The old building creates atmosphere of this place, for this sake the project presumes preservation or (in case of demolition) reconstruction of all existing facades, at the same time removing roof and all the interiors.

It has been entirely treated as a bowl, to which a new structure is injected, filling the whole interior as well as the space above, up to the impassable limit of 23.5m.

The neighbourhood of Chopin’s museum in Ostrogscy Palace, separated with the square space, has influenced the layout of designed building. Emptiness of the square between two objects brings to mind detachment of the composer, his homesickness. A symbolic element of national landscape is a willow sounding in Chopin’s music.

The old building creates atmosphere of this place, for this sake the project presumes preservation or (in case of demolition) reconstruction of all existing facades, at the same time removing roof and all the interiors.

It has been entirely treated as a bowl, to which a new structure is injected, filling the whole interior as well as the space above, up to the impassable limit of 23.5m.

The neighbourhood of Chopin’s museum in Ostrogscy Palace, separated with the square space, has influenced the layout of designed building. Emptiness of the square between two objects brings to mind detachment of the composer, his homesickness. A symbolic element of national landscape is a willow sounding in Chopin’s music.

The old building creates atmosphere of this place, for this sake the project presumes preservation or (in case of demolition) reconstruction of all existing facades, at the same time removing roof and all the interiors.

It has been entirely treated as a bowl, to which a new structure is injected, filling the whole interior as well as the space above, up to the impassable limit of 23.5m.

The neighbourhood of Chopin’s museum in Ostrogscy Palace, separated with the square space, has influenced the layout of designed building. Emptiness of the square between two objects brings to mind detachment of the composer, his homesickness. A symbolic element of national landscape is a willow sounding in Chopin’s music.

The new structure placed in the shell of the old building with its performance and sturcture refers to a tree. Glass core supported with reinforced concrete, containing offices and service functions, with moveable shaders made out of elastic composite material, give an impression of bright frosted glass (closing visual insight but allowing sunlight in). Similarily to trees moving their leaves according to sun position, people inside the building can change the configuration of shaders, closing and opening view to the surroundings or regulating sun exposure.

The building reacts to changing weather conditions like a tree- wind or hard rain sways flexible building’s leaves. Elastic, composite elements start to wave. As a result of this movement dark glass façade becomes awhile visible from behind bright waving shaders. The effect of dark and bright vibrating surfaces can bring to mind piano keyboard while played. The building will never look the same because of different shaders configurations set by users and changing weather conditions.

The new structure placed in the shell of the old building with its performance and sturcture refers to a tree. Glass core supported with reinforced concrete, containing offices and service functions, with moveable shaders made out of elastic composite material, give an impression of bright frosted glass (closing visual insight but allowing sunlight in). Similarily to trees moving their leaves according to sun position, people inside the building can change the configuration of shaders, closing and opening view to the surroundings or regulating sun exposure.

The building reacts to changing weather conditions like a tree- wind or hard rain sways flexible building’s leaves. Elastic, composite elements start to wave. As a result of this movement dark glass façade becomes awhile visible from behind bright waving shaders. The effect of dark and bright vibrating surfaces can bring to mind piano keyboard while played. The building will never look the same because of different shaders configurations set by users and changing weather conditions.

The new structure placed in the shell of the old building with its performance and sturcture refers to a tree. Glass core supported with reinforced concrete, containing offices and service functions, with moveable shaders made out of elastic composite material, give an impression of bright frosted glass (closing visual insight but allowing sunlight in). Similarily to trees moving their leaves according to sun position, people inside the building can change the configuration of shaders, closing and opening view to the surroundings or regulating sun exposure.

The building reacts to changing weather conditions like a tree- wind or hard rain sways flexible building’s leaves. Elastic, composite elements start to wave. As a result of this movement dark glass façade becomes awhile visible from behind bright waving shaders. The effect of dark and bright vibrating surfaces can bring to mind piano keyboard while played. The building will never look the same because of different shaders configurations set by users and changing weather conditions.

architektura & biznes 01 2008

archivolta 01 2008