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Tower in the Eko-Park Estate in Warsaw

Saturday, 1 November 2008

lts architects rejected the dictate of the right angle and trite neo-Modernist tricks. The building has a multi-sided, "broken" plan, revealing a way of thinking in the categories of a volume rather than just of a facade

Eko-Park is a luxurious estate located not far from the city center, close to Pole Mokotowskie - one of the largest recreational areas in Warsaw, It has been built by renowned architectural practices on nearly 19 hectares since 2000; its urban layout was designed by APA Kuryłowicz & Associates. The first blocks referred to the best traditions of inter-war architecture in Warsaw, but recent estate fragments are more of a disappointment, with the exception of a tower building, designed by Grupa 5. Its architects rejected the dictate of the right angle and trite neo-Modernist tricks. The building has a multi-sided, "broken" plan. The crown of the tower was truncated at an angle, thus making it look more dynamic and higher than it really is. The designers employed an untypical top form: a glass-filled notch in the upper part of the facade, hiding a two-level winter garden belonging to the top-story apartment.