Academy of Fine Arts and Design

Flexibility

Compages is a Latin word meaning: a skeleton, a structure, a system composed of many parts that are connected into a functioning whole. For this reason, it can be used to describe the conceptual essence of the proposed building. The response to the design brief is the planning and integration of spatial, structural, technical, and installation solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and adaptability to the current and future operating conditions of the University.
Despite assigning specific functions to individual rooms, the project is conceived as a universal and adaptable extension of the campus space, capable of being used for educational and research activities. In the context of the rapid changes and transformations of the contemporary world, it is precisely the flexible structure of the building that will best support the development and evolution of the University.

Openness

Due to its open and inviting character, the building has the potential to become a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience. A transparent façade and an inclusive ground-floor space allow city residents to gain insight into the process of artistic education. The open layout of the building’s floors, in turn, fosters interaction and integration within the student community.

Climate Awareness

The building implements pro-ecological strategies on multiple levels and throughout its entire life cycle:
– a flexible structure ensures the building’s durability, allowing it to fulfill its intended function and undergo transformations without interfering with the main structural elements,
– selection of building services and equipment aimed at creating a low-energy building that uses renewable energy sources,
– selection of materials and construction solutions that can be reused and transformed in the future,
– use of existing resources, namely elements of the existing building intended for demolition; solid façades are designed as gabions filled with rubble generated from the demolition of the existing structure,
– introduction of natural elements such as a row of trees along Raciborska Street, as well as greenery on the façade with an irrigation system using rainwater, creating a mini “ecosystem.”

Flexibility

Compages is a Latin word meaning: a skeleton, a structure, a system composed of many parts that are connected into a functioning whole. For this reason, it can be used to describe the conceptual essence of the proposed building. The response to the design brief is the planning and integration of spatial, structural, technical, and installation solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and adaptability to the current and future operating conditions of the University.
Despite assigning specific functions to individual rooms, the project is conceived as a universal and adaptable extension of the campus space, capable of being used for educational and research activities. In the context of the rapid changes and transformations of the contemporary world, it is precisely the flexible structure of the building that will best support the development and evolution of the University.

Openness

Due to its open and inviting character, the building has the potential to become a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience. A transparent façade and an inclusive ground-floor space allow city residents to gain insight into the process of artistic education. The open layout of the building’s floors, in turn, fosters interaction and integration within the student community.

Climate Awareness

The building implements pro-ecological strategies on multiple levels and throughout its entire life cycle:
– a flexible structure ensures the building’s durability, allowing it to fulfill its intended function and undergo transformations without interfering with the main structural elements,
– selection of building services and equipment aimed at creating a low-energy building that uses renewable energy sources,
– selection of materials and construction solutions that can be reused and transformed in the future,
– use of existing resources, namely elements of the existing building intended for demolition; solid façades are designed as gabions filled with rubble generated from the demolition of the existing structure,
– introduction of natural elements such as a row of trees along Raciborska Street, as well as greenery on the façade with an irrigation system using rainwater, creating a mini “ecosystem.”