a form creating a new frontage from the side of Dobra Street and historic Elektryczna Street is limited by the planning permission and Historic Preservation Office re- commendations. B1 is 24 m high and is located in the corner created by the historic Elektryczna Street and planned pla- za in the front of historic D1 boiler house. Building’s ground floor comprises retail spaces and is opened onto the plaza and functionally integrated with the historic structures of the complex. The setback on the top floor underlines the façade of historic D1 boiler house and refers to the form of the planned along Dobra Street B2B3 residential building. The entrance to the buildings’ underground parking garage is on Leszczyńska Street. Building’s steel frame, ceramic deta- ils and façades’ divisions directly harmonize with the unique elevations of neighbouring historic buildings. B1 OFFICE BUILDING FORMER ’POWIŚLE’ COMBINED HEAT-AND-POWER PLANT SITE NEW VOLUMES Location Elektryczna Street, Powiśle Architects APA ADAPTED HISTORIC BUILDINGS Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. – Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Grzegorz Gurgacz, Katarzyna Jabłońska-Bida, Katarzyna Kozioł, Szymon Nieszporek, Piotr Zielawski, Aleksandra Cupek – architecture student Structural engineers ARBO Projekt Sp. z o.o. Restoration specialists Pro-Arte, Hanna Jung-Migdalska Client Menolly Nowe Powiśle Sp z o.o. Architectural design 2011 Completion planned in 2013 Total volume 26,175 cu m Total area 6,780 sqm Usable floor area 5,933 sqm • 5 floors, 2 underground floors • underground parking garage for 44 cars 11 The name of this group of office buil- dings reflects the idea standing behind this concept and ambience of the buil- ding site surroundings. Creation of the sound and dynamic work environment compatible with the natural one was client’s and architects’ main goal from the very beginning. Architectural structures are surroun- ded by carefully chosen plants, foun- tains and other garden furniture. Parks and plazas are arranged in a way con- ducive for the creative thinking. Office spaces are opened onto greenery. Lar- ge amount of natural light inside and open windows connects the green surroundings with workspaces. ’THE PARK’ OFFICE PARK Location Orzechowa and Krakowiaków Streets area, Włochy district Architects APA Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. – Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał Sadowski, Witek Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski, Anna Kurowska, Salma Amarin-Strzałkowska, Beata Książek, Iwona Matuszczyk Structural engineers SDŻ Projekt Client AIG/ Lincoln Polska Sp.