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The Krakow Tenement Hotele by Boguslaw Barnas

The Krakow Tenement Hotele by Boguslaw Barnas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.


BoronseMeaho· 2023

The Krakow Tenement Hotele

by Boguslaw Barnas

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Meaho Category

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The Design

About The Krakow Tenement Hotele

Ntlo ea Tenement ea Krakow e haufi le Wawel Royal Castle e hlalosa boleng bo bocha ka ho felletseng ba liemahale tsa Vistula. Moaho ona o nchafalitsoe haholo ebile o tšoana le Krakow ka nako e le 'ngoe. E na le setaele se matla le se feto-fetohang ho latela sebaka sa moshebelli, se bolelang ka kotloloho maemo a sebaka, qhobosheane ea nalane le tikoloho ea eona. E nka monyetla ka bokhoni ba theknoloji ea linako, empa ka nako e ts'oanang, e tšoarella ebile ha e na nako kaha e thehiloe moetlong.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

The Krakow Tenement Hotele ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. The Krakow Tenement Hotele e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. The Krakow Tenement Hotele e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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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