The orchestra hall and the congress centre are two new facilities opened recently in Katowice (Poland). Both investments are part of the Culture Zone in Katowice and in both cases façade glass from PRESS GLASS was used.

The new investments are among the largest projects of that type that have recently been commissioned in Central and Eastern Europe.

“The facilities are located in the centre of Katowice and are part of a broader project to transform the city into a leading centre of culture and business tourism. For the investments we supplied high quality façade glass that could support the concepts developed by the designers” – explains PRESS GLASS, a company specialised in the production of panes for construction industry.

The first facility is the seat of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) which contains over 400 premises, including concert halls and recording studios. Tomasz Konior is responsible for the project. The idea underlying his design was to “create a building to be like a casket novel – separate stories give a full picture when combined”.

The other investment is the International Congress Centre (MCK) designed by JEMS Architekci. The building is characterised with, among others, a roof covered with grass, a unique façade of black mesh and a stylishly glazed main entrance.

The new building of NOSPR was opened last October and MCK started functioning in March 2015.