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Technique: bas-relief
Object:
One of the two historicist façades covering a block of flats built as part of the post-war reconstruction of Gdańsk. In 2017, the façade underwent a major refurbishment under the ‘Gdańskie Fasady OdNowa’ project, which aimed to improve the quality of public spaces in Główne Miasto by adding architectural decoration to existing buildings that were omitted during Gdańsk’s reconstruction.
The triaxial façade gained a sculptural decoration made of artificial stone in beiges and greys, in contrast to the purple plaster of the façade. Using a material that refers to historical traditions, the author created repetitive geometric elements placed in the inter-window space. Each sequence, a separate one in each inter-storey belt, is built up of geometric forms, a variation based on the rhombus shape.
Place:
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:
Paweł Mrozek graduated in Urban Design and Regional Planning from the Gdańsk University of Technology. He presented his graduation work in 2004. Mrozek is the co-founder of the Gdańsk Agglomeration Development Forum Association. He is interested in the socialisation of urban design and regeneration processes.
Condition of the object: good
Owner/guardian: “Attyka” real estate management
Author of the entry: Noemi Etush
Bibliography:
https://www.fasadyodnowa.pl/pl/realizacje/ogarna-117118/ [accessed: 18 April 2021]
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