The Park Hill complex of single-family homes planned for Warsaw's Mokotow district has been recognized by the jury of the paid European Property Awards 2024-2025 competition. What could the Z3Z Architects team's proposal have attracted the jury's attention?
Park Hill single-family house complex in Warsaw; bird's-eye view
© Z3Z Architekci
International Property Awards
TheInternational Property Awards have been held since 1993, and since then, as the organizer's website reads, their winners have seen many benefits, including better customer relations, greater media coverage and a boost in employee morale.
Initially, the awards were given in 10 categories; today, after more than 30 years of operation - there are a total of 75 categories (14 in the architecture category, 26 in the development category, 22 in the interiors category and 13 in the real estate category), separately for 12 geographic areas. So there are plenty of opportunities to win the award. How can one apply for it?
The first step, of course, is to register. The current rates (for the 2025-2026 edition) are: £630 in the standard option, £1,760 in the "enhanced" option (this version includes a 1/4-page ad in the "International Property & Travel" magazine distributed on Emirati airlines). Travel"), and the premium version - £3,300 (if we opt for this version, our business card will be published in six issues of the said magazine). The winner of the competition can also receive a commemorative plaque, statue or certificate - these are available at prices ranging from £45 to £865. There can be a maximum of one Five Star winner and a maximum of three award winners in each category and country. In the previous edition of the competition, Polish teams received a total of 56 different awards.
Z3Z Architekci studio received the European Property Awards 2024-2025 for its design.
© Z3Z Architekci
You can read more about paid architectural competitions in Jakub Glaz's article: The world's most beautiful competition
suburban living in the city
The Park Hill single-family home complex on Jasmine Street in Mokotow has won a European award in the International Property Awards in the category of estates of 2 to 9 houses.
Park Hill single-family home complex in Warsaw
© Z3Z Architekci
The Park Hill project includes 9 (eventually 11) 330-square-meter detached single-family homes planned on plots ranging from 630 square meters . According to the plans, they are to be "comfortable residences whose character reflects suburban living." For now, however, we are only looking at visualizations of the complex.
Park Hill complex of single-family homes in Warsaw
© Z3Z Architekci
According to the local zoning plan, the "Pod Skocznią" area is to be used for extensive single-family development, and this is also the proposal of the Krakow team. A definite strong point of the premise is greenery, as there is a large recreational area in the vicinity of the planned estate - Park Enclave (to be an integral part of the Jasmine Mokotow estate, an investment by Skanska).
Park Hill complex of single-family homes in Warsaw
© Z3Z Architekci
In line with the idea of "suburban living in the city," the designers decided to ensure the synergy of architecture and nature:
already at the design stage, every effort was made to make greenery one of the most important parts of the estate. Near each villa, 3-4 tall trees are planned to be planted, which will help create the impression of "living in the forest." This procedure also serves to ensure greater privacy for residents, enjoying the privileges of a quiet enclave located near the center of the capital.
- reads the project description.
Park Hill complex of single-family homes in Warsaw
© Z3Z Architekci
What's more, magnolia, cherry and lilac trees are planned to be planted along the inner streets and in front of the home gardens.
Nature, or more precisely tree construction, was also the inspiration for the solids of the individual houses:
shape scheme of the solid
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The premise of the project was to preserve the outer shell of the building - like bark - where the solid remains intact. On the other hand, where we penetrate its interior, a structure resembling the flesh of a fruit or the living wood inside the trunk is revealed. This assumption organizes the scheme of creating facade planes, as well as architectural details
- explain the authors of the project.
scheme of shaping the solid
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We have been discussing paid architectural competitions for some time now. The search by architectural studios for various forms of promotion - including paid ones - is natural, but it is worth talking about them, verifying their credibility and showing the background.
