Article source: PA+U Rafał Mazur 

The cultural center is located in the Dab district of Katowice in Poland –  an area known for mines and industry. The concept of the building links two  important aspects of the site. A green space connection is made from the  northern end traditional Silesian street to the southern border. The edge  between the building and green space is invisible. The roof in the plan of a  ‘Z’ shape rises from the ground level to two floors. The sectional form is  inspired by mines, as all of the programmatic utilities are located  ‘underground’. The building at the street level is integrated to promote  urban interaction.

Image Courtesy © Joanna Nowicka

• Architects: PA+U Rafał Mazur
• Project: Cultural Center
• Location: Katowice, Poland
• Photography: Joanna Nowicka
• Building area: 1275sqm
• Total floor area: 1677,84 sqm
• Cubature: 7069,63 cubic meters
• Year of built: end of 2013
• Investor: City of Katowice
• Team of architects: Rafal Mazur , Antonina Zygmunt , Piotr Glowacki , Krzysztof Mazanek , Marta Sacha
• Structural Engineers: Rodryg Czyz, Jacek Zawadzki, Miroslaw Hutyrko