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Japanese Slant
World Architecture,
Stefan Kurylowicz is amongst the still small but growing number of Polish architects whose work has already been widely published internationally, and whose clients include both domestic and foreign corporations and public sector institutions. Whilst most of his 30 staff are employed on very large commercial projects, Kurylowicz has also recently completed a residence for the Korean ambassador. Oriental connections recur in this Polish architect's work- his first significant commission having been a headquarters building for Japanese photographic manufacturer Fuji.
By coincidence or otherwise, Kurylowicz's office building in Warsaw's ulica Nowogrodzka would not look out of place in Tokyo or Osaka, its slick Alcobond skin wrapping around a daring, canted projection in apparent violation of the otherwise universally observed building line (Warsaw's characteristic typology being one of dense; orthogonal blocks with private gardens and regular street frontages). Originally commissioned by the Buchner Foundation, the building has been completed by the Polish developer Top 2000. Minor idiosyncrasies aside, the building's specification, detailing and quality of finishes are equal to good quality commercial buildings in any European capital - this being achieved, the architects emphasise with some pride, using a Polish contractor.
Whilst one might take issue with the gratuitous glitz of parts of Kurylowicz's interior design (the entrance hall is awash with stainless steel beneath a heaven filled with low voltage twinkle), and question the adequacy of reduced ceiling voids in isolated corners of the open plan floorplates, the building's shortcomings are compensated for by some unique amenities, including a spectacular timber-decked roof terrace, and a striking mezzanine within the double-height volume under the sweeping, curved roof. One can only hope that a tenant will find an appropriate use for such atypical spaces - a lavish director's suite, perhaps; a boardroom; or a dining facility. This is an all-Polish project which surpasses the Polish norm, and should meet the expectations of any multinational occupier.
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