When the old meets the new in architecture, exceptional value is created, and the renovation of the Stargard Bookstore is the best confirmation of this. Good architecture, using many means of expression, creates spaces that are multifaceted, full of meaning, and at the same time functional and user-friendly.
Written by
Olga Kisiel-Konopka
Photography
Tomasz Zakrzewski / Archifolio
Situated in Warsaw's Bielany district, the flat is a private retreat for a family of four who value their own company above all and love spending time together. To combine the charm of being together with the beauty of the surrounding area.
Project name
Family Apartment
Architecture firm
To Be Design
Principal architect
Weronika Budzichowska
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Tina Tajaddod: In the context of architectural design, "Umbra" refers to the shadow or the darkened area created by an obstruction to light. When incorporating this concept into a modern architectural space using elements like beige cement, glass, metal, wood, micro cement, and a rocky wall, we can focus on the interplay of these materials and the...
Architecture firm
TT Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Tina Tajaddod, Mead Navision
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod, Emad Navidii
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In the heart of Warsaw's Śródmieście district, on Zgoda Street, hides a gem of the capital's wine scene - the BRAĆ wine bar. This small place with an area of only 27 m² became a creative and functional challenge for the designers from the mode:lina™ studio, consisting of: Kinga Kin, Paweł Garus and Jerzy Wożniak - known for their numerous HoRe...
Project name
BRAĆ 2.0. ZGODA
Architecture firm
mode:lina™
Location
ul. Zgoda 3/5, Warszawa, Poland
Photography
Patryk Lewiński
Design team
Paweł Garus, Jerzy Woźniak, Kinga Kin
Completion year
March 2024
Typology
Hospitality › Bar
Revitalization is a transformative process that promotes urban development and mitigates many challenges faced by cities. It rejuvenates city centres and safeguards historical heritage. In some instances, such as Katowice’s Dworcowa Quarter, the impact of revitalization extends far beyond simply restoring the splendour of historic buildings.
Photography
Konior Studio
The story of the world's most popular doll has attracted millions of viewers to movie theaters, confirming Mattel's success. See the interior of Mattel's Warsaw office, which was designed by BIT CREATIVE. Located in the heart of the Warsaw Business District, on the 34th floor of Skyliner, Mattel's Polish headquarters is 650 sqm which takes everyone...
Project name
Mattel Office
Architecture firm
BIT CREATIVE
Location
Skyliner 1, ul. Prosta 67, Warszawa, Poland
Design team
BIT CREATIVE w składzie: consisting of Barnaba Grzelecki, architect Jakub Bubel, architect Agata Krykwińska, architect Joanna Zaorska, architect Zuzanna Wojda
Client
Mattel Poland Sp. z o.o.
Greenberg Traurig law firm is located on three floors of Varso Tower, the tallest building in both Poland and the European Union. However, what determines its uniqueness is not only the location. It is, above all, a unique office space, created with respect for tradition, and yet very modern, original and functional. For its design is the responsib...
Project name
Greenberg Traurig Offices
Architecture firm
Barnaba Grzelecki
Location
Varso Tower, ul. Chmielna 69, Warsaw, Poland
Design team
Barnaba Grzelecki, Jakub Bubel, Agata Krykwińska, Katarzyna Biedrzycka-Macioch, Anna Margoła, Zuzanna Wojda, Joanna Zaorska, Malwina Klimowicz
Collaborators
The list of manufacturers: • Furniture: Okamura, Pedrali, Sits, Arper, Wendelbo, Knoll, Luxy, Vitra • Flooring: Milliken, Stone • Lighting: Pluslighting • Bathroom: - • Social room with kitchenette: o Custom - made kitchen furniture and partitions - JFM o vinyl flooring – Interface • Conference rooms: o flooring - Milliken – o Wall - stone o wood wool on ceiling - JFM • Open-spaces: o flooring - Milliken • A coffee point: o custom- made kitchen furniture JFM o vinyl flooring – Interface o ceiling – wood - JFM
Interior design
BIT CREATIVE
Construction
HB Reavis Poland
Client
GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński sp.k.
"My house is beautiful," is how one of Poland's leading architects, Przemo Lukasik, who designed his private retreat on Silesian soil more than 20 years ago - in Bytom, where he was born and grew up, and where his children have grown up over that time, says of his most important life project.
Architecture firm
Przemo Łukasik
Photography
Bartek Barczyk
Interior design
Przemo Łukasik
Typology
Residential › House