It is not important how many tons of "concrete" you use in your life, it is important how
Jan Kaplicky FUTURE SYSTEMS
These words, uttered during a lecture by the late Czech architect Jan Kaplicki, are the motto which guides the activities of our office. The designs we create result from a careful analysis of the spatial, functional and cultural context as well as the needs of the client. Economic conditions of the investment are also of great importance to us. Above all, we design space and it is space that determines the value and beauty of a form.
Bureau
Ultra Architects was founded in 2004 in Poznan by architects Marcin Kościuch and Tomasz Osięgłowski, graduates of the Faculty of Architecture, Poznan University of Technology, and members of the Association of Polish Architects.
We are a team of young, experienced and open-minded people. We design objects of various scales: from objects, through interiors, houses and office buildings, to urban assumptions. During the design and construction process we cooperate with renowned industry studios from all over Poland, which allows us to efficiently implement investments throughout the country.
Significant realisations and awards:
In 2009, the office received the EUROPE 40 UNDER 40 award from The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design to the best European architects under '40'.
The House by the Sea, which received the first prize in the "Polish Cement in Architecture" competition in 2013 and an honorable mention in the SARP competition for the Award of the Year 2013. And it was also among the buildings nominated for the Architectural Award of Polityka for 2013.
Office-Garage nominated for the final of the "Building of the Year 2013" competition of the international architecture portal ArchDaily.
Siedziba Tygodnika Wiadomości Wrzesińskaske, which received the Jury Award of the Bryła.pl portal for 2016, and was in the finals of the World Architecture Festival 2017, in the Office - Completed Buildings category, and was also recognised in the SARP's 2016 Award of the Year competition.
The Za Bramką office building, which was recognised as the best development in Poznań in 2016, receiving the JB Quadro Award, and was among the buildings nominated for the 2019 Mies van der Rohe European Union Architecture Prize.
Marcin Kościuch is vice-president of the Poznań branch of SARP, while Tomasz Osięgłowski is head of the judging panel.
Founders
Marcin Kościuch
Tomasz Osięgłowski
Team
Przemyslaw Fedorczuk
Anna Winna
Dorota Nowicka-Ginter
Kamila Melka
Adam Pocztarek
Anna Szewczyk
Małgorzata Górska
Agnieszka Grygier
Maja Karoń
Kornelia Traut
Awards
Award / year 2023
Prize of the President of Poznań named after J. B. Quadro for the best realization of the year of the city of Poznań for the Broken House
Distinction / year 2022
Tenement house at Wildecki Market 3 honored in the competition named after J. B. Quadro 2022
Award / 2022
Broken House the best single-family building in NAWW 2022 competition
Award / year 2022
Tenement house at Wildecki Market 3 best multi-family building in NAWW 2022 competition
Award / 2021
Residential Building Complex at Tri-Pole best multi-family building in NAWW 2021 competition
Distinction / year 2021
Complex of residential buildings at the Tri-Pole awarded in the competition named after J. B. Quadro 2021
Nomination / 2021
Wooden Meadow House has been nominated in the Single Family House of the Year 2021 category, in the SARP 2021 Award of the Year Competition.
Distinction / 2020
The building at 1 Sokoła Street received an honorable mention in the category of Multi-Family Building of the Year 2020, in the 2020 SARP Award of the Year Competition.
Distinction / year 2019
Residential building on Fabryczna Street honored in the competition named after J. B. Quadro 2019
Nomination / 2019
The Za Bramka office building was among the buildings nominated for the 2019 Mies van der Rohe European Union Architecture Prize.
Distinction / year 2018
Residential building on Sokol Street 1 awarded in the competition named after J. B. Quadro 2018
Grand Prize / 2018
The Za Bramka office building received the Grand Prize in the Eurobuild Awards For Architecture 2018, in the "Office Building of the Year" category.
Distinction / year 2017
The headquarters of WRZESIAN NEWS received an honorable mention in the 2017 SARP Award of the Year competition.
Finalist / year 2017
Ultra Architects among the 10 finalists of the competition of the Murator Architecture monthly "Innovations in Architecture".
Award / year 2017
Marcin Kościuch and Tomasz Osięgłowski in the Builder Magazine awards, Personality of the Year 2017.
Award / year 2017
SARP Award of the Year 2017 / Award for the best realization with public funds for the office building Za Bramką
Distinction / year 2016
SARP Award of the Year 2016 - Distinction for the News of Wrzesnia building.
Main Prize / 2016
Award of the President of Poznań named after J. B. Quadro for the best realization of the year of the city of Poznań for the office building Za Bramką
Jury Award / year 2016
Jury Award Brick of the Year 2016 for the building of Wiadomości Wrzesińska.
Award / 2014
Ultra Architects among the winners of the 2013 Polity Architecture Award competition.
Distinction / 2014
The House by the Sea received a second-degree honorable mention in the 2013 SARP Award of the Year competition.
1st Prize / 2014
In the plebiscite "Polish Architecture 2013" of the Sztuka-Architektury.pl portal, the best private building according to the Jury is our House by the Sea.
First Prize ex aequo / year 2013
House by the Sea received an equal first prize in the "Polish Cement in Architecture" competition!
Honorable mention / year 2013
In the A+Awards competition of the Architizer portal, in the Landscapes and Gardens category, Mai's House received an honorable mention.
First Prize ex aequo / year 2012
In the competition "POLISH INTERIOR 2011" organized by the portal Sztuka-wnętrza.pl, our project OFFICE GARAGE received the FIRST PLACE ex aequo!
Europe 40 under 40 2009 / year 2009
Marcin Kościuch and Tomasz Osięgłowski among the winners of the EUROPE 40 UNDER 40 2009 award given by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies together with The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.
2nd Prize / year 2009
Competition for the design of the MM Gallery building in Poznan at the intersection of Św. Marcin and Aleja Marcinkowskiego streets
First Prize ex aequo / year 2005
Urban planning and architectural competition for a residential complex located on the corner of Szyperska and Estkowskiego streets. Work done jointly with the studio of Pawel Handschuh.
Exhibitions
Poznan / Acupuncture of the City / 2018
ACUPUNCTURE OF THE CITY / 3.03.-15.04.2018, ZAMEK Cultural Center in Poznań.
Cieszyn / To work compatriots / 2014
TO WORK RODACY / Design in Public Space. Exhibition at Castle Cieszyn, featuring our interior design for Allegro Group. 28.10-7.12.2014
National Museum in Poznań "Record of Ideas. / 2013
Presentation of projects of Poznan architectural studios. Among them, five of our works.
Gdynia Design Days / year 2012
Presentation of the Pregnant Lamp at the fifth edition of the Gdynia Design Days festival. July 7-15, Gdynia.
Re:Architecture / year 2010
Presentation of Mai's House at the exhibition at the SPOT Foundation. 23.09-10.10.2010 Poznan.
Youth to Lodz / year 2008
Presentation of the studio at the exhibition organized by the editors of the monthly magazine "Architektura-murator". Lodz May 30 and 31, 2008.
Congress of Polish Architecture / year 2008
Presentation of the studio at the exhibition on May 23 - 25, 2008 in Poznan.
Lectures
Bydgoszcz / year 2019
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / Bydgoszcz at the Common Gallery, December 12, 6:00 pm / Organizers: Common Gallery, ZAAP Bydgoszcz District, Municipal Cultural Center, SARP Bydgoszcz.
Wroclaw / 2019
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / ARCH_event / Wroclaw, Agora Cultural Center, March 19, 2019 at 17:00
Lodz / 2018
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / ARCH_event / Lodz, 128/124 Wólczańska Street, November 13, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Gdansk / 2018
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / ARCH_event / Gdansk, Hotel Almond, October 18, 2018, 6:30 pm
Gdynia / 2018
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / Weekend of Architecture, September 18, 2018 6:00 pm
Bialystok / year 2018
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / ARCH_event / Bialystok, Scientific ? Technological, Żurawia 71, April 10, 2018, 6:30 pm
Krakow / 2018
VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE / ARCH_event / Krakow, Aparthotel Lwowska 1, April 05, 2018, 6:30 pm
Warsaw / 2018
Ultra Architects lecture during the Young Architects Forum. March 14, 2018 12 o'clock Multikino Złote Tarasy.
Poznan / 2017
Ultra Architects lecture - winners of the 19th edition of the J.B Quadro Prize / Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Arts in Poznan / Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Gdynia / 2016
Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:00 pm / Sea of Architecture vol. 16 Ultra Architects
Prague / Czech Republic / 2014
HOUSE BY THE SEA. Presentation / arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Prague University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture building / 7.10.2014.
Warsaw / 2014
HOUSE HALFMARATON / Marcin Kosciuch, presentation of House by the Sea / June 1, 4:00 pm, SARP pavilion at 2 Foksal Street / 1.06.2014.
Poznan / year 2013
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2013. projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Poznan, Klub Cicha Kuna, 30 Św. Marcin St. / 14.11.2013.
Gdansk / year 2012
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2012 Projects and realizations. / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Gdansk University of Technology, main building, room 365 / 10.05.2012.
Poznan / year 2012
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2011. projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Meskalina Club, Stary Rynek 6, 13.04.2012, at 18:30.
Poznan / year 2012
Ultra Architects among the speakers at TEDx Poznań / Concordia Design / 18.02.2012.
Lublin / year 2011
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2011. projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Lublin University of Technology, 40 Nadbystrzycka St. / 30.03.2011.
Warsaw / year 2011
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2011, Projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Warsaw University of Technology, 55 Koszykowa St. / 10.01.2011, at 19:30.
Katowice / year 2010
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2010. projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / SARP Gallery of Architecture, 9 Dyrekcyjna St. / 14.10.2010.
Szczecin / year 2010
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2010. projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Club 13 Muses / 10.05.2010.
Nuremberg / Germany / year 2010
ULTRA ARCHITECTS 2004-2010. projects and realizations / Studio presentation, arch. Marcin Kościuch and arch. Tomasz Osięgłowski / Georg Simon Ohm University of Technology / 5.05.2010.
Poznan / year 2010
Ultra Architects in the Poznan edition of Pecha Kucha Night / 24.04.2010.