The Krakow Tenement Hotel by Boguslaw Barnas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Bronze in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.
BronzeArchitektur· 2023
The Krakow Tenement Hotel
A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Architektur Category
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The Design
About The Krakow Tenement Hotel
Das Krakauer Mietshaus in der Nähe des Königsschlosses Wawel definiert eine völlig neue Qualität der Weichselufer. Dieses Gebäude ist äußerst innovativ und sehr Krakau-artig zugleich. Es weist je nach Standort des Betrachters einen dynamischen und variablen Stil auf, der sich direkt auf den Kontext des Ortes, des historischen Schlosses und seiner Umgebung bezieht. Es nutzt das technologische Potenzial der Zeit, ist aber gleichzeitig langlebig und zeitlos, da es in der Tradition verwurzelt ist.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Bronze
The Krakow Tenement Hotel ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von The Krakow Tenement Hotel wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. The Krakow Tenement Hotel befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Krakow Tenement House near the Wawel Royal Castle defines a completely new quality of the Vistula embankments. This building is extremely innovative and very Krakow-like at the same time. It has a dynamic and variable style depending on the observer’s location, which directly refers to the context of the place – historical castle and surroundings. It takes advantage of the technological potential of our times, but at the same time it is durable and timeless since it is rooted in tradition.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The structure of the building defines an innovative structure that grows out of the historical DNA of the place. We aim to find motives typical for Krakow. We use the most modern and enviromenmetally friendly technology – CLT glued timber construction, which will minimize the construction loads on the historical substance, as well as transfer a significant part of the work from the construction site to the factory where precise prefabricated elements will be produced
- Tags
- architecture, hotel, restaurant, poland, cracow, view_terrace, design, revitalization, historical_context, CLT_technology,
- Design Challenge
- The division of the structure originates from the lower floors and the lines of the windows flow smoothly into the coffered wooden ceiling. Moreover, the construction of our structure gains innovative, extraordinary dynamics. Observing this object from a perspective, the building has a distinctly Gothic character, while from close up it resembles Renaissance arcades, even closer it turns into soft forms of Baroque ornaments. Thus, we obtained a new, dynamic form defined by perception.
- Research
- The front elevation of the building creates an interior of Krakow’s contemporary chambers – probably the most attractive hotel rooms in the city, due to the location, view, character of the interior, as well as unique and pioneering elegance of the designed structure. This structure framework flows smoothly from the facade into a coffered wooden ceiling that decorates hotel rooms. These beautiful wooden ceilings continue the character of historical Krakow interiors.
- Inspiration
- e decided to restore the original splendor and beautiful proportions of the designed tenement house, using design measures appropriate to the current times, the context of the place, and the achievements of modern technology. The revitalization involves restoration of the original brick and historical decorations and removal of the top floor, which was carelessly built-up in later years. Thanks to this the tenement house will regain its original proportions and character from 1900.
- Project Duration
- Location: Cracow, Poland
- Image Credits
- Image #1 Unique Vision Studio Rafał Barnaś, 2022
Image #2 Unique Vision Studio Rafał Barnaś, 2022
Image #3 Unique Vision Studio Rafał Barnaś, 2022
Image #4 Unique Vision Studio Rafał Barnaś, 2022
Image #5 Unique Vision Studio Rafał Barnaś, 2022
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