MCM

International Music Centre in Żelazowa Wola

Investor: The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw
Phase: competition project
Date: 2018
Plot area: 17051 sqm
Area: 9480 sqm

Authors:
Konrad Basan
Paweł Dadok
Michał Rogowski
Maria Roj

Cooperation:
Mirosław Karpicki – acoustics
Agnieszka Wardzińska
Krystian Woźniak

The main assumption of the design was fitting it harmoniously into the Park context. The proposed structure uses simple rhythms to enter into a dialogue with the existing pavilions surrounding the building layout and landscape elements in Żelazowa Wola – complementing the scenic Park. Low single-storey buildings integrated into the escarpment contain the entire program of the public part established by the investor.

We also envisaged a path leading from the Park, through the footbridge and to the foyer entrance of the Concert Hall. This creates an opportunity to connect the future MCM building with a park, providing music lovers with the opportunity to contemplate the garden while waiting for a concert, or an evening walk along park alleys after musical events.

The Concert Hall rises above the upper terrace, with surrounding arcades accessible from the three-story foyer. During the concert break, the audience can admire the views of the fields and forests. The building establishes a relationship with the surroundings at each level, providing users with the possibility of experiencing the Polish landscape, an important element in the work of Fryderyk Chopin.

The main assumption of the design was fitting it harmoniously into the Park context. The proposed structure uses simple rhythms to enter into a dialogue with the existing pavilions surrounding the building layout and landscape elements in Żelazowa Wola – complementing the scenic Park. Low single-storey buildings integrated into the escarpment contain the entire program of the public part established by the investor.

We also envisaged a path leading from the Park, through the footbridge and to the foyer entrance of the Concert Hall. This creates an opportunity to connect the future MCM building with a park, providing music lovers with the opportunity to contemplate the garden while waiting for a concert, or an evening walk along park alleys after musical events.

The Concert Hall rises above the upper terrace, with surrounding arcades accessible from the three-story foyer. During the concert break, the audience can admire the views of the fields and forests. The building establishes a relationship with the surroundings at each level, providing users with the possibility of experiencing the Polish landscape, an important element in the work of Fryderyk Chopin.