Krakow Music Center

... with a metropolitan character on the one hand - across from Błonia, the new museum district under construction, and on the other hand - in a park area with old trees and lots of green spaces. Therefore, we wanted the building to be a gentle landscape gesture, despite its size and importance - a kind of "land art" and the green roof of the building a continuation of the "park" in a symbolic, functional and natural sense.

The nearby, apparently unattractive concrete shelters, together with the surrounding trees, has the potential to become an important cultural landscape element that gives the events on the square a unique character. The slightly curved west wall of the building creates space for the amphitheater descending to the orchestra hall, thus further strengthening the connection between the building and the landscape. The clear, straight line of the east wall fits into the street context and opens the building to Błonia Park in Krakow. In contrast to the naturally green roof, the glazed north facade of the building is a clear architectural intervention - it curves slightly to the south and thus creates an inviting entrance area, visible but also partially shielded from the hustle and bustle of the street.

The building is divided into three main areas: In the north the visitor area with a shop, a canteen, with "Service Kids" and a kindergarten. In the southern part there is a musicians' room with a separate entrance, office cloakrooms, VIP room and a conference room. In between is the main area - the music room with the main concert hall and the rehearsal rooms.

The concert hall is in the center of the building. The public foyer connects public functions on the ground floor with the main entrance to the concert hall on level -1. In the most visible northeast corner there is a meeting hall, which is connected both with the entrance square and visually with the Błonia area.

The rehearsal rooms are arranged so that they can be used multiple times. Two of them, the choir studio and the orchestra studio, are located on the stage level and are directly accessible to artists in the immediate vicinity of the hall. Both open to the quietest and greenest western part of the property. The glazed wall of the orchestra hall lowers and allows the opening to the amphitheater integrated into the area, creating a concert shell.

The auditorium was placed in such a way that on the one hand it is functional and connected to the square, which enables the organization of outdoor events, and on the other hand is visually open to the Kraków Blon and the view of the Wawel Castle. The black box studio opens in the same direction. These two functions can also be a point of attraction for KCM (Krakow Music Center) due to their visibility and thus their presence in the urban space.