architecture portfolio 2021

FILIP PAWŁOWSKI | ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2021

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bachelor thesis 2019

Temporary headquarters of Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw Warsaw, Armii Ludowej Ave.

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6th semester 2018

Primary School Building Warsaw, Nowe Jeziorki District

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7th semester 2018

Student Cultural Centre Warsaw University Campus, Ochota District

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architecture competition at Marcin Kwietowicz studio 1st mention 2020

The Battle of Warsaw 1920 Memorial Warsaw, Na Rozdrożu Square

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art installation at Marcin Kwietowicz studio in collaboration with A.Ż. realisation 2020

Here Is Muranów the outdoor section of the exhibition Warsaw, POLIN Museum

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art installation at Marcin Kwietowicz studio realisation 2020

Here Is Muranów collective installation Warsaw, POLIN Museum

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contents

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bachelor thesis

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa Warsaw, Armii Ludowej Ave.

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bachelor thesis

The subject of this project is the Temporary Pavilion for the Contemporary Performative Arts. The building is intended to operate temporarily in a variety of locations or at a fixed location with temporary tenancies of alternating theatrical institutions. The Pavilion provides an optimized solution for contemporary theaters, which, due to a variety of reasons, are affected by the lack of independent headquarters. The proposal of the Temporary Pavilion allows such institutions to maintain continuity of functioning, providing convenient operating conditions for further programme implementation and undisrupted development.

conteptual assumptions

functional programme diagram

structural sketches Z1 auditorium Z2 audience service zone entrance hall | foyer | information point ticket office | cloakroom | toilets

Z3 Z2

Z5

Z4 multipurpose zone education | workshops | exhibition

Z4

intention

Z5 administration zone offices | employee service

to work temporarily and effectively under certain circumstances

purpose

to provide safe and comfortable conditions

form

function it only consists of the necessary, compact, transportable components, which are exposed to the public

Z3 social area café | bookstore

Z1

Z6

Z6 technical service zone crossover | staff rooms | storage complex technical rooms | delivery area Z7

Z7 artists’ service zone backstage | changing rooms stockrooms | rehearsal area

The prospective first tenant of the Pavilion would be TR Warszawa. The current headquarters of the theatre, located on Marszałkowska St., have ceased to respond to the needs of this ever evolving institution. Much prolonged and unofficially detained construction plans for the new HQ at the Parade Square (Plac Defilad) in Warsaw, have forced the theatre to sublease spaces outside of the city centre. The status quo, in consequence, keeps posing great inconvenience for the theatre stuff and the audience alike. The Temporary Pavilion for the Contemporary Performative Arts could potentially resolve the situation, allowing TR Warszawa to restore their repertoire to the city centre and to successfully continue to strengthen their position on the cultural map of the capital.

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

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bachelor thesis

initial location research

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A a green square area B a wide green belt between the traffic lanes C an empty green parcel after the demolished Bruhla Palace D a part of a meadow E a parking lot in the city centre F a parking lot in the city centre G an abandoned playing field H an empty area after a demolished cinema building I an empty part of Pole Mokotowskie Park J a parking lot key location requirements

G H

further detailed analysis

D a part of a green complex with a wild playing field and no trees, no development plan

E unattractive parking lot in need of reorganization, planned for a further cultural function

_legal conditions / cultural, temporary objects _availability and efficient communication _proximity to city life _enough space for the planned building _car access for technical delivery _empty area / no environmental damage

TR Warszawa

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J G an abandoned playing field near the Zbawiciela Square, planned for a further construction

H an area of recent demolition, planned for a further construction, attractively positioned

historical, current an future planned TR’s locations

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2025

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Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

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bachelor thesis

The proposed pilot location for the Pavilion at 3/5 Armii Ludowej Ave. was selected as equally convenient for TR Warszawa and any other theatrical institutions based in Warsaw (as prospective future tenants).

entrance square axonometry

site plan

The site plan, as presented, is essentially dedicated to this particular location. However it can be regarded as the model solution and to act as the exemplary pattern to be further generalized and applied to any given future location.

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

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bachelor thesis

The functional scheme of the building is divided into three modules, linear arrangement of which enables versatile placement options at a variety of prospective parcels. Two symmetrically situated external sectors serve as: the entrance zone (with integrated administrative, educational and social functions) and the specialized technical zone.

The heart of the building in its entirety is dedicated to a multifunctional theatre hall with a mobile auditorium.

section

west elevation

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

ground floor plan

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bachelor thesis

Overall architectural expression as well as the building’s materials and mode of construction correspond to the purpose and functional requirements of a theatre, moreover reflecting the temporary character of the project, including the presumed mobility of the majority of construction components.

Both the light steel structure and transparent polycarbonate sheets are intended for ephasising the pavilion’s main features.

elevation / auditorium

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

elevation / publin space

double facade detail

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bachelor thesis

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I main prefabricated components II construction axonometry

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

III functional axonometry IV transport of components

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bachelor thesis

The future of the Pavilion depends on the institutional, residential situation of both domestic and international theatrical institutions. It is hypothesized that subject to urgency and demand for temporary location, the building is meant for cyclical dismantlement, storage, freight and re-assemblage

at a new location.

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

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bachelor thesis

Temporary headquarters of TR Warszawa

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6th semester

Primary School Building Warsaw, Nowe Jeziorki District

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6th semester

The task was to design a primary school building with cultural facilities for the local community. The building was meant to become central to the newly developed residential area, located in the southern outskirts of Warsaw.

Primary School Building

The above sketches represent the conceptual framework for the entire undertaking: 1) current status quo of rich wetland environment; 2) part of it is adapted (withdrawn); 3) the richness is restored and amplified, building awareness in the youngest members of the community.

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6th semester

ground floor plan

Planned as the heart of the complex, the inner courtyard was intended to build a relationship between students and the local natural environment. Creating space within space, (a green asylum of sorts), where students can gather and spend their time in-between classes. Exposed to sunlight, fresh air and surrounded by plants that once formed natural richness of the place.

section

Primary School Building

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6th semester

courtyard sections

Primary School Building

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6th semester

Primary School Building

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7th semester

Student Cultural Centre Warsaw University Campus, Ochota District

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7th semester

location analysis

light

flow of greenery

communication paths

urban composition analysis

The principal premise of the project was to create a vibrant, self-programmed space in the heart of the University of Warsaw Campus in Ochota district. Thought to become home to creativity, free educational and social activities. The building would be available both to students and to members of the

local community.

Student Cultural Centre

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7th semester

ground floor plan

trial physical models

The form and functionality of the proposed building facilitates communication paths and connects them in the most comfortable way for all users. The inner square is located lower than the surrounding area and creates a forum of sorts, as well as the entrance to the building.

Student Cultural Centre

1st floor plan

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7th semester

palntarium gym café local events club self-study space library and reading room canteen

relaxtion space collective studying conference rooms auditorium

The Centre combines a wide array of functionalities, stimulating and encouraging creative usage by both local and student communities.

exhibition space administration offices NGO’s offices

building elevations + graphic mosaics proposals on the front walls (referring to the local context of the several Faculties of Sciences located nearby)

physics mosaic

geology mosaic

chemistry mosaic

biology mosaic

Student Cultural Centre

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7th semester

Student Cultural Centre

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architecture competition

The Battle of Warsaw 1920 Memorial Warsaw, Na Rozdrożu Square

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architecture competition

The Battle of Warsaw, also known as the Miracle on the Vistula, was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive Polish victory in 1920 during the Polish–Soviet War. The memory of it remains very vivid and lively and for many Poles it is the core of their national identity.

J. H. Rosen Śmierć Księdza Skorupki

process models archive photography , 1920

The project aims to symbolically refer to the ever-present memory of the glorious historical event and to express it at an urban scale. It attempts to introduce movement and emotions to the otherwise static metropolitan landscape. The concept behind the abstract form of the monument recontextualizes the image of a military banner flapping in the wind - a scene so prevalent in the Polish 20th century battle paintings.

The Battle of Warsaw 1920 Memorial

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architecture competition

The Na Rozdrożu Square is situated at a slightly lower level than the surrounding area and is separated from the nearby buildings by a thicket of trees and shrubs. The setting presents a perfect opportunity for creating a green enclave in a historical urban tissue.

After restitution, the square would bring to mind the idyllic mazovian landscape, where the battle took place in the late summer of 1920.

site plan

The Battle of Warsaw 1920 Memorial

site section / perpendicular to the urban axis

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architecture competition

The final clay model, created in collaboration with the sculptor T. Gornicki, presents a variety of impressions when viewed at different angles. It was meant to evoke feelings and thoughts about the ambiguous situation of both the soldiers and civilians fighting for their nation’s independece.

ubranistic view of the memorial

The Battle of Warsaw 1920 Memorial

view from the square

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architecture competition

detailed site plan

The Battle of Warsaw 1920 Memorial

Geranium pratense

Sanguisorba officinalis

Succisa pratensis

Gypsophila paniculata

Scabiosa ochroleuca

Eschscholzia californica

Briza media

Daucus carota

Dianthus carthusianorum

Eryngium campestre

Pilosella aurantiaca

Alchemilla mollis

Trifolium pratense

Leucanthemum vulgare

perennials typical of the local landscape

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art installation

Here Is Muranów | outdoor section of the exhibition Warsaw, POLIN Museum

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art installation

The soil in the area of Muranów district in Warsaw, holds an enormous variety of relicts and everyday gems from the bygone times. The district itself constituted the main part of the Warsaw Ghetto during the times of World War II. Some of the items were discovered and recovered during archeological works in the area carried out in 1998 and 2009.

The Museum of the History of the Polish Jews, POLIN, stores over five thousand similar objects in its collection.

The objects that were found belonged to the local residents from the area. Some of them survived in good condition, other were damaged by fire and the passing of time.

Recently, several of the objects were photographed by the artist, Artur Żmijewski to constitute a part of the Here is Muranów exhibition. The intention was to symbolically put the objects back to their original context by presenting the photographs in the outdoor green area next to the Museum.

The art installation was designed not only to host pictures, but also significant stories and emotions enchanted in the photographed objects.

Main idea behind the installation itself was to embed the objects, their photos, in a thick layer of transparent resin, to protect them from any destructive, external factors. This time around, it was the materials used for the installation that would corrode and succumb to the passage of time. The monolithic installation repeats the same fate as the once abandoned items.

Here Is Muranów

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art installation

Here Is Muranów

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art installation

Here Is Muranów | collective installation Warsaw, POLIN Museum

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art installation

The collective, community-built installation, which accompanied the temporary exhibition about the history of Muranów district, consisted of family keepsakes, documents, photographs and everyday objects brought to the museum by the residents of the neighborhood. Every person whose life story intertwined with that of the district was invited to share their individual, deeply personal perspective.

The project’s challange was to create a modular installation that could successfully present to the public all the items gathered. Most importantly, it was to grow and evolve along the way, becoming bigger with new items being collected and added while the exhibition lasted.

In the initial design phase any exact specification or characteristics of the objects was unknown. Therefore, the installation modules were required to be flexible, as to be able to meet a variety of spatial needs.

The final solution was the idea of ever-changing composition of paper shipping tubes. They all had the same height but a wide range of diameters. This enabled a creation of simplistic, yet visually appealing arrangement of individually personalized modules. Each differed in width, depth or colour but together appeared as a complete body, showcasing each item suitably to its needs.

Here Is Muranów

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art installation

Here Is Muranów

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Thank you for your attention!

Filip Pawłowski filipawlowski@gmail.com +48 519 440 579