Realizations/large
Kraków
The revitalization of the historic buildings of the former Mills on Mogilska Street in Kraków aims to create a new, resident and pedestrian-friendly urban fabric. The main design challenge was to blend industrial architecture with a modern residential building on the adjacent plot. The level differences between the objects became our inspiration to create a shared space that would connect the entire complex. Through terraced stairs, terraces, and large planters with tall trees, we were able to achieve a harmonious fusion that naturally provides places for relaxation in intimate spaces while integrating them with each other.
architects | B2 Studio |
visualization | Pote graphics |
client | NOHO |
collaboration | architects Zuzanna Procner, Małgorzata Gątkowska-Kałuża |
As part of the project, we created four spaces that take their form from industrial silos, which have been adapted to new functions: a small amphitheater, a sunken water feature with an impressive tree, a hidden pedestrian walkway with underground parking access, and a large plaza covered with sail-shaped canopies, offering a place for leisure. All these spaces were harmoniously integrated into a circular shape, creating a cohesive whole.
The private courtyards, designated for the residents, serve as tranquil relaxation areas separated from the main public pedestrian circulation. Designed in this manner, they allow residents to enjoy privacy and peace, creating distinct oases within the complex.
Materials: brick, precast concrete walls, and surfaces.
Plants:
Hedge plants separating open spaces from private ones: common yew Taxus baccata, shiny cotoneaster Cotoneaster lucidus.
Trees: birch Betula, beech Fagus, pin oak Quercus palustris, serviceberry Amelanchier lamarckii, Amur maple Acer tataricum ginnala, wedding cake tree Cornus controversa, flowering dogwood Cornus controversa.
Compositions of shrubs and perennials with diverse leaf sizes, textures, and shades of green: cherry laurel Prunus laurocerasus, rhododendron Rhododendron, buttonbush Cephalanthus, drooping Leucothoe Leucothoe fontanesiana, viburnum Viburnum, hydrangea Hydrangea, dogwood Cornus.
Compositions complemented with perennials and grasses: bear's breeches Acanthus, rodgersia Rodgersia aesculifolia, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa.