Silver A' Design Award Winner 2022
mode:lina™'s Be Amphitheatre Outdoor Event Space commands the visual field through a sweeping elliptical concrete canopy that functions as both architectural shelter and sculptural statement, its smooth dove-gray surface curving with fluid organic geometry against the deepening cobalt of twilight sky, where the compositional architecture establishes a dynamic interplay between the monolithic permanence of cast concrete and the ephemeral warmth of artificial illumination emanating from linear fluorescent fixtures arranged in rhythmic parallel bands across the exposed structural trusswork, the chromatic palette operating within a sophisticated neutralized range of warm ochre ground surface transitioning through cool cement grays to the steel-blue atmospheric envelope, with the golden-yellow synthetic flooring providing chromatic grounding that anchors human figures in warm earth tones while the overhead lighting casts a luminous glow suggesting both theatrical staging and intimate gathering space, the spatial construction employing a masterful figura serpentinata in the undulating concrete form that creates continuous visual flow from the sweeping entrance aperture through the sheltered interior where tiered wooden seating platforms accommodate diverse groupings of visitors in poses of conversation, contemplation, and casual repose, the perspectival system combining atmospheric recession in the background architectural silhouettes with the strong foreground presence of motion-blurred figures suggesting temporal duration and lived experience within the space, while the materiality discourse speaks eloquently through the juxtaposition of board-formed concrete texture against smooth poured surfaces, warm timber seating elements, and the industrial aesthetic of exposed lighting infrastructure, all unified under the phenomenological embrace of a form that simultaneously opens to the sky and enfolds its inhabitants in protective curvature, the compositional rhythm established through the repetition of circular ground elements echoing the elliptical canopy overhead creates visual harmony between horizontal and vertical planes.
Every society needs space to sit by the campfire, to talk, to see, and express oneself. Amphitheatre has become a place of meaningful gatherings and speeches, a new symbol of this part of Warsaw and a fuel for change. This modern construct looks for a new angle to things already known. The outdoor scene rose to face the demand that haunts Warsaw's business district lack of open and public spaces, free of fences, allowing for casual, friendly meetings out in the open. The final shape of this building is a match made out of the classical formula of the amphitheater and green zones.