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Poland-based architecture firm KWK Promes this week distributed photos and a news release about a unique office/warehouse complex in Gliwice, Poland, for specialist pipe distribution company Gambit that uses as its primary material the product Gambit trades in, which the company could secure at cost.
“The way the pipes were laid out determined the pitch of the roof,” KWK Promes explains. “The angled layout of the pipes creates the only possible inclination angle, which defines the shape of this part of the building.” The architects say the pipes at the edges of the building were capped to prevent them from whistling in the wind. “Although the investors initially feared that the building might become a shelter for various animals, the architects ultimately decided against installing bird nets,” convincing themselves and the client that “it would be beneficial if birds liked the building and it gained an additional function.” It also saved further money.
I asked KWK Promes publicist Ela Siwiec if the pipes made music in the rain or if any birds indeed had nested in them.
“The building doesn’t produce any particular melody or distinctive sound when it rains,” Siwiec said in an email. “Inside, the sound of the rain is no more noticeable than in a conventional building, thanks to the good insulation. Regarding the birds, none have nested in the pipes so far. There is plenty of greenery around the building, so they seem to prefer more conventional nesting places.”
— Adam Bruns
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