A complex open to life flowing through it. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci
15/12/2021.
[Gdańsk] Poland
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Designed by APA Wojciechowski Architekci for Vastint Polska, the Riverview project consists of seven buildings forming a building quarter, erected over the canal on Stępka in Gdańsk, in the city center, near the most valuable monuments and the historic heart of the capital of Pomerania.
The project reflects the two faces of the city. On the one hand, the Protestant spirit, and on the other, eclectic and baroque. As a result, from the port side, the project received a strict and calm appearance, referring by the brick façades to the Flemish mannerism.
The project reflects the two faces of the city. On the one hand, the Protestant spirit, and on the other, eclectic and baroque. As a result, from the port side, the project received a strict and calm appearance, referring by the brick façades to the Flemish mannerism.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Radek Gałczyński.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Rafał Kłos.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Photograph by Aleksander Małachowski.
Site plan. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Floor plan. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Planimetry - building C. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Planimetry - building C. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Building C floor plan. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Building C section. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Building C section. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Section. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
Sketch. Riverview by APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
The project by APA Wojciechowski Architekci consists of over 232 apartments with areas ranging from 33 to 208 sq.m., 21 retail units and 29 office units.
The estate has also been designed with the use of pro-ecological solutions and is the first residential investment in Poland that obtained LEED gold certification.
The estate has also been designed with the use of pro-ecological solutions and is the first residential investment in Poland that obtained LEED gold certification.
Description of project by APA Wojciechowski Architekci
Riverview comprises 7 residential buildings with retail units erected on the site of a former meat plant. The dual nature of historic Gdańsk – bourgeois eclecticism and Hanseatic architecture – has been reflected in the detailed façades, brick walls and sloping roofs. The project stands out with its landscape design and sustainable building solutions.
The Riverview complex comprises seven buildings connected by an inner courtyard. Its urban layout features many openings facing the Main City and the Ołowianka river, making the structure light, flowing and seamlessly fitting into the neighborhood. At the same time, when seen from the street’s perspective, the complex forms a compact frontage. In the development there are also offices, green areas and retail units which makes work, services and leisure all easily accessible to its residents. The Riverview complex offers easy access to the city centre. A novelty on the housing market in Poland, all apartments in the complex are offered as ready-to-move units. It is also the first residential development in Poland that received LEED Gold certification.
The development is located within a listed heritage area. Due to the unique location and planning recommendations, the character of the project alludes to surrounding historical buildings. Its designers have also analysed how the form of the Riverview complex fits into the city skyline seen from various vantage points. The project was inspired by both the Hanseatic architecture and the eclectic burgher architecture with the aim of creating a modern and timeless development characterised by minimalistic details with high quality finish. The aspect of locality was taken into account when choosing materials and reflected in cooperating with a Polish brickyard seated near Łódź in order to shorten the supply chain. Riverview’s shared space was created in collaboration with the students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Young artists designed and produced the elements of small architecture. The shared green areas are full of luscious plants. Additional soil required for planting trees was heaped in soft hillocks that smoothly blend in with their surroundings. The panel over the underground car park was designed with the intended trees arrangement in mind.
View corridors from Na Stępce Street open to the river panorama. The inner courtyard was elevated above the street level to both enhance the riverside landscape experience and ensure privacy for the complex’s residents. To provide better light exposure of the apartments, the buildings’ large glass façades were divided into higher and lower parts thus enhancing the final effect. The buildings’ structure is based mainly on reinforced concrete frame structures with particular focus on the building envelope which had to provide relevant anchorage and support the load of façade bricks. The complex has wooden rafter roofs. The buildings feature cavity walls and ventilated façades, while the majority of the complex has the exterior finish of bricks manufactured at a brickyard with a one-hundred-year-old history. The designers took a modern approach by using minimalistic details and ensuring high-quality workmanship. The roofs are covered with ceramic roof tiles with a minimalistic, simple and flat form. The flashings are muted grey. Wood window frames and the high-quality wood covering of terraces and balconies were used throughout the project.
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Architects
Project team
Szymon Wojciechowski, Dżafar Bajraszewski, Klara Janicka, Joanna Siejak, Piotr Gałecki, Daria Zając, Paweł Majewski, Piotr Janczewski, Katarzyna Pudlarz, Beata Książek, Monika Wielocha, Grzegorz Gurgacz, Karol Wojnarowski, Klaudia Lachcik.
Collaborators
Concept at a very preliminary stage.- ARC-ML. Landscape Architecture.- RSAK Architektura Krajobrazu.
Client
Builder
Area
Total area.- 13,660 sqm. Usable floor area.- 37,939 sqm.
Dates
2018 - 2020.
Location
Angielska Grobla Street, Gdańsk, Poland.
Photography
Szymon Wojciechowski, Michał Sadowski, Witold Dudek, Marcin Grzelewski. APA Wojciechowski Architekci
APA Wojciechowski Architekci was established 25 years ago. Currently, the office employs over 120 architects in its Warsaw and Tricity locations, implementing its projects in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania.
Guided by the principle of sustainable development, the office looks for design solutions that will bring the greatest ecological, economic, and social benefits within the assumed budget. APA Wojciechowski is one of the Polish leaders in ecological design, which is confirmed by numerous certificates for buildings and green construction awards.
Some of their best-known projects include the White Square Office Center and the White Gardens Office Center in Moscow, the UNIT.City in Kyiv, the Lviv, Tech.City in Lviv, Elektrownia Powiśle, Skyliner, The Park Warsaw and Latarnia (Port Praski) in Warsaw, Riverview housing estate and Alchemia in Gdańsk, as well as the Centrum Południe and the Business Garden – both located in Wrocław.
Guided by the principle of sustainable development, the office looks for design solutions that will bring the greatest ecological, economic, and social benefits within the assumed budget. APA Wojciechowski is one of the Polish leaders in ecological design, which is confirmed by numerous certificates for buildings and green construction awards.
Some of their best-known projects include the White Square Office Center and the White Gardens Office Center in Moscow, the UNIT.City in Kyiv, the Lviv, Tech.City in Lviv, Elektrownia Powiśle, Skyliner, The Park Warsaw and Latarnia (Port Praski) in Warsaw, Riverview housing estate and Alchemia in Gdańsk, as well as the Centrum Południe and the Business Garden – both located in Wrocław.
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