Herbst Palace, Guardhouse
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Herbst Palace, Guardhouse – Image © Jakub Stepien
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Architect's statement
After winning the bid for the design of a ticket office interior, we implemented our plan to adapt a tiny guardhouse and turn it into a small but elegant space for museum visitors.
The conceptual idea for this project was a desire to create a relationship between the present and the past. We wanted to prepare the visitors for a journey through time during their visit at the 19th century palace.
The façade was replaced by a stone frame which supports a double glazed door. This element opens the interior to small arcades at the front of the building.
The interior was configured to resemble a small white box, very modest but with some ‘glamorous’ accents such as leather on the countertop, shining furniture surfaces, black shining stone and a fresco pattern resembling authentic period wallpaper. We’ve also used a lot of white and transparencies to make the interior seem more lightweight.
The interior plan included the main ticket office space and a staff room with a sanitary unit.
Details/Credits
- Client: Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz
- Location: Lodz, Przedzalniana, Poland
- Design firm: wunderteam.pl
- Completion: 2008
- Photographs: Jakub Stepien
Herbst Palace, Guardhouse was submitted by wunderteam.pl and was last updated on July 30, 2010. You can learn more about wunderteam.pl by visiting this website.
