Sinfonia Varsovia

The selected site is fertile ground for this project. Instead of adding yet another monument to the core of the city, the new venue will be built into a relatively peaceful urban neighbourhood of Grochow. This location has potential for a secluded and refined institution separated but within an easy reach of the everyday life in Warsaw.

The proposal is focused on building a series of new pavilions around the green square on the old veterinary institute grounds. These new buildings, working together with the renovated existing structures, create a garden of music where the audience can disappear into the world of sound.

The green square folds down on the northern edge to create an outdoor auditorium connecting to the rehearsal room. The main outdoor space dramatically transforms into a unique and exciting room, providing space for orchestra rehearsals and smaller performances. The main concert hall is located behind the rehearsal room and is also formed as an excavation of the ground level. The concert hall is a spatially independent entity consisting of the lower part with the audience, the horizon opening to the garden and the upper volume creating the sound reverberation and reflections required by the acoustics.