In Warsaw,
Poland in the district of Wola lies a small crack of space between the
buildings on 22 Chłodna Street and 74 Żelazna Street. Jakub Szczęsny of
Centrala,
recognized the potential to create something unique within this narrow
area, and derived a design of an art installation entitled Keret House.
The house upon completion shall become the narrowest house in Warsaw,
measuring an interior that will vary between 122 centimeters and 72
centimeters in its narrowest spot.
Architects:
Centrala
Location:
Wola, Poland
Designer:
Jakub Szczęsny
Project Area:
14,5 sqm
Project Year:
December 2011
Project Curators:
Sarmen Beglarian, Sylwia Szymaniak
Project Announcement:
Wola Art Festival “CityProjectWola“
Organizers:
Modern Polish Art Foundation, President Piotr
Nowicki, Wola District Office of the Capital City of Warsaw; Coordinator
Anna Fiszer-Nowacka; Gmina Wyznaniowa Żydowska w Warszawie, Coordinator
Judyta Nekanda-Trepka
The house will be a workplace, a hermitage created for an outstanding
Isreali writer, Etgar Keret. Besides, it will also fulfill a function
of a studio for invited guests – young creators and intellectualists
from all over the world. The residential program, conducted in the heart of Wola, is supposed
to produce creative work conditions and become a significant platform
for world intellectual exchange.
Structurally the house is a simple tri-dimensional steel frame
finished with plywood, insulated sandwich panels and styrofoam covered
with concrete cloth painted white. The interior will also be painted all white.
The “living” will place itself on the transformable, remote control
openable stairs, that flatten themselves when being in”up” position and
become regular stairs when going down. It will be equipped with boat-inspired water and sewage technology
independent from city systems, the electricity will be delivered by a
neighboring building.
Currently the house is receiving building permits as art
installation, since it doesn’t fulfill any existing Polish building
codes, the building process is supposed to start in September.
Source : http://www.archdaily.com
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