#poland

On Poland's bustling coast, where architectural pandemonium typically reigns supreme, a quietly revolutionary project has emerged. Promenada, designed by Piotr Kowalczyk of ARCHMONDO, stands as compelling evidence that Polish seaside architecture is ready to shed its chaotic skin and embraceits much quieter and more elegant voice. Jakub Certowicz The setting could hardly be more conspicuous. Wladyslawowo's Aleja Gwiazd Sportu serves as the town's popular boardwalk, channeling streams of holidaymakers toward the Baltic waters throughout the summer months. Yet step back from this human torrent, just five minutes from the beach, and the frenetic energy dissipates. Here, amidst the comparative calm, Promenada has taken root – a quie... More

The winning design for the Polish Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai was announced – congratulations to the Medusa Group! This year, for the first time, our design team also took part of this prestigious competition and we are happy to show it today, being curious your opinions. Our proposal for the Polish Pavilion in Osaka focused on one of the themes of this edition – ‘protecting life’ which is an extension of the EXPO’s overarching theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. Robert Majkut Design We have approached to this particular theme symbolically and referred to the intangible, unquantifiable elements of our culture and national traits – the decisive readiness to act for... More

The objective of this project was to create a unique, original, and distinctive space within the lobby of the newly constructed building, The Form. Its shape and name, combined into a cohesive identity concept, served as a starting point for an exploration of form as an expressive element, shaping the visual character of the space. Robert Majkut Design The building’s design draws inspiration from a multiplied contour of a rounded trapezoid, rotating around its axis to create a vibrant, dynamic symbol. This concept naturally extended into the interior of the lobby, where the rounded, seamlessly merging sides of trapezoidal shapes are reflected in both the sculptural elements of the reception desk and the wall surfaces. These surf... More

Comprehensive projects of private residential architecture, comprising all design aspects whereas planting layouts, interior design, or bespoke drawer handles, topped up with architectural supervision throughout the execution process resemble Richard Wagner’s "Gesamtkunstwerk" idea. Anna Paszkowska-Thurow Cooperation between client and architects from ANNA THUROW studio, embossed with mutual trust and compassion, was aimed at creation of architecture and interiors imagined as a background for everyday life. Such kind of complex commission results with coherence among all designed subjects and their peculiar conformity with user’s needs and expectations. Anna Paszkowska-Thurow From the outset Nordic influences origin... More

The house was built in the 1970s. It was sited on two sides on the border. Its facade pretended to be a neo-classical 19th-century facade. In a semi-detached development with a neighboring building maintained in a completely different character, it was an extremely mismatched pair. Radosław Gałczyński Radosław Gałczyński Radosław Gałczyński We decided that the whole thing was not an example of architecture worth preserving for future generations. We had an irresistible impression that the building itself would like to change its appearance. It would like to straighten up, not pretend anything, and look appropriate to the times in which redevelopment found it. It should refer to the times when great Polish modernists such as... More

This house, which fits its shape to a long and very narrow plot, stands on Kraszewskiego Street in Warsaw. Among other houses standing on the street frontage, SLIM HOUSE K20A is distinguished by the characteristic form of its front elevation, which resembles the shape of an inverted P letter. Radosław Gałczyński Radosław Gałczyński Radosław Gałczyński Its body and function have been adapted to the unusual plot. In order to obtain optimal building conditions on a plot 10m wide and 50m long, it was decided to base the building on the border. This allowed for additional windows on the longer elevation of the house and allowed for proper lighting in the living room and kitchen on the first floor of the building. The house gained... More

Black Box House is a building adjacent to an existing building in the Warsaw district of Wola - Garden District, standing in one line with a joyful building, with colorful facades and various roofs. This building stands out because it is the only one at this colorful festival in a black clinker façade.  Radosław Gałczyński Radosław Gałczyński This is an uncompromising project. The house does not want to fit the neighboring colorful mess of neighboring buildings. He consciously does not attempt to resemble them and consistently manifests his uniqueness. It's a black monument that stands in the middle of chaotic buildings of past years, as a new architectural standard. Radosław Gałczyński Radosław Gałczyński... More

The CDTG project placed unique demands on the designers due to the high degree of complexity and mutual complementarity of the tasks. He had to combine the need to design modernly equipped ceramic workshops intended to present traditional methods of making ceramics and exhibition spaces showcasing the achievements of several dozen entities producing Bolesławiec ceramics. On this scale for the first time. TOYA DESIGN Grzegorz Matoryn Technology, crafts, education, art, history and modernity in one place. Moreover, in a historic building. All in the atmosphere of a living workshop, a direct and unique personal experience of the touch of clay. Grzegorz Matoryn Grzegorz Matoryn Grzegorz Matoryn We managed to create a... More

Interior overhauls are the most demanding design challenges. Actual context and functional layouts require precise decisions about which elements of existing interiors are worth saving and which require improvements to optimize the space for current user needs.  Anna Paszkowska-Thurow Owners entrusted this ambitious task to Anna and Krzysztof Paszkowski-Thurow, architects who run ANNA THUROW architecture and interiors studio. Architects are specialized in private architecture, developing high-end residential projects as well as comprehensive, bespoke interior designs for the most demanding clients. Anna Paszkowska-Thurow Briefing of the KD house project clearly expressed a need to give the interiors a timeless character and... More

" The Krakow Tenement House near the Wawel Royal Castle defines a completely new quality of the Vistula embankments. This building is extremely innovative and very Krakow-like at the same time. It has a dynamic and variable style depending on the observer's location, which directly refers to the context of the place - the Wawel Royal Castle and the architecture of the Old Town. It takes advantage of the technological potential of our times, but at the same time it is durable and timeless since it is rooted in tradition. We strongly believe in BXB studio that this is the factor which makes it something more than just another modern building” - Bogusław Barnaś "Profusion of many aesthetic contexts used in a Cracow Tenement is been desi... More