We are pleased to announce the upcoming cooperation between LAB 60+ and LAKA Foundation. The collaboration will consist in the implementation of the project, which received funding under the 2nd edition of education project - PBL (Program "Initiative of Excellence - Research University") at the Silesian University of Technology. (more…)

Recently, LAB60+ has performed 3 audits which were commissioned by Invest Komfort based on their architectural investments. The documentation included recommendations for changes which will improve the availability of residential buildings for new housing estates in Gdańsk and Sopot. (more…)

Currently, LAB60+ is working on the concept of intergenerational urban space in Lesko near the newly designed nursery building. As it turned out in the local discussion, project aroused controversy among the residents because of it's close location to two neighboring apartment blocks (more…)

Recently, as part of the cooperation, LAB60 + experts and BBGK architects have developed a master plan of the Warsaw Social District (WDS *). Experts of the Laboratory of Architecture 60+ were responsible for the social part of the project. Several design elements have already been developed, including: - determination of the percentage share of the residents' social mix; - determination of the structure of apartments in relation to the mix of market segments; - development of examples of protected, assisted housing, following the age; - definition of basic services and common spaces; - guidelines for the adaptation of existing buildings for social functions; - consultation. Authors (LAB60 +) -Agnieszka Labus -Iwona Benek -Tomasz Duda, -Władysława Kijewska * Warsaw Social District is a housing offer addressed to all social groups, innovative forms of living, well-planned housing in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="96" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="240" thumbnail_height="160" thumbnail_crop="1" images_per_page="20" number_of_columns="0" ajax_pagination="0" show_all_in_lightbox="0" use_imagebrowser_effect="0" show_slideshow_link="0" slideshow_link_text="Włącz pokaz slajdów" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]

On May 7 and 8 a conference "Łódź revitalises: tailor-made social activities" took place, which is the culmination of the Multigenerational House in Lodz project implemented by Laboratory of Architecture 60+. (more…)

On March 27, the LAB team: Iwona Benek, Władka Kijewska and Tomasz Duda participated in the meeting concerning the presentation of the Warsaw Social District, which we worked out in cooperation with BBGK Architekci, VIA VISTULA and Sylwia Horska-Schwarz at the Warsaw Zionak Pavilion of Architecture in Warsaw. (more…)