Wieliczka
deadline for submitting works
30.01.2025Competition for the development of a project to revitalize the Saint Kinga Park in Wieliczka
organizer: Wieliczka Salt Mine in Wieliczka
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is seeking, through a competition, an idea for the revitalization of St. Kinga Park, which will give the space a new quality. As the organizers stress, St. Kinga Park, with its beautiful greenery, has the potential to become an even more attractive place for rest and recreation.
purpose
The competition work should include the concept of the functional zones of the park, taking into account access to these zones for people with special needs, the concept of greenery management along with its lighting, taking into account the existing stand of trees, the seasonality of the object and attention to thediversity of ecosystems, the selection and placement of small architecture elements, the concept of arranging the existing pond, the concept of waste management in the park, ensuring the possibility of selective collection and the concept of lighting the area.
terms and conditions
The competition is an open competition.
The competition work must meet the following assumptions: compliance with the local spatial development plan, take into account the historic character of the park, which is under conservation protection, the theme and leitmotif should be related to the activities of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, take into account the type of off-road game constituting an educational element, take into account the elements of infrastructure necessary for operation in accordance with the applicable legislation, take into account the permanent elements existing in the area subject to revitalization, i.e. parking lot, the Brine Graduation Tower, the Water Playground, the residential area, the Hotel area, and the pond, and constitute a coherent composition with these elements, take into account the composition elements (artificial and/or natural) shading the area, especially in the vicinity of the Brine Graduation Tower and the Water Playground, and the distribution of additional seating intake into account the development of the green area in front of the Danilowicz shaft shaft superstructure creating a "photo zone" with a character referring to the Mine, take into account the concept of making a stylized fence for the area of the Brine Graduation Tower, the utility building at the entrance, roofing of entrance gates and ticket machines located at the Brine Graduation Tower area, and at the Danilowicz shaft superstructure area.
The competition work will be able to form the basis for the development of design documentation for the project in question, obtaining the necessary approvals and permits, and implementing the project.
More information in the regulations of the competition
prizes
The result of the competition will be the selection of no more than one awarded competition work, the organizer may award the author of the awarded competition work with a cash prize of PLN 60,000. The condition for the payment of the award will be the conclusion of an agreement transferring the author's economic rights to the awarded competition work to the organizer.
calendar
- Deadline for submission of competition works: until January 30, 2025, 24:00 hours.
jury
- Marian Leśny
- Łukasz Sadkiewicz
- Damian Konieczny
- Marcin Kornio
more information
More details can be found on the contest page.
terms
regulations