The Native Architecture Scientific Circle of the Department of Architecture Wydział Architektury Politechniki Warszawskiej and the local Design and Research Studio, after two years of inventory and research work, presents the history of the Dylewo estate, once a harmonious oasis of architecture, landscape and art.
Dylewo is a small village with a rich history located in the municipality of Grunwald, Warmian-Masurian province. Although today its grounds are neglected and its buildings are falling into disrepair, Dylewo was once a model example of the manor and park establishment of former East Prussia. This was due to Franz Rose, owner of the estate at the turn of the 19th century, who not only brought valuable works of art to Dylewo, but also attracted European artists of the time.
Dylewo estate - exhibition
photo: Marek Patrzałek
Thanks to his vision, Dylewo became an important artistic center and an example of a harmonious combination of architecture, landscape and art, fitting in with the then popular idea of Gesamtkunstwerk - the creation of a total work, a synthesis of various arts
- describe the exhibition organizers.
modern techniques in the study of a 19th-century manor house
The site was decided to be investigated by members of the WAPW Native Architecture Scientific Circle and the WAPW Design and Research Studio as part of a scientific research project. In it, the researchers and students combined classical architectural inventory with historical research, spatial analysis and interpretation of the cultural context. Their work resulted in detailed projections, elevations and cross-sections of the church and elements of the manor house, and understanding the function of the buildings in their former setting was possible through the use of modern measurement techniques such as LIDAR technology, photogrammetry and laser scanning.
Dylewo estate - exhibition
photo: Artur Brzozowski
The full name of their scientific research project is "The symbiosis of architecture, technology and art in the estates of former East Prussia on the example of the manor establishment in Dylewo (German: Döhlau), Ostróda County."
Time travel to Dylewo
At the "Dylewo Estate" exhibition, in addition to the results of the inventory in the form of visualizations, projections or cross-sections, it was possible to see, among other things, a model of the palace printed in 3D printing technology at a scale of 1:100, as well as a film showing a hypothetical reconstruction of the residence.
Dylewo estate - exhibition
photo: Artur Brzozowski
The exhibition was accompanied by a lecture by M.Sc. arch. Piotr Hardecki, and the current issue of the journal "Studies in the History of Architecture and Urbanism in Poland" published an article by him and Iwona Krawiec, titled "The Dylewo Estate - an introduction to the Dylewo Estate". "Dylewo estate - introduction to research. The history of the filial church pw. Elevation of the Holy Cross in the light of sources and inventory measurements".
The exhibition seeks to evoke the extraordinary history of this virtually forgotten and devastated place today, as well as tell of ambitious plans that had no chance to come to fruition
- says Michal Serge, a member of the Circle.
