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JURY´S REPORT european urbanity - sustainable city and new urban spaces EUROPAN 9 WARSZAWA WARSZAWA A closer look at the design makes clear that the arrangements are not of an arbitrary nature, but, with their “patchwork strategy”, they very precisely reflect the contextual disarray of the surroundings and lend power to their qualities without falsely harmonising or “straightening” them. The fragmentary nature and polymorphism enable a phase-by-phase realisation. What has been discussed with some controversy, is whether the design is rather meant as a strategic contribution that advocates “fewer rules achieve more” and an open development from “case to case”, or whether it deals with morphological arrangements which are prescribed and not open for negotiation. The fact that precisely this debate is kicked off at this site with these means is seen as a quality however and, what is more, it is also indisputable that this project represents in both interpretations a courageous, unconventional approach that is dealt with virtuously and precisely. MM 321 Warsaw The author of this design is obviously fascinated by the poetic qualities of this “terrain vague” and therefore does not propose a complete re-planning of the competition area, but four groups of buildings in the forms of rows which act like fragments flushed from the cut caused by the railway to the edge of the city. Not only a hard border between city and wasteland, but a transition zone, an area of porousness is intended. The author attempts to anchor the rows of buildings more tightly to the site by placing them parallel to the existing building lines. The four groups are joined up by glass bridges designed as large public conservatories with Mediterranean plants, or by rows of tower blocks that should create both space and identity. A mixed utilisation is planned for the building which includes, in addition to offices and shops, child day-care centres and common areas, although residential utilisation should dominate. The position of the sun, lighting and shadow as well as the appropriate plants are investigated in detail. The lack of private open spaces is seen with some criticism, while the concentration of parking spaces in two strips and the exclusive access of the Pradzynskiego are seen as positive because, in this way, the intermediate spaces can be kept as homogeneous areas with vegetation. The ring railway tracks will be laid underground thus removing a barrier within the “terrain vague”. All in all, the jury is won over by the sensitive creation of space, which balances the openness and indefiniteness on the one hand, as well as order and proportionateness, in an uninhibited way; moreover, the design enables a phase-byphase realisation and programmatic adjustment in the face of changing conditions. AR 002 four rooms The project regards the town as an archipelago – every island is distinguished by its own composition and its own character. The town district of Czyste is dealt with as one of these islands. The already existing diversity of forms and functions is seen as motivation to introduce a new organising principle into the area. Four long elevated building bars structure the space diagonally to the existing street. This solution connects the neighbouring building and open space structures in a way that is respectful. This strategy can have both model character for growth in the city within clearly defined boundaries and can represent an expedient upgrading of modern terraced housing estates (of which there are many in Poland and Warsaw). However, the new construction of elevated housing rows, which copy this type of housing from the sixties without criticism, is discussed very controversially by the jury. 16
JURY´S REPORT european urbanity - sustainable city and new urban spaces EUROPAN 9 WARSZAWA BABENHAUSEN By comparison, the treatment of open space within the archipelago is seen overall as positive, especially the proportionateness and quality of the park in front of the gasometer. The diversity of the architectural typologies and functions of the “infills“, which tend to have an interchangeable character between the rows of houses which are seen as permanent organisational structures, fall back on the genius loci of Czyste. EE 560 Warsaw, Czyste The gasworks area is to be made more compact by building new structures which reinforce the existing structures with their orthogonal grid pattern and the dimension of the individual elements. In-between solitary buildings, a quiet, flowing space emerges with a regular rhythm. The proposal for the project area stands in complete contrast to this: a monumental, folded structure is proposed which resembles the public park in its size and basic form. In conjunction with the park area, it forms an angle which surrounds the gasworks. The structure consists of two-storey bridges made of steel and glass which cross one another and form a continuous roof structure which is accessible on foot. These draw reference from the industrial past in their materiality. For pedestrians, a huge viewing platform opens up, which enables new views of Warsaw and its skyline, as well as into the intermediate spaces of the artificial hill. Views into the distance contrast with close-ups. The ground floor is dedicated to office utilisations, the “branches” of the structure are filled with apartments whose conventional floor plans do not adequately continue the urbanistic daringness. As to what extent the structure is suitable for providing qualitative, generation-specific and person-specific living is discussed with some controversy in the jury. The lack of cultural and public facilities is criticised, both inside the building and on the roof garden. Despite this, the project shows a new way of articulating spaces for Warsaw and opens up a new debate about the question of artificiality and nature in the city. MW 993 Babenhausen’s green core The author develops three quarters from out of the large-scale existing situation, each of which have the potential of creating their own identity. The size of the quarter is oriented towards the dimensions of Babenhausen’s town districts and thus defuses any competition between the new town district and the town centre. Due to the clear and well-structured formation of boundaries, a new “green centre” comes into being between the different parts of the quarter, which cleverly generates sustainable links to the town centre, in the open space and to the nearby artificial lake. Formalities are proposed to secure the quality of these boundaries and are typologically identified. As a framework for the successive further development and as a sign of new qualities for the former barracks site, the construction of attractive residential buildings at these boundaries allows for a rhythmical pace for the development measures in the core of the partial areaa and therefore also demonstrates robustness with respect to possibly changing utilisations and needs. The concept structures the existing buildings and manages without a radical tabula rasa. The quality of the “green core” can be emphasised more by the author, whereby the “Monte Scherbelino” is a charming detail from the deconstruction of disposable buildings. 17
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