| Award: |
Architectural Design of the Year, Poland |
| Name of project: |
Galeria Solna |
| Type of project : |
Shopping Center |
| Street & City where project is located: |
Wojska Polskiego 16 street ,88-100 Inowrocław |
| Total space (not leasable space): |
36 460 |
| Name(s) of investor(s): |
ACE 1 Sp. z o.o. ( joint venture: Acteeum Central Europe and Libra Project) |
| Developer: |
ACE 1 Sp. z o.o. ( joint venture: Acteeum Central Europe and Libra Project) |
| Architect: |
NC Architekci s.c. |
| Short information about architectural firm(s) : |
NC Architekci is based on the owners'experience of Mr. Czuchra who was a main architect in Ahold Polska and Ahold Commercial Centers Polska,and Mr.Nesterski-former chief manager of"Architraw" |
| Brief information about the project from an architectural point of view: |
Galeria Solna is a friendly one-storey building with readable interior communication of 30,550sqm GLA and 1000 parking places. The object refers by its name to the salt mine history of the city of Inowrocław and by its design to the salt brine graduation tower from the spa Park Solankowy, one of the most emblematic buildings that made Inowrocław famous. Excpet the salt brine being a main inspiration for the fasade of Galeria Solna with characteristics wooden beems, the inspiration for the interior design with its remarkable 3 main squares were salt cristals and their amazing colours with dominating blue,red and orange. the wide skylights with wooden beems hanging under them create beautiful light for the shop fronts of the tenants. The original flooring is imitating scaterred salt. Because of its regional inspired features design Galeria Solna has won a Grand Prix in contest "Interiors of the Year of Pomorze and Kujawy 2013" in category :Interior in new buildings. |
| Project website: |
www.galeria-solna.com.pl |
