TRZ Studio — architectural practice
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Architecture that
connects generations.
Since 1960

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About the studio

Tradition rooted in the identity of the region

We are a family studio that has been shaping the landscape of the Sącz region for over six decades. We focus on technical reliability and timeless architecture, supporting our years of experience with modern engineering practice.

+200 completed projects
60 years of experience
BIM technology
1960

Our services

Team

Mirosław Trzupek

Mirosław Trzupek

I am an architect, construction expert, member of the Local Government Board of Appeal, and a graduate of Kraków University of Technology. From 2011 to 2018 I served as City Architect of Nowy Sącz, and today I manage TRZ Office, drawing on years of experience in design and shaping spatial order.

Tomasz Trzupek — architect, tricker, Nowy Sącz

Tomasz Trzupek

I am an architect and a graduate of Kraków University of Technology, responsible at TRZ Office for the BIM standard and documentation coordination. I focus on the technical soundness of designed solutions, combining practices proven over years of experience with new design standards.

Zenon Trzupek 1935 – 1985

Zenon Trzupek

Founder of the studio, Zenon Franciszek Trzupek, was a versatile architect and urban planner whose consistent work distinctly shaped the spatial landscape of the Sącz region.

As a long-serving county architect and, from 1975, chief architect of the Nowy Sącz voivodeship, he was one of the active creators of the so-called Sącz experiment.

His architectural language evolved over the years; while his buildings designed in the 1960s were fully modernist in character, after 1970 he boldly began introducing elements derived from local tradition. He thus became a recognisable representative of Sącz regional modernism, in which modern forms gained a folk context through the use of river stone, wood, and characteristic steep, multiplied roofs.

He began his professional career by co-creating the development plan for Nowy Sącz Market Square. He quickly became known as a designer seeking unconventional solutions, exemplified by the Panorama restaurant opened in 1967. This building, equipped with an expansive terrace and glazed halls facing the Dunajec river, served as the showcase of the Sącz experiment.

The architect also possessed a distinct sense of detail, which he demonstrated in 1962 by designing the interior of the Warsaw café Sądeczanka using an original mosaic made from river stones and cross-sections of tree trunks. Among his widely known smaller forms are wooden bus shelters with high gable roofs, which have permanently become part of the landscape of the Sącz region and Podhale.

In the later period of his career, he focused on more complex public buildings, such as the Museum of Folk Art in Paszyn and the conference-accommodation Beekeeper's House in Kamianna. Simultaneously, he designed innovative sacred buildings, giving them a modernist-regional expression. His churches in Ochotnica Górna, Siedliska, Rytro, and on the Helena estate in Nowy Sącz are characterised by irregular shapes and fancifully broken roofs with open trusses, thus referencing traditional wooden construction.

His intensive professional activity was connected with involvement in the Association of Polish Architects (SARP), to which he was admitted in May 1965. On behalf of this organisation, he co-led regional educational campaigns promoting wooden architecture traditions in the early 1970s. In October 1978, he represented the Sącz-Podhale branch at the World Congress of Architects in Mexico, and in April 1979 he obtained SARP expert qualifications.

His contribution to regional development earned him numerous state distinctions; in 1976 he received the Minister of Administration award for shaping regional forms and mountain recreational areas. A year later he was a laureate of the team award from the Minister of Spatial Planning for the spatial development plan of the Nowy Sącz voivodeship. He was additionally honoured with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1978), Gold, Silver (1972) and Bronze Crosses of Merit, as well as the Coat of Arms Shield Distinguished for the City of Nowy Sącz (1973).

Zajazd Sądecki Inn Zajazd Sądecki Inn — Nowy Sącz
Church of the Holy Cross Church of the Holy Cross — Nowy Sącz, os. Helena
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Ochotnica Górna
Church of the Holy Family Church of the Holy Family — Rytro
Pod Smrekami Inn Pod Smrekami Inn — Kosarzyska
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List of works

Public buildings & urban planning5

  • Zagospodarowanie Rynku Nowy Sącz
  • Dom Handlowy Spółdzielca Stary Sącz
  • Wiaty przystanków autobusowych Sądecczyzna i Podhale · od 1975
  • Muzeum Sztuki Ludowej im. ks. E. Nitki Paszyn · 1993
  • Plan zagospodarowania przestrzennego woj. nowosądeckiego 1977

Leisure, sports & training facilities8

  • Stadion sportowy Grybów
  • Górniczy Ośrodek Sportowy Rybnik · 1963
  • Ośrodek Szkoleniowy Straży Pożarnej Zbyszyce · 1962–1964
  • Ośrodek Kolonijny REDP Kosarzyska · 1962–1964
  • Ośrodek Szkoleniowo-Kolonijny Florynka Florynka k. Grybowa · 1965
  • Ośrodek wypoczynkowy Smrek Kosarzyska · 1978
  • Ośrodek wypoczynkowy Tatry (ob. Biały Potok) Zakopane · 1978
  • Schronisko w Suchej Dolinie (projekt koncepcyjny) Piwniczna · 1971

Hotels & dining9

  • Restauracja Panorama Nowy Sącz · 1961–1967
  • Restauracja Kaskada Grybów · 1963
  • Restauracja Pod Jabłonią Łącko · 1968
  • Hotel Koliba Piwniczna · 1971
  • Hotel Górski Sucha Dolina · ok. 1976
  • Zajazd Sądecki Nowy Sącz · 1982
  • Zajazd Pod Smrekami Kosarzyska · 1978
  • Dom Pszczelarza Kamianna · 1983
  • Dom Gościnny św. Filipa Neri Kamianna · 1985

Sacred architecture4

  • Kościół Wniebowzięcia NMP Ochotnica Górna · 1981
  • Kościół św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła Siedliska · 1983–1987
  • Kościół Świętego Krzyża Nowy Sącz, os. Helena · 1983–1990
  • Kościół Świętej Rodziny Rytro · 1983–2000

Monuments & artistic works6

  • Pomnik Żołnierzy II Wojny Światowej
  • Pomnik Ofiar Faszyzmu
  • Pomnik Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego Radziejowa · 1966
  • Miejsce Pamięci Narodowej Wielka Roztoka Ryterska · 1967
  • Aranżacja wnętrza kina Podhale Nowy Sącz · 1961
  • Wnętrze kawiarni Sądeczanka Warszawa · 1962

Other3

  • Budynek Szkoły Podstawowej Tęgoborze · 1962
  • Domy jednorodzinne i letniskowe
  • Rzeźby w drewnie i przedmioty użytkowe

Contact

Address Fredry 1 St., 33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland
Hours Mon – Fri, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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