Wroclaw University of Technology, in cooperation with the Wroclaw branch of the Association of Polish Architects, has announced an implementation competition to develop an architectural concept for the Health Tech Synergy Hub building in Wroclaw.

The competition is an implementation competition, limited, two-stage.

In Stage I, participants submit studies, and in Stage II they submit competition entries.

TheHealthTech Synergy Hub (HTSH) is a newly established center at the Wrocław University of Technology, which coordinates scientific and educational activities in scientific fields conducted at the university, promoting cooperation between scientific units, business and other institutions in the field of medical technology development. Thus, the planned facility is to have both a research character - intended mainly for the realization of the mission and goals of HTSH, bringing together all units of the Wrocław University of Technology working in the sphere of medical technology, and an educational character - intended for the activities of the Medical Faculty of the Wrocław University of Technology.

The development is planned on a plot of land between Smoluchowskiego and Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego streets in Wrocław, adjacent to the historic B1 and B2 buildings of the Wroclaw University of Technology.

The new development, as we read in the regulations, should be shaped in a contemporary way, respecting the demanding neighborhood - the values and forms of the existing buildings and greenery, which are part of one of the most valuable urban complexes in Wroclaw. Particular attention should be paid to the shaping of the elevations on the side of the corner square and the Oder River boulevard - Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Street, along which the entrances to the representative edifices of Wrocław University of Technology - the main building A-1 and building C-13 - are located.

The upper part of the development on the side of Smoluchowskiego Street is recommended to be shaped taking into account the proximity of residential buildings and the legal requirements for sunlight and shading conditions. The way of shaping the development on the side of the western, internal service road between buildings B1 and HTSH should take into account the need for visual screening of sensitive functions.

The roof storey of the building should be treated as the so-called fifth elevation. It is recommended to build technical installations into the volume or shape the forms of visual and acoustic shielding in a manner consistent with the expression of the building.

The building is planned to house specialized research laboratories in areas such as biochemistry, biophotonics, biomechanics, highly specialized medical laboratories, as well as a biobank. A modern Department of Normal and Pathological Anatomy (Collegium Anatomicum), a clinical research support center, as well as a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging center are planned for the building.

The Employer's expectation is to ensure the scientific openness and accessibility for students of the various functions in the facility, from the level of general communication, but excluding selected specialized units for which, for safety, technological or sanitary reasons, this is not possible. Part of the wall surfaces of seminar rooms and selected laboratories, as far as possible for technological and sanitary reasons, are recommended to be glazed from the side of general communication.

Competition proposals must take into account, among other things, the sustainability and life cycle criteria ofthe materials and construction technologies used. Optimal solutions for rainwater retention, the formation of a favorable internal microclimate of the building and high quality landscaping should be adopted.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

• First Prize - PLN 110,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract.
• II Prize - 90 000 PLN gross
• III Prize - PLN 70,000 gross
• two distinctions - PLN 50,000 gross each

calendar

• Deadline for questions for clarification of the content of the regulations on applications for admission to the competition: October 31, 2024
• Deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition: November 18, 2024, until 11:59 pm
• Deadline for informing participants about admission to the competition: December 2, 2024
• Deadline for questions for clarification of the content of the rules and regulations regarding the studies: December 6, 2024
• Seminar for participants: December 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm
• Deadline for submission of Phase I study papers: January 31, 2025, by 4:00 pm
• Deadline for notifying participants of qualification results for stage II: February 18, 2025
• Deadline for questions for clarification of the content of the rules and regulations regarding the study papers: February 28, 2024
• Deadline for submission of the competition works of the second stage: April 17, 2025, by 4:00 pm
• Deadline for announcement of competition results: April 30, 2025

competition court

• Prof. Magdalena Kozień-Woźniak - chairperson of the Competition Jury, SARP Kraków Branch
• Michał Goncerzewicz - referee, SARP Branch Wrocław
• dr. Michał Grzymała-Kazłowski, prof. WSEiZ - SARP Warsaw Branch
• Zbigniew Maćków - SARP Branch Wrocław
• Prof. Dariusz Łydżba - Vice Rector for Cooperation, Wrocław University of Technology
• Prof. Daoud Robert Iskander - Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at WPPT Wroclaw University of Technology
• dr. hab. Karolina Jaklewicz, prof. of Wroclaw University of Technology - Prorector for Community Development and Integration, Department of Architecture and Visual Arts, Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Technology
• Grzegorz Dmochowski, Ph.D. - Chair of General Building Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology
• dr Roman Rutkowski - Department of Public Utility Architecture, Fundamentals of Design and Environmental Management, Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology

Reserve Judge:

• Dr. Stanisław Lose - SARP Wrocław Branch

Assistant referees:

• Maciej Lose - SARP Branch Wrocław
• Bartłomiej Poteralski- SARP Wrocław Branch

Secretary of the competition:

• Sylwia Sikora - SARP Branch Wrocław

Assistant secretary of the competition:

• Igor Kaźmierczak - SARP Branch Wrocław