architect. ??
finished. 1934
CASP was originally built as the Polish headquarters of the YMCA, after the war it became the headquarters of the Polish Scouts (my great grandmother worked there) and it currently houses the only remaining covered swimming pool that survived the war. Unfortunately the swimming pool is dry, however it is not useless. It currently houses a stage and is one of the most unique venues I've ever seen, on par with the Fireside Bowl in Chicago. Anyway, the building has attracted freethinkers and bohemians for decades and it continues to do so. This is what I love about Warsaw, that behind the facade of the poshest square in town you can find a gray, unimposing building that whose function has been completely rethought, but unchanged and made to be useful in the present. Environmental, creative and accessible: Wow. Oh and check out their website for events, basen, there's even a cafe to quench your thirst.
ps. Leopold Tyrmand, writer, publicist and jazz enthusiast lived here for 9 years.
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