Name: Katarzyna Prokopiuk
Track: Architecture
Studio: Explore Lab
Year: MSc 3/4 / 2025
Type: Graduation Project
Tutor: Geert Coumans, Georgios Karvelas, Claudiu Forgaci
Description:
How does the Vistula see its future in the city of Warsaw? What would it want to tell us? This graduation project was a constant process of listening and, through design, entering into a conversation with the river. The proposal for a water sports center answers the needs of the city and the neighborhood, at the same time prioritizing the wellbeing and growth of local ecosystems. The canopy, which becomes a landmark for the area, is weaved from willow branches grown and repurposed on site, allowing for a regenerative material cycle and a new approach of coexisting with urban rivers.