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Object: One of two historicising façades covering a residential block constructed as part of Gdańsk’s post-war reconstruction. In 2016, the façade 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 three-bay façade is located in its central part. In the interwindow space between the second and third storeys, the artist painted a pattern inspired by the shape of wings, composed of intersecting colourful lines. A vertical design of horizontal lines runs through the centre of each element, emphasising the axiality of the façade. The colour scheme of the entire composition is based on tonal transitions, starting from the colour of the façade plaster.
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: Jan Kołodziej graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Gdańsk University of Technology. He presented his graduation work in 2009 under the supervision of Professor Piotr Lorens. In 2011, he undertook postgraduate studies in urban spatial development management at the Gdańsk University of Technology. Between 2009 and 2012, he was a design assistant at the Institute of Urban Design in Gdańsk. Since 2012, he has been employed at the City Aesthetics Department at the Municipal Office in Gdańsk. Kołodziej is actively involved in street art and graffiti; he created many individual artistic projects in the public space. He has also taken part in in group and solo exhibitions.
Condition of the object: good
Owner/guardian: ‘Attyka’ real estate management
Author of the entry: Noemi Etush
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