Mare Nostrum

Project idea

Mare Nostrum - (Latin) (literally "our sea") the name of the Mediterranean used by the inhabitants of Ancient Rome.
The name of the project refers to the idea of ​​its creation, that is, to encourage young people to develop and explore the world showing that it is at their fingertips. Moreover, it reflects the constructional and objective character of the object operating on the principle of boats embedded in a dry dock, ready at any moment to set off on a journey.

Project description

The subject of the engineering project is a conceptual design of a set of service and office facilities: office coworking space intended for temporary rental of places for own work, an exhibition room with a lecture space, and a club-music cafe with a stage. Along with the concept of developing the nearest area of ​​the Vistula boulevards in Krakow.
The building is separated into three zones:
Cafe - club with a music scene.
A place intended for music lovers,
where young artists can perform and show their talent.
Located on the city beach and terrace to facilitate access.
Exhibition hall with a smaller one lecture room.
A place where artists can exhibit their work to promote themselves and show the wider environment without having to belong to any organization.
Located next to the terrace for fast and clear access, fenced off from the city beach to reduce noise and not directly show another character of space
Office space.
a place for young entrepreneurs creating start-up companies without sufficient funds to rent an office. Here you can rent a desk or even a small office or conference room, there is also a space that does not require prior reservation.

Technical information

Due to the placement of the project there is a real and frequent problem of flooding, it was necessary to solve this by using non-standard construction
solutions. The construction of a dry dock used in shipyards was the inspiration to solve this problem.
- In normal conditions, the building rests on the tabs placed in the concrete basin serving as a rainwater tank.
- At the time of the flood hazard, all utilities (water, electricity, gas) are cut off and water is led underneath the building into the concrete basin.
- When the basin is filled with water, the object is displaced and lifts up with the help of the guides.