{"id":3979,"date":"2022-12-28T18:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T17:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&p=3979"},"modified":"2022-12-28T18:44:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T17:44:37","slug":"facade-decoration-at-87-szeroka-st","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/facade-decoration-at-87-szeroka-st\/","title":{"rendered":"Fa\u00e7ade decoration at 87 Szeroka St."},"content":{"rendered":"

Technique: <\/strong>painting<\/p>\n

Object:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the two historicist fa\u00e7ades covering a block of flats built as part of the post-war reconstruction of Gda\u0144sk. In 2014, the fa\u00e7ade underwent a major refurbishment under the \u2018Gda\u0144skie Fasady OdNowa\u2019 project. Its aim was to improve the quality of public spaces in G\u0142\u00f3wne Miasto by adding architectural decoration to existing buildings that were omitted during Gda\u0144sk\u2019s reconstruction.<\/p>\n

The main fa\u00e7ade decoration is located in the corner, on the walls of the windowless, five-storey buildings situated with their gables to Szeroka and Tandeta streets (south-western part). It is formed by a mural that refers to the theme of pre-war wall and newspaper advertisements. The main part of it is an inscription (from Tandeta Street): Nowa \/ SZEROKA \/ Gda\u0144sk \/ PE\u0141EN TAJEMNIC (\u201cThe new Szeroka Street, Gda\u0144sk full of secrets\u201d), maintained in the style of typefaces from the pre-war period, enriched with drawings and photographs of old Gda\u0144sk and product labels. The historical photographs of Gda\u0144sk used in the decoration show a moving tram and customers sitting in a street caf\u00e9. These elements are also present in the part of the mural visible from Szeroka Street (fragment of the fa\u00e7ade set back into Tandeta Street in relation to the frontage of Szeroka Street). The building\u2019s distinctive layout allows a view of the artwork from within the Szeroka Street. The premise is maintained in sepia colours.<\/p>\n

A fragment of the fa\u00e7ade located on Szeroka Street (the eastern part of the fa\u00e7ade, aligned with the building line) was given a decoration that refers to the corner mural in the space above the second and third storeys. It consists of painted advertising lettering and panels made of artificial stone, visually connecting the windows horizontally. This provides an architectural reference to the contemporary development on 1 Tandeta Street.<\/p>\n

The northern part of the building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade facing Tandeta Street received a panel made of artificial stone in the space between the first and second storeys (above the windows of the commercial premises). This element was meant to be painted as a signboard. The aim of this part of the project, as with the fa\u00e7ades of the tenement houses at 77, 82, and 86 Szeroka Street, was to minimise uncontrolled advertising in the public space.<\/p>\n

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Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The building is located in an area designated as a heritage site. It forms part of the historic urban layout of Gda\u0144sk. Szeroka Street was destroyed in 1945 during World War II. Most of the tenement houses were rebuilt without respecting the historical layout. Historic remnants can only be seen in the distinction of the separate fa\u00e7ades with gables and in the ridge layout perpendicular to the street. The height and width of the buildings were standardised, and consequently, the historic parcelling was not maintained. Retail and service units were located in the ground floor. Szeroka Street acts as a boundary between the historicising reconstruction and modern development: a place where the two ways of post-war reconstruction intertwine.<\/p>\n

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Information about the authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adam Romuald \u201cTheosone\u201d K\u0142odecki <\/strong>graduated from the Faculty of Design and Interior Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk. He is the co-founder of the ATAK group and holder of numerous awards, who took part in several exhibitions. Theosone represents the calligraffiti style.<\/p>\n

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Anna Taut <\/strong>graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk, obtaining her degree in 2009. She works with easel painting and large-format painting (murals). Taut won many competitions, including the Grand Prix of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the \u201cTriennale with still life\u201d (2012) and \u201cMateria medicinalis, materia artificalis\u201d (2011). She has exhibited her work at numerous group and solo exhibitions.<\/p>\n

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Condition of the object: <\/strong>good<\/p>\n

Owner\/guardian: <\/strong>M3 Property Management<\/p>\n

Author of the entry: <\/strong>Noemi Etush<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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