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GdanskWorldWarIIMuseum/StudioArchitektoniczneKwadrateVolo|ArchitectureMagazine
GdanskWorldWarIIMuseum/Studio
ArchitektoniczneKwadrat
BY:ADMIN|SEPTEMBER292010
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PolisharchitecturalfirmStudioArchitektoniczneKwadratwonthefirstplaceinthe
internationalcompetitiontodesigntheWorldWarIIMuseuminGdansk,Poland.
Architectsdescription:
Tofitinthehistoricpartofthecity,andcreatingaformthatmaybecomeitsiconatthesame
time,wehadtomakeacompromisebetweenitsformaandmonumentality,beingcarefulwith
itsimpudenceandaggressiveness.Wewantedthearchitecturetobeadelicatesuggestion
ratherthanstrongquotationfortheWorldWarIItragedy.Thatishowtheideaofdynamic,
expressiveformhadbeenbroughttolive,tearingapartthesymbolicanddramaticshell
coveringtheworld,createdbythewar.Thedesignoftheformistobeundefinedbyone
literallymeaning.Itmaybediscoveredinmanywaysbyeachandeveryindividualviewer.
Followingthedesignprocess,wehaveagreedtoleavemostofthesiteasanopenpublic
space,sowemovedsomepartofanexhibitionunderground.Enteringthesubterraneanlevels
istobeamoodsettingprocess.Startingfrombeingunconcernandfullofeverydaythoughts,
tobehangedinthebalanceandclearminded,tofinallyfellthehorror,frightensandevenpain
byastrongrelationwiththeexhibition.Theundergroundpartofthemuseumisapaththrough
hellofwar,atimetravelexperience.Thebacktorealitybeginswiththegroundlevelandthe
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publicspacesurroundingthemuseum,theplacetothink,togathertheexperiencefromthe
underground.Butthatsnottheend,thepastisacreatorofthefuture,soastheviewerclimbs
thetowertotheverytop,heseeshopeandfreedom,heseesanoldandyoungtownof
Gdansk.Heseesithavingthoughtsofthepasthehadjustexperienced.
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