JRK72 is a renowned architectural studio that has been creating exceptional and functional designs for years. Our priority is an individualized approach to each client – we carefully listen to their needs and expectations to deliver fully personalized solutions. Our versatile office specializes in landscape design, architecture, interiors, and industrial design, covering a wide range of structures – from service and industrial facilities to single-family houses and multi-family residential buildings.
Our projects combine functionality, modern design and exceptional attention to a esthetics and details. We create structures with unique forms, taking into account the context and surroundings. We strive for a harmonious integration of the scale of new buildings and structures with the existing landscape. We design unique interior spaces, placing particular emphasis on opening them to the surrounding landscape, whether existing or planned, as well as integrating elements of nature, such as greenery and natural light.
JACEK KRYCH
architect, landscape architect, founder, CEO
Jacek co-led the group_a architects studio from 2005. In 2012, he founded the JRK72 studio. He is a graduate of the Landscape Architecture Department at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) and the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. He was a scholarship recipient at Wageningen Agricultural University. He has lectured atthe Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), and Northwest Normal University in Lanzhou, China. In 2023, he earned his PhD with distinction.
MICHAŁ NAWROT
architect, CTO
An architect associated with JRK72 since 2013. Michał is a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. He gained professional experience at the Spanish studio Quark Arcitectos. He holds licenses for unrestricted design and construction supervision in the field of architecture. He is a member of IARP and SARP. Privately, he is passionate about aviation and modern technologies, and enjoys skiing and cycling.
JOANNA URBANOWICZ
architect, CCO
An architect associated with JRK72 since 2012. Joanna is a graduateof the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. She won the Z. Majerski competition for the best diploma project at the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology. She gained professional experience at the group_a architects studio. She is a member of SARP. Privately, she develops her interests in industrial design, tailoring and dog training.
The People who worked with us - Paweł Białas, Klaudia Fiegler, Piotr Gabor, Jakub Jopek, Wiola Marciszewska, Rafał Przybyła, Karol Sabalczyk, Sabrina Tkaczuk, Julia Wydor
JRK72 AWARDS
Distinction in the competition for the expansion of the Stanisław Wyspiański Museum /with arch. Mikołaj Machulik
Distinction in the competition for the revitalization and adaptation of The Great Blast Furnace in Ruda Śląska
Nomination for the 2019 Mies van der Rohe Award
Award in Property Design Awards 2019 in the category ‘Public Space’
Nomination in the SARP Award of the Year 2018
First Prize in the competition Polski Krajobraz 2018
Distinction in the competition for the Zagłębiowski Sports Park in Sosnowiec /with jojko+nawrocki architects
Distinction in the competition for the development of Śródmieście VIa in Opole
Honorable mention in the competition for Educational Pavilion in Golędzinów
Distinction in the category ‘Small Form’ in the Architecture of the Year of the Silesian Voivodeship competition SARP Katowice 2015
Distinction in the competition for the development of the Central Area of Warsaw University of Technology
Distinction in the competition for the Inter-School Water Sports Base in Giżycko
Distinction in the competition for the Monument to Poles Saving Jews in Warsaw
Distinction in the competition for the 21st Century Garden with an exhibition pavilion in the Łazienki Królewskie in Warsaw
First Prize in the competition for the interiors of the National Audio-Visual Institute in Warsaw
JACEK KRYCH AWARDS
Distinction in the SARP Award of the Year 2012
Award in the category ‘Export Work’ in the Architecture of the Year of the Silesian Voivodeship competition SARP Katowice 2012
Stanisław Witkiewicz Award of the Małopolska Province forthe best contemporary architectural projects 2012
Nomination in POLITYKA Architecture Award 2012
Award in the category ‘Young Creator’ in the Architecture of the Year of the Silesian Voivodeship competition SARP Katowice 2011
First Prize in the competition for the LOTTO future collection point competition
Award in the category ‘Small Form’ in the Architecture of the Year of the Silesian Voivodeship competition SARP Katowice 2010
Stanisław Witkiewicz Award of the Małopolska Province for the best contemporary architectural projects 2010
Nomination in the SARP Award of the Year 2009
Award in the category ‘Interior of the Year’ in the Architecture of the Year of the Silesian Voivodeship competition SARP Katowice 2006
Second Prize in the competition for the Central Park in Olsztyn
JRK72 PUBLICATIONS
architektura murator 04/2025
Wystawa projektów na Wrocławskiej ASP
Archiprzewodnik po Polsce, Pascal 2022
Koncepcje rewitalizacji i adaptacji Wielkiego Pieca Huty Pokój na cele turystyczno-kulturalne, Miasto Ruda Śląska 2020
sztuka architektury.pl 2019
A&B 6/2019
architektur.actuell 10/2019
100 greenspaces, 2019
culture.pl 2019
architektura murator 06/2018
JACEK KRYCH PUBLICATIONS
architecture & culture 421 Plastic, ancbook 2016
culture.pl 2016
D+A diseno+arquitectura 43 mayo/junio 2015 Chile
architektura murator 03/2013
ARCH 07-08/13 www.arch.sk
POLITYKA 20/2013
A&B 03/2013
Interior design detail und grid 07-08/2013
ARCH #14/2012
POLITYKA 5/2012
101 Najciekawszych Budynków Dekady, Agora 2011
Wnętrza Publiczne 1/2011
Automobil Architecture, Braun Publishing 2011
Wystawa Śląska Azkoła Architektury 2010 Ostrawa, Opole
A&B 10/2010
architektura murator 09/2010
ARCH #3/2010
Archiwolta 2/2010
architektura murator 11/2009
architektura murator 10/2007
INTERVIEWS
A&B 12/2022, 130-139, ‘Architektura bez idei jest po prostu budownictwem’
TVN24 Warszawa 2017, ‘Nietypowa nadbudowa na Grochowie’
A&B 4/2015, 86-89, ‘Bez kompromisów’
ARCH #14/2012, 68-81,
Dziennik Zachodni,
Gazeta Wyborcza,
LECTURES
Zalew Architektury, Szczecin 2023
SARP Poznań, Poznań 2023
ARCHITEREN, Opole 2019
4 DESIGN DAYS, Katowice 2019
Morze Architektury, Koszalin 2016
FEST 13, Opole 2014