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Object: The façade covers a residential block constructed as part of Gdańsk’s post-war reconstruction. In 2016, it underwent a complete renovation as part of the ‘Gdańskie Fasady OdNowa’ project, aimed at improving the quality of public spaces in the Main Town by adding architectural decorations to buildings that had been overlooked during Gdańsk’s reconstruction.
The decoration of the building at 97 Ogarna Street, due to its position at the corner of the street, encompasses three façades. Each façade has been cohesively painted using tonal transitions between blue and beige. Additionally, the main façade and the courtyard elevation feature a detail inspired by Celtic knotwork surrounding the windows on the second storey, also designed with tonal transitions. The elevation facing Ławnicza Street is adorned with a spherical globe, a projecting sign marking the presence of a travel agency.
Location: The buildings are in an area designated as a heritage site. They form part of the historic urban layout of the city of Gdańsk. Ogarna Street was destroyed in 1945 during the war. It was rebuilt on the basis of the so-called Zachwatowicz plan that envisaged the reconstruction of historical forms, which was only feasible in the form of a workers’ housing estate. The erected block of flats was covered by a historicist façade screen. The buildings thus created were the result of combining two houses into a complex with a common staircase, an entrance from the courtyard and an even top line of windows emphasising the block-like nature of the premise. The elevations were not completed with architectural decoration.
Information about the author/s: Justyna Posiecz-Polkowska graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. She completed her degree in the studio of Prof. Maciej Świeszewski, specialising in wall painting and stained glass under Prof. Jacek Zdybel. She has participated in European open-air workshops and festivals of monumental painting, as well as numerous group exhibitions.
Jacek Wielebski graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He co-founded the Traffic Design Association dedicated to art and design in public space. He is a graphic artist, poster designer, and organiser of cultural events.
Condition of the object: good
Owner/guardian: ‘Attyka’ real estate management
Author of the entry: Noemi Etush
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