THE SEED // Schmidt_Kolassa_Barbara

THE SEED //

Our vision of the heatplant is to connect different interest groups by implanting mixed uses such as a food factory and a business incubator. They are supposed to react to the requirements of the consisting groups – the local workers, the citizens of Gdynia as well as the increasing service sector – and bring them together at the same time.

Both of the main uses represent the image of growth and can stand as symbols for the spreading of Gdynia harbour. The business incubator and the foodfactory can benefit from the characteristics of each other and form a symbiotic relatioship. While the business incubator works as a motor for the area, the food can be a very strong factor of identity and can be used as a “Corporate Identiy” for the harbour and spread all over the region. Local agricultural products can be produced and transcend from this place to all over Poland. The main idea is to enable the easy access to food to everyone in the public, with intent to bridge the gap between the harbour and the citylife of Gdynia and let them grow together.

The large and impressive space of the heating plant is perfect to shelter the new business in a representative accomodation. In combination with the big hall, which is designed as a greenhouse creating a stunning atmosphere, the relationship between nature and manufactory is underlined and represents the concept for the whole harbour area. The revitalised heating plant will become an attraction that invites people to discover the harbour and its meaningful hisory.