At the border of a park and sports grounds, a building is taking shape—one that doesn’t dominate its surroundings but coexists with them. The goal was never to create a “green building” by definition. Instead of fitting architecture into the landscape, this project reverses the relationship: the landscape becomes the architecture.
Aura’s form emerges from a natural rise in the terrain, extending it into a green hill. Its surface is almost entirely covered in vegetation—140,000 plants form a living organism that absorbs water, purifies the air, and regulates temperature both inside the building and in its immediate surroundings. Here, greenery becomes a building material in its own right, while automated irrigation systems powered by rain and meltwater help reduce resource use and manual maintenance.
This is architecture that supports a balance between city and nature—Poland’s first project of its kind, created with scientists and designed for a more sustainable, healthy, and responsible future.
At the border of a park and sports grounds, a building is taking shape—one that doesn’t dominate its surroundings but coexists with them. The goal was never to create a “green building” by definition. Instead of fitting architecture into the landscape, this project reverses the relationship: the landscape becomes the architecture.
Aura’s form emerges from a natural rise in the terrain, extending it into a green hill. Its surface is almost entirely covered in vegetation—140,000 plants form a living organism that absorbs water, purifies the air, and regulates temperature both inside the building and in its immediate surroundings. Here, greenery becomes a building material in its own right, while automated irrigation systems powered by rain and meltwater help reduce resource use and manual maintenance.
This is architecture that supports a balance between city and nature—Poland’s first project of its kind, created with scientists and designed for a more sustainable, healthy, and responsible future.
At the border of a park and sports grounds, a building is taking shape—one that doesn’t dominate its surroundings but coexists with them. The goal was never to create a “green building” by definition. Instead of fitting architecture into the landscape, this project reverses the relationship: the landscape becomes the architecture.
Aura’s form emerges from a natural rise in the terrain, extending it into a green hill. Its surface is almost entirely covered in vegetation—140,000 plants form a living organism that absorbs water, purifies the air, and regulates temperature both inside the building and in its immediate surroundings. Here, greenery becomes a building material in its own right, while automated irrigation systems powered by rain and meltwater help reduce resource use and manual maintenance.
This is architecture that supports a balance between city and nature—Poland’s first project of its kind, created with scientists and designed for a more sustainable, healthy, and responsible future.
At the border of a park and sports grounds, a building is taking shape—one that doesn’t dominate its surroundings but coexists with them. The goal was never to create a “green building” by definition. Instead of fitting architecture into the landscape, this project reverses the relationship: the landscape becomes the architecture.
Aura’s form emerges from a natural rise in the terrain, extending it into a green hill. Its surface is almost entirely covered in vegetation—140,000 plants form a living organism that absorbs water, purifies the air, and regulates temperature both inside the building and in its immediate surroundings. Here, greenery becomes a building material in its own right, while automated irrigation systems powered by rain and meltwater help reduce resource use and manual maintenance.
This is architecture that supports a balance between city and nature—Poland’s first project of its kind, created with scientists and designed for a more sustainable, healthy, and responsible future.
At the border of a park and sports grounds, a building is taking shape—one that doesn’t dominate its surroundings but coexists with them. The goal was never to create a “green building” by definition. Instead of fitting architecture into the landscape, this project reverses the relationship: the landscape becomes the architecture.
Aura’s form emerges from a natural rise in the terrain, extending it into a green hill. Its surface is almost entirely covered in vegetation—140,000 plants form a living organism that absorbs water, purifies the air, and regulates temperature both inside the building and in its immediate surroundings. Here, greenery becomes a building material in its own right, while automated irrigation systems powered by rain and meltwater help reduce resource use and manual maintenance.
This is architecture that supports a balance between city and nature—Poland’s first project of its kind, created with scientists and designed for a more sustainable, healthy, and responsible future.
| name: | aparthotel aura |
| authors: | robert konieczny |
| michał lisiński | |
| marek golab-sieling | |
| collaboration: | krzysztof kobiela |
| marcin woźnica | |
| aleksandra kozłowska | |
| adrianna wycisło | |
| anna szewczyk | |
| monika jokiel | |
| agnieszka wolny-grabowska | |
| modo architects: | |
| tomasz borowiak | |
| malwina mirecka-grygiel | |
| szymon kaczmarek | |
| arkadiusz skurzyński | |
| łukasz namysło | |
| investor: | piotr voelkel |
| design: | 2020-2024 |
| realization: | 2024- |
| visualizations: | little moon studio |