ARCHITECTURAL APRIL-MAY DRAWINGS AND MODELS OF THE NEW WARSAW th INVESTMENTS 10 EDITION Exhibition under auspices of the President of Warsaw LECH KACZY¡SKI Catalogue published thanks to support of Warsaw Capital City Office The most important plan of Warsaw development is „The Study on Conditions and Ways of the Warsaw Spatial Management”, which is almost accomplished. This document contains all decisions envisioning the shape of Warsaw in next 25 years. The city will develop dynamically. It is assumed that Warsaw population will increase to 2.5 – 3 million people. That means that Warsaw population will almost double. It is assumed, that during these years areas designated for services will increase by 1100 hectares. Dwelling buildings land will increase by 9 500 hectares and communication sites will increase by 300 hectares. How the „new Warsaw” can be perceived? Surely as a city that will become a metropolis significant in Europe. It will also be a dynamic capital city stimulating social and economical development of the country and it's metropolitan area with 6 – 6 millions of dwellers. Above all the capital has to become a city that is „friendly for inhabitants”. A place where one can live in convenient conditions appropriate to the contemporary times. A place where time can be spent pleasantly, where one can easily commute. Where public services can address inhabitant's needs. A city with cosy places and big-city downtown. What to do to carry out these aims? Above all the quality of the urban public areas must be improved for they are the visiting card of every developed area. The design of the restoration of the one of the most beautiful streets in Warsaw – the Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie St – came into real. This street is going to be changed from the road traffic crowded street into the street mostly for pedestrians – both, Warsaw dwellers and numerous tourists. The street where one can calmly and freely watches many precious historic sites. The next step that was taken is the spatial management plan of the Pi∏sudskiego Square. The plan that will ensure the recover of the square's spatial harmony that is the closing of the Western frontage. Some existing, incidentally constructed investments in the square's surroundings can not be changed, but in my opinion the restoration of the western frontage of the square will eventually restore the part of it's spatial picture quality. Similar solutions were prepared for other Warsaw squares such as: • Trzech Krzy˝y, which though partially has a chance to change to pedestrian area enriched in numerous cafes, shops and restaurants; • Teatralny Square where today's open-air parking will be replaced by underground garage. That solution will allow to gain outside foyer before the biggest theatre in the capital city; • Konstytucji Square where the closedown of the open-air parking and vehicular traffic reorganization is planned. It will allow building a service complex located under square's floor. The complex will be connected with the underground station in the Wilcza St area; • on the Powstaƒców Warszawy Square the closedown of the open-air parking and opening of the square's floor for the pedestrians is planned. The spatial management plan of the Culture and Science Palace surroundings is being created. This place waited quite long to become valuable spatial and functional area. It is planned to concentrate there not only office and trade services but also building complexes with cultural functions. Perhaps the Museum of the Contemporary Art will be located here. It is possible that the concert halls or musical theatre will accompany the museum. A new square that will be replaced with today's Defilad Square will be a place for mass events. Here concerts, shows and New Year's Eve open air parties will be hold. There is a lot of plans. All the time local spatial management plans are being draw up. There are 112 plans enacted in Warsaw at the moment. Next 32 plans are draw up in accordance with the act from 7th of July 1994. 7 624.95 hectares of the city area are covered with the spatial management plans. It is about 15% of Warsaw. Resolutions to make up 44 plans were passed at the moment in accordance with a new Act from 27th of March 2003. These new plans cover about 10% of the city that is 5 200 hectares. It is planned that local spatial management plans will cover 80% of the city in few next years. City area – 516 900 hectares Urbanized area – 243 220 hectares Potential reserve for constructions – 10 423 hectares Area included by the l.s.m.p. on 31st of January 2005, 112 plans, 7 625 hectares, 15%. Resolutions to draw up l.s.m.p. 44 plans, 5 200 hectares, 10%. A significant number of building conditions decisions and a planning permissions were given to the investors. Total number of 7 219 motions about the building conditions were received till the end of year 2004. 4 539 decisions were given and next 2 507 motions are in advanced progress of proceedings. From total number of 9 510 motions about the building permissions 8 190 decisions were given and another 1 094 motions are in the progress of proceedings. It shows that Warsaw is still developing. How? I think that the best answer to this question one can find in the designs presented at this exhibition. Chief City Architect Micha∏ Borowski It is the tenth edition of the "Plans for the Future. Architectural Drawings and Models of the New Warsaw Investments" exhibition organized by the ¸OWICKA Center, the cultural institution. The idea arose ten years ago. First edition, in 1996 was modest. We exhibited about 50 designs in the clip frames. At that moment our gallery room was adequate place for such exposition. First exhibit had no catalogue. At the beginning there was only "Plans for the Future" section. During the following years we have added another sections, such as Spatial Management Plans, Old-New, Detached Houses. Tenth edition is also extended. This time we are presenting Urban Space and the winners' designs of the Chopin Center, Wiecha Passage and Dmowskiego Roundabout architectural competitions. But our exhibition is not just and only designs and visions of the professionals. For 2 years our exhibition is accompanied by competitions organized for the architecture students. For them it is a great opportunity to express themselves freely and creatively, and to face the difficult problems of Warsaw architecture and urban planning. This years' catalogue contains winners' designs of the last year student competition. "Plans for the future" exhibition and its catalogue became peculiar guide to Warsaw investments. It is a document illustrating city development in the past ten years, and, what makes us specially glad, a discussion forum. ARCHITEKTURA-murator monthly and Warsaw department of the Association of the Architects of the Republic of Poland organized debates on the Warsaw problems - does the capital city need the City Architect (now we know it does) and the future of the Wilanów district and Defilad Square. The Defilad Square issues were raised many times during the exhibition. Current Warsaw authorities are trying with new energy to solve the urgent problem of the Culture and Science Palace's surroundings development. Everybody is impatiently waiting for the results of their activities. Lowicka Center will gladly present the designs of the investments that will change this huge space into modern city center. Over 600 designs that we have exhibited in 10 years period are first of all the presentation of the Polish architectural thought and its development. We have no aspirations to pass professional judgement. We want to stir up discussions in the circle of architects and decision-makers and encourage Warsaw dwellers to take part in it. Katarzyna Hagmajer Director of ¸OWICKA Centre Location Technical data CONCEPTUAL DESIGN the corner of Domaniewska and Wo∏oska Streets Overground volume: 346 000 m3 The central building glazed elevations have grass Architects Underground volume: 125 m3 imprint. It makes it a unique office complex with APA Kury∏owicz & Associates Total overground floor area: 95 000 m2 attractive work environment. Outside elevations Stefan Kury∏owicz – professor of architecture, Total underground floor area: 42 000 m2 complexity creates urban frontages of the Marta Chrzanowska, Overground usable floor area: 87 500 m2 Wo∏oska and Domaniewska Streets. Fully glazed Miko∏aj Kwieciƒski, Number of storeys: interior elevations allow interpenetration of the Piotr ˚abicki 12 overground office spaces and real and „virtual” courtyard Client 2 underground greenery. Globe Trade Centre Company Ltd. Parking space for 90 cars Design + an underground parking for 1 270 cars Office Buildings Complex 2004 7 Location Design Technical data Nowogrodzka Street 2004 Volume: 149 670 m3 Architects Construction Total floor area: 49 886 m2 APA Wojciechowski Ltd. 2005/2006 Usable floor area: 47 392 m2 Szymon Wojciechowski, Number of storeys: Micha∏ Sadowski, 22 overground Witold Dudek, 4 underground Office Building Magdalena Rachuta Parking space for 20 cars Client + an over ground parking for 420 cars Nowogrodzka Development + an underground parking for 316 cars 8 TYPICAL FLOOR Location General contractor Grzybowska Center Complex. the corner of Grzybowska and Wronia Streets BUDIMEX DROMEX S.A. First stage of it is the Hilton Hotel with Architects Design Conference Center and sport and recreational Kazimierski i Ryba Designing Office sp.j. 2003 complex. Whole complex has 3 underground Tomasz Kazimierski – doctor of architecture, Construction – under construction storeys. Andrzej Ryba, B∏a˝ej Ma∏czyƒski, Second stage of it will be a multifamily dwelling Rafa∏ Paw∏owski, Micha∏ Hincz, Technical data complex with underground garages system. Maciej Ryba – technician Volume: 163 400 m3 Third stage of it will be the office complex.