Design topic
Art pavilion with two basic functions - organisation of artistic workshops and exhibition. The building should have also a small cafeteria as well for the visitors as for the workshop participants.
Location
Post-industrial space of the former quarry became the reference to the following design considerations. Quarry is not only an inspiring form of landscape, but in this case it gives also an unusual panoramic view. This value is caused by the location directly by the Vistula river. On the other side of the river there is a baroque old-town Kazimierz Dolny, which is a legendary artistic hub. Moreover, there is a curve of the river line, what builds a viewing axis between the quarry and the town. This circumstances offer a fantastic possibility of reflection and hide from civilisation.
Design issues
I decided to interfere with the quarry as strong as the quarry interferes with the natural landscape. The structure of the building is based on two concert walls, perpendicularly piercing the slope. Among those two retaining walls there is a ceiling construction stretched.
The viewing axis is the basis of my project. All the communication is planned along one line. From the northern entrance till the glazed southern facade the field of view is getting wider, because two main walls of the building are not parallel - they create an angle.
Due to the landscape form, there is a difference between the number of floors on the north and south. The function division is clearly visible.
Highest level: main entrance, cafeteria, administration, cloakroom
Middle level: exhibition room, auditorium.
This is the place, where the results of work are being shown.
Lowest level: workshops, storage facilities.
This area offers the widest field of view. Users are completely isolated from the road and the parking space. It gives also the silence and peace.
