Since the collapse of communism, Warsaw’s centre became a testing ground for all sorts of rapidly expanding corporate architectures, but not for public space. In reaction to this context, the architects built an interface between the stone clad public spaces and the inaccessible glass skyline. 

They designed a horizontal skyscraper. The project takes advantage of the available space and enters a formal dialogue with the surrounding skyline. The project brings new functions to life in a corner of a park. It revitalizes a pre-existing pavilion and defines a temporary limit to the construction site of the new museum of modern art. The greyish wooden decking in the shape of an elongated rectangle corresponds with the surrounding office buildings, complementing the corporate urban context with public functions. The amount of concrete used for the skate park was intentionally minimised in order to avoid the suburban feeling of such structures. 

The different playgrounds and leisure items were chosen to attract a large span of users, from parents with young children to elderly people.

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