HOTEL IN KRYNICA ZDRÓJ
Category
Daylight in buildings - Region 2: Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Students
MAGDALENA MRÓZ
School
Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
Country
Poland
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KRYNICA ZDRÓJ IS A SMALL CITY IN THE MAŁOPOLSKIE VOIVODSHIP, IN POLAND, FAMOUS FOR ITS HEALING WATERS, BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES AND STUNNING WOODEN VILLAS WITH CHARACTERISTIC FLORAL-GEOMETRIC DECORATIONS. THE PROJECT DRAWNS INSPIRATION FROM THIS FOLK TRADITION, BLENDING IT WITH MODERN ARCHITEKTURE BY ENCLOSING THE SOLID OF THE HOTEL, WITH A CORTEN PERFORATED NET. THE SHAPE OF THE ELEVATION WALLS, AS WELL AS THE MULTI-SLOPE ROOF, WERE INSPIRED BY THE MOUNTAINTOPS. THEN, THE SUNLIGHT CAME INTO PLAY: THE PERFORATED ELEVATION GLIMMS AND SHIMMERS IN THE LIGHT, BUT ALSO CREATES WONDERFUL SHADOW-PAINTINGS ON THE OTHERWISE PLAIN CONCRETE ELEWATIONS. FINALLY, TO ALLOW MORE SUNLIGHT INTO THE ROOMS, CUSTOM OPENINGS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PERFORATION, SO THAT EVERY VISITOR CAN OPEN AND CLOSE THEM MANUALLY ACCORDING TO THEIR LIKING. THE MAIN MATHERIALS USED ARE: SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE, GLASS AND CORTEN. THE BUILDING IS 2 STORES HIGH, OFFERS A CONFORTABLE GROUNDFLOOR AND 2 FLOORS OF HOTEL ROOMS.THE HOTEL OFFERS A PICTURESQUE TRIP DOWN THE NATURE LANE. WITH COMFORTABLE 30m2 ROOMS, THE SPA AND RESTAURANT AREAS, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS AND FRESH. IT COMBINES NOT ONLY MODERN AND FOLK ARCHITEKTURE, BUT ALSO NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY.