The building was constructed using large-scale prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT). This is the first time this type of technology has been used in its entirety in a public building in Poland. Products and construction solutions using wood are environmentally friendly, while CLT technology itself guarantees excellent durability and excellent acoustic and energy-saving properties.
The project by the Gierbienis Poklewski studio, the educational building of the Marszewo Forest Botanical Garden in Gdynia, is unique in many respects. The architects reached for modern solutions that have never been seen before in public facilities. The equipment of the building, including the toilet facilities, for which Geberit, among others, was responsible, had to meet the investor’s high expectations.
The building was erected in unusual scenery – in a clearing hidden in the forests of the Tri-City Landscape Park. The Marszewo Forest Botanical Garden located here is visited by more than 30,000 people a year. A need therefore arose to increase its facilities. Thanks to an architectural makeover, in addition to its garden function, it now serves as an educational centre for the Gdańsk Forestry Commission. In practice, it is used by foresters, as well as by organised groups of children and young people who want to learn the secrets of forest flora and fauna. The garden is also open to individual visitors.
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