EUROPEAN CENTER FOR GEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

TYPE OF INVESTMENT: PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITY- HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE WITH LABORATORY AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

INVESTOR: UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW

LOCATION: CHĘCINY, POLAND

WXCA TEAM: SZCZEPAN WROŃSKI, ZBIGNIEW WROŃSKI, PAWEŁ GRODZICKI, KRZYSZTOF BUDZISZ, MICHAŁ CZERWIŃSKI, KATARZYNA FASZCZEWSKA, EWA GAJDA, MACIEJ RUDNICKI, MARCIN JURUSIK, AGNIESZKA NOWICKA, KATARZYNA KWIATKOWSKA, JACEK HAWRYLAK, MARTA SĘKULSKA, PATRYCJA MICHALAK-DĘBIEC

AWARDS:

  • 2nd PRIZE IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AND INVITATION TO DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS
  • EUROPEAN PROPERTY AWARDS: BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ARCHITECTURE 2015- 2016 FOR THE EUROPEAN CENTER FOR GEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
  • ECO- AND USER-FRIENDLY FACILITY OF THE YEAR IN THE EUROBUILD AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE 2016
  • NOMINATED FOR MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD 2017

 

 

The ECEG complex is comprised of five buildings: The Main Building, the Educational Building, with the laboratory, and three modularhotel buildings- two student halls of residence, and one high- standard facility for guests of the Center was designed with a capacity for ce.240 guests.

Heat pumps with a ground heat exchangerprovide the buildings with the main source of heat and cooling. The lower source is comprised of 91 wells to a depth of 120 m.

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