Interview Grażyna Hryncewicz-Lamber: What is
Of course such issues are usually
GHL: One of the aims of the exhibition
the urban revitalization of the WuWA
followed by lengthy discussions
was to show different construction
kindergarten about?
concerning if we should expose the
technologies. Is the kindergarten being
ZM: In architectural revitalization it is
new elements or should we do it in
restored using the same technologies or
generally acknowledged and accepted
such a way that no one can tell the
different ones?
that to restore an element of a building
old from the new: but that's a different
ZM: Yes and no. I think there are a few
one simply recreates it in the same shape
story. In this situation, the need to
goals to reach in this project. The first
and form as it was originally designed. Of
fill in this urban complex comes from
goal, when it comes to the construction
course, there is an on-going discussion if
the fact that the missing element is
technologies used, was to show how
such interventions should be visible and
a tiny fragment of a bigger whole. To
efficient the wooden framework is, and
should this unoriginality be exposed or
me, that's the only case when the
what its capabilities are, for example, the
not. There are two schools of thought, but
restoration is justified. If it were the
pace of construction and its independence
I don't see any point in discussing which
only historical kindergarten, located in
from the weather conditions. The second
is better. Each will always be preferred by
Wróblewskiego or Olszewskiego Street,
aspect of a wooden framework technology
architects: almost religiously in some cases.
or were not a part of a whole, I wouldn't
is the possibility of achieving certain heights
When talking about urban revitalisation,
recommend its reconstruction. It would
and ranges; namely, the proportions of the
we can compare it to architectural
be inappropriate from the point of view
interior, which in turn had a huge influence
renovation. Restoring a neo-Gothic
of city development philosophy.
on the execution of the functional plan. To
building, we fill in the missing bricks. If
In the process of city revitalization we
give you an example, it became possible to
there is an urban complex, not a single
shouldn't go back to single buildings
create a play room and bedrooms for the
building, as is the case with this exhibition
"eaten" by history. That's my personal
children using thin, small-sized construction
which consists of twenty-eight objects,
view: but here the situation is different.
elements. There were no massive walls or
then they're like those bricks in the wall:
The kindergarten is a part of an
supports: the wooden framework act as
one or two of those objects are missing
exhibition consisting of twenty-eight
a light support.
because they’re time-worn. I feel that it is
buildings – blocks – I feel we have the
acceptable or even recommendable to fill
right to fill in this one block to be able to
GHL: In my opinion it's a very functional
in these gaps and restore them.
refer to WuWA as a whole.
building, even for today.
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