The intention of the design work in relation to the Zatorska housing development, a new residential quarter in Wrocław, Poland, was to create a space that would give opportunities to build interpersonal relations.

When examining the site, we took note of a stream, lined by delicate vegetation, running through the area in question. We decided to use it as the baseline for the subsequent design activities, as the backbone of the city park meandering along its banks in the east-west direction. As a counter-point to these assumptions, we set up an urban space comprising an elongated square flanked by retail and residential buildings. The resulting division system arranged the whole space of the residential development, giving a great deal of satisfaction resulting from the opportunity to develop the landscape and park spaces and make them a project priority.

Moving on to the residential part of the design, the primary goals were to:

• keep appropriate scale of the buildings
• create communal areas that are attractive and functional at the same time
• consider the needs of all the different social groups and the elderly
• ensure well planned parking arrangements.

Based on the above criteria, we managed to obtain a symbiosis of a high quality urban landscape with nature. This symbiosis is complemented by simple and universal architecture providing a sound framework for achieving the goals of accessibility and building of interpersonal relations in the neighbourhood.