CareWork - Community centre with co-working space, Grunwaldzka, Sopot

Gdańsk Technical University (Politechnika Gdańska), Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk

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Project Idea
CAREWORK – A PLACE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Community co-working and everyday-use facility in Sopot

The CareWork project is located in Sopot, on Grunwaldzka Street, in a highly tourist-oriented part of the city. As a result of this tourism-focused development, Sopot lacks accessible public spaces that serve the needs of its residents. CareWork was designed as a year-round, community-oriented building – a place for everyday life, where people can work, meet, rest, and connect. The main goal of the project is to foster informal interaction and build a healthy, intergenerational community.

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Project Description
The main building includes a café, flexible co-working zones, spaces for children and seniors, creative rooms, a conservatory, and areas for community events. The conservatory provides opportunities for shared gardening activities, allowing children and older residents to spend time together in a calming, green environment.

The design responds to the historic character of Sopot through a modern interpretation of the mansard roof. Sculptural, conical roof forms add vertical variety and reflect the eclectic spirit of nearby architecture. A wooden openwork façade integrates the building into its surroundings and visually echoes the overlapping roof tiles of neighbouring mansard-roofed structures.

In addition to the building, the site includes a small urban park with soft landscaping and winding paths, acting as a green corridor within the dense city fabric. The park’s geometry continues seamlessly into the interior, where greenery, materials, and flooring patterns blur the boundary between inside and outside. Integrated rainwater collection systems store water in the basement for reuse in irrigation and grey water applications, supporting sustainable urban practices.

Technické informace

The building's load-bearing system consists of a spatial wooden frame structure on the first and second floors, providing both flexibility and warmth to the interior spaces. The basement and ground floor are constructed using reinforced concrete, ensuring durability, structural stability, and resistance to moisture.

The façade is composed of custom-designed wooden slats, forming an openwork cladding system. This solution ensures natural ventilation of the façade and references traditional mansard-roof tiling found in the surrounding architecture. The use of timber not only enhances the building’s integration with the surrounding context but also supports sustainable construction practices.

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