Nova Lipowa, Pruszków

Nova Lipowa is the first development PAKA.archi started working on for GoldHouse. PAKA.archi prepared the first concept for the building on ul. Lipowa in Pruszków in 2017, but because of issues with neighbouring properties the project was put on hold for several years.

To the neighbourhood, the plot on ul. Lipowa was more than an empty site. For years, residents of the neighbouring buildings had used it as shared space, and an internal road belonging to a neighbouring housing cooperative ran across it. It was only natural that they might oppose a new development, and PAKA.archi understood why: for them, construction meant a change in what they see from their windows, how much light reaches their apartments and how much traffic passes their homes.

A new local zoning plan was to set the rules for building on the site, and PAKA.archi and the developer waited patiently several years for the council to pass it. The plan was adopted in April 2023, and in the meantime regulations, the housing market and buyer expectations all changed.

PAKA.archi did not treat the years of waiting as lost time but let Nova Lipowa evolve alongside the local zoning plan. Whenever regulations, the market or buyer expectations changed, PAKA.archi adapted the design to them. Over those years, for example, the rules on parking space dimensions changed, so a garage designed when 230 cm wide spaces were allowed had to change with them. The design for which GoldHouse obtained a building permit differs from the first concepts of 2017 and matches what buyers are looking for today, not several years ago.

PAKA.archi approached the neighbours with the same care and prepared the building permit design with respect for the people living next door. The team carefully analysed everything the new building changes around them: distances from the plot boundaries and neighbouring buildings, changes in sunlight and access to daylight in nearby apartments, and access and traffic for the site. The housing cooperative's internal road was kept in the final design and incorporated into the site layout of the new development, so that it continues to serve the cooperative's residents.

Throughout those years, PAKA.archi was a constant partner for the developer, taking the project through each successive procedure and flagging risks before they could stop the development.

After years of preparation, the building permit for Nova Lipowa became final 2 months after the application was submitted, and in April 2025 construction began on the plot on ul. Lipowa. The result is a modern building with 64 apartments of 35 to 88 m² in 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom layouts, with large areas of glazing and balconies, terraces or private gardens, and residents' parking in an underground car park.

Apartments at Nova Lipowa are finding buyers while the building is still under construction. By the end of September 2026, 44 of the 64 apartments had been sold and 7 more were reserved. The building is about a 10-minute walk from Pruszków station, served by mainline PKP trains and Warsaw's SKM suburban rail, and GoldHouse plans to complete it in Q1 2027.

The collaboration that began with Nova Lipowa also took in Nova Warszawska in Błonie. That development was the first of PAKA.archi's projects for GoldHouse to receive a building permit, and it was completed in May 2025.