Marcin Kropidlo_Achitecture_2012-2025_Selected works
MKA
MARCIN KROPIDLO - ARCHITECTURE
2012-2025
SELECTED WORKS
CONTENT
CURRICULUM VITAE
BRAINERGY, JULICH, DE
MASTERPLAN IN DUSSELDORF, DE
COLOGNE FAIR, DE
ZOOMLION, CHANGSHA, CHN
RBB TELEVISION HEADQUARTERS, BERLIN, DE
TVP TELEVISION HEADQUARTERS, WARSAW, PL
NEW PGNIG HEADQUARTERS, WARSAW, PL
RESIDENTAL TOWER A, WARSAW, PL
MARCIN KROPIDLO
is a Polish architect with 13 years of professional experience in projects of various scales and functions. In his approach, architecture is a craft in which individual context provides the best answers for a specific design task.
Embassy of the State of Qatar in Warsaw - competition entry 1st prize / 2016 / MSA
Optobiologie, Berlin, DE - competition entry / 2023 / Henn
Schaeffler, education center, Herzogenaurach, DE / 2023 / Henn
Residental building in Soho, Warsaw, PL / 2016 / MSA
SELECTED
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
name & surname: Marcin Kropidło current adress: BERLIN / Germany
phone number: +48 662 045 203 e-mail adress: mkropidlo@yahoo.co.uk date of birth: June 25,1985 nationality: Polish
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION
2019 ARCHITECTURAL CERTIFICATION - Warsaw Chamber of Architects 2004-2010 Silesian University Of Technology in Gliwice, PL, Architecture Division, Master’s degree
2009 Distinction, Tower at the Mogilskie Roundabout, Cracow, PL, colaboration: Filip Galuszka
2009 Distinction, SUT project of the year, Mediateca in Ruda Slaska, PL
2008 1st prize, Multifunctional center in Gdynia, colaboration: Arch-Deco Architects
2008 Distinction, New city center for Swidnica, PL, colaboration: Filip Galuszka
2006 Distinction, Velux student competition, colaboration: Sebastian Grochowski
COMPUTER DESIGN SKILLS
AutoCAD
Rhinoceros 3D
ArchiCAD
LANGUAGES
Adobe Photoshop Revit
Adobe InDesign V Ray
Adobe Illustrator Sketch Up 3ds Max CorelDRAW Enscape
Polish - native
English - fluent
German - B2.2
Spanish - basic
BRAINERGY
location: Jülich, Germany
function: office, conference size: 10 000 m2
type: competition 1st prize / comission year: 2021-current colaboration: work at HENN Architects
duties: LP1 - project director, LP2-LP3 - second project manager. status: under construction
The Brainergy Hub will be the heart of the new business campus in Jülich. As the new epicenter of the ambitious development, the design aims to create an omnidirectional building as the energetic and creative and innovative platform for creativity and innovation and a flagship project for sustainable design. Thanks to its modular structure, the building forms a flexible framework that allows for adaptability, growth and different uses.
The round shape of the building clearly identifies the Exergy Hub as the main building block of the campus. Above the landscape It forms arcades that extend along the entire perimeter and are accessible from all directions. The main entrances face north and south and are each connected to an appropriately connected to an appropriately dimensioned square. To the east and west, side entrances are connected to the to the network of paths in the open spaces. The shape of the building creates a link between architecture and nature - the landscape flows around the building, creating a seamless unity between the north and south of the site.
colaboration: work at HENN Architects duties: project director
Henkel factory area is getting a new center that consolidates and unites. A green, open and attractive park will open up at the center of the campus. At its center, the new Henkel Forum will serve as a meeting point for everyone on campus. The site, which previously served as a transit and traffic area, will become a meeting space. It connects production in the north of the campus with administration and research in the south and establishes a relationship between the Henkel campus and the city of Düsseldorf. The master plan and the Henkel Forum make it spatially visible that employees, society and nature are at the center of the company’s sense of responsibility. The new South Campus demonstrates the ambitions of a company at the interface between organization and society.
ADMINISTRATION
Zum neuen Zentrum verdichten
ADMINISTRATION
Henkel South Campus
The new centrum densification The new central park
plots
Henkel Forum | Groundfloor | Scale 1:200
Workplace Concept
Henkel Forum | Workplace Environment First Floor
Henkel Forum | View from South
COLOGNE FAIR
location: Cologne, Germany
function: fair center, office size: 100 000 m2
type: competition year: 2023
colaboration: work at HENN Architects duties: design director
IDENTITÄT
The new construction of the company headquarters of Koelnmesse will create a future-oriented and modern modern group headquarters, which forms the organizational heart of the trade fair grounds. In addition to 500 workplaces for around 750 employees unique opportunities to create a networked overall location.
The building forms a “solitaire” that rises above a above a 2-storey building plinth and is connected by plaza, gardens and walkways with the the trade fair circuit and the urban fabric.
Koelnmesse’s distinctive block structure will be preserved and clearly accentuated with the new headquarters clearly emphasized opposite MesseCity Köln. In terms of height development, the cubature is oriented towards the neighboring buildings and thus mediates between the building to the east and Hall 2 to the west.
The design for the Koelnmesse company headquarters pursues a permeable concept. The arcades around the building that characterize the exterior create connections to the trade fair circuit and lead into the connecting boulevard in the center of the building. This “place of diversity” is the central access route towards the towards the exhibition garden and offers a wide range of with conference areas, catering facilities for employees and representative visitor areas, such as the “Future Room” along the boulevard. Events and functions will take place there and inspire people to develop new business and inspire new business and corporate ideas. The canteen located opposite the conference area cafeteria offers direct access to the courtyards and terrace.
LAGEPLAN
werden nach Vorgabe durch den Brandschutz vorgesehen. Aufgrund der Abschnittsteilung der Bürogeschosse < 400 qm ist in diesen Bereichen keine Sprinklerung erforderlich.
Eine Zentrale Gebäudeleittechnik ist zur laufenden Prozessdatenerfassung und Abbildung vorgesehen.
Das Monitoring Tool gewährleistet ein umfassendes Reporting für ein optimales Energie- und Qualitätsmanagement.
Energiekonzept
Das Energiekonzept umfasst eine ganzjährige gebäudeinterne Wärmerückgewinnung aus zu kühlenden innenliegenden Räumen / Serverräumen, sowie der Abwärme der Gewerbekälteanlage der Zentralküche. Die Abwärme wird als Quelle für die Wärmepumpe genutzt.
Der Einsatz von Abwasserwärmetauscher und Geothermie als Wärmequelle der Wärmepumpen-anlage wäre optional denkbar und ist in der Planungsphase auf Möglichkeiten und Wirtschaftlichkeit zu prüfen.
Das Gebäude wird an die zentrale Wärmeversorgung der Messe als Backup bzw. bei erforderlicher Spitzenlastabdeckung angebunden.
Eine großflächige PV-Anlage (ca. 2.500 qm) kann für Allgemeinverbraucher / Haustechnik und ggfls. mit Batteriespeicher genutzt werden.
Betrachtung Gebäude
Ein Deckungsanteil für die Wärmepumpe aus Abwärme ist mit ca. 80% erwartbar.
Heizwärmebedarf: ca. 1.200 MWh/a Davon aus Wärme Messe: ca. 240 MWh/a Davon elektrischer Strom für WP: 215 MWh/a Wärme aus Gewerbekälte/Geothermie + innere
Quellen: 745 MWh/a
Ø COP: min. 4,5
FASSADENANSICHT | 1:50 FASSADENSCHNITT| 1:50
Energiemonitoring
Zur Umsetzung eines Energiemonitoring werden die erforderlichen Zähler für Wärme, Kälte, Strom und Wasser auf Mietbasis vorgesehen. Je Lüftungsanlage sind Wärme-, Kälte- (bei Anlagen mit Kühlfunktion) sowie Stromzähler und Je hydraulischem Schachtabgang Wärme-, Kälte-, Wasserzähler vorgesehen. Die Zählwerte werden auf der GLT erfasst und können für das Energiemanagement ausgelesen werden. Somit ergibt sich eine kleinteilige Unterzählung
vor. Daraus ergibt sich eine effiziente Nutzung von Kunst- und Tageslicht. Die Luftmengenregelung erfolgt über CO₂Sensoren. Der Sonnenschutz wird über eine Wetterstation automatisch geregelt bzw. kann auch vom Nutzer direkt gesteuert
MSR / Smart Building – Einbindung des Die Grundlage zur Einbindung der Nutzer in die Gebäudesteuerung bildet eine kleinteilige Unterzählung von Strom-, Wärme- und Kälteverbrauch sowie der Stromproduktion durch die Photovoltaikanlage. Die Informationen aus den Gebäudetechnischen Anlagen werden auf sog. Dashboards oder OnlinePlattformen dargestellt und dienen der Sensibilisierung hinsichtlich des
Wasser-/ Abwasser - Trinkwasserhygiene
Das Konzept sieht eine dezentrale Warmwasser-bereitung im Bürobereich mit wassersparenden Armaturen und hygienisch optimierter Installation (Hygienespülung) vor. Für die Küche ist eine zentrale WWB als Frischwasserstation mit Speicher heizungsseitig vorgesehen. Außerdem erfolgt der Einbau von Wasserzählern zur besseren Nachverfolgung und Anpassung des Wasserverbrauchs im Betrieb des Gebäudes. Der Wasserverbrauch der sanitären Einrichtungen wird nach Anforderung aus
1st floor plan
ZOOMLION
location: Changsha, China
function: office size: 50 000 m2
type: comission
year: 2024
colaboration: work at HENN Architects
duties: design development / atrium design / facade details
North facade - revit
Skylight plan
Skylight section
Skylight detail
NEUES RBB MEDIENHAUS
location: Berlin, Germany
function: mixed use (TV information production, office)
size: 20 000 m2
type: competition 1st prize year: 2020
colaboration: work at HENN Architects
duties: overall building design, design director status: concept
With the construction of the new media house, RBB intends to set a new milestone in German broadcasting history. The news center, will be a pulsating center for all information and create new spatial opportunities for networking and collaboration. In the course of the new building, the opportunity will be sustainable renovation of the entire site to transform it into an open, experienceable cultural landscape to enable participation.
The design develops from the themes of communication and networking. In the sense of a „cross-media media house”, hierarchies and clusters of use are dismantled. Instead, multi-layered workplaces are offered, which allow a maximum of flexibility and networking and can thus react to the rapidly changing media landscape.
The characteristic element is formed by a „floating ring” above a media landscape, which skilfully mediates between the listed ensemble and the new building.
The designed cubature can be divided into three zones: The base zone, which integrates all functional areas such as Studio E, data center, workshops and warehouse. In a floating ring - Publish and Distribution - which forms an arena around the newsroom. The functional center in between - the Newsroom of the RBB. This media landscape enables a flexible arrangement of communication and concentration areas. In the same time, as the end of the existing magistrale, forms the identity-creating center. This media topography is visible to the Kaiserdamm street and creates a new address there.
urban concept scheme
NEWSROOM
KAISERDAMM
MASURENALLE
THEODOR HEUSS PLATZ
BREDTSCHNEIDER STRASSE
Lager
TVP INFORMATION CHANNELS’ HEADQUARTERS
location: Warsaw, Poland
function: mixed use (TV information production, office)
duties: overall building design, team leader of competition designproject co-manager of commission design status: building permit
The form and composition of the project are simple – a tall vertical tower added to a main, lower horizontal building. With the use of these powerful geometries, the surrounding chaos is given order and context. The project is defined programmatically, with the newsroom in the horizontal building and the panoramic studio at the top of the vertical tower. As the editorial process brings many different people and personalities together, the creation of a workspace that supported colaboration and communication was crucial for the office. To achieve this, different zones were dedicated, with enclaves for privacy in each zone. Throughout the design process, an effort was taken to generate a plan that would facilitate and stimulate the process of creating television material. The goal was not only to illustrate the creative process of journalism but also to express it in its many stages. With this goal in mind, the project implements an open model of observation, allowing the public to witness both the final result and the stages leading up to it through a glazed facade. Transparency within the building is also encouraged through the use of a nave for the production spaces, with offices located on the top floor. A line of sight is maintained through the two spaces, generating more opportunities for ideas to cross-pollinate and re-invent themselves.
building structure design form competition project stage bottom: ground floor plan
building structure design form building project stage
longitudinal and cross section, competition stage
top: newsroom interior design
letf: section fragment
right: entrance zone design
ground floor axonometry
first floor axonometry
second floor axonometry
third floor axonometry
A1,A2 TV studios, panoramic TV studio, newsroom, administration
3rd floor plan interior design form building project stage, view from A1 TV studio functions:
NEW PGNIG HEADQUARTERS
location: Warsaw, Poland function: office
size: 27 000 m2
type: competition project year: 2017
colaboration: work at Maka Sojka Architects duties: team leader of competition design status: concept
Polish oil and gas industry (PGNIG) is a company that acts as the main gas distributor in the country. The company consists of 4 departments (A,B,C1,C2)
The spatial composition of the program is based on the compilation of four main volumes, corresponding to individual companies of the capital group. Each of the blocks is based on a lower base with the heights of VI, V and IV stories, respectively. Each of them has its height dominant highlighting the entrance to the building. The building of company A occupies the most privileged position in the group, towering over its surroundings with its vertical form. The dominant solids are cantilevered above the entrance to the building, creating roofed arcades above them. The main entrance to the AB company building is located under the highest part of the group.
An element that additionally distinguishes the dominant is the loggia/vertical garden occupying the whole facade exposed towards the city center. The cubic volumes of buildings for companies A, B and C are interlinked with twostory connectors. On their roofs, green terraces are available for office workers. In the building connector for the A and B departments, there is a conference center available from both parts of the building.
All four departments are gathered around the inner courtyard/garden, which can be a place of rest and foster the integration of employees. There is a two-story underground garage under the whole complex.
ground floor plan
part of location context: existing monumental brick silos
colaboration: work at Maka Sojka Architects duties: complex residental buildings design, among others the dominant building – from early concept to construction phase status: completed
The basic compositional principle of the estate was the synergy of two concepts – integration and separation. The idea was to integrate the project into the urban fabric in a spatial and functional dimension, while taking care of the intimate character of the place and protecting the residents from the burdensome aspects of city life, such as noise caused by traffic. Integration is also the answer to the question of how to solve the logical connection of areas along the main communication route of the Zoliborz district. The quarters of the designed housing development are located around a centrally placed agora with a dominant at the end of the viewing axis. The building that plays the role of this dominant differs from other forms, the materials from which it was made and the individually developed detail. It completes the representative public space organized around it and is a showcase of the investment.
Higher construction right next to the main street, consisting of objects of similar scale, separates the interior of the housing estate from the busy Powazkowska Street. The area between the buildings has the character of a city park and is the backbone of the entire foundation.
