Poznań Cultural Center and Concert Hall

This 2024 competition proposal for a cultural center and concert hall in Poznań, Poland, groups a series of angular volumes around glazed circulation spaces. From the public plaza, the building reads as a cluster of distinct masses. The glazed spaces between them reveal movement inside the complex and give the facade a different character after dark. An elevated approach crosses the foreground and connects the plaza to the entrance. The angled edges of the masses and the inclined approach establish different directions of movement at the scale of the building and its public setting.

The presentation develops the proposal at three scales. The site view shows the relationship between the building, the plaza and the surrounding landscape. At the entrance, the open foreground gives visitors room to approach the building from several directions and gather outside. At the interior scale, the foyer is shown as a tall space between the main volumes. Glazing brings daylight into this circulation zone and gives visitors views toward other parts of the building as they move through it. The concert hall has a more enclosed character. In the presentation, its darker material palette and concentrated lighting distinguish it from the glazed public areas.

The exterior rendering selected for this entry shows the approach at dusk, when the contrast between the solid masses and the illuminated public areas is clearest. The proposal uses that contrast to make arrival and movement legible from the plaza. The competition presentation also includes drawings and interior views that document the relationship between the entrance, the foyer and the hall. The project is presented as a competition design. The accompanying image is an architectural rendering from the studio portfolio.

Invited design competition, 2024. Location: Poznań, Poland. Program: cultural center and concert hall. Image: architectural rendering from the Mirage Architecture Studio portfolio.