In the Podolany district of Poznań, in a house from 2010, the architects of the mode:lina™ studio created a space where everyday life meets art. The body of the building remained intact, but the interior gained new functionality and a coherent palette of materials. The owners emphasise that they wanted a place where art is not an add-on, but a natural part of the day. The collectors’ house has been given a new arrangement.
The programme of the house is clear: on the ground floor there is an entrance with a vestibule, a guest bathroom, a living room and a kitchen with a dining area opening onto the garden. The first floor is occupied by a master bedroom with dressing room and bathroom, a compact children’s bathroom, a gym and a study. Storage is hidden in the walls, which gives the space an orderly and light feel.
The ground floor of the house is distinguished by the warmth of the oak panelling that wraps the space from floor to ceiling. The cabinetry conceals doors and storage, allowing the hall to flow seamlessly into the living area and kitchen. The wooden cubicle, broken by the fluted glass of the sideboard, gives the interior a light and subtle elegance. Flooring materials define the boundaries of function – varnished oak in the dry areas and large tiles in the workspaces and entrance.
The kitchen acts like a studio, where stone worktops and oak fronts create an atmosphere of warmth and sustainability. Large windows let in light that is caught on the fluted glass in the morning, and in the evening the atmosphere is created by spotlights and decorative lamps. It is a space that integrates the residents over shared meals.
A neutral palette of white, oak and stone allows the owners’ art collection to shine. Sculptures and prints interact with design icons – Vitra Eames chairs, Louis Poulsen lamps, a Muuto sofa or Artemide wall sconces. A modular USM chest of drawers appears in the lobby, and the entire space remains open to changes in display. As the author of the project, Kinga Kin, emphasises, the neutral background gives freedom of arrangement without the need for revolution.
On the first floor, the private area is located. The bedroom has been combined with a make-up area and an intimate work corner, enclosed in a wooden cubby separated by fluted glass. Behind it, a dressing room with black woodwork and glass fronts has been laid out, complete with a comfortable bench.
The host bathroom, meanwhile, is a manifestation of the beauty of stone – the countertop, the high strip behind the sinks and the shower wall contrast with matt tiles and oak cabinetry.
The collectors’ house in Poznań is a project in which the architects consciously dispensed with excess. Oak, stone and light became a sufficient background so that everyday life and art could coexist in harmony.
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About the studio:
mode:lina™ is a Poznań-based design studio founded by Paweł Garus and Jerzy Woźniak, today formed by a team of talented young Polish architects and designers. Their common approach to architecture is based on constant exploration of new forms and functions, going beyond the usual patterns and drawing inspiration from contradictions and contrasts. The mode:lina™ projects are spaces of experience that have a real impact on the quality of everyday life. The logic of the team’s work includes proactivity, independence in the search for solutions and genuine enjoyment of the creative process.
design: mode:lina architects
design team: Kinga Kin, Paweł Garus, Jerzy Woźniak
photography: Patryk Lewiński
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