Work submitted for the competition
"Best Diploma of Interiors 2022/2024".
The design of the interior space of the former garrison club, provides a place dedicated to the local community. The facility is located in a residential area in Sulejówek. The city is part of the Warsaw agglomeration, which affects its specificity and spatial qualities. In response to the theme "Meeting", the focus was on the needs of the community of the said housing estate.
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The goal of the work became to build a person's relationship with the place and its surroundings, by arousing emotional sentiment and a sense of belonging. The design process drew inspiration from the history of the building, its original purpose, its users, and the deficiencies in the architectural fabric of the small town. Additional significance was given to the theme of memories and impressions of residents, who longingly recall moments spent in the building during its active days.
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Architecturally, the building stands out in juxtaposition with the city's buildings. In its central part a square was located, leading to the frontally located main entrance. The building is one-story, designed on a quadrilateral plan, similar in shape to a square. The body of the building has 3 parts: two side wings protruding forward in relation to the main entrance of the building and a central part with an auditorium, distinguished by a characteristic roof. This layout had a direct impact on the division and localization of functions in the building.
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The main goal of the project is to create a place that gives the opportunity to build the identity of an individual, through meeting with other people. I was also keen to bring life back into the facility and reunite the residents, who used to be a strong community. In addition, I wanted the facility to be used by everyone, I mean people of all ages, which could also have an impact on intergenerational integration.
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In designing, I tried to create conditions for the three forms of out-of-home activity identified by Jan Gehl: necessary, otherwise basic activities (daily tasks and duties), optional activities (freely undertaken forms of leisure and recreation outside the home) and social activities (interactions with other people). The author points out that in less well-designed spaces we will notice only the activity of basic activities. On the other hand, in high-quality spaces, all of the above-mentioned activities can be observed. Naturally, I was guided by the goal of creating a space that would primarily include optional and social activities.
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I divided the facility into 4 zones: zone 1 was placed in the center, zone 2 and 3 use the side wings of the building, while zone 4 houses administrative spaces, and was therefore placed in the rear of the facility.
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Themultifunctionality of the facility is intended to make it accessible to every group that makes up the local community as a whole. An important place in the space is the "center", which has been designed in a way that gives the possibility to adapt the room for various events that bring together and integrate residents. It includes: a burgundy corridor leading from the central entrance, the main room, a bar and a warehouse. Zone two is the right wing, which contains rooms such as a reception area, a room for special events, a room for physical activities, locker rooms and a space for children. Zone three is the left wing of the facility. It is a coworking space, where the reception desk, common and private work space, telephone booths, kitchenette, reading corner and workshop rooms have been placed.
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