This is what the parking lot in Katowice's Culture Zone will look like. We know the results of the competition

Ola Kloc

17 of September '20

1st prize, proj.: the team of ARPA Architektoniczna Pracownia Autorska Jerzy Gurawski and SKI Studio Błażej Szurkowski

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Katowickie Towarzystwo Budownictwa Społecznego and the Katowice branch of SARP in March of this year announced a competition to develop an urban planning and architectural concept for a multi-story parking lot in the Culture Zone in Katowice. Seventy studios applied for the first stage, five of which qualified for the second stage. The results of the competition were announced on September 17 this year.

The jury composed of: Dr. Andrzej Grzybowski (IARP, SARP), Piotr Fischer (IARP, SARP), Piotr Średniawa (IARP, SARP), Wojtek Gwizdak (IARP, SARP), Adam Skrzypczyk (IARP, SARP), Janusz Olesinski (CEO of KTBS), Agnieszka Kwiatek (IARP, KTBS), Stanislaw Podkański (IARP, UM of Katowice - Architect of the City of Katowice), Boguslaw Lowak (Head of the Department of Transportation of the UM of Katowice), Ewa Bogusz-Moore (Director of the NOSPR), Marcin Gwoździewicz (acting Director of the Silesian Museum), and Marcin Gwoździewicz (acting Director of the Silesian Museum).o. Director of the Silesian Museum) and Henryk Piątek (IARP, SARP) awarded three prizes and two honorable mentions.

awards

1st prize and an invitation to negotiate in the public procurement procedure in the form of a sole-source contract was awarded to the team of ARPA Architektoniczna Pracownia Autorska Jerzy Gu rawski and SKI Studio Błażej Szurkowski, composed of Jerzy Gurawski, Błażej Szurkowski and Bartosz Gurawski.

1st prize, proj.: the team of ARPA Architektoniczna Pracownia Autorska Jerzy Gurawski and SKI Studio Błażej Szurkowski.

The jury awarded the prize for an apt urban and architectural solution, which, in the opinion of the Competition Jury, best fulfilled the goal of the competition:

The presented design of a multilevel parking lot in the form of an appropriate for the location, non-obtrusive solid, takes into account the existing cultural and social context combining with the existing qualities of the place. It fits harmoniously into the Cultural Zone as an object that is not dominant. The creation of a walking area in the form of a "floral meadow" meets the social expectations for the site and is a continuation of the green valley of the International Conference Center.

2nd prize went to Pawel Barczyk and Dr. Andrzej Duda.

2nd prize, designed by Pawel Barczyk and Dr. Andrzej Duda

The second prize was awarded for:

landscape spatial solution, interesting form of the building fitting in with the existing facilities in the Cultural Zone, and pro-environmental proposal to partially cover the building with a lightweight roof with photovoltaic panels.

3rd prize went to Andrzej Glab.

3rd prize, proj.: Andrzej Glab

The third prize was awarded for:

correct functional-utility solution of the multilevel parking lot. Doubts are raised about the scale of the object, its spatial dominance and lack of reference to the urban context of the location.

honorable mentions

honorable mention, proj.: ANALOG

The jury also awarded two honorable mentions: to the ANALOG studio for its proposal to create a multilevel parking lot as a new sign in the space of the Culture Zone , complementing the existing architectural objects, and to LABORATORIUM ARCHITECTURY, Anna Małek for, as announced by the Competition Jury, an attempt at a landscape and pro-ecological solution for the parking lot, and inscribing it into the existing surroundings.