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Yes, I hope the Karasia Palace gets rebuilt as is planned.
Thanks for these interesting photos concerning the rebuilding of the old Bank of Poland. I take your point about some of the detailing of the new structure but overall I think it's a good looking new design and the restoration of the original part is great news indeed, especially if they rebuild that marvellous Banking Hall. Look forward to seeing it when I next visit. Do you know what date they have for completion?Restoration/Reconstruction/Homage to the Bank of Poland
The footprint and to some extent the massing of the earlier building has been restored but with a modern skin. You may note that the red sandstone base ties in with the original to the south. This is a signature project of Ewa Nekanda-Trepka's term as city conservator. The massing seems to work ok, the asymmetrical entrance is awkward, poor contiguity with the extant historic structure a big problem, fenestration looks cheap and doesn't line up well with surviving structure, horizontal articulation doesn't break up the mass to harmonize with the building to the south - cornice lines could have been more robust. I will withhold final judgement until the corner is finished and revealed, let's hope they didn't cheap out on beautifully sculpted red sandstone base at the corner. On the plus side, the building will bring in lots of people into this area and help revitalize it as well as hopefully attract better quality projects in the future:
Location:
Original:
Today:
Do not understand the reason for the assymetry here
Original
Today - the line where the limestone tile cladding ends at the corner is the height of the original building
Surviving Part to be restored:
Interior bankers' hall is being reconstructed as part of the new project: