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In
those
hard
times
for
the
construction
sector
in Poland,
the
activities
of BUMA
from
Kraków
prove
to be
of interest.
For
several
years,
BUMA
has
been
involved
in the
home
building
business,
operating
in the
sector
of single-family
and
multi-family
buildings.
Following
the
review
of the
project
and
construction
market
difficulties,
the
Company
has
offered
a number
of own,
unconventional
construction
initiatives.
8W,
Wadowicka
Street
In
1998,
the
Company’s
Management
became
interested
in the
old
warehousing
building
of the
printing
house,
located
at the
central
traffic
route
in Wadowicka
Street.
The
facility
had
an extremely
durable,
reinforced-concrete
structure,
made
in accordance
with
the
same
pattern
as contemporary
office
buildings.
And
such
was
the
role
that
BUMA
undertook
to assign
to the
former
warehouse.
The
idea
was
fostered
by the
downtown
location
of the
site,
enabling
excellent
accessibility
by public
transport,
as well
as good
traffic
layout,
providing
for
good
access
to the
city
centre.
The
building
was
subjected
to a
thorough
modernisation.
Its
external
and
internal
infrastructures
were
completely
replaced,
the
building
was
provided
with
a new
elevation,
all
windows
were
replaced
with
new
ones,
and
modern
hydraulic
lifts
were
installed.
At the
same
time,
the
surroundings
of the
building
were
cleared
and
remodelled,
with
parking
yards
and
lawns
in lieu
of the
former
railway
siding
and
in front
of the
building.
Buma
Square
The
next
step
of Buma
was
to acquire
the
whole
real
estate
that
has
so far
been
occupied
by the
printing
house,
the
owner
of the
said
warehouse.
The
project,
called
BUMA
SQUARE,
was
ceremonially
launched
in the
beginning
of the
year.
The
competition
for
the
facility
modernisation
was
won
by the
design
office
of DDJM.
Instead
of the
printing
house,
a modern
complex
of office
buildings,
with
full
service
and
commercial
back-up
facilities,
will
be created.
The
complex
will
have
the
surface
area
of 36,000
sq.m.,
with
an Atrium
as its
central
element,
linking
particular
buildings.
Buma
Square
is constructed
with
the
idea
of providing
maximum
safety
and
comfort
to its
users,
based
on comprehensive
operational
services.
Six
storeys
of the
complex
will
house
three
types
of office
premises:
small
and
medium-sized
(12-50
and
50-600
sq.m.,
respectively)
with
their
own
sanitary
units,
as well
as large-area
ones
(over
600
sq.m.),
in the
form
of completely
separate
storeys.
Each
of the
office
premise
will
be individually
arranged
and
designed
in accordance
with
the
tenant’s
wish.
Offices
are
furnished
with
HVAC
systems,
as well
as telecommunications
ones.
The
whole
building
will
be monitored
and
guarded,
while
a parking
yard
for
550
cars
will
be located
close
to it.
The
ground-floor
and
the
atrium
levels
will
house
service
and
commercial
outlets.
The
element
of Buma
Square
that
is believed
to be
especially
attractive
is the
Atrium,
or a
spacious,
roofed
internal
courtyard
which
will
become
a specific
heart
of the
whole
complex.
The
audience
hall
inside
the
atrium
will
enable
to arrange
concerts,
performances
and
presentations.
Additionally,
an artificial
climbing
wall
will
be erected
there.
Free-Dom
Ready-Made
Homes
Another
interesting
initiative
of the
Buma
Group
is a
residential
building
made
of volumetric
modules.
The
first-night
presentation
of the
building
took
place
in January,
at Budma
2002
Fair
in Poznań.
That
method,
which
has
for
years
been
applied
in the
USA,
is a
novelty
in Poland.
This
is a
cheap
building,
with
its
life
period
comparable
to that
of a
traditional
house,
while
it can
be constructed
in a
very
short
time.
Its
low
price
(PLN
1,213/m2,
including
a 7%
VAT)
results
from
the
fact
that
the
building
is constructed
not
on site
but
in the
plant,
and
that
it is
manufactured
in series.
A
single-storey
building,
with
the
surface
area
of 133
sq.m.,
can
be erected
on site
within
a single
day
only.
The
erection
consists
in linking
of four,
fully
factory-completed
and
finished
modules.
The
house
can
be set
on a
basement
that
is provided
only
along
the
building’s
outline
and
has
no partition
walls,
thus
it can
be developed
freely,
in accordance
with
the
needs
of the
prospective
tenants
(the
cost
of such
a basement
is included
in the
building’s
price).
Although
this
is a
repeatable
pattern
building,
clients
can
choose
wall
colour
sets,
plaster
textures,
types
of joinery
and
heating
(electric
heaters
or gas
boilers).
The
house
is an
excellent
offer
for
all
those
who
have
no time
to look
after
site
works,
make
purchases
or visit
numerous
vendors
of construction
materials.
All
that
is necessary
is to
see
the
model
exhibition
and
fill
out
a form
on one’s
expectations
as to
the
walls,
windows,
plaster
and
finish
types.
After
a month,
which
period
is necessary
to let
the
basement
dry,
four
building
modules
are
brought
to the
site.
Once
erected
with
the
use
of a
crane,
the
building
is ready
and
people
can
move
in on
the
very
same
day.
The
display
volumetric
module
building
can
be visited
in Kraków,
in 8
Wadowicka
Street.
Presently,
Buma
is offering
45 types
of houses,
with
three
kinds
of roofs.
Next
models,
both
larger
and
smaller
ones,
are
under
way.
During
the
Budma
2002
Fair,
Buma
has
also
presented
a living
caravan
for
1-4
persons
(Buma
Mobildom),
as well
as the
Multibox
caravan
(a sort
of all-year
hotel
with
a bathroom),
as well
as a
trailer
with
comfortable
toilets.
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