Bunkier Sztuki (Art Bunker — f. BWA Bureau of Art Exhibitions)
An example of Functionalist architecture, close to Brutalism due to the expressiveness of its raw concrete; organic layout of the interiors, expressive details and individualised form of the main entrance. The interiors demonstrate both Modernist Minimalism and Functionalism in the vein of Mies van der Rohe. Sculptural, raw surface of the elevation is made of protruding and recessing rhythmic elements of concrete cast in wooden formwork. The main entrance was conceived as a gangway leading straight from the avenue of the Planty Gardens, and it is shielded by a picturesque
concrete band. Another entrance, through a broken wall, is flanked by an expressive, abstract sculpture of smooth concrete. Within the building there is an entire 17th century granary which is ‘immersed’ in it while autonomously protruding from the main mass of the Art Bunker. Originally both entrances were joined by pavement slabs loosely laid on a lawn which separated the exhibition pavilion from the Planty. Exhibitions and first Polish performances took place here.