Award:
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Architectural Design of the Year, Poland
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Name of project:
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Keret House
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Type of project:
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writer’s studio
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Street & City where project is located:
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The gap between ul. Żelazna 74 and ul. Chłodna 22 in Warsaw
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Total space (not leasable space):
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14 sqm
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Developer:
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The Fundation of Polish Modern Art and The City of Warsaw
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Name of investor:
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The Fundation of Polish Modern Art and The City of Warsaw
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Architect:
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Jakub Szczęsny
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Brief description of the architectural studio:
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Jakub Szczęsny is the co-founder of the Centrala Designers Task Force. His main interests include unique residencies and intervention in public space in places of conflict.
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Brief information about the project from an architectural point of view:
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In a 92–152 cm gap between two buildings representing different historical periods, a 14 sqm, two-level fully-equipped studio was built for one person. The modular steel structure was enclosed with Kingspan nano-foam 5cm sandwich panels on lateral walls and with 2cm translucent policarbonate on its street-side façade and on the roof. The white, luminous interior finished with lacquered mdf with integrated 90cm kitchenette, dining space for two, a workdesk and a bed. The bathroom has a corian shower basin in the floor. Two windows for cross-ventilation. The structure is entered through a trapdoor in the lower level's floor. Equipped with Gira switches, Volunta Parquet oak flooring.
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| Project website: |
www.domkereta.pl |
