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…"decency
is a
significant
attribute
of not
only
decorating
but
of all
other
building
aspects
(…)
it is
an important
thing
to look
back
at the
climate
of the
place,
at materials
to be
used
for
construction
and
elevations.
The
adjustment
of heights
and
dimensions
is a
considerable
point
of reason
that
should
govern
an architect’s
action."
(Jan
Śniadecki,
Review
of Architecture
by Count
Sebastian
Sierakowski,
1815)
Is
Count
Sierakowski’s
decency
still
a significant
attribute
of the
Polish
architecture?
Probably
yes,
and
it is
nice
to hear,
at last,
good
words
of unquestioned
successes
in that
field.
"A
brilliant
gift
that
Warsaw
has
recently
received
is the
picturesqueness
and
a sort
of softness
despite
a wide
range
of high-tech
means,"
wrote
Wojciech
Leśnikowski
of the
"very
truly
Polish"
FOCUS
office
building
in Filtrowa
Street,
designed
by Stefan
Kuryłowicz.
Project
management
was
handled
by Piotr
Kuczyński,
while
the
team
leaders
were
Tomasz
Gientek,
Jacek
Świderski,
Marek
Szczęśniak
and
Fryderyk
Szymański.
"The
building
is distinguished
among
the
many
currently
constructed
office
buildings
by its
execution
quality.
Its
trumps
include
the
conformity
of architectural
expression
with
the
facility’s
designation,
clarity
and
complexity
of design,
consistency
of the
assumed
estethic
convention,
and
interior
cohesion.
This
is a
proof
that
high
architectural
value
increases
the
commercial
value
of such
a facility,"
was
the
verdict
of the
jury,
which
awarded
the
first
award
to the
FOCUS
office
building
in the
"Life
in Architecture"
competition.
The
second
example
is the
W.L.
Anczyc
BUMA
SQUARE
office
and
trade
centre
in Kraków,
designed
by the
team
composed
of Marek
Dunikowski
(chief
designer),
Wojciech
Mie-cznikowski,
Elżbieta
Myczka-Ruczaj,
Piotr
Michalewicz,
and
Marcin
Grodziński
and
Agnieszka
Grodzińska.
The
design
was
verified
by Andrzej
Nęciński,
while
the
structural
design
was
prepared
by Prof.
Jan
Grabacki.
The
very
fact
that
the
Mr.
Piotr
Michalski,
the
project
executive,
has
employed
five
top
Kraków
architectural
offices
to prepare
alternative
concept
designs,
forecasts
success
already
at the
project
start.
The
following
offices
undertook
the
designing
efforts:
DDJM
(the
winning
design
to be
implemented),
IMB
Asymetria,
Studio
Archi-5,
3D Architekci,
as well
as Oleksy&Polaczek
Design
Studio.
Together
with
alternative
designs,
the
investor
obtained
nine
concept
designs
of remodelling
of the
old
printing
house
complex.
What
exists
in Wadowicka
Street
today
and
what
is the
subject
of the
project
developed
by BUMA
System
S.A.
is one
of the
most
outstanding
examples
of good
construction
of the
1960s,
based
on volumetric
framework
structures
with
an original,
modern
system
of installations.
The
facility
was
constructed
after
the
unfortunate
demolition
of the
historical
Anczyc
printing
and
publishing
house,
following
which,
an empty
and
undeveloped
land
plot
has
remained
near
the
Wawel
hill,
as a
memento
and
warning
against
the
authorities’
arrogance.
The
more
so,
those
three
generations
of the
Anczyc
family
have
contributed
to the
cultural
heritage
of the
Polish
nation.
It should
be stressed
that
BUMA
is coming
back
to history,
and
that
the
new
Centre
will
still
be Anczyc-like
in its
spirit.
The
concept
design
by DDJM
hit
the
moment
of completing
the
first,
and
launching
the
second
decade
of the
Office’s
operation.
I feel
particularly
glad
to be
able
to express
my esteem
to Marek
Dunikowski
for
that
very
design,
and
for
what
is actually
taking
place
in his
design
office.
Can
the
work
of his
team
be regarded
(following
Jan
Śniadecki’s
words)
as such
that
believes
"it
to be
an important
thing
to look
back
at the
climate
of the
place,"…"and
a considerable
point
of reason
that
should
govern
an architect’s
action"?
Do landscape,
atmosphere,
tradition
and
genius
loci
of Kraków
form
the
basis
of creative
personality
of all
those
eminent
specialists
who
just
between
the
Cloth
Hall
and
the
"Lady
with
an Ermine"
take
great
pains
over
good
building?
It is
not
easy
to them.
The
Count
Sierakowski’s
"climate"
means
in Kraków
the
art
of continuation.
The
first
thing
that
always
counts
there
is all
that
surrounds
everybody,
and,
only
afterwards,
very
carefully
and
very
sceptically,
all
that
is just
being
created.
Adding
is the
notion
that
Konrad
Kucza-Kuczyński
often
speaks
about,
as being
the
more
difficult
when
applied
to the
living
body
of the
existing
architecture.
This
is something
that
Andrzej
Kiciński
successfully
obtained
in his
"Grey
Villa,"
and
Janusz
Jaworski
in the
adaptation
of a
mansion
in Skarpa
in Warsaw.
Construction
of the
Jagiellonian
Library,
designed
by Romuald
Loegler,
ended
with
a very
good
adding,
too,
and
was
equally
monumental
as the
prewar
work
by Wacław
Krzyżanowski.
And
what
about
the
DDJM
architects?
Where
is their
philosopher’s
stone,
after
which
we can
recognise,
without
any
effort,
their
works?
Janusz
Korzeń,
the
newly-elected
President
of the
Association
of Polish
Urban
Planners
doubts
whether
a social
need
for
harmony
and
order
exists
at all.
We all
share
his
doubts,
as we
all
are
concerned
about
randomness
and
formal
disorder,
especially
in relation
to commercial
projects.
That
is why
we should
examine
more
closely
what
has
been
taking
place
and
what
is taking
place
in the
DDJM
office.
What
affects
their
work
so clearly
that
even
some
other
part
of that
work
(PKO
S.A.
Bank
in Opole)
is set
in the
same,
serious
and
responsible
atmosphere
of the
old
Kraków?
I believe
that
two,
undisrupted
factors
contribute
to the
distinguishing
nature
of DDJM.
The
first
of them
is their
workshop
and
artistic
perfection.
These
are
the
features
of many
architectural
offices
in Kraków,
but
DDJM
holds
a top
place
among
them.
The
second
factor
is the
respect
for
the
place.
According
to Krystyna
Styrna-Bartkowicz,
"DDJM
create
the
most
progressive
works,
since
they
seek
beauty
in forms,
materials
and
philosophy,
adequate
for
contemporariness."
And
the
last
example
to strictly
follow
the
Sierakowski’s
theory
of close
relations
between
construction
materials
and
the
architecture
they
create.
Compliance
therewith
is a
considerable
point
of reason
that
should
govern
an architect’s
action,
and
this
is the
case
of the
adaptation
design,
presented
in the
Buma’s
competition
by IMB
Asymetria
Design
Office.
They
used
transparent,
glass
panels
to arrange
space,
both
in relation
to elevations
and
to internal
partitions.
Following
the
investor’s
wish,
the
internal
courtyard
was
covered
with
a glass
roof.
The
space,
so created,
became
the
identity
mark
of the
whole
complex.
Architects
suggested
two
architectural
elements
that
would
mark
the
interior’s
character.
The
first
of them
is the
cube
of the
congress
hall,
while
the
second
one
is the
cafeteria
in the
form
of an
oblate
sphere,
hanging
in the
space.
The
glass
roof
form
rises
towards
Wadowicka
Street,
then
"passes"
over
the
building
and
appears
again
as a
roof
over
the
main
entrance
at the
second
side
of the
building.
The
patio
is to
be a
common
place
for
the
whole
complex.
Here
is the
central
traffic
area,
so there
are
two
panoramic
lifts,
a café
and
direct
link
to the
restaurant.
The
patio
space
can
freely
be arranged
and
adjusted.
Depending
on needs,
it can
be an
exhibition
hall,
an auction
room,
performance
hall,
etc.
The
event
on 11
January
2002
was
a perfect
forecast
of that
non-distant
future
vision.
This
was
a varnishing
day
of nine
concept
designs
of Buma
Square.
The
exhibition
also
presented
the
history
of facilities
in Wadowicka
Street,
from
the
designing
days
(the
1950s)
to the
present.
It promoted
the
award-winning
design
by DDJM
that
is currently
being
implemented.
In addition,
the
first
stage
of the
project
was
shown
to visitors
–
the
8W Wadowicka
building
that
had
earlier
been
remodelled
by Buma.
In the
past,
the
building
constituted
part
of the
printing
house
complex
and
was
the
central
paper
warehouse.
And,
finally,
about
decency
in decorating,
according
to Count
Sierakowski.
It turned
out
that
art
is not
only
a hobby,
but
also
an essential
factor
in the
family
traditions
of the
Buma
System
S.A.
leaders.
The
numerous
guests
were
introduced
by Jacek
Michalski
and
by Piotr
Michalski
to the
stunning
scenography
prepared
by Paulina
Remi-Michalska
and
to an
equally
sophisticated
vision
of the
future.
The
senior
and
the
junior
of Buma’s
management
introduced
their
visitors
to the
already
successful
project
development.
We wish
them
and
the
whole
Group
an equally
successful
project
completion.
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