Award for a graduate of the Silesian University of Technology for the project "BIKE STOP"
On June 7, 2022, the national Builder for the Future - Young Architect's Challenge Competition was resolved.
The first prize was awarded to architect Michał Szymaszek for his thesis completed at the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology under the supervision of Professor Tomasz Wagner.
- Michał is no longer with us. He died tragically during preparations for the sailing league season in April this year on the Bay of Gdańsk. His brother Tomasz accepted the award on his behalf, in the presence of Michal's mother and his friends and colleagues from work and the University. In the final, the design of Michał was presented by Karolina Stoces and Justyna Kłosek, because the jury decided that Michał's design was so innovative that the death of a young architect could not be a reason for excluding him from the final stage of the competition - said Professor Tomasz Wagner.
Michał Szymaszek's project 'BIKE STOP' Centre for Cycling and New Ideas is a multifunctional facility designed on the grounds of the former training pitches in the eastern part of the Silesian Park. His idea was born in connection with the plans to revitalize the "green lungs" of the region. It complements the planned cycle loop of the park and the development of a cycle transport network.
- The facility is innovative in every respect. It is a space combining sport, entertainment, science and education. The underground car park is a "park and ride" transfer point, i.e. from car to bicycle. There is a vertical bicycle parking area and rooms for servicing your own 'two wheels' with interactive remote support. The ground floor is an open space for cyclists using the velodrome regardless of the weather, but also a place where the fascinating history of bicycles is encountered in the museum. The restaurant and the bicycle shop are intended to attract visitors who are about to become fans of the sport," explained Professor Tomasz Wagner.
The project includes a bicycle ramp that allows you to climb onto the roof. It accommodates a leisure area, green areas and photovoltaic panel sectors.
- In order to create an environmentally friendly building, energy-saving and eco-friendly technologies of a different nature have been used (e.g. an air-purifying façade) in line with the smart city model that our region is striving for. Eco-mobility, smart city, tradition and ecology are the slogans of this remarkable project, explained Professor Tomasz Wagner.
Michał Szymaszek came from Dąbrowa Górnicza. He graduated from the State Vocational College in Racibórz and the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. The young architect combined his passion with unconventional, innovative thinking and vision. He was the winner of numerous competitions, including a distinction in the Shakespeare - mobile theatre competition; he was a three-time winner of the Rhythm of Light competition and third prize in the competition for an architectural concept for Długosz Square in Racibórz. He was also a designer of unconventional light illuminations with many implementations in Poland and worldwide.
