The Hall of Remembrance at the Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery
An educational project, it aims to commemorate the residents that fell during the Warsaw Uprising and throughout WW2. The building consists of blocks enclosed by two massive walls. In the entrance zone you find a block with an educational function: lectures, film shows, historic records. The exhibition hall is the heart of the object. It is lit through skylights and will contain interactive exhibition. The corridor acts as a "pathway to mute, gradually cutting off visitors from external stimuli"
Regional
Poland
Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery / Warsaw Insurgents Park
Wola district of Warsaw
Mainly urban
It refers to a physical transformation of the built environment (hard investment)
No
No
Yes
2022-09-30
As an individual in partnership with other persons
First name: Maciej Last name: Koczocik Gender: Male Nationality: Poland Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Zachodnia 4 Town: Piaseczno Postal code: 05-502 Country: Poland Direct Tel:+48 505 863 829 E-mail:maciej.koczocik@vp.pl
First name: Piotr Last name: Bujnowski Gender: Male Nationality: Poland Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Lwowska 17m5 Town: Warszaw Postal code: 06-660 Country: Poland Direct Tel:+48 22 622 21 42 E-mail:wola@bujnowsk.com.pl Website:http://bujnowski.com.pl/
What is memory and what is its role in identity formation? How to give a building structure such living features that it can show memory itself? The project of the Hall of Remembrance at the Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery, an educational and martyrological facility, tries to answer these questions. The building is the culmination of efforts to preserve the memory and identity of the inhabitants of Warsaw who died during WW2 and the Warsaw Uprising. The hall is a "witness building" built of materials that change over time, age, remember and remember. A path leads to the Halls of Remembrance, which is an extension of one of the axes perpendicular to the avenue of the main composition of the Cemetery and Park, respecting the original landscape assumptions. Importantly, the Path, the Wall of Remembrance or the Hall itself become a specific "bridge" between Wolska Street, the Park and the Cemetery. The Hall of Remembrance consists of blocks with specific functions, bounded by two massive walls. The composition of blocks placed between parallel walls creates a bypass connected with the entrance corridors to the building. In the entrance area from Wolska Street, there is a block with an educational room for lectures, workshops and film screenings. The heart of the facility is the exhibition room with top-side lighting and skylights in the roof shell. The massive walls of the hall become the material that hides all the multimedia and technological elements useful in building the composition of the interactive exhibition. The walls become a carrier of a multimedia event. The exhibition and the building become one. The architecture itself serves to present the collections. The corridor as a "path of calmness" gradually cutting off the user from external stimuli. It consists of acoustic and chiaroscuro effects, affecting the sensuality of the assumption. The Hall is complemented by an entrance pavilion containing service functions. It houses technical facilities and installations.
Memory
Identity Restoration
Sensuality
Time
“Affectionate narrator”
>Special protection solutions for the stand and vegetation - a system of protection of root balls with ventilated platforms fixed with anchors screwed into the ground, lifting the floor layers above the root line so as not to damage them. This solution allowed to integrate the architecture smoothly and with respect for the green surroundings, but also to maintain proper absorption of rainwater in the affected area.
>Hybrid foundations, individual for specific places - to bypass and protect the roots.
>Cellars have been avoided - no large displacements of the earth
>New plantings of trees and perennial seedlings - 60k, care and protection of existing vegetation.
>Favorable orientation of the building in relation to the sides of the world (natural ventilation, use of sunlight, thermal insulation)
>No acoustic pollution from the building on the surroundings (soundproofing)
>Eco-friendly and energy-saving installations
>Walls of the building - heat accumulation
>Solid materials with high durability were used
>Taking into account the needs of not only individuals, but the entire environment, a wide local context, holistic design and BIM
>Supplementing and revalorizing the functionality of the Park (new paths, plantings, small architecture, new public toilets)
>Optimal logistics solutions for the crisis situation on the market: Covid; War in Ukraine
>Active involvement in the project of local and supra-local craftsmen, manual work
>Basing the impact of architecture on the universal laws of nature: the sun's journey across the sky, chiaroscuro, time of day and year
>Making many samples, reference elements (mock-up) before final construction
>Installations distributed around the building under the removable floor and in the thickness of the walls - high flexibility and the possibility of rearrangement
>The building is equipped with a program and an application related to the mission of the object. The operation of the building is integrated and automated.
>Many individual, tailor-made solutions, with the creative use of existing technologies (optical roof skylights, window slots, acoustic raised floors, etc.) and design icons - expanding public access to high-class design - available to every guest
>Creative use of the context and history of the place
>Composition fit into the existing urban scale - the nature of the garden pavilion
>Extracting poetry from simple, raw materials and their reaction to: time, movement, the sun, life - nature, physical forces
>Focus on the beauty of manual work and pure craftsmanship
>Coherent and clear visual identification, traffic management in accordance with the principles of environmental psychology
>Designed formulas, colors, surfaces, textures, material joints - all sensual elements have been tried and tested, put together for a perspective view and evaluation of the clarity of the message, the consistency of aesthetics.
>Extensive architectural experience - the guiding idea of the project is based on the scenario of walking around the facility, discovering, calming down from everyday life for understanding and reflection. Plasticity, tectonics, textures, chiaroscuro, darkness, semi-darkness, light, acoustic effects caused by footsteps and the presence of other people - they create the scenery for the event which is the passage through the Hall of Remembrance - narrative architecture (shock - awareness - uplifting self-reflection)
>The building equates the role of craft with art, form with function, building with idea.
>The Hall as a "bridge" between two worlds, Cemetery full of reverie and Park full of life
>A degraded Place regains its dignity and value
>What is Memory? - the idea conveyed by architecture
>The desired effect of "aging", succumbing to time, overgrowing with everyday life
>Hall of history - full educational spectrum (films, interactive books, discussion corner)
>Hall of Testimony – an emotional multimedia event created by the Audiovisual Artist
Accessibility for the disabled, elderly and children
>Adapted toilets, with handrails integrated with countertops, paging systems, induction loops for the hearing impaired, ergonomic edge finishes, functional door handles, adequate light intensity without glare, patterns etched on glass for the visually impaired, no terrain barriers - smooth transition of the surface, bilingual information panels and signatures in Braille, indoor and outdoor seating, intercoms and light switches at adjusted heights.
Social access
>Providing access to a new cultural and educational space (+ bookstore & cafe) - activation of locality - giving supra-local character - school trips
>Free entrance to the facility - social mission
>An educational offer of an intergenerational nature and with intuitive, accessible multimedia control
>New public toilets and sanitary facilities for the entire park and the surrounding area
>Revitalization of the surroundings and creation of a new public space connected to the public transport network
>Bicycle paths and parking lots, new walking paths seamlessly integrated with the Park
Propagation
>Transfer of high-quality solutions, design icons to the public zone
>Inclusion in the implementation of hand and craft products on a large scale
>The building turned into an institution about memory, identity, collecting memories in a general social action
>Mission of the Hall - "call for peace", creating a community above political divisions and views, looking into the future through the prism of difficult history, intergenerational dialogue, dialogue between nations (Poles - Germans), building good neighborly relations based on truth and memory, building a civil society
Systems
>An application for finding the names and biographies of victims - a virtual book
>Inclusion in the system of the Museum of Warsaw
>Integrated lighting, sound and building control systems
>Promotion of innovative construction technologies on the Polish market, "Know How"
>Design made as a result of an open architectural and urban competition, preceded by social consultations
>Presenting the effects of the competition in the form of a large-scale model to the public, the local community at the anniversary celebrations - discussions, conversations, presenting solutions and treatments on the model, answers to questions and doubts - being sensitive to the indicated problems - corrections
>Presenting solutions and mock-ups of the facility at the annual exhibition Plans for the Future for supra-local consultations - comments, discussions, conclusions, effects
>Consultations with the Cemetery Committee and the Committee of Veterans of the Warsaw Uprising - substantive and promoter input
>Consultations with the ordering party - investor - the City of Warsaw and Supervision Inspectors
>Conversations with insurgents and their families - testimonies, substantive foundation
>Planning consultations and changes to the Local Spatial Development Plan (several years) - urban planners, social activists, committees, offices - reconciling all aspects
>Volunteers, scouts and activists of the Museum - collection of souvenirs, names, creation of a database, verification
>Local protests, but with good results and a positive impact on the implementation - implementation of additional vegetation protection
>Social consultations after the opening of the facility - What topics should the Chamber raise? - impact on the program of the institution
>Directorate of Greenery - protective guidelines for the vegetation of the park and the cemetery
>City Transport Authority - including the facility in the existing network of paths and roads - consultations, implementation
>Warsaw City Development Board - all investor supervisions, checks, comments and guidelines - performing the role of the contracting authority
>Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery Committee - substantive promoters, historical guidelines, building a common strategy for the scenario and narrative of the facility
>The Mayor of the City of Warsaw & the City Council - invaluable logistical, financial support and promoting the project in the supra-local arena
>Signatories of the Erection Act - all political options, above divisions for the common good, representatives of state and local government authorities - support in official and social logistics
>Museum of Warsaw - An institution that implemented the mission of the Hall of Remembrance and continues to operate as a user of the Chamber
>Warsaw Uprising Museum - substantive support, access to databases
>Conservator of Monuments, Historians - taking care of the identity of the Memorial Site with respect for contemporary trends, substantive support and instructive conclusions
>Local Social Committees - creative discussions and substantive comments, conclusions
>Contractors, Craftsmen, Artists - invaluable knowledge and contribution to the construction of the building in accordance with the guiding idea and to a high standard
>Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany - (Embassy, German Foreign Minister, President of the Bundestag) visits, talks and assurances of cooperation in building relations (European character)
>Warsaw University of Technology, assistance in creating innovative construction solutions
>Warsaw Insurgents with their families - contribution to the implementation activity, content and shaping the scenario & program of the institution
>Local Schools - bottom-up initiatives
>Construction & Civil engineering - construction implementation, procedures, execution process
>Installation industries (HVAC, Automation, Electrics, Sanitary) - skilful connection of the facility to utilities and energy. Ensuring maximum sustainability and high-quality ecological solutions in the project. Creative approach to relations with Architects - holistic design
>Statics - implementation of innovative construction techniques, composite reinforcement, creation of multi-curve systems from architectural concrete
>Optics - help in creating roof skylights with optical equipment, light
>Materials science - material selection, quality of materials and their behavior over time
>Metalwork, Masonry - craft details and finishes
> Environmental Protection and Landscape Architecture - care of the existing vegetation and new plantings, guidelines for the protection of stand, root balls and economical energy management
> Acoustics & AV Technologies – taking care of acoustic comfort in the building and its surroundings, multimedia and audiovisual setting
>Sustainable Development - implementation of solutions and strategies
>Environmental Psychology - creating a scenario of sensations, object narration, a program for walking around the object, sensuality
>Design - ergonomic selection of equipment, furniture and interior design
>History and Conservation of Monuments – creating an appropriate narrative for the project and embedding it in a historical context
> Theory and History of Architecture and Urban Planning - work with the entire theoretical and historical achievements of architecture to obtain conclusions and implement the best spatial solutions at all stages of the investment)
>Universal design - maximizing the accessibility of the facility for everyone
>Sociology & Social Sciences – research on social aspects in the created cultural , educational facility
>Literature & Modern Art - a source of inspiration, theories and ideas worth showing in the project
>Mission - to restore the identity of hundreds of thousands of victims (regaining the sense of "belonging" to the Warsaw Insurgents, their descendants, families and veteran communities)
memory > reflection > building a positive future, calling for peace & solidarity
>Building "bridge" (connecting: different generations, relations between Poles and Germans, locality with the country, a dignified Cemetery with a living Park)
>Building based on the principles of Environmental Psychology (senses, intuitiveness)
>Scenario of sensory experiences and walking in the building (the building itself tells a story and evokes reflection)
>Filling the functional gaps of the area (Public toilets, cultural function) - revalorization - a development impulse for the local community, restoring identity
>Creation of a new public space integrated with public transport
>Full availability, universal design
>System of protection of the existing stand
>New plantings (60K perennials, positive balance for the local biosphere)
>Solid materials were used (arch. concrete, steel, stone, brass, bronze)
>Refinement of detail (emphasis on human scale, sensory accessibility, aesthetics / ergonomics)
>Appreciating and emphasizing natural processes, simplicity of phenomena (aging of materials - noble patina)
>Individual construction solutions based on available technologies
>Installations hidden in the mass of the building, visually inaccessible from the outside and inside
>Full arrangement flexibility, universality for various scenarios and events
>Promotion of manual work and Craft (restoring the craft traditions of Warsaw)
>Conclusion of innovative techniques and technologies - expanding "know how" (composite reinforcement, optical roof skylights, external paving on pins)
>Initiative multimedia of educational elements (Educational room - forum for conversations with Veterans)
>Exhibition room - space for a multimedia event (conceptual art, an attractive form for young generations)
>Strict marriage of Idea and Building (at every stage), building as a result of combining Function, Form, Art, Craft, Engineering and Idea
>The process of creating a project based on working with models, environmental psychology, impact on the senses
>Countless samples, reference elements on a 1-1 scale of building fragments were made at the Construction Site
>Active sustainable, holistic, cross-industry design in BIM technology
>Innovative methods of protecting the existing vegetation, tree stands and root balls (raised floors on screw-in pins, building elements with foundations bypassing the roots)
>Large number of plantings of new trees and 60 K perennial seedlings enriching the area - a positive balance of "greenery"
>Thinking supra-local about the needs of the area - functional additions (culture, education) and sanitary (public toilets), renovation of degraded space
>Promote manual work and craftsmanship
>A feat in the field of construction and sandblasted architectural concrete, composite reinforcement
>All installations - flexibly accessible, hidden - run so that they do not interfere visually and acoustically with the facility and its surroundings.
>Individual raised floor system in the building - total flexibility of running any installations around the building - freedom of arrangement
>Individual solutions based on available technologies and details, e.g. optical roof skylights consulted with the Warsaw University of Technology
>Investing in high-quality design elements, equipment - bringing design icons to the community
>Full range of universal design - unusual solutions
>Designing actively inspired by the achievements of the first designers of the environment, respect for the historical and social context
>Flexibility, multifunctionality and freedom of arrangement - a ready framework and background for events - packed with multimedia
>Atmospheres based on natural phenomena (sun travel, chiaroscuro, echo, resonance, aging of materials)
Concept
>Full historical query of the topic, place, local and supra-local problems
>Local visions at different times of the year and day - searching through observation
>Analysis of spatial and landscape assumptions - valorisation
>Creative analysis of the architectural achievements and ideas of the first designers & creators of the area's character (park, cemetery, spatial composition idea)
>Analysis of abstract concepts (e.g. "Memory") - in the context of their use in architecture - ways of transferring them to the design.
>Asking yourself questions and looking for possible answers
>Creating abstract, impression sketches, "mind maps", database of associations and key concepts - own boundary conditions, framework for thinking
>Work on mock-ups, models, spatial and material sketches - looking for inspiring spaces on a small scale
>Analysis of Environmental Psychology issues in relation to the Scenario and Idea of the project
>Analysis and creative use of natural conditions (with respect)
>Verification of functional assumptions with the environment, context and invented Idea
Implementation
>Cross-industry consultations, joint design, challenges, solutions (holistic design, looking at the broad context)
>BIM; Design thinking; Smart Grid
>Planning and Investor discussions, all industry professionals & contractors (change of the Local Plan, Investor's comments & requirements, recommendations - constructive conclusions)
>Checking the wide accessibility of the future building, universal design
>A large-scale model of a building made of target materials - social, investor and industry consultations, presentations for the public - exhibition.
>Performing a series of tests, fragments of the building on a scale of 1-1 (mock-up) as reference elements
>Author's supervision in the active mode on the construction site, solving problems live
>Creating emergency construction logistics scenarios (Covid; War in Ukraine - serious problems on the supply market)
>Preceding the design with historical research of the place, issues, local community
>Valorization of the environment during local visions, genius loci - creating a map of impressions
>Searching for creative inspiration in the architectural achievements of the predecessors and the history of the place
>Analysis of abstract concepts related to the subject of the project and attempts to get inspired by creating an idea
>Ideational sketches, work on physical and material models - scale and chiaroscuro analysis
>Presenting the project to the public on the basis of a building model, showing the atmosphere and climate of interiors, context - the possibility of discussion in a clear and accessible medium
>Implementation of Environmental Psychology issues into design - human scale
>Strategies: Universal design, sustainable development, promotion of craftsmanship and manual work, BIM, holistic design, pro-ecological solutions
>Perceiving beauty in the aging of materials, patina, rust, wiping and abrasion - recognition of traces of use as valuable signatures of building guests
>Creating real scenarios of "being" in the facility and its surroundings, walking in the building, programming sensations, moods and effects (chiaroscuro, senses, acoustics)
>Full vegetation protection strategy
>"Poetic" architectural concrete - looking for the "new", sandblasting to reveal the aggregate, pouring in layers, highlighting the truth about the process, wall mass as thermal accumulation
>Static solutions - composite reinforcements, hybrid foundations
>Installations of the building "sunk" in it (visually hidden), using the void of the raised floor and the thickness of the walls to guide the installation
>Making a lot of samples, reference elements, mock-ups
>Flexibility and universality of interior design - the building as an instrument
>Promoting design icons in the public space
>Illing the functional gaps of the environment - enabling the development of locality
>Message: restoring the identity of the fallen, reflection, calling for peace, sensitivity to harm, remembrance = basis for creating the future & civil society
>Dialogue and creating friendly relations in the European family (Poles-Germans)
>The building is ultimately to cause reflection and creative looking into the future, solidarity and honorable behavior towards everyone (very urgent today - in the face of the social movement in Poland to help war refugees from Ukraine)
>Filling public functional gaps - looking at the locality and future generations in a broader perspective
>Forum for understanding between generations, a discussion area
>Respect for the elderly, Veterans, whose experiences become lessons for new generations, for the future
>The project as a form of reactivation of the degraded environment, forgotten and stripped of identity - new social, cultural and educational functions, new paths, public space and sanitary facilities for the Park and the Cemetery
>Regaining the sense of social belonging by Veterans, Insurgents and their families
>Proof of remembrance - restoring the identity of hundreds of thousands of fallen, whose data is constantly updated and found - devotion to honor and historical justice - grandchildren find their fallen ancestors
>Reconciling hard construction with "soft" biosphere - respect, new plantings
>Creating building details with the help of craftsmen - respecting the experience and disappearing craft skills (metalwork, stonework, locksmithing)
>Implementation in the public space, local community - high-class design (fight against the stereotype: public=poor quality)
>The building turns into an institution - engaging different generations, from Veterans through the local population and educational trips in Poland and abroad
>Opening public architecture to contemporary art
>Creating architectural "bridges" between different ways of land development, creating scenarios, designing the building's narrative as a story
