MJZ

MJZ is a multidisciplinary creative office based in Warsaw in Poland which combines architectural and urban design with research & technology.

Through a series of award-winning design projects MJZ has created an international reputation as a member of a new generation of architects who combine professional analysis and experimentation to achieve innovative solutions. The office was nominated twice for the prestigious Building of the Year Award on the World Architecture Festival, won twice the German Design Award and three times the Inter

national Architecture Award from Chicago Athenaeum. It’s founder Maciej Jakub Zawadzki is the only Polish member of the International Academy of Architecture (IAA).

02/07/2026

THIS IS NOT AI 😅
You probably know this practical AI meme about temperatures and nature circulating around the internet.

Well, we built the real-life version at DIUNA Warsaw.

Not as AI.
Not as a render.
But as a completed public space.

By combining landscape architecture, biodiversity and water retention, we reduced surface temperatures by 10–15°C compared to the original paved environment, creating a significantly cooler and more comfortable public space during summer heatwaves.

Nature isn’t just beautiful.

It’s infrastructure.

27/06/2026

🥵😅 Feel the heat yet? This is what practical climate adaptation can be //

Not every climate solution has to look like infrastructure.

At DIUNA in Warsaw, we asked a simple question:

What if urban cooling could also become a place people actually want to be?

Instead of temporary cooling gates that people pass through one by one during heatwaves, we designed Climate Halo.

A circular urban installation that combines light, landscape and ultra-fine water mist generated from retained rainwater. It creates a comfortable microclimate without soaking visitors. People meet here, talk, take a break, even work outdoors.

For fun, we temporarily located a smoking area inside the Halo. Surprisingly, despite the visible mist, nobody got wet.

For us, sustainability is not only about reducing emissions or managing water. It is about creating places that improve everyday urban life and make environmental solutions desirable rather than invisible.

Technology should disappear.
Experience should remain.

Climate Halo
A new typology of urban climate infrastructure.

10/05/2026

„Wilanów w świetle emocji” by MJZ
Dzięki pewnemu kontrowersyjnemu wydarzeniu w Warszawie Pałac Króla Jana III w Wilanowie ponownie znalazł się w czołówkach polskich mediów. To dobry moment, by przypomnieć nasz projekt konkursowy (II nagroda) dotyczący wystawy oraz oświetlenia ogrodów pałacowych.

Projekt opierał się na budowaniu narracji i stopniowaniu emocji poprzez immersyjne doświadczenie przestrzeni. Podążając za strumieniem światła, zwiedzający odkrywał kolejne sektory poświęcone etapom życia króla i królowej. Bohaterstwo, mitologia i nauka przeplatały się z duchem romantyzmu, tworząc wielowarstwową opowieść o epoce.

Jednym z elementów była również interaktywna instalacja pozwalająca odwiedzającym samodzielnie kreować dynamiczny pokaz świetlny inspirowany szarżą husarii.

Projekt powstał z poszanowaniem nie tylko historycznego kontekstu miejsca, ale również fauny i flory ogrodów. Wspólnie z centralą Zumtobel w Wiedniu pracowaliśmy nad doborem natężenia oraz kolorystyki światła w sposób bezpieczny dla roślinności i otoczenia. Badania okresu lęgowego ptactwa okolicznego i innych zwierząt w sąsiedztwie były też w naszych materiałach konkursowych.

Propozycję przygotowaliśmy razem z Platige Image. Projekt zdobył II nagrodę, a jego planowany budżet realizacyjny wynosił około 7 mln PLN.

Więcej info dostępnych jest pod tym linkiem:
https://m-j-z.com/project/royalsciencepark

Nowa Warszawa

15/04/2026

ReVistula — A Net-Zero Landmark Office

Designed by MJZ with .studio for Syrena Real Estate for property acquisition, ReVistula proposes the transformation of an existing office building on Warsaw’s Vistula riverfront into a net-zero landmark workplace. Instead of demolition, the project reuses the existing structure, exposing its raw concrete slabs and turning them into terraces that support a hydro-botanical façade system inspired by the wild ecology of the Vistula River.

A new glass façade, recessed within the existing envelope, improves environmental performance while allowing the original structure to remain visible. The building operates as a living system: water circulates through CNC-shaped channels integrated into wooden elements along each floor, cooling the structure and supporting vegetation that filters and reuses greywater. Plants act simultaneously as shading, microclimate regulators and part of the building’s environmental infrastructure.

The roof extends this strategy into a hydro-botanical landscape with a pond that integrates aquatic vegetation for natural water filtration, forming part of the building’s closed-loop water system and contributing to passive climate regulation. An additional floor, enabled by local zoning, is constructed using an exposed CLT waffle structure, creating a flexible, column-free space for work and events while expressing the tectonic logic of timber construction.

ReVistula is conceived as a premium workplace for global ESG-driven companies and as a pilot model for transforming existing buildings into climate-responsible assets — shifting architecture from demolition to regeneration.

15/04/2026

We are now on Designboom IG 🤍
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH0fVaDF0l/?igsh=MWs0bWFsaTNmZngxZw==

14/04/2026

MJZ Designing Decisions: VOLA Warsaw Hybrid building proposal
- we take bold decissions when analysing markets or investment sites

Often, because of our unconventional portfolio and the type of services we provide, we are asked to deliver a “wow effect” — an iconic building.

And when an architect comes in and starts talking about something else than just building a wall of brick or concrete — as we sometimes joke — there is genuine surprise. Because that’s simply not what people expect from architecture.

But what we create is never just an image.

It always starts with analysis — of the location, climate, light conditions, urban context and market dynamics. The proposal shown here for a hybrid building in Warsaw was developed as a result of such a process, including the study of program scenarios, environmental performance, and even the potential acquisition of adjacent land. This is where real estate foresight becomes part of design thinking.

What emerges from this process are hybrid buildings, shaped by decisions rather than style. These are structures that combine multiple functions — living, working and short-term stays — operating as layered ecosystems rather than single-purpose objects.

From the outside, they may read as bold, even disruptive — a strong identity, something iconic, a “market disruptor.” But that expression is not arbitrary. It is the result of aligning performance, use, and long-term value.

These buildings are not only expressive, but responsive. They address climate conditions, support different user groups, and adapt to changing market realities over time. What may appear as a bold gesture is in fact a precise response to a complex set of constraints.

This is a demanding approach, intended for clients who understand that architecture is not just about materials or construction, but about making strategic decisions through design. It is about positioning an asset, creating identity, and building long-term value.

Architecture, in this sense, becomes a tool — not only to build, but to think.

Design as strategy.

— MJZ

12/04/2026

MJZ Architectural Consultancy

Stop just designing buildings.
Start designing decisions.

We don’t show multiple options because we’re undecided.
We do it to unlock the full value of a site.

Because one concept is often not the best one.

The “genius sketch” and one fixed style?
Outdated.

What matters today is performance:
how architecture works in its location, climate, urban context — and on the market.

That’s why we develop parallel strategies, not just design variants.

Each option is a different positioning of value.
Not style — strategy.

We don’t impose.
We structure a conversation.
We test, compare, and guide towards the strongest direction.

That’s architectural consultancy.

We design.
We deliver.
We lead.

But above all — we understand change.

Architecture today is not about being right once.
It’s about building the right strategy.

— MJZ

10/04/2026

Some projects take time. And that’s the point.

We often stay with a site longer than expected.
Not to delay — but to understand when the real opportunity appears.

Market conditions change.
So does the interpretation of local regulations or new cityplans are approved.

What was impossible yesterday
can become viable tomorrow.

We develop multiple detailed project studies over time —
adapting the program, testing scenarios, recalibrating potential.

Sometimes this leads to a completely new direction.
A different building. A different value - for the client,the users and neighbors.

And occasionally —
a chance to create something truly unique.

Constraints can be also an inspiration.

Here you can see how the market condition effected the project proposal to change from an office to a housing and a PRS building.

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Clients or owners that find this approach interesting can DM us under [email protected]

09/04/2026

🇫🇷 MJZ in a French Government-Backed Publication Defining the Future of Post-Carbon Cities

We’ve been featured in a publication by AREP — the French public urban planning agency (fully owned by SNCF), operating with the support of French ministries. This is not just another industry report — it is a government-backed vision document shaping how cities will evolve in the post-carbon era, in France and beyond.

What will our cities look like once we transition to new energy systems?

In this publication, alongside names such as MIT, McKinsey & Company, and Tesla, our project “Filling Stations” has been highlighted.

It proposes a new typology: infrastructure that can transform within days — from traditional fuel stations into green ESG charging hubs. Designed for the electrification of cities, these spaces respond to a simple shift: electric vehicles take longer to charge, so the waiting time itself becomes an opportunity — to create meaningful, valuable experiences.

More info on it here:

https://m-j-z.com/futureofmobility

This recognition confirms that our thinking operates within the same global conversation on the future of cities — and contributes to shaping it.

Merci

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Ulica Grazyny 13/300
Warsaw
02-548WARSAW

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+48536194709

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http://www.m-j-z.com/

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