ECS GDANSK BY TOWN PLANNING DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE (BELGIUM)

http://www.ronet.pl/nagroda_Europejskie-Centrum-Solidarnoci_607.html

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Motivation of adopted solutions from the architectural point of view:

In the past Gdansk was one of the liveliest and richest cities of Hansa and transit city of the Amber Road.
Evocation of its famous typical traditional architecture and of its portal and shipyard activities is rendered through the created sailboat-like volumes. These forms put together with the rough and uncut 'rose of desert' stone or the diamond - symbol of the "...sparkling diamond, the everlasting victory of early morning...", the Victory of "Solidarnosc", creates the basic concept, where the freedom and respect of Mother Nature is the leading idea - where mankind becomes an integral part of Nature as the citizens of the 3rd Millennium.

The symbolism of gothic-like southern elevation stresses both the ancient and more recent of Poland's history, tending to tolerance, democracy and freedom.
History, which has enabled this wind of freedom, blows full sail to spread it to the world.

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT:

The volumes enclosing the entire functions of the ESC Building should reflect the patterns of the "V" of the 'Solidarnosc' victory symbol and the sail boat like forms, suggesting this "freedom wind" blowing from this important movement.

Whole EFC functions are accessible both from the underground parking and from the side of the "Road to Freedom", through the Entrance hall.

The openness of internal spaces created by the platforms erected on various levels around two atriums and linked together by a system of light pedestrian ramps, brings to this building a necessary transparency and easiness of circulation for everyone.

Considering the John Paul II Hall as a pivot of the ESC, we have created the suggestive gothic-like volumes on the front of Solidarity Square and dedicated the most propitious one for this important function.

The Exhibitions accessible from the Entrance hall, spread-out on three levels are easily interconnected by a system of ramps and lifts with the main functions of EFC such as Archives, Library, Centre of Research, Creative workshop premises, Restaurant and Cafeterias.

A privileged connection to the external spaces is provided on the -1 level where the first exhibition platform is located and looks toward Solidarity Square through the Memory Garden.

The Memory Garden stresses the idea of the recent past and its fallen down monuments covered already by greenery and moss.

The waterfall of everyone's action, drilling through the solid rocks, forms a river of enormous strength of the positively thinking and acting part of humanity.

The external envelope is an "active" membrane, playing an important role in the sustainability of the building: both from energetic, comfort and well-being point of view.

The importance is given to the quality of light and visual comfort.

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• gdansk
• WITKOWSKI
• tpda
• COOLBUSH
• kolbusz
• STAN
• wojenny
• ARCHITEKTURA
• Hollingsbee
• PLAK
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[jami0jam]

how do u make humans transparant in the architectural representaions???

can u please help me with that??? i really need 2 know how

[Zoza15]

3ds Max..

[krakatao47]

It should be built in Gdansk in Poland. However local authorities have some different local protégés who probably will realise their creations :(

[biggiegold]

a special 1 i think... but i think is a really good job, its look nice.. where does this gonna be built??

[DrZiBiDi]

wot program was used to produce this ......