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Warsaw. The city today.

Plans for the future.

CENTRUM EDUKACYJNO-KULTURALNE

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THE EXHIBITION WAS CREATED THANKS TO

THE CITY TODAYPLANS FOR THE FUTURE

WARSAW

WARSZAWA CENTRUM BOROUGHU N D E R T H E A U S P I C E S O F T H E P R E S I D E N T O F W A R S A WP A W E ¸ P I S K O R S K I

april – may 2000Warsaw University Library

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The exhibition „Warsaw. The city today. Plans for the future“ deliberately refers to the series of exhibitionsrelating to Warsaw, inspired by the President of Warsaw Stefan Starzyƒski in 1936.

The exhibitions „Warsaw of the future“ (1936), „Old Warsaw“ (1937) and „Warsaw yesterday, today andtomorrow“ (1938) stressed the importance of the city development continuity and tradition. Moreover, what seems tobe very crucial, they intended to define the ideas of the future. The exhibition „Warsaw. The city today. Plans for thefuture“ is addressed not only to the „common“ inhabitant of Warsaw, but also to the politicians and town-plannersresponsible for the sets concerning the development of the city.

We all need a moment of reflection over the things that have already been done - over the success of thedynamic development and over its evident failures. The exhibition tends to stress the present and the future of thecapital city. It does not give clear answers. It presents the image of Warsaw in the year 2000 - the example of goodand bad architecture, town-planning achievements and failures, the effects of actions that have already beenundertaken. It is an attempt of showing the intentions, the designs and the ideas of the development of Warsaw. Wewill see here the buildings that have been recently constructed, these which will soon come into existence and thesewhich are just being designed. We will see the suggestions of communication solutions (concerning theunderground, bridges, parking areas, ring-roads) and new, sometimes bold, comprehensive town-planning ideas likethe Praski Port, an academic district, sports centres.

Competence in giving clear definition future vision and the will to carry out changes were characteristic of thepresidency of Stefan Starzyƒski. That is the motion so indispensable for Warsaw.

Let’s keep and take from the history of Warsaw everything that creates the identity and uniqueness of this cityand let it become the foundation of constructing the future.

I wish I could quote the words of Stefan Starzyƒski here from the introduction to the exhibition catalogue from1938: „We will accomplish our tasks well only in case we contribute creative idea and initiative to the work on thedevelopment of Warsaw“.

I am convinced that the exhibition „Warsaw. The city today. Plans for the future“ will be creative inspiration of ourthinking about the future of Warsaw.

Pawe∏ PiskorskiPresident of Warsaw

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Some loose thoughts about Architecture

� Once in history it happened, that the simplicity enchanted and amazed. It was the Cheops Pyramid. Every nextattempt ended in a sullen defeat: like modesty of a politician or an artist.

� Being 17 years old I tried, from the position of vanguard artist, to explain merits of new, simple furniture: I did notfind other arguments than the one, that they are easier to be dusted.

� Archi - tecture - a pompous word, means raising the archs, creating order. Considerations of the harmony of theXIXth century architect, who had gathered the experience of XXV centuries, were one of the greatest achievementsof human thought. They were so compound, that we cannot even follow them today. They formulate the fear of theunimaginable and artistic criteria which justify incompetence.

� When I feel down, I go to Rome, to walk about St. Peter’s Basilica. There, amongst incredibly proud dimensions ofdomes, archs, columns, moulds and perspectives, I find joy and serenity.

� At the architecture departments there are 2 hours of drawing lessons a week, instead of 4 hours a day. Free-handdrawing is the only way to master an impulse of harmony. The ancients did thousands of transitory designs andsketches by a scriber on stone tablets or on wax.

� The catalogue of the cast-iron decoration of Societe Val d’Osne from 1885 included 10 000 items.

� Polish building law is a set of single regulations which are not guided by any superior idea.

� The clear idea like the one created in the period from 1920 to 1955 concerning architectural outlook of Poland, hasnot been set up yet. That is why single, often of great value constructions do not find their proper place in urban orrural paysage. So-called „world-wide“ aspirations even have had an impact on the sacred architecture. It is like allthe time up-to-dateness has still been the dream of designers in the bands of socialistic realism. The slogans ofour artistic criteria can be characterized by statements: it is ugly, because it takes the origin from communistic,fascist, soviet, or the detested „Fritz“ tradition.

� New technologies and new materials give the opportunities that architecture has never enjoyed before. But only theirsuperficial effects have been exploited.

� Meditations concerning the philosophy of creation do not practically exist. Loutishness of originators does not giveany chances for the thoughts of higher order than the aspect of economy.

� Splendid constructors’ achievements became the only true aesthetic value. But in the presence of strangeantinational democratic conditions these achievements give the picture similar to the world created by Orwell.

Franciszek Starowieyski

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Style of encampment

For me many places in Warsaw are not at their right place. Still our poor city has a shuttered backbone. That isprobably the effect of destroying the majority of the traditional capital city scheme. Of creating the streets where therewere not before. Of moving , creating the communication system in the times of first reconstruction and, as a matter offact, of total remodelation. Of creating the city of bureaucrats. Unfortunately I do not know if it is possible to return to thethings which were natural in Warsaw. Luckily, although some places like The Old Town or The Royal Route werereconstructed a little bit stagily, they managed to maintain something from their souls. But generally, Warsaw has too manybuildings of conferment. Someone made up that it would be very Polish and we have the Palace of Culture - as if a wildextract of the most beautiful Polish buildings’ style. Well, but mosses have grown, the legend has arisen and the Palacesomehow is in its madness the part of Warsaw. It is even the part of its architectural folklore. Maybe if will happen to MDM.

So maybe this new architecture from today’s bureaucratic conferment, those glass towers, pyramids and erection ofbanks will be moss-grown someday and will grow into the folklore. I would like to believe that. But for me for now the essenceof Warsaw is its existence as a camp site. An encampment. Those glass pyramids are like tents, which will soon be struckby the time. I accept this urban encampment. The existence of the great which has inside the secret, that „it can Strike“. It can stop exiting. It can move the buildings to various places. It would be unimaginable in Cracow. Because the ancienttombs would be violated. And here, everything is set as tents and sheds in the cemetery, where there is this „nationalsuffering memory“ everywhere, so no one remembers anymore. The city of the indestructible stability but also of the burntsheet of paper transitoriness. The city of permanent dust which is only where something is being ruined and built.

And those glass, vague sky-scrapers. Maybe they will settle in the city. Maybe they will become not only theconstruction concept, but also the life of the street. I do not know. Some people say that Warsaw simply lacks „humanground floor“. Something that can be watched and liked from the passer’s-by point of view, who looks more or less to thefirst floor level. This throng of places for sitting, meeting people and shopping. Warsaw is really much more beautiful andneat from the distance. But still there is no this Warsaw of the „human ground floor“, which I remember when it had arisenamongst the ruins just after the destruction. You could walk along the Marsza∏kowska St. and life was seething around you.Everything was burnt over the reconstructed ground floors. But still it was the capital city. There were magic places. Theplaces that gathered people. They were bringing them closer together. And now it is so difficult to build that human „groundfloor-world“ around those exeptional buildings which look nice, but only from the distance - somewhere there when youcan watch them from the places 20 km away.

Ernest Bryll

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Stefan Starzyƒski became the President of Warsaw in 1934 and from the very beginning he marked the main

directions of his policy. The city needs were immense then.

The most important task of new Warsaw authorities was the realization of spatial management plan worked

out by Stanis∏aw Ró˝aƒski group in 1928.

Modernized in the therties – this project was the base of the city development. To make planning works more

efficient, at President’s suggestion, separate Town-Planning Department of 400 people was created. Two large

town-planning exhibitions were organized – in 1936 and in 1938.

Warsaw, according to the slogan: „The front towards the Vistula River“, started to approach the river

(boulevards, the avenues on the Escarp and under the Escarp), to become more open for communication (inlet

and transit arteries: North – South, East – West). Functions of each part of the city were precisely defined. New

districts, streets, bridges, parks, buildings, tramway and bus lines and even the underground were designed.

Starzyƒski through his efficient activity proved that he is not only a dreamer setting plans for the future.

Five years of his presidency is a period of great changes and development of Warsaw. Despite many

difficulties the city became one of the most dynamically developing metropolis in Europe.

Unfortunately the outbreak of war precluded the realization of many plans and projects. It violently stopped

the vision of splendidly promising future of Warsaw.

Despite the fact that the plans of post-war reconstruction were realized according to the spirit and style of

those times, some previous town-planning solutions were adopted.

The visions of President Starzyƒski turned out to be timeless. Some, like bridge designs, were waiting for

realization for over 60 years.

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The plans of building fast city railway were created in1925. Sketchy project of two crossing lines: A - from UniiLubelskiej Square to Muranów and B - from Wola (WolskaStreet) to Praga (The Warsaw East Station) was ready in1927. The department of the underground railway wascreated in the Municipal Government and experimentaldrillings were launched. Unfortunately, the 1929-1933 crisisstopped the works.

In 1938, in the face of increasing public transportdifficulties, President of Warsaw Stefan Starzyƒski resumedworking on the project and created the Office of Studiesover Underground Railway. The modernization of thepreviously designed lines started.

Line A - as the crucial for Warsaw, entirely underground,had the beginning at Pu∏awska Street, farther it run throughZbawiciela Square, The Main Station, squares: Napoleona(now: Powstaƒców Warszawy), Teatralny, Krasiƒskich andMuranowski, to Wilsona Square.

The length of the line was estimated at 7,5 km, train plyingfrequency: every 3 minutes, distance between the stops:about 650 m. Estimated costs: about 10 million z∏ for 1 km.

The second (B) line project was temporarily left as subjectof general consideration.

In 1939 the far advanced works proved that both lineswould be set in motion till the middle fourties. But theoutbreak of the World War II annihilated those plans formany years.

from: Kronika Warszawy, 1982, nr 1

THE UNDERGROUND

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First prize at the contest for the bridge at Karowa Street, from: Wac∏aw Sterner, Mosty Warszawy, Warsaw1960

The project of rearrangement of the Saski Garden according to the previous plan of linking Marsza∏kowska Street

with Bankowy Square, from the collection of the Warsaw History Museum

THE BRIDGE AT KAROWA STREETDuring the presidency of Stefan

Starzyƒski construction of two new bridgeswas planned. First, the bridge on the levelof Karowa and Brukowa Streets (now:Okrzei St.), and later the Siekierkowskibridge. Existing Kierbedzia bridge, built inthe sixties of XIX century, was overloadedand needed at least two years for capitalrepair. And Poniatowskiego bridge, whichwas modern and larger, attended theSouthern part of the city.

In 1935 preliminary works on the„Karowa Street bridge“ project werestarted.

For the first time in the history of Polishbridge-building, the design was treatedon a broad basis: taking technicalmatters, town-planning and architectureinto consideration. New bridge was to bethe part of great East-West (W-Z)communication artery, connecting Pragaand Wola. Its beginning is Wolska Street,farther the tunnel under the Saski Gardenand Pi∏sudski Square and finally thebridge and Radzymiƒska Street. Theproject awarded at the contest in 1936,chosen from eighteen designs, providedfor the construction of steel bridge onstone pillars with communication letabove. The whole in sketches looked likethe Âlàsko-Dàbrowski bridge built afterthe war.

The works on the technical project of thebridge, which had the name of MarshallPi∏sudski, lasted from 1937. The start ofthe construction was planned for 1941.

In the second half of the therties, with considerable expenditure of work,new, representative district of Warsaw dedicated to Marshal Józef Pi∏sudskiwas designed. It was worked out by outstanding town-planner JanChmielewski.

It was to be created on the area including, from the Vistula River, UjazdowskiCastle and Piaseczyƒski Canal and the greens connected with it, farther Na Rozdro˝u Square and the Mokotowskie Fields to Grójecka St. and Rac∏awicka St.

The axle of the foundation was the wide avenue, which started on NaRozdro˝u Square and reached, through Mokotowskie Fields, to the crossingof Grójecka and Szcz´Êliwicka Streets. Its main elements were: JózefPi∏sudski monument on Na Rozdro˝u Square and Providence Temple in themiddle of the way between Niepodleg∏oÊci Avenue and Grójecka Street.

The Providence Temple designs had been worked out for the first time in thelate XVIII century, but they were not realized then. The idea was coming backmany times. In 1931 the monumental design by professor Bohdan Pniewskiwon the contest. According to that project the temple was to be built first onthe axle of Sejmowa Avenue, later in the Pi∏sudski District, as its dominant.The designed three-aisle church with great steeple similar to the Prudential,the highest building in Warsaw, had in the front large public meetings squarecalled The Field of Glory.

To the outbreak of war only one representative building was constructed inthe Mokotowskie Fields. It was the Main Patent Office building.

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The Field of Glory in the Mokotowskie Fields design, from the collection of Warsaw History Museum

Marshall Pi∏sudski District, from Rozwój Stolicy, Warsaw 1938

Providence Temple, design by professor Bohdan Pniewski, from Architektura

i Budownictwo, 1938, R.14

THE MARSHALL PI¸SUDSKI DISTRICT

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The Escarp over the Vistula River: design of walking and view arteries, from: Warszawa Przysz∏oÊci, Warsaw 1935

Boulevards over the Vistula River

photo Z. Chom´towska, from the collection of

Warsaw History Museum

Gdaƒskie Coast, from the collection of Warsaw History Museum

BOULEVARDS OVER THE VISTULA BANKThe slogan of „turning Warsaw’s face towards the Vistula“ was

being popularized and constantly realized in the therties byPresident of Warsaw Stefan Starzyƒski.

Arteries of communication and boulevards with representativebuildings were to be created along the Vistula.

Gdaƒskie and Gdyƒskie wasts (from Kierbedzia bridge toKrasiƒskiego Street in ˚oliborz, in plans to Camedolite Church inBielany) were marked out and asphalted. Buildings in the bank ofthe Vistula at the KoÊciuszkowskie Coast, the Castle gardens andthe Citadel slopes were set in order.

Professor Oskar Sosnowski, the author of the study over thereconstruction of Northern district of Warsaw, was the outstandingarchitect of the times.

There were also plans of the extension of boulevards to theSouth, from Poniatowskiego bridge to Siekierki and Wilanów.

In 1935 the most impressive investment, the construction of two-storey, stone Gdaƒski Boulevard, was launched. 600 meters frompreviously planned 3 km fragment was opened and became thefavourite walking passage of Warsaw inhabitants.

Simultaneously the projects of displaying extraordinarypanoramic values of the Escarp view inspired architects. Town-

planners suggested constructing two-layer routes from Natolin tothe designed bridge near Karowa Street: the Avenue on the Escarpto show the sight-seeing panorama and the Avenue under theEscarp designed for the transport and communication purpose.The works were to have started from Rozdro˝e Square to KarowaStreet but the World War II destroyed the plans.

The idea of organizing great exhibitions, called world-wide oruniversal, arose together with the industrialization in Europe inthe XIXth century.

The idea of organizing that kind of regular exhibition inWarsaw arose around 1904.

From the beginning it was to be located in Saska K´pa,because of the plane, void space, the proximity of the city andgood connection with the city by the designed bridge(Poniatowskiego). In the period from 1904 to 1938 manydesigns were presented, but none of them was realized.

According to the President Stefan Starzyƒski’s postulates theopening of the exhibition was to take place in 1944, to celebratethe 25th anniversary of the regained independence.

Juliusz Nagórski was the author of the most interesting andfull of spirit design.

The 1934 design planned making use of both sides of theriver, like the KoÊciuszkowskie Coast, the Praski Port, SaskaK´pa and Miedzeszyƒski Bank. Newly constructed pavillions,buildings, recreation areas and alleys were linked withunderground tunnels. The Vistula banks were connected bythree new bridges.

The Nagórski’s design was clipped for the financial reasons in1938. Then the today’s Dziesi´ciolecia Stadium and farther,behind the railway bridge, to the Praski Port was the basicexposition area. Only exceptionally it could be enlarged to thearea of the Paderewski Park and the KoÊciuszkowskie Coast.

Along Zieleniecka St. the central exhibition alley ending withthe huge (150m-200m) pavillion was to run.

At the Vistula banks between Poniatowskiego Bridge andrailway bridge surrounded with greens the monumental buildingof Industry and Technology Museum was planned. It wasdesigned by prof. Bohdan Pniewski who modeled his projectafter famous Paris Trocadero complex.

The Exhibition Organization Committee under the leadershipof the President of Warsaw was called on 25.11.1938. Theexhibition was to be the profitable venture and the impulse forthe Warsaw development. Thanks to the exhibition theresidential district of the uniform character was constructed inSaska K´pa before the war.

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Industry and Technology Museum, design by Bohdan Pniewski, from the collection of

National Museum in Warsaw

Exhibition areas perspective, design by Juliusz Nagórski, from: Rozwój stolicy,

Warsaw 1938

EXHIBITION AREAS

The Vistula Valley traditionally divided Warsaw into two parts. Since1916 this green strip over the Vistula planned to be managed. Thefirst modern town-planning scheme was worked out by ArchitectsCircle under the leadership of prof. Tadeusz To∏wiƒski. This projectprovided the plans of creating new sports and recreation areas, forexample „Great National Park“ in Siekierki. But difficult economicalsituation of that time caused the failure of those plans.

The idea of creating Sports and Recreation Park in SiekierkowskiCurve, with stadiums, sports fields, swimming-pools, tennis courtsand the whole management of the Vistula bank returned during thepresidency of Stefan Starzyƒski. It was one of the most importantprojects of the therties, worked out by the General Plan Group

directed by the architect Marian Spychalski with the co-operation ofthe most outstanding Polish sportsmen.

The park was to have spread out on the vast area of 160 ha, on thedrained Siekierkowsko-Czerniakowska plain.

The preparations were so advanced, that at the 36th Session of theInternational Olympic Committee in 1937 in Warsaw PresidentStarzyƒski expressed his support for the idea of organising OlympicGames in Warsaw in the nearest future (that is in 1944 or 1948).

In the Northern part of the Vistula Valley, on K´pa Potocka, secondlarge the People’s Sports Park was designed in the same time.

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From: Rozwój stolicy, Warsaw, 1938

SPORTS PARK IN SIEKIERKI

During the period of occupation in official town-planning studiosconspiratorial groups of architects and town-planners were workingon the plans of future reconstruction and remodeling of Warsaw.Ideas of further Warsaw development were very varied.

Quite compact and uniform vision of future spatial shape wasoutlined in secret studios of Town-Planning Department of MunicipalGovernment, Specialists Commission of Town-Planning and Town-Planning Studio in The Architecture Department of WarsawPolytechnics. The plans created there were the continuation of pre-war designs. Reconstruction of the majority of monuments and thewhole parts of Warsaw was planned for the post-war years.

Architecture and Town-planning Studio in ˚oliborz, whichcontinued the traditions of pre-war „Praesens“ group, had differentvision of the city. It assembled the leftist architects and wasconnected with so-called international vanguard, which propagatedradical changes in the town-planning ideas concerning the city.Apart from official activity consisting in, among other things, workingout the reconstruction designs of Rakowiec and Ko∏o housingestates, they were working on the utopian vision of „perfect city“.Planned in details housing estates, sometimes with so-calledcommunity life strip, in view looked like camps not like residentialdistricts. The greater part of those designs were never realized.During the reconstruction of Warsaw monumental area was limitedto the Old Town and Royal Route (with ¸azienki Park and Wilanów).

Great part of materials and designs gathered and compiledduring the occupation was saved. After the war they were thevaluable source of information to make up the listing of damages,sketchy reconstruction plans and next town-planning studies.

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Design by: Szymon and Helena Sykurs, from: Niels Gutschow,

Barbara Klain, Vernichtung und Utopie, Stadtplanung Warschau

1939-1945, Hamburg, 1994

OCCUPATION RECONSTRUCTION PLANS

The Warsaw ÂródmieÊcie spatial composition project, worked out in1945 within the works of Capital City Reconstruction Office (BOS) byMaciej Nowicki, one of the most outstanding Polish architects. Due tothis is called „Nowicki’s vision“. Even a glance may justify the opinionthat the project is original and innovatory.

The future „City“, that is to say trade and administration centre,means sky-scrapers with offices, hotels, administration department,shopping centers on the terraces - raised in relation to the rest ofbuildings, and even the Congress Hall with slinged roof.

Partly two-storey streets and crossings, for example of JerozolimskieAvenues with Marsza∏kowska Street, were proposed for more efficienttransport and communication purposes. Another proposition wasNowicki’s innovatory idea of application of great prefabricated units inconstructions. The designed centre was supposed to be connected withthe Vistula River. It meant that the recreation grounds over the Vistulabank were to have been the continuation of the Stanis∏awowska Pivot.

Parliament building round, light in construction, enlarged mass ofthe National Museum and reconstructed Ujazdowski Castle wereplanned, among other things, at the Escarp upper terrace, above thegreens of the lower one. The Nowicki’s project, although not havingcome true, still fascinates, not only architects and town-planners.

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Parliament building in Warsaw, perspective sketch, from: Tadeusz Barucki, Maciej Nowicki,

Warsaw, 1986

The downtown, perspective sketch, from: Tadeusz Barucki, Maciej Nowicki,

Warsaw, 1986

The downtown, perspective sketch, from: Tadeusz Barucki, Maciej Nowicki,

Warsaw, 1986

THE PROJECT OF THE CENTRE OF WARSAW BY MACIEJ NOWICKI

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1. The today’s Warsaw power plant at theKoÊciuszkowskie Coast will soon bemoved to the industrial district in˚eraƒ. By that the exposition of the oldKs. Ostrogskich Palace (A), thetoday’s seat of the Conservatory, thefuture Chopin district centre, will bepossible.

2. The Prudential building, severelydestroyed, will probably be loweredand will disappear amongst other sky-scrapers in the commerce district (B).At the foot of the Escarp, amongstabundant greenery, light recreationareas’ pavillions will spread.

3. Âw. Krzy˝a church, of which only belfry-tops were visible in the chaos of the blocksof flats, will be exposed. The Polishscience centre – the Staszica Palace andthe culture centre – the Polski Theatre (C),will be visible next to the church. Theinsurance buildings’ tower, overwhelmingthe whole surroundings, will disappear.

4. The smoking workshops’ chimneys will notbe reconstructed. Instead – thecharacteristic Protestant chapel copula(D) will appear into the view of observerlooking from the Vistula side.

5. The old Kazimierzowski Palace, today’sseat of Warsaw University, will becomesimilar to the form in which Dahlberghad seen it in 1656. The terracessurrounded by the greenery will connectthe Palace with the Vistula bank.

6. The elegant silhouette of the Wizytkichurch will not be overwhelmed anymoreby the buildings rising next to it. Thesurroundings’ scale will be proper to thislight architecture.

7. The Bristol Hotel will soon lose thecompetition with the wide-spreadbuildings framing the mouth of theXVIIIth century Saska pivot (E).

FUTURE AND PAST SILHOUETTE OF

Pre-war PowiÊle – is a typical example of bad, chaotic structures of the city.The Vistula escarp greens and beautiful historic Warsaw silhouette were coveredup with jerry-buildings mixed with factory and usable structures of differentcharacter. The inter-war period efforts to arrange the coast could not reach

the right result. Few high chimneysartificial exhaust chimneys’ tin tubessmoke. The motorway asphalts neighThe main conception of the new Warsaw

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8. The Radziwi∏∏owski Palace, today’sCabinet’s seat will be connected withthe coast by spacious terraces, just likeit was in the moment of its erection.

9. The Carmelite church will makea compositional unity with the exposedmonastic buildings (F).

10. The Jab∏onowskich Palace (later theCity Hall) restoration is doubtful.From the Warsaw silhouette willprobably disappear the City Hall towerwhich is not well harmonized with it.

11. The building at Nowy Zjazd St., knownfrom Schicht’s advertisement, over-whelming the coast, will disappearexposing the monumental buildings ofTowarzystwo DobroczynnoÊci (G).

12. One of the most beautiful Warsaw chur-ches will also be exposed – Bernardi-nes’ church. The gothic apse, whichwas brought back to former state fewyears before the war, will also be expo-sed.

13. Nowy Zjazd St. passers-by were able tosee only the roof of the Pod Blachà Pa-lace. After destroying the ugly Pancerviaduct, the whole architecture of thePalace will be visible again.

14. The Royal Castle will be restored in itsformer state. As the only one of thebuildings standing on the escarp theCastle was well connected with the coast.Nowadays Castle guard barrackslimiting the expanse of the parkassumption will be also destroyed.

15. The PKO tenement house, which hasblemished the varied Old Townsilhouette rising above since the inter-war period, will disappear. TheCathedral restored to its previous form(from the period before Idzikowski’sreconstruction) will have an adequatesurroundings.

WARSAW FROM THE VISTULA BANK

had disappeared, but replacing themstill filled the city and the coast withboured and alternated with side-tracks.forming will be to expose the escarp which

will be created as a monumental basis for the buildings of the mostimportant district – centre of the social disposal. Old, historic Warsaw silhouetteknown from the XVIIth century Dahlberg’s engravings will be simultaneouslyrestored.

wg „Przeglàd Budowlany” 1946, R. 18 z. 1-12

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The year 1949 conventionally closed thefirst period of the Warsaw reconstruction,with reference to the pre-war output andthe occupation works of Polish town-planners. After 1948 the politics came intothe designing works and together with theprogressive liquidation of the Capital CityReconstruction Office other citydevelopment conceptions started tostand.

In the period from 1950 to 1955,according to the 6-year plan assumptions,town-planners tried to transform Warsawinto completely new city. So-calledsocrealistic monumentalism appeared inthe architecture and town-planningcreation. Great scale of the designedassumptions and constructed buildingswas to correspond with magnitude of thesocialistic regime and praise it. From thispoint the general rebuilding of thedowntown and the new industrial andresidential districts development wasplanned. The constructed part is, amongother things, Palace of Culture andScience with Defilad Square, theMarsza∏kowska Residential District (MDM)with Konstytucji Square and officebuildings in the area of Krucza Street.

The complex vision of Warsaw in 1955,shown in the album „SzeÊcioletni planodbudowy Warszawy“, is completelydifferent from the Polish town-planningtradition. Fortunately, in the major part itstayed on the drawing boards.

New Marsza∏kowska St. – view from the Mokotowskie Field, from: Boles∏aw Bierut,

Plan szeÊcioletni, Warsaw, 1951

The corner of Marsza∏kowska St. and Jerozolimskie Av., from: Boles∏aw Bierut, Plan szeÊcioletni,

Warsaw, 1951

Trzech Krzy˝y Square, from Boles∏aw Bierut, Plan szeÊcioletni, Warsaw, 1951

SIX-YEAR PLAN

WARSAWTODAY

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In the last ten years Warsaw has become one of the most rapidly developing capital cities in Europe. The

view of the city has changed. The Warsaw panorama was traversed by numerous sky-scrapers. Office and

financial centres were constructed, some squares were built over and closed. New areas of the compact

building, the great companies, banks and trade centres buildings testify to the exuberant investing motion.

The presented photos show selected parts of the city – the examples of right decisions or the lack of

them.

The architects, the town-planners and the authorities are those who create the image of the capital city

of the new times.

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Nowy Âwiat St.

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Zamkowy Square

Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie St.

Âwi´tojaƒska St.

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St Aleksander’s Church, Holland Park

Ksià˝´ca St., in the distance appears the Stock Exchange building Sheraton Hotel

TRZECH KRZY˚Y SQUARE

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Artistic Circles Church, Jab∏onowskich Palace

Jab∏onowskich Palace Wielki Theatre

TEATRALNY SQUARE

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Krasiƒskich Palace, The Supreme Court building

Krasiƒskich Palace, The Supreme Court building In the distance appears Garrison ChurchMiodowa St.

KRASI¡SKICH SQUARE

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PI¸SUDSKI SQUARE

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THE DEFILAD SQUARE AREA

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Romana Dmowskiego Roundabout

KONSTYTUCJI SQUARE

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The corner of Jerozolimskie Av. and Cha∏ubiƒskiego St.

Jerozolimskie Av., TUiR WARTA S.A. Headquarters Zawiszy Square

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Jerozolimskie Av.Reform Plaza

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Towarowa St., Daewoo Centre

Towarowa St., Kolmex building

The corner of Towarowa St. and SolidarnoÊci Av., office and hotel complex

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Z∏ota St., Holiday Inn Hotel Emilii Plater St., Warsaw Financial Centre

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Jana Paw∏a II Av., Atrium complex

Jana Paw∏a II Av., Atrium Business Center

Jana Paw∏a II Av., Atrium Plaza

ONZ Roundabout

37Jana Paw∏a II Av., Mercure Hotel

Prosta St., Ilmet complex

Jana Paw∏a II Av., Mirowska Market

Jana Paw∏a II Av., Les Tours BRC

38

˚elazna St.,Sienna Center

Koszykowa St.,Norway House

Koszykowa St.,IPC Business Center

39

Ksià˝´ca St., Stock Exchange Centre

Marsza∏kowska St., Saski Point

Nowogrodzka St., Nautilus

40

Pu∏awska St., The Rodan – System company officebuilding

Armii Ludowej Av., Focus Filtrowa

Chmielna St., Aktyn Business Center

41

Pu∏awska St., Pu∏awska Financial Centre

Pu∏awska St., Silver Screen cinemas

42

Pu∏awska St. Ostrobramska St.

Jerozolimskie Av. Marsza∏kowska St.

43

Defilad Square

Ochota Station area

44

Szczeciƒskie Coast, Dziesi´ciolecia Stadium

45¸azienkowska St.

„Torwar” sports hall

Merliniego St. „Warszawianka“ swimming-pools

Jagielloƒska St.swimming-pool

46

Dobra St., Warsaw University Library

47

Politechniki Square, Warsaw Polytechnics Library

Jazdy Polskiej Roundabout, „Riviera” Student Hostel

48

Kondratowicza St.Warszawa Targówek Borough City Hall

Modliƒska St.Warszawa Bia∏o∏´ka Borough City Hall

Powstaƒców Âlàskich St.Warszawa Bemowo Borough City Hall

49

Tenement houses at ¸ucka St. Rac∏awicka St.

Szucha Av., Melody House Ró˝ana St., Flower House

50

Bukowiƒska St., „Pod Or∏em“ Residence

51

Zàbkowska St., municipal buildings Meissnera St.

52

Targowa St.

Zàbkowska St.municipal buildings

Zàbkowska St.municipal buildings

53

Miedziana St.

Babka Roundabout

Powàzkowska St.

Wielicka St., „Przy Królikarni“ suites

54

Jana Paw∏a II Av.

Sobieskiego St.

55

Pró˝na St. Waliców St. Mokotowska St.

Kruczkowskiego St., the circus Targowa St.

56

The corner of ˚elazna and Grzybowska Sts

57Krakowskie PrzedmieÊcie St., Bristol Hotel Teatralny Square, Jab∏onowskich Palace

58

Paƒska St. Paƒska St.

Lwowska St.Chmielna St.

59

Ujazdowskie Av., Sobaƒskich Palace

KoÊciuszkowskie Coast, Grey Villa Zielna St., Pasta building, Zielna Point

60

Waliców St., Aurum – The State Mint office building

Bielaƒska St., Varsovian Insurrection Museum

61

¸azienkowska St., Rodziny Rodzin MatkiBoskiej Jasnogórskiej Church

Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Av.Wniebowstàpienia NMP Church

Âw. Bonifacego St.NMP Matki Mi∏osierdzia Church

Domaniewska St. NMP Matki KoÊcio∏a Church

Antoninów, Po∏udniowy Cementary

Rzymowskiego St., St Maximilian MariaKolbe’s Church

62

Jerozolimskie Business Park

The Philips company building Taifun Office Building

JEROZOLIMSKIE AV. AREA, BEHIND ZACHODNI STATION

63

Reduta shopping centre Reform Center

64

Alexander Business Center

The Ericsson company building

Powszechny Bank Kredytowy

KASPRZAKA ST. AREA

65

Bank Gospodarki ˚ywnoÊciowej

Kredyt Bank

Kredyt Bank

66

WO¸OSKA AND PU¸AWSKASTREETS AREA

Mokotów Business Park

The Pfizer company building

BTA Office centre

Office building

67

Galeria Mokotów

Curtis Plaza Plaza 2000

68

Syreny Bridge, Âwi´tokrzyski Bridge under construction

Ârednicowy Bridge Poniatowskiego Bridge

69

Wawelska St. Jana Paw∏a II Av.

PLANS FORTHE FUTURE

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This section presents the designs and the plans of the development of Warsaw, which were reported by

architects, town-planners and the City institutions and offices.

Due to limited means and capacity of the exhibition, the promotors were forced to select the materials

considering the spatial aspect and social quality of the city.

Z¸OTA CENTRELocationthe area of Jana Paw∏a II Av., Z∏ota St.,Emilii Plater St. and Central StationTown planning conception authorThe Jerde Partnership InternationalClientING Real Estate, Centrum BoroughDesign1998

Technical dataTotal volume: about 950 000 m3

Total area: about 205 000 m2

Usable floor area without parkings: about 125 000 m2

Parking places: about 1 400Underground storeys: 5Overground storeys: 26 (hotel)

7474

THE THREE–FRONTS HOUSE OF INCOME

Location3 Trzech Krzy˝y Sq., 51 Ujazdowskie Av., 64 Mokotowska St.ArchitectsAndrzej and Barbara Kaliszewscy, Bohdan Napieralski,Lech K∏osiewiczClientTOP – 2000 Ltd.Design1999

Technical dataTotal volume: 39 246 m3

Usable floor area: 9 056.9 m2

Garages: 1Parking places: 44

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„TWARDA“ OFFICE BUILDINGLocationTwarda St.ArchitectsBulanda, Mucha – Architekci Ltd.W∏odzimierz Mucha, Andzrzej Bulanda, Anna Albiniak,Seweryn Grobelny, Andrzej Gomu∏ka, Mariusz KorytkowskiAssociate architectsMarta Bus∏owicz, Rafa∏ Turno, Jaros∏aw Ptaszyƒski, Filip Kuêniar, Piotr Rembowski, Maciek WysoczaƒskiClientForeigners Service Office „DIPSERVICE“Design1999


Total area: 21 340 m2

Usable floor area: 17 716 m2

Storeys: 9 overground, 4 undergroundUnderground garageParking places: 36 overground, 128 underground

WESTERN ELEVATION

TRADE AND SERVICE CENTRE WITH WARSZAWA WILE¡SKA TRAIN STATION

Locationcorner of Targowa St. and SolidarnoÊci Av.ArchitectsBiuro Projektowo - Realizacyjne Inter ComercePiotr Szeliƒski, Micha∏ Brutkowski, Piotr Schneider, Dariusz Chmiel, Rafa∏ CieÊlakAssociate architectsRafa∏ Langowski, Wojciech Szczepkowski, Wioletta Walczowska,WAPW students: Micha∏ Dàdajewski, Wojciech Kopczyƒski,Miros∏aw Kuêma, Jolanta KazimierukSupplementary clientInter Comerce Ltd.Design1999



Storeys: 6Parking places: 1 330

77

7878

PLATAN PARK 2

LocationPoleczki and Ho∏ubcowa Sts areaArchitectsAPA Wojciechowski Ltd.Associate architectsSzymon Wojciechowski, Rafa∏ Pamu∏a,Dariusz MaÊniak, Jakub Bazelak, Artur ¸uczakClientTOP 2000 Ltd.Design1999

Technical dataTotal volume: 232 772.40 m3

Total area: 29 432.1 m2


Storeys: 3Parking places: 334

REPROGRAF BUILDING

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Lokationul. Wolska 88ArchitectsStefan Kury∏owicz, Marek SzczeÊniak, Marcin GoncikowskiClientReprograf Ltd.Design1999




Storeys: overground – 4underground – 1Parking places: 52

WESTERN ELEVATION

SOUTHERN ELEVATION

EASTERN ELEVATION

POLISH AIRLINES „LOT“ HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

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Location17 Stycznia St.ArchitectsStefan Kury∏owicz, Marek SzczeÊniak,Katarzyna Flasiƒska-RubikClientPLL „LOT“Design1999



Storeys: overground – 7underground – 1Parking places: 152 in the garage + 130 on the area

ATRIUM HOTEL

Location29 Jana Paw∏a II Av.ArchitectsJohn Portman & AssociatesSkanska Teknik AB – Malmo – SwedenBiuro Projektów Kazimierski i Ryba – Architekci civil company –WarsawSkanska Polska Ltd. – WarsawBiuro Projektów Architektonicznych i Budowlanych „AiB“ Ltd.ClientSKANSKA POLSKA Ltd.Design1999

Technical dataTotal volume: 87 674.3 m3 + 7 500 m3 „tube“Building area: 1 962 m2


Storeys: 23; including 17 hotel storeys (floors 4-20)Garage: 128 placesHotel keys – 328 (hotel units)

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„OK¢CIE“ AIRPORT HOTEL

8282

Location„Ok´cie“ International AirportArchitectsStefan Kury∏owicz, Ewa Kury∏owicz,Tomasz Gientka, Katarzyna Stawowa,Jaros∏aw Jegliƒski, Marcin GoncikowskiClientPort – Hotel Ltd.Design1999




Storeys: 5 hotel storeys, 3 garage storeysParking places: 1 434

„HYATT REGENCY WARSAW“ HOTEL

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Locationcorner of Belwederska and Spacerowa StsArchitectsJerzy Czy˝, Leszek Klajnert, Tomasz TomaszewskiAssociate architectsDariusz Bodzioch, tech. arch. Renata Bugalska, Jean-Marie Dandoy, Anna Federowicz, Pawe∏ Hofman, Ronald LeemansClientCOSMAR POLSKA Ltd.Design1998-1999




Storeys: 5 underground, 8 overgroundParking places: 162 underground, 25 overgroundHotel rooms: 251

WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE BUILDING FOR THE „ROCHE POLSKA“ COMPANYLocation3 Ordona St.ArchitectsLewant Ltd. Studio manager: Bogdan ˚mijewski;Zbigniew Majrowski, Janusz CymborskiClientCELSA Ltd.Design1999




office area: 510 m2

warehouse area: 3 297 m2

Storeys :offices: 4warehouse: 3Parking places: 52

8484GROUND FLOOR VIEW

NATIONAL GAS DISPOSITION HEADQUARTERS

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Location„Gazownia Warszawska“ area atKasprzaka St.ArchitectsH.T.T. Ltd.dr of architecture Zygmunt HofmanWitold ThumenasW∏odzimierz AbramczykWojciech RàbalskiMa∏gorzata Teschich-MarkiewiczAssociate architectsMarcin Baczewski, Jakub Lipski,Artur Moniuszko, Joanna PrzyborskaClientPolskie Górnictwo Naftowei Gazownictwo JSCDesign1999



Storeys: 4 overground, 1 garageundergroundParking places:43 in the underground garage, 11 in the overground garage

ELEWACJA ZACHODNIARZUT 3. PI¢TRA

WESTERN ELEVATION3TH FLOOR VIEW

TVP JSC „B“ EDITORIAL OFFICE BUILDINGLocationTVP JSC area, corner of Woroniczaand Samochodowa StsArchitectsdr of architecture Czes∏aw Bielecki, Grzegorz Winczewski, Marek Kukawski,Andrzej PazdejClientTVP JSC


overground: 62 000 m3

underground: 33 600 m3





overground: 10 043.4 m2

underground: 9 672.8 m2

Storeys:underground – 2overground – 12Underground garage for 280 cars

8686

SPORTS HALL „POLONIA“

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Locationcorner of Bonifraterska and Mi´dzyparkowa streetsArchitectsStefan Kury∏owicz, Piotr Kuczyƒski, Fryderyk Szymaƒski, Jacek CieçwierzClientWarbud JSCDesign1999




Storeys: 3, including:overground – 1underground – 2Parking places: 105 in the garage + 237 on the area + 5 for buses

INTER – SCHOOL SPORTS HALL

8888




Location37 Redutowa St., additional constructionto existing primary school No. 238ArchitectsATI Architektura Technika Inwestycje Ltd.Tomasz Lechowski, Pawe∏ Tr´baczdr of architecture Piotr Tr´baczKrzysztof BàkClientEducational Institutions ServiceEstablishment in WarsawDesign1999

GROUND FLOOR VIEW

AMERICAN SCHOOL

89

LocationBielawa Konstancin-Jeziorna boroughArchitectsAnatol Kuczyƒski, Tom Piotrowski, James Templeton, Anna Kuczyƒska, Agnieszka BednarzAssociate architectsH2L2 Architecture Planning Interior Design,PHILADELPHIAClientAmerican School in WarsawDesign2000


Building area: 13 637 m2


Ground floor: 13 452 m2

First floor: 10 998.9 m2

Second floor: 1 026.9 m2

Netto area: 19 719.4 m2

GROUND FLOOR VIEW

RZUT PARTERU

ST. ANTHONY MARIA ZACCARIA’S PARISH CHURCHLocation15 Jana Sobieskiego St.ArchitectGrzegorz RatajskiAssociate architectsLeonard PióreckiClientThe St Paul Fathers – BarnabitsGathering Polish ProvinceDesign1999


Building area: 1 029.7 m2


9090

CONCERT – SHELL

91

LocationThe Ignacy PaderewskiSkaryszewski ParkArchitects„Spatium“ civil company Studio ProjektoweRyszard Grabowski, Piotr Mordka,Andrzej Pastewka, S∏awomir Stankiewicz,S∏awomir Strój,Associate architectstech. arch. Agnieszka Konopka, tech. arch. Edyta Kopliƒska, students: Anna Jagie∏∏o, Krzysztof ¸apacz, Przemys∏aw WielàdekThe tent roofing and mechanicsconstruction engineer S∏awomir RynekClientWarszawa Centrum Borough’sPraga Po∏udnie District OfficeDesign1999


Building area: 1 175 m2

Usable floor area: 569.9 m2

CARDIOLOGICAL HOSPITAL AND HOUSING COMPLEX

9292

LocationWilanowska Av.Architects:Wojciech Szymborski, Jacek Zielonka, Jerzy Bogus∏awski, Krzysztof M∏odzianowski, Ma∏gorzata M∏odzianowskaAssociate architectsDariusz Bober, Barbara Por´bska, architecture student Berenika ZiemkiewiczClientCivic Committee for the Marshall JózefPi∏sudski Cardiological HospitalConstructionDesign1999




Parking places: 96 in the garage, 63 on the outside parking

HOUSING COMPLEX BY THE CARDIOLOGICAL HOSPITALLocationWilanowska Av.ArchitectsWojciech Szymborski, Jacek Zielonka, Jerzy Bogus∏awskiAssociate architectsDariusz Bober, Witos∏aw Kwieciƒski, Jerzy Leszcze∏owski, architecture student LeszekSzymborski, architects: Ewa Horoszkiewicz, Robert Kondrat, Andrzej Majewski, Marek Petrucznik, Mariusz Rosiek.ClientCivic Committee for the Marshall JózefPi∏sudski Cardiological HospitalConstructionDesign1999



Flats: 600Parking places: 910

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„WRÓBLEWO II“ HOUSING ESTATELocation53 Odkryta St.ArchitectsGRUPA 5 Ltd.Roman Dziedziejko, Mariusz Jasiƒski, Miko∏aj Kad∏ubowski, Micha∏ Leszczyƒski, Krzysztof Mycielski, Mariusz SzpotowiczAssociate architectsEl˝bieta Jóêwik, architecture students:Aureliusz Kowalczyk, Daniel CwalinaClient„Tarchomin“ Youth Building SocietyDesign1999



overground: 4 074.7 m2


Storeys: 4 and 1/2Flats: 62Parking places: 83, includingoverground: 13underground: 70Flats area: 3 188 m2

9494

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„OAZA“ SETTLEMENTLocationBitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. St.Architects„ATELIER 2 Kucza-Kuczyƒski,Miklaszewski“ Ltd.Prof. Konrad Kucza-KuczyƒskiAndrzej Miklaszewski, Jan Kucza-Kuczyƒski, Marcin KrauzeAssociate architectsNatalia Regulska, Monika Bobrowska,Izabela WencelClient„DOM DEVELOPMENT“ JSCDesign1999






Storeys overground: 7, underground: 1Flats: 191Service rooms: 2Parking places: 279 + 70 family parkingplaces, in total: 349Flats area: 17 255.70 m2

HOLLAND PARK SUITES

9696

LocationKsià˝´ca St.ArchitectsStanis∏aw Kar∏owicz, Marek Âwierczyƒski, Jacek WciÊlak, Vera YanovshtchinskyAssociate architectsErvin de Maar, Marcin JeziorskiClientING Real EstateDesign1998




Storeys: 20Suites: 82Parking places: 82Flats area: 8 240.6 m2

PO¸UDNIOWA RESIDENCE

Locationcorner of Wàwozowa St. and KEN Av.ArchitectsFABI¡SKI, GOC¸OWSKI – ARCHITEKCI Ltd.Monika Trochym-Cynke, Piotr Goc∏owski, Jolanta Kiliƒska,Joanna Roman, Marcin Kosma Rybak, Eliza ZielnikClient„Po∏udniowa“ Building SocietyDesign1998



Usable floor area: flats – 17 366 m2

usable rooms – 4 653 m2

recreation centre: 1 375 m2

Storeys overground: max 10Flats: 226Parking places: underground 344, overground 59

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BRÓDNOWSKI PASSAGE

9898

LocationTargówek boroughArchitectsFirma Projektowa Akcent Ltd.Rafa∏ Bujnowski, Jan S∏yk, Rajmund S∏ykAssociate architectsstud. Grzegorz Gawrysiak, Anna Peterlejtner, Karolina Tulkowska-S∏yk, Ma∏gorzata SasClientWAR INWEST Investment and ConstructionEstablishmentDesign1998-preliminary design, 1999-2000 buildingand executory design




Storeys: 9-11Flats: 495Parking places: 847in the underground garage: 779in the overground garage: 68Flats usable floor area: 26 784 m2

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Location26 Joliot-Curie St.ArchitectsARTINEX, Krzysztof WolskiAssociate architectsGrzegorz Pyzikiewicz, Beata Koêliczak, Patrycja Marcinkowska-Coi∏ek, Magdalena Ga∏at-Kosieradzka, Ma∏gorzata Matusiak, Jacek Szatkowski, tech. arch. Piotr ZwierzyƒskiClientBATIMENT Ltd.Design1999




Storeys: 9, including7 overground and 2 undergroundFlats: 37Parking places: 43 undergroundFlats area: 2 487.3 m2

SUITES BUILDING

5TH FLOOR VIEW

SAWA PARK TENEMENT AND SERVICE BUILDING

100100

Location6 Plac Przymierza St.ArchitectsAPA Wojciechowski Ltd.Szymon Wojciechowski, Jolanta Nowak, Aleksandra Gosiewska,Sylwester WójcikClientSAWA Development Ltd.Design1998




Storeys: 7Flats: 85Parking places: 186, including 4 overground, 182 undergroundFlats area: 7 823.7 m2

SBM „MERCURY“ TENEMENT HOUSES COMPLEX

101

Locationcorner of Dembego and Zaruby StsArchitectsGrzegorz Stiasny, Jakub Wac∏awekAssociate architectsPiotr Cimachowski, Marcin Citko,architecture students: Pawe∏ Gozdyra,Wojciech IngielewiczClient„Merkury“ Building SocietyDesign1999




Storeys: 4-7Flats: 206Parking places: 188Flats area: 9 050 m2

„LASEK“ HOUSING COMPLEX

102102

LocationBora Komorowskiego Av.Architects„Majewski, Wyszyƒski, Hermanowicz –Architekci“Wojciech Hermanowicz, Piotr Majewski, Andrzej Wyszyƒski, Marek ˚arski, Dorota Borysiewicz, Joanna Kopacz, Agnieszka Kruszyƒska, Ewa Stanis∏awska, El˝bieta Koz∏owska, Anna Âcis∏owskaClient„OSIEDLE M¸ODYCH“ Labour BuildingSociety Design1999

Technical data of 16 detached atriumhouses with garagesTotal volume: from 576 m3 to 668 m3

Total area: from 250 m2 to 260 m2

Storeys: 2Technical data of tenement housesTotal volume: 31 997 m3



Storeys: 7, 5, 4Flats: 60Parking places: 61 underground, 29 on the parkingFlats area: 5 055 m2

„BORYSZEWSKA“ SUITES

Locationcorner of Pu∏awska and Boryszewska StsArchitectsBogdan Kulczyƒski, Rados∏aw SojkaAssociate architectsSeweryn Grobelny, Piotr Prawdzik, Luigi Coletta,Piotr RembowskiDesign2000

Technical data:Total volume: 42 000 m2



Storeys: 15Garages: 1Flats: 75Parking places: 130 underground, 18 overgroundFlats area: 6 100 m2

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NEW SPATIAL POLICYWarsaw of the nineteen-nineties was primarily built byprivate developers and investors whose main drivingforce is the profit motive. It is not these investors whoare responsible for attention as to the way that buil-dings fit into the cityscape or the traffic system, howe-ver. Spatial policy guidelines and their implementationrests with local government as one of its main respon-sibilities. New and cohesive vision of that policy, that ispresented by the President Piskorski in December1999 „New Spatial Policy“, is the long expected systemof rules organizing Warsaw city space.The task of the New Spatial Policy is to reconcile twoconflicting priorities: the maintenance of the currenthistorical character of the city’s tissue, including itstraditionally shaped space, with greater developmentpotential for the city in connection with the new urbandesigns such as: ¸uk Siekierkowski [Siekierki Arc],Centrum Zachodnie [Western Center], Port Praski[Praga Port] and Gol´dzinów.The development of the New Spatial Policy marks thefirst time that Warsaw has reached out for modernplanning instruments such as height zoning and thedetailed defining of the building density. Unified roadand traffic system, higher urban infrastructure level,balanced city development – these are only some ofthe New Spatial Policy rules.The New Spatial Policy endeavours not to create single-function areas that serve their purpose for only a partof the day. The city, in each of its regions, should com-bine diverse functions and develop in a uniform man-ner. Thus, S∏u˝ewiec, ˚oliborz Przemys∏owy and ˚eraƒwill cease to be industrial areas and will become the si-tes of new office buildings, supermarkets and recre-ational and amusement centers. New collegiate com-munities will now have an opportunity to spring up inthe PowiÊle or Pole Mokotowskie sections of Warsaw.The New Spatial Policy by organizing Warsaw city spa-ce in a clear manner, is to create the city that would beamicable, green, easy accessible, developing and at-tractive for the inhabitants, tourists and investors.

FUNCTIONAL ZONES AND AREAS

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central zone central zone areasC-1 strict CentreC-2 historical and monumental complexC-3 academic complexC-4 park and recreation complexhousing and service zonehousing and service zone areasMU - 1 building areas in forest plotsMU - 2 academic complexes areas

service and housing zone

service and technical zone

technical and production zonenatural zonenatural zone areas0-1 protected0-2 rest and recreation0-3 recreation and housing0-4 otherService concentration areas

SOUTHERN STATION AREA – COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONCEPTION

From the materials of the local spatial manage-ment plan design – 1998, elaboration byBPRW. Chief communication designer: M. Nadrowska

The designed service and housing constructionin the Southern Station area is situated on theterrains with one of the best communicationservice in Mokotów district. This area is the pu-blic transport junction. The city and sub-citybuses lines (for which the modern station is de-signed), tramway lines and the „Wilanowska“Underground station meet here.

Building the 400 meter long tunnel for Niepod-leg∏oÊci Av. will improve the traffic at the cros-sing of Pu∏awska St., Wilanowska St. and Nie-podleg∏oÊci Av. New street on the Eastern sideof the area, parallel to the Warsaw Escarp, lin-king Wilanowska Av. with Pu∏awska St. andNiepodleg∏oÊci Av. is planned.The terrains which are to be built over will beprovided with the new access to street systemand the foot squares linked with the Undergro-und station and bus and tramway stops.The parkings will be created as the undergro-und garages or the overground structures.

From the materials of the local spatial manage-ment plan design – 1999-2000, communicationelaboration by BPRW. Chief communicationdesigner: M. Nadrowska

The public transport will be the basic communi-cation system of the Central Warsaw Area, that isthe area of Z∏ota St. and the surroundings of thePalace of Culture, communication service.The Central Warsaw Area (CRW) is in the easy re-ach of the suburban, national and internationalrailways. It is surrounded by the bus and tramwaylines, which are to be privileged in the city traffic.Two underground lines will lead to the new Centre– the already existing one, under Marsza∏kowskaSt. and the designed one, under Âwi´tokrzyska St.According to the transport policy admitted by theWarsaw Council, which has in its basis the stra-tegy of the reasonable eco-development, the en-largement of the street system in the downtownis not planned. Building the efficient routes pas-sing the downtown, including the beltways will

be the condition of the traffic improvement in thecentre of Warsaw.The entry to the CRW by the passenger car willbe through the existing, but being modernizedstreet system. The index of the parking placesin this area cannot be bigger than the traffic ca-pacity of the streets allows. New parking placeswill be created by the underground garages. Thelargest parking complexes are planned at Z∏otaSt. and in the surroundings of the Palace ofCulture.In the CRW area the parking on the pavementswill be progressively eliminated, especiallyalong the streets with the big number of servi-ce centres.The underground foot passages are planned.The most attractive foot passage will link theunderground passage by the Central Stationwith the „Centrum“ I line underground stationand farther with the II line underground stationunder the crossing of Marsza∏kowska andÂwi´tokrzyska Sts.

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CENTRAL WARSAW AREA – COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONCEPTION

SPATIAL STRUCTURE ELEMENTS

Height Restrictions

The New Spatial Policy introduces a new instrument for control: building height restric-tion. These restrictions are to serve the protection of historical places against changeand define just where what kinds of projects may be built. Thus, Mariensztat or SaskaK´pa will only allow low-rise buildings, while skyscrapers with heights of over 100m may be built in the Centrum Zachodnie (the area defined by Jerozolimskie Av., Pry-masa Tysiàclecia Av., Wolska St. and Jana Paw∏a II Av.) as well as in the Praga Port. Ho-uses should be below 25 m in the PowiÊle area in order not to rise up above the Vistu-la River’s embankment.

Warsaw’s environmental system

Guided by the principle of sustainable development, the New Spatial Policy places great weight on matters linked with environmental protection. The main components ofWarsaw’s nature systems are for example aeration belts (including the Vistula River valley, the land overlooking the Vistula River embankment and land south of Powàzkow-ska St.), land making up the Warsaw Landscape Conservation Area, nature reserves,parks and squares. The New Spatial Policy proposes the establishment of the WarsawEmbankment Nature and Landscape Complex and defines minimal requirements as tobiologically active space and allowable building density for Warsaw Centrum Borough.

BOARDERS

Warsaw boardermain roads

railwaysD – restricted height areas near

airportscity greens

surface water

RESTRICTED HEIGHTAREAS

B1 – up to 12 meters





B6 – over 100 meters

C – defining the height of the newly designedand modernizedbuilding needscreating spatialanalysis consideringthe terrain’s historicalconditions.




SERVICE CONCENTRATIONAREAS

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM

natural area

air-change terrains system’s reach

terrains assisting the natural zone

natural connections

the Escarp nearest protection area

the Warsaw Escarp protection zones

city greens

allotments planned to be transformed intothe city greensforests

Warsaw administration boarders

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ROAD NETWORK The today’s road network is Warsaw’s main developmentbarrier. Today, both through traffic as well as transit fromone end of the city to the other leads through the center.This only aggravates the traffic jams already common the-re. Such a situation can only be remedied through the bu-ilding of a system of bypass routes, which will allow to or-ganize the inter-city and transit traffic. That system, pro-posed in the Contract for Warsaw, will consist of:– downtown bypass – composed of existing Okopowa

St., ¸azienkowska Route, Gdaƒski Bridge and planned inPraga Tysiàclecia Route.

– inner bypass – composed of express routes (N-S Route,AK Route and Olszynka Grochowska Route) and mainstreets (Siekierkowska Route, Rzymowskiego and Ma-rynarska Sts).

– external bypass – (Most Pó∏nocny Route, Olszynka Gro-chowska Route, the A2 highway).

EXISTING PLANNEDROAD NETWORK

highway

expressways

main thoroughfares

main streets

toll road - the basic road network elementWarsaw boarders

CENTRAL QUARTER BELTWAY – PRAGA SECTIONFrom the materials of the Tysiàclecia Av. technicalstudy – 1999; elaboration by BPRW. Chief designer:W. Strza∏kowska-Malasek

Two variants of the Central Quarter beltway route inthe area of the right-bank Warsaw were presented.Variant 1: beltway route through: Starzyƒskiego St.,being designed Tysiàclecia Av., Stanów Zjednoczo-nych Av.Variant 2: beltway route through: Starzyƒskiego St.,Âw. Wincentego St., being designed Nowo-Trocka St.and Nowo-Rzeczna St., Stanów Zjednoczonych Av.Warsaw Centrum Borough Office chose variant 1 ro-ute, through designed Tysiàclecia Av., due to manycriteria.The beltway was designed as a thoroughfare.Two streets, 2 or 3 lanes each, will lead the trafficavoiding the possibility of collisions over or under thepresent streets, railroads and recreation areas arran-gement.Picture 3 presents one fragment of the detail solutionof the Tysiàclecia Av. section in the Szmulki area.The route was led through the excavation boarded bythe revetments which might be covered with ceiling.Protection from the arduousness of the beltway isprovided with acoustical boards, green strips and in-creasing the window isolation in the buildings locatedin the nearest distance from the beltway.

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VARIANT 1 TYSIÑCLECIA AV.

VARIANT 2 ÂW. WINCENTEGO–NOWO-RZECZNA–WIATRACZNA STS.

SITUATION SOLUTION OF TYSIÑCLECIA AV. – SZMULKI AREA

– STREETS ON A GROUND LEVEL

– STREETS ON A VIADUCT

– STREETS IN AN EXCAVATION

– TRAMWAY LINES

– BUS STOPS

– TRAMWAY STOPS

– DESIGNED DEMARCATION LINES

– DESIGNED BICYCLE ROUTES

– PEDESTRIAN LINES WITHOUT COLLISIONS

– EXISTING, FOR PRESERVATION– LOCATION PROPOSITIONS– MONUMENTAL– GARAGES– TO DEMOLITION

– OVERGROUND PARKING ZONES

– GREENS ABOUT 15 METERS WIDE– ROWS OF TREES

COMMUNICATION:

– POSSIBLE STRAIGHT SHIELDS – NECESSITY OF DETAIL ANALYSIS

– HALF–TIGHT SHIELDS– INCREASING THE BUILDINGS OUTSIDE

BARRIERS’ ISOLATION– POSSIBLE INCREASING THE BUILDINGS

OUTSIDE BARRIERS’ ISOLATION

GREENERY:

HIGH DOMINANTS LOCATIONS:

ACOUSTIC PROTECTIONS:

BUILDINGS:

– STREETS ON A GROUND LEVEL– STREETS ON A VIADUCT– STREETS IN AN EXCAVATION– DESIGNED PEDESTRIAN LINES WITHOUT COLLISIONS– BUS STOPS– TRAMWAY STOPS– DESIGNED DEMARCATION LINES FROM

THE WARSAW GENERAL PLAN– DESIGNED DEMARCATION LINES– THE NATIONAL POLISH RAILWAYS TERRAINS BOARDERS

A2 MOTORWAY VARIANT – WARSAW SECTION

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From the materials to the localisation indication – 1996,designed by BPRW

Presented A2 motorway is one of the analysed variants ofthe route course in the Warsaw area. The motorway willbe the important element in the thoroughfares system ofthe city.Its main functions will be:Distribution of regional, inland and international motion,

the destination of which Warsaw is, to the basic streets’scheme. Creating convenient connections between di-stant districts. To protect the Centre of Warsaw from themotion not connected with the city area.The attendance of the „Ok´cie“ airport will be the impor-tant task of this motorway variant.The conception of the motorway solutions plans the tun-nel under Ursynów. The route will be provided with themodern means reducing the negative effect on the natu-

ral environment and life conditions of the inhabitants. Theinstallations protecting from noise, rain sewage treatmentplants and the pollution purification installations for thetunnel under Ursynów are planned. Special passages forthe animals are assigned in the forest areas.The works over the other variants of the A2 motorway ro-ute in Warsaw are being simultaneously conducted. Theyare to enable the authorities to take the final decision abo-ut the motorway route in the Warsaw area.

PARKING CONCEPTION IN CENTRUM BOROUGH

From the study of conditions anddirections of the Warsaw’s CentrumBorough spatial management design –1998-2000, elaborated by BPRW. Chiefdesigner: A. Trochimowski

The parking conception was submitted tothe general goals of the Warsaw transportpolicy. The policy plans: assurance of thepriority for the public transport service in

the central area, reduction of thepassenger cars access to various areas byestimating maximum, varied for each area,parking places indexes. This policy will berealized by the proper traffic organizationand paid parking zones.The greatest parking reductions will be inthe zone I. The arrangement of the parkingwill come about by the distinct division ofparking places, pedestrians areas and

traffic. Two sub-areas (Ia and Ib) weredistinguished in the zone I. They vary withthe indexes of parking places for differentkinds of cars.In the zone II: the traffic in the areas ofconcentrated motion will be reduced,parking by the kerb on the main publictransport routes will be eliminated. Theparking indexes will be higher than in thezone I.

In the zone III the parking will have higherindexes than in the zone II.To arrange the parking in the central area,construction of a number of undergroundparkings is planned. Next to theunderground stations at the boarder ofCentrum Borough P&R parkings will beconstructed.

I A ZONE

I B ZONE

II B ZONE

UNDERGROUND PARKINGS

P&R STRATEGIC PARKINGS

CHANGE JUNCTIONS

THE UNDERGROUND – EXISTING LINE

THE UNDERGROUND – DESIGNED LINES

RAILWAY LINES

PARKING ZONES

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MASS PUBLIC TRANSIT

Due to the New Spatial Policy rail transportation has priority in a case of public transit.The development of mutually complementary subway, tramway and railway systems,supported by modern traffic control systems, will allow to solve public transport pro-blems.The completion of subway Line No 1, which would have its end at M∏ociny station, is de-pendent on the procurement of necessary funding as the Contract for Warsaw stipula-tes. The city would like to find investors willing to finance subway Line No 2 connectingBemowo with Targówek. In the long term, plans also include subway Line No 3, leadingfrom the Dworzec Zachodni to Goc∏aw.

Mass public transit will be facilitated by the introduction of modernized additional tramlines (Bemowo – Wilanów, Powstaƒców Âlàskich St. – Reymonta St. and the line leadingto Tarchomin along Most Pó∏nocny Route), which will connect the main Warsaw junc-tions. Incorporation of WKD and EKD [suburban railroad lines] into Warsaw’s transitsystem and modernization of existing Warsaw railroad lines are also planned.

EXISTING PLANNED EXISTING PLANNEDrail lines and conjunctivassubway lines and conjunctivatramway linesalternative rail transportation runfor the „Ok´cie“ airportrail stations and stopssubway stationstramway loops average tramway loops

multipodal freight movement service centretechnical and stopping subway stations

tramway depots

Warsaw boarders

subway lines and conjunctivassubway stationstechnical and stopping subway stations

Warsaw boarders

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT CONCEPTION IN CENTRUM BOROUGH

From the materials of the study of condi-tions and directions of the Warsaw’s Cen-trum Borough spatial management design– 1998-2000, elaboration by BPRW. Chief designer: A. Trochimowski

The final public transport system in theCentrum Borough will be created by mutu-ally completing: the underground, the busand the tramway networks.The Underground system will consist ofthree lines:– I line – Kabaty – M∏ociny– II line – Wola (Jelonki) – Wileƒski Sta-

tion (and Targówek)

– III line – Ochota (Zachodni Station)through the Praga centre (WschodniStation) to Grochów (Wiatraczna Roun-dabout) and Goc∏aw

Linking together the II and the III under-ground lines in the Praga centre is not on-ly functionally, but also technically possi-ble. This matter needs detail studies.The existing tramway system maintenan-ce and modernization of it in the Borougharea was accepted.The need of considering the new and ofthe higher standard tramway lines con-struction appears from the functional andmotorial analysis carried out for the who-

le city. In the Warsaw-Centrum Borougharea it would be the line connecting Wola(Górczewska St. – Prymasa TysiàcleciaSt.) and Ochota (Bitwy Warszawskiej St.)with Mokotów (Batorego St. or Rostafiƒ-skich-Rakowiecka Sts) and Wilanów (So-bieskiego St.). The decision of the worksshould be made after working out thepracticability study.The bus will still be the most commonmean of transport. Various functions ofthis kind of communication will be con-nected with using different types of me-ans of transport and different forms of thetransport organization.

Introducing the reductions in using pas-senger cars in the city centre should bemade up by launching the inner, down-town bus transport, provided with special,adapted to the conditions, means of trans-port.The change junctions have the special me-aning for the functioning of the transportsystem. The plans of improving and ada-pting the junctions to the needs of handi-capped people is taken under considera-tion.

THE UNDERGROUND – EXISTING LINE

THE UNDERGROUND – DESIGNED LINES

RAILWAY LINES

RAILWAY STATIONS

RAILWAY STOPS

AIRPORT – CENTRUM UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY

TRAMWAY – EXISTING LINES

TRAMWAY – STUDIED LINES

BUS TERMINALS

OK¢CIE AIRPORT

BUS DEPOTS

TRAMWAY DEPOTS

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THE UNDERGROUND

www.metro.waw.pl

A15 „Ratusz“ Station A15 „Ratusz“ Station area managenent plan affer the closure of the construction

A14 „Âwi´tokrzyska“ Station

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CONCEPTIONS

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The Barnabit Fathers Parish Church, Parish Home, NursingHome and Cultural Centre – winning work of contest, 1998Accepted spacious and functional chess-board structure(with the square with public meetings building and thechurch in the corner) has been tested for hundreds of years– from the location of Polish medieval towns, French les vil-les bastides and perfect cities – like ZamoÊç.Nine quarters crossed by the lanes with the central squarewith the quarter of auditoriums and the amphitheatre, withthe church in the corner of the square and simultaneously

dominating crossing of Sobieskiego Avenue and Na∏´czow-ska Street are the essence of the idea.Lattice town-planning structure will be the spacious, functio-nal and technical outline (means of conveyance and infra-structure) for the construction of Cultural Centre.The quarters are divided by the lanes on the level of the gro-und. They can link on the level of the first of higher floors. Theheight of the structures is limited to 15 meters, for that thechurch dome inscribed into the sphere could be the dominant.

Conception by: architect Andrzej Kiciƒski

THE BARNABIT FATHERS PARISH

PRASKI PORT

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From the materials of the local spatial managing plan of the Praski Port area– 1998-99, elaboration by BPRW. Chief designer: J. Rutkiewicz

The plan includes the 97 ha area, between Okrzei and Jagielloƒska-Zamoyskiego Streets, cross-town mound line and the Vistula, comprising:– quarters of revalorized and completed housing and service structures along

Jagielloƒska Street – 7,3 ha– quarters of new housing and service structures with the height to 8 storeys

between Okrzei Street and the Port – 5,1 ha– the Port area with the main port water region of 5 ha, with river ports, the

service and suite structures (to 15 storeys) and the hotel (to 25 storeys)along the embankments – 8,9 ha.

– Centre area with high service, office and suite buildings over the Northernand the central docks (to 35 storeys) – 16,7 ha.

– park area between the Port and the Vistula (with the Southern dock) – 21 ha.– the area of the Vistula and the flood-lands – 38,7 ha.Maximum usable floor area is estimated at 700 000 m2.

WESTERN VIEW

NORTH–WESTERN VIEW

NORTHERN VIEW

COMMUNICATION

ACADEMIC DISTRICT

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From the study materials and the materials to the conception of changingthe local spatial managing plan of Warsaw Centre District, 1997-2000 –elaboration by BPRW. Chief designer: J. Rutkiewicz

The conception comprises the area between the Escarp and the Vistulabank, on the North of the cross-town railway line. The basic idea isapproaching of the city to the river and suppression of thecommunication barrier by the immersion of Wis∏ostrada.From about 16 ha of free and mal-exploited terrains suitable forinvestment, over a half is destined for the functions connected with thedevelopment of Warsaw University and other colleges and scienceinstitutions in this part of the City Centre. The other areas should serveservice functions (like functions of culture, recreation and tourismattendance), which increase the attractiveness and give the representativecharacter to the Bank of the Vistula.Apart from creating the academic district, the settlement ofÂwi´tokrzyska Route area, the compliment of Mariensztat management,the restoration of Castle Gardens and direct connection of the greens inthe foot of Old and New Town with the bank of the Vistula, were the goalsof this conception.

POWIÂLE MANAGEMENT

OK¢CIE AIRPORT AREAEXTANT CONDITION– two runways– airport capacity – 4 millions of

passengers a year– passenger terminal on the Northern side

of the airport – planned enlargement– communication service from ˚wirki

i Wigury Street– allotments and waste land on the

Southern side of the airport

AIRPORT ENLARGEMENT POSSIBILITIES– new runway on the Southern side of the

airport– airport capacity of destination – over 20

millions of passengers a year– development of passenger terminals on

the Northern and the Southern side ofthe airport

– communication connections withdesigned A2 highway and N-S route

– terminal service by the underground orthe branch-line

– 250 ha of new investment terrainsdestined for service buildings and thestructures connected with aircommunication

Conception by: dr arch. Krzysztof Domaradzki; architects: Maciej Czerski, ZbigniewKaiser, Marek SawickiCommunication: M. engineer Zygmunt U˝dalewicz

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PASSENGER TERMINAL – PLANNED ENLARGEMENT

NEW PASSENGER TERMINALS

NEW RUNWAY

SKY-SCRAPER, 107 JEROZOLIMSKIE AVENUES

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The conceptional design of the building at Jerozolimskie Av. is ananalysis of the compaction possibilities of height building alongthe Avenues considering the fact of existence of that kind ofbuildings in a quite accidental form („Mariott“, LIM Center,Reform Plaza).The design takes two aspects into consideration:– town-planning aspect – consideration of already existing heightbuilding along Jerozolimskie Avenues and spatial interdependencesfollowing from that.– architectural aspect – proposition which do not derange theexisting historical structure of the AvenuesThe attempt of complement of specific height building rhythmalong the Avenues is the superior rule accepted by the designers.The scale of the newly-designed building is comparable to theheight buildings that already exist. Its location causes that the

new volume is the spatial complement of the existing buildingsrhythm. This rhythm is especially strongly noticeable during theraid along the Avenues (from both directions).The chosen location is the compositional closure of the view pivotof ˚wirki i Wigury Street from „Ok´cie“ Airport. The building canbe the element of spatial identification of the city.For creating the best possible conditions to give the rightexposure to the surroundings, the office storeys are raised forabout 20 meters over the existing buildings. This allowed to createglazed, transparent „transit“ volume, used as green gardens andinner, recreation open spaces.The design plans three underground storeys. Indirect access fromNowogrodzka Street.

Conception authors: Bulanda, Mucha – Architekci Ltd.

SASKI PALACE RECONSTRUCTION DESIGN

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Baroque Saski Palace with the gardens called Saska Pivotwas erected in the period from 1713 to 1748 at Saxonkings’ suggestion in the place of former MorsztynówPalace. In the first half of XIXth century the Palace wasthoroughly rebuilt by demolition of the main trunk andjoining side wings by the colonnade. In the second half ofXIXth century later character of the square structure wasformed.By order of tsars’ authorities in the period from 1894 to1912 Orthodox Church with 70 meter-high belfry wasraised in the central part of the square. During theconstruction works annexes of the palace were ultimately

demolished. From 1921 to 1925 the Orthodox Church withthe belfry was totally pulled down. In 1925 in the centralarcades of the palace colonnade the monument The Tombof the Unknown Warrior was unveiled. The palace withadjoining buildings was destroyed by Germans in 1944.According to the spatial management plan of Warszawa-ÂródmieÊcie District, with the wish of city authorities andthe will of many inhabitants of Warsaw, the design ofreconstruction and bringing back to life of one of the mostimportant Warsaw squares was created.The design has few variants and plans to locate here themost prestige seats of State and municipal institutions’.

The architecture of the complex is supposed to refer to thegabarits and the look of 1926-1939 buildings. The interior andthe elevations are designed according to modern architecturerealizations meeting the expectations of future users.In the area under the Pi∏sudskiego square three-levelunderground parking is planned. It will be accessible bythe underground and vertical (staircages and elevators)communication system located in the designed structuresat Pi∏sudskiego square.

Conception authors – architects: Leszek Klajnert, Jerzy Czy˝, Adam Wagner

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The exhibition organizers express their sincere thanks to the persons and institutions, that contributed to thecreation of the exhibition and the catalogue.Especially helpful were:

Tadeusz Barucki

dr arch. Krzysztof Domaradzki

Janina Jagielska – the director of Warsaw Public Library

Krzysztof Marsza∏ek – the director of Culture Department in Warszawa Centrum Borough

Wojciech Matusik, Tomasz Gamdzyk, Marek ¸apiƒski – Warsaw Management Office Spatial Management Department

Jan Rutkiewicz, Marek Roszkowski – Warsaw Development Planning Office

Robert RzesoÊ – Warsaw University Foundation

Andrzej So∏tan – the vice-director of Warsaw History Museum

Antoni Zbikowski, Jerzy Zyzak – the Warsaw University Library Construction Management

The Warsaw Underground

Architecture and town-planning departments in Warsaw’s districts and boroughs

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You are visiting the exhibition „Warsaw. The city today. Plans for the future“ inthe modern, recently opened at PowiÊle, new building of Warsaw UniversityLibrary (BUW).

The investment was prepared by the Warsaw University Foundation and itsrealization was supervised by the BUW Works Administration.

The construction of the Library was financed by Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe„Nowy Âwiat“ S.A. with the sum of 50 millions USD.

The building was designed by the „Z. Badowski, M. Budzyƒski, A. Kowalewski“Company appointed in the architectural competition. The building was realized bythe Austrian PORR International AG firm chosen in the public adjudication bytender.

According to the plans the Library will be filled with 5 millions of volumes till2025. Temporarily the reserve space in the Library building and in thereconstructed monumental buildings at 2 Lipowa Street „Szara Willa“ and at 72Dobra Street „Bia∏a Willa“ has been rented, and the gained money will beappropriated for the repayment of the loan raised for building the Library. Afterthe repayment the rest of the money will supply the University development fund.

During the realization of the BUW complex, in the place of old and destroyedtenement-house at 4 Lipowa Street, the building of Warsaw University Law andAdministration Department was built. It has been used since the 1.10.1999.

On The Independence Day at the 11.11.1999 The Highest Court of Justicebuilding at Krasiƒskich Square was opened. Its author is the same architecturecompany, which designed the Library.

New Centrum Gie∏dowe at Ksià˝´ca St., which shareholder is CentrumBankowo-Finansowe „Nowy Âwiat“ S.A., will be opened this year.

We are also planning the building of the Cardiological Hospital of Mokotów.

We are on the eve of getting the licence of enlarging the building of theDepartment of Economy at D∏uga Street.

We are preparing to take the next challenge – remodeling of the old,monumental building of the Warsaw University Library, where the auditoriumsand lecture halls for all university departments will be situated.

Creating the large academic campus in PowiÊle, for example on the terrainsregained after the immersion of the part of Wis∏ostrada in the undergroundtunnel.

Robert RzesoÊ

WARSAW UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Centrum ¸OWICKA presents variousartistic occurrences, like: small theatricalforms, recitals, cabaret evenings,varnishing-days, concerts, literature andpoetry meetings, etc.In the Centrum’s Gallery the exhibitions

presenting all domains of art., likephotography, painting, pattern-designing,graphics and sculpture.

Photo: ¸ukasz Wawrynkiewicz

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Title page........................................................................................................1

Introduction by the President of Warsaw Pawe∏ Piskorski ............................3

Franciszek Starowieyski – Some loose thoughts about Architecture ............4

Ernest Bryll – Style of encampment ..............................................................5

OLD DESIGNS ..............................................................................................7

Introduction ....................................................................................................9

The Underground ........................................................................................10

The bridge at Karowa St...............................................................................11

The Marshall Józef Pi∏sudski District............................................................12

Boulevards over the Vistula River ................................................................13

Exhibition areas ............................................................................................14

Sports Park in Siekierki ................................................................................15

Occupation reconstruction plans ................................................................16

The reconstruction designs by Maciej Nowicki............................................17

„Future and past silhouette of Warsaw from the Vistula bank“ ..............18-19

Six-year plan ................................................................................................20

WARSAW TODAY ........................................................................................21

Introduction ..................................................................................................23

Photos......................................................................................................24-69

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE ........................................................................71

Introduction ..................................................................................................73

Z∏ota Centre ..................................................................................................74

The three–fronts house of income................................................................75

„Twarda“ Office Complex ............................................................................76

Trade and service centre with Warszawa Wileƒska Train Station ................77

Platan Park 2 ................................................................................................78

„Reprograf“ Building ....................................................................................79

Polish Airlines „LOT“ Headquarters Building ..............................................80

„Atrium“ Hotel ..............................................................................................81

„Ok´cie“ Airport Hotel ..................................................................................82

„Hyatt Regency Warsaw“ Hotel ....................................................................83

Warehouse and office building for

the „ROCHE POLSKA“ company ................................................................84

National Gas Disposition Headquarters ......................................................85

TVP S.A. „B“ Editorial office building ..........................................................86

Sports Hall „Polonia“ ....................................................................................87

Inter-school sports hall at Redutowa St. ......................................................88

American school ..........................................................................................89

St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria’s parish church ................................................90

Concert Shell ................................................................................................91

Cardiological Hospital with housing complex ........................................92-93

„Wróblewo II“ settlement ..............................................................................94

„Oaza“ settlement ........................................................................................95

Holland Park Suites ......................................................................................96

Po∏udniowa Residence ................................................................................97

Bródnowski Passage ....................................................................................98

Tenement house at Joliot-Curie St. ..............................................................99

SAWA PARK tenement and service building ............................................100

SBM „Merkury“ tenement houses complex................................................101

„Lasek“ tenement complex ........................................................................102

„Boryszewska“ suites building ..................................................................103

New Spatial Policy ......................................................................................104

Po∏udniowy Station area – communication service conception

Central Warsaw area – communication service conception......................105

Spatial structure elements..........................................................................106

Road network..............................................................................................107

Central Quarter beltway – Praga section ..................................................108

Motorway A2 variant – Warsaw section......................................................109

Parking conception in Centrum Borough ..................................................110

Mass public transit ....................................................................................111

Public transport conception in Centrum Borough ....................................112

The Underground ......................................................................................113

CONCEPTIONS..........................................................................................114

The Barnabit Fathers parish church ..........................................................115

Praski Port ..................................................................................................116

Academic District ......................................................................................117

„Ok´cie“ Airport area ................................................................................118

Sky-scraper, 107 Jerozolimskie Av. ............................................................119

Saski Palace reconstruction design ..........................................................120

Sponsors pages

Warbud ................................................................................................122-123

Glaverbel – Polska ......................................................................................124

Assa Abloy..................................................................................................125

Siemens – Landis & Staefa Division ..........................................................126

ING Real Estate ..........................................................................................127

Commercial Union ......................................................................................128

Globe Trade Centre ....................................................................................129

Warsaw University Foundation ..................................................................130

CONTENTS

Page 16: from the collection of Zygmunt Skibniewski, Warsaw and Architecture Museum, WroclawPage 20: drawings’ authors: 1, 3 – Jan Knothe; 2 – Kazimierz Marczewski

Exhibition commissionerDorota Katner

ScenarioLeszek Ko∏aczCo-operationDorota Katner

Elaboration of the “Old Designs” sectionJoanna Maldis, Warsaw History Museum

Exhibition artistic schemeKrzysztof Burnatowicz

RealizationAgencja wystawienniczo-reklamowa DUX

Drafting of the catalogueJoanna Maciejewska

Editorial staff Translation into EnglishSylwia Papliƒska Karolina HagmajerMaja ChadryÊ-EngelkingMarta CzarkwianiUrszula Âcibor-Rylska

Catalogue pages design¸ukasz Wawrynkiewicz

Authors of the “Warsaw today” section photosp. 24 – Nowy Âwiat St. – Siemaszkowiep. 44 – Szczeciƒskie Coast, Dziesi´ciolecia Stadium – Jerzy Gumowski/Agencja Gazetap. 69 – Wawelska St. – Wojciech Duszenko/Agencja Gazetap. 69 – Jana Paw∏a II Avenue – Piotr Mol´cki/Agencja GazetaOther photos – ¸ukasz WawrynkiewiczGraphic print eleboration, cover photo – Krzysztof BurnatowiczEdited byCentrum Edukacyjno-Kulturalne ¸OWICKA

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