The European Krzysztof Penderecki Music Center in Luslawice took first place in the Public Utility Architecture category in the 7th edition of the competition for the Stanislaw Witkiewicz Małopolski Voivodeship Award. Below we recall the awarded project.
The building of the European Krzysztof Penderecki Music Center in Lusławice, designed by architects from theDDJM studio ,was erected in the vicinity of the park establishment and manor house owned by Krzysztof Penderecki since the 1970s. The idea and purpose of the center is to inspire the most talented young musicians from around the world to hone their skills and reach full artistic maturity. The center houses a concert hall and a teaching area.
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Working on this unique project is an adventure that released particularly strong emotions. It was fascinating to be able to work with a great artist in his beloved place, an asylum of concentration. This place has its own tradition and style, which is the fruit of time and the individuality of the owner. It was not appropriate to violate this tradition. The climate of the open landscape prompted exceptional restraint in shaping the building's architecture. In accordance with our convictions, we considered order and harmony to be the basic features that define its identity. The clear and simple form using a minimum of traditional materials is an attempt at a contemporary interpretation of the classical tradition based on a universal system of values," reads the project description.
The low, green-roofed building on a rectangular plan blends in with the surrounding landscape. The minimalist body of the concert hall is elevated above the one-story part of the center.
The minimalist body of the concert hall is elevated above the one-story part of the center
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A rhythmic wooden portico leads from the concert hall to the teaching, residential and parking areas under the roof, thus connecting the various parts of the complex into a single whole. The heart of the facility is the concert hall for six hundred and fifty spectators. Its technological equipment creates suitable conditions for professional sound and audiovisual recording.
In order to ensure the highest level of acoustic solutions, the principle of the interior is based on the classical models used in historical structures and architecture of concert halls. A decisive factor in the hall's interior is the use of natural wood. The precise rhythmic structure is built independently of the main structure of the building in close cooperation with the acoustician. Wood is consistently used in the interdependent internal organization of the entire building and its external appeal, the project description reads.
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The concert hall is surrounded by a spacious foyer open to the park and inner courtyard. The teaching part of the center consists of a chamber hall, a conference room, exercise rooms, a library and a dining room. Complementing the didactic function of the establishment is a residential area for more than a hundred guests.
