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in the other rooms altogether. On the
two rooms with a bathroom in between.
contrary, we had employed certain
This provides a reasonable amount of
solutions in room 48 and decided to
comfort where it was non-existent before
apply them in other rooms as well. We've
and thus confers privacy to the occupants.
prepared a few rooms to a higher standard
This solution will soon also be applied to
when it comes to decoration. They were
other rooms as well, as we have already
designed by the interior designer, Adam
started subsequent renovation works on
Sołtys. We asked Mr Sołtys not to break
them.
away from Scharoun's original design, but
We are going to remove the plaster finish
to make it more modern while keeping the
coat and go back to the mineral coat.
general atmosphere, which would make
The existing recesses in the rooms are
a contemporary guest not feel like being
going to be turned back into kitchenettes
you need for comfortable living: it's all
in a museum. I think it worked perfectly
as we have decided it to be a very good
functional. This room was restored to
since these rooms are really impressive
idea for residents who stay in our hotel for
show the original concept of the designer.
and people who stay in them are happy as
two weeks or longer. They will be able to
However it is now used as a hotel room
the rooms are functional and eye-catching.
prepare coffee in a kitchenette equipped
continuously: we accommodate our
This year we have decided to change
with a sink, a place for a kettle and
guests in it. It even has its fans who
the project so that the rooms are a better
a small fridge. This all significantly boosts
always want to stay in it. On the other
fit to their current function, namely, as
the standards of comfort. This idea applied
hand, there are also people who don't
accommodation for the trainees: a place
in room 48 and other rooms seems to be
appreciate the atmosphere of this space.
where they should be able to study. Our
the right solution for the needs of the 21st
Its characteristic colours, the linoleum
main task is to train our employees and
century.
on the floor and the solutions used may
candidates as prospective inspectors. Very
give the impression that the room is too
often it is the case that people spend two
GHL: The bathrooms aren't problematic
cold as a hotel room. Taking into account
weeks or more here at a time and have to
at all, since they were built to
the fact that the building draws more and
acquire a substantial amount of learning
a modern standard, what's more, they
more attention every year, we've decided
material. Therefore, we came up with
are quite spacious for hotel bathrooms.
to renovate this type of room throughout
the concept as a departure to Scharoun's
JG: Yes, they aren't overloaded with
the building. We're happy that there are
idea of rooms for childless couples or
equipment though, and have always been
increasing numbers of tours coming and
single occupants. Originally, the two-level
plain rather than sumptuous. There's
more and more people want to visit our
apartments had some sort of dining-living
nothing unnecessary: but that was the
hotel. That’s why we wanted to renovate
room downstairs and a bedroom upstairs.
assumption of the modernists. We've
this room faithfully. Of course it doesn't
We have divided these rooms into two
matched the furniture with colours and
mean we gave up on Scharoun's idea
parts in such a way that there are now
equipment in the new rooms in a similar
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