The winners of the seventh edition of the “Changing the Face” international architecture competition have just been announced by the organizers of the competition: DuPont, PKO Bank Polski, the Union of Polish Architects and the Polish branch of the Green Building Council.
The aim of the competition was to design the renovation of the Warsaw Rotunda, one of the contemporary symbols of the city, taking into account strict guidelines, including that of designing a building with a place used for cultural activities and an urban space open to the public inside. The projects had to be designed considering the use of DuPont materials such as the DuPont ™ Corian® techno-surface, DuPont ™ Tyvek® breathable building membranes, DuPont ™ Plantex® geotextiles for landscaping, DuPont ™ Teflon paints ® and DuPont ™ SentryGlas® interlayer for laminated safety glass.
The jury unanimously agreed that the project to be built, winner of the first prize, will be the one conceived by the team of Polish architects from Krakow, Gowin-Suita. The winning project has met all the criteria of the competition, keeping faithfully the original form of the Rotunda, and at the same time, defining an architectural space and urban characterized by the highest aesthetic standards and functional use.
PKO Bank Polska expects to start negotiations with the winners for the implementation of the project in the coming weeks. "The winning project will ensure the sustainability of the original Rotunda, alongside the creation of a modern building for PKO Bank Polska and the community, " said Wlodzimierz Sobon, Strategic Program Manager of DuPont. "Using innovative solutions, such as DuPont ™ SentryGlas® and DuPont ™ Corian® will safely restore the transparency of the building, and a new-found splendor of the facade, potentially leading to the acquisition of sustainable building certifications," continued Sobon.
The Rotunda is one of the cultural landmarks of Warsaw and for this reason, PKO Bank Polska has decided to allocate part of the building to urban use or public. During public consultations held in April and May 2013, were presented more than 10.000 questionnaires filled out by the inhabitants of Warsaw, containing suggestions for the use of urban space inside the Rotunda. The results of the consultation have been reported in a relationship and have been integrated into the requirements to all participants in the contest. The competition has attracted the interest of architects worldwide. Were in fact recorded 1040 79 teams from countries and were received 214 projects. 10 instead were those selected for the second stage, the final.
More details on the winning project:
- The paving of the square provides divisions in regular grids that extend up to the road, providing a visual frame that highlights the bank.
- On the side of the square is a lush green.
- The original lighting system integrated into the pavement of the square, creates the
- cozy feel of an indoor environment, and gives a sense of continuity by maintaining the same height as the nearby shelters walk Wiecha.
- The offices of the bank revitalized the Rotunda building will be located on the ground floor and in the
- basement.
- An "Urban Saloon" of the size of the entire first floor of the building, will have the function of public space. The nearly 500 m2 of space will allow the implementation of the ideas of the citizens of Warsaw, presented during the public consultations, including:
- - a multimedia information point on cultural events,
- - a place to relax or meet,
- - an art gallery with free admission,
- - a cafeteria.
The full list of contest winners:
The jury awarded four major prizes, a special mention and five mentions ex aequo:
1 PRIZE - 15.500 dollars
Authors: Bartłomiej Gowin, Krzysztof Siuta (Gowin-Siuta; Poland)
Associates: Ewa Gawron-Szpener MSc Eng. Arch. (Display), Wiesław Bereza MSc. Eng. KBProjekty Konstrukcyjne (structural consultations)
2 PRIZE Exaequo - 6.600 dollars
Author: Natalia Wilczak (Poland)
2 PRIZE Exaequo - 6.600 dollars
Authors: Rodrigo Garcia, Maciej Siuda, Gonzalo del Val (Spain - Poland)
3 PRIZE - 5.800 dollars
Authors: Maciej Dobosz, Jolanta Major, Izabela Owczarek, Karolina Kalitan (Dobosz Architekci; Poland)
Special Mention - $ 5.800
Authors: Güntler Hatherl, Adrian Ukleja, Martin Sladek (Caramel Architekten ZT GmbH, Austria)
Special Mention - $ 5.800
Authors: Güntler Hatherl, Adrian Ukleja, Martin Sladek (Caramel Architekten ZT GmbH, Austria)
Exaequo mentions - $ 5.000
· White: Małgorzata Kosieradzka, Karin Hedlund, Andreas Laessker, Jeroen Mattijssen, Maria Norberg, Jajsa Sperling, Britta Wikholm, Marie Claude Dubois (Sweden)
· Joan Jaume Riera, Mireia Cabani Massip, Isabel Bauzá Mestre, Manel Garcia Ramis (Spain)
· Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane / architects: Dan Dorell, Lina Ghotmeh, Tsuyoshi Tane (France)
Grzegorz Brykalski, Maria Brykalska-Karłowska, Stanisław Karłowski, Julia Karłowska (Poland)
Pracownia Architektury Głowacki PAG: Tomasz Głowacki, Alicja Sawicka, Małgorzata Bieńkowska (Poland)
Jury *
The projects participating in the competition "CTF 2013" were assessed by a jury composed of:
Konrad Kucza-Kuczyński - architect, Warsaw branch of the Union of Polish Architects (Oddział Warszawski, Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich - OW SARP) - President of the jury,
Andrzej Bulanda - architect, OW SARP, Michał Łojewski - graphic designer, creator of the new corporate identity of PKO Bank Polski,
Tomasz Marszałł - Marketing Director of PKO Bank Polski, Maciej Miłobędzki - architect, OW SARP,
· Marcin Mostafa - architect, OW SARP,
Grzegorz Piątek - architect and architecture critic (during the jury sessions, the Head of the Department of Aesthetics of Public Spaces for the Warsaw City Hall)
· Rafał Schurma - architect, Polish Green Building Council,
· Wlodzimierz Sobon - Strategic Programmes Manager of DuPont,
· Mateusz Świętorzecki - architect, OW SARP.
The winning projects and those who have reached the final stages can be seen at the building the Rotunda until December 31 2013, as well as visiting the official website of the competition: www.ChangingTheFace.com
