3.1 Poland Aviation Museum- Poland The new main building of the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow offers a symbolic and attractive combination of virtually all the symbolisms associated with the museum, including the idea of flying, the atmosphere and structure of an airfield and a passion for the history of technology. Architects: Pysall Ruge Architekten with Bartlomiej Kisielewski Project:
Polish Aviation Museum
Location:
Krakow, Poland
Client:
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego w Krakowie
Project initiator and main co-founder: Samorząd Województwa Małopolskiego(Regional Authorities of Malopolska)
Software used:
Vectorworks (architectural drawings) and AutoCAD (M&E drawings)
Architect / General planner:
Pysall.Ruge Architekten with Bartlomiej Kisielewski
Design Team: Justus Pysall, Peter Ruge, Bartłomiej Kisielewski, Katarzyna Ratajczak, Mateusz Rataj, Alicja Kępka-Guerrero Structural and M&E Services: Arup International – Kraków Landscape Architect: ST raum a – Berlin Photographies: Jakub Pierzchała Location:
al. Jana Pawła II 39, 30-969 Kraków, Polska
Park Area: Net Floor Area of the Building:
6,19 ha 3 378 m2
Gross Floor Area of the Building: 4 504 m2 Building Volume:
23 250 m3
The Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow has erected its new main building in its vast grounds along Jana Pawła II avenue 39. The building will also play the role of entrance to a complex combining the Museum and the Aviation Park located within the Krakow’s historic Rakowice-Czyżyny airport. The building plays symbolic and practical roles by housing the Museum offices, a conference and study area and an exhibition hall and by offering its dramatic shape as a new icon of the entire Museum complex. As the bulk of 17
