Dębowa Housing Estate in Katowice, Poland by Biuro Projektów Architektonicznych

Article source: Biuro Projektów Architektonicznych

Dębowa social housing estate is located in the west part of Katowice, in the district Dąb, near the Voivodship Park of Culture and Recreation in Chorzów. The development consists of two buildings; one residential – commercial, complementary to the west frontage of the Dębowa Street and the other for residential use only, located further back within the plot.

Side View (Images Courtesy S.Polański)

• Designer: Biuro Projektów Architektonicznych
• Project name: Dębowa Housing Estate
• Location: Katowice, Poland
• Architects: Jan Pallado, Aleksander Skupin
• Photographer: S.Polański
• Software used: AutoCAD Architecture, Corel DRAW, 3D Max

Side View (Images Courtesy S.Polański)

• Completion date: 2009
• Site area: 0.78 ha
• Award name: WAN Residential AWARDS 2010 high recommendation (one of 25 best projects of the world)

Construction area:

• Building area: 1 074 m²
• Usable area: 13 921 m²

Exterior View (Images Courtesy S.Polański)

The residential & commercial building is attached to an early 20th century corner town house and honors its building line, but also accommodates itself to the curve of Dębowa Street by creating shape reversals accordingly. The building is raised on the southern side, providing a visual counterbalance to the high attic of the old corner town house. The residential building situated further back within the plot offers similar reversals as the front one, that helps to exhibit a historical villa enclosing an urban courtyard from the south.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy S.Polański)

The housing estate consists of 85 flats, mainly of one bedroom flats ranging from 42 to 46 sq m as well as some studio and two bedroom flats. Large three bedroom flats have been located in the raised part of building and it is designed for family with numerous children.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy S.Polański)

A limited budget determined use of simple means in shaping the urban courtyard, dominated by green car parks and formation of new buildings with colorful parts of walls and uninhibited windows – counterbalanced to the monotony of repeatable flats. This composition is supplemented by floral and paper bird motifs on the front facade.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy S.Polański)

Detail 01

Detail 02

Dwelling Plans

Elevation and Section

Floor Plans

Site Plan

Tags: Katowice, Poland

Categories: 3dS Max, Autocad, Housing Development, Residential

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