The plot where Rondo Verona residence has been built is close to the street where the richest residents of pre-war Wroclaw used to live, i.e. Kaiser Wilhelm Strasse (present-day Powstańców Śląskich Street). There is a picturesque park near the street. Exclusive character of this building was ensured by an Italian investor, known in Wroclaw, Krakow and Poznan for many successful projects. The 13,5-thousand-sqm-building was opened in 2008. It is characterised by a very high standard and covered with an elegant, pre-war style, front facade.
Situated near the Wroclaw Square Market. Modern shape, incongrous to stylised tenement houses, with a multi-level car park. In spite of its arrogance it seems to be properly situated. Golden travertine, grey slate and aluminium-glass Reynaers grating reveal a true character of the building - disciplined and restrained.
This is one of the most impressive examples of modern Polish architecture. It is a luxury apartment house, situated near the river, called Leopoldinum after the emperor Leopold I or after the Wroclaw Chamber Opera. Even the name of the residence makes this building interesting. However, if we get to know that the standard of flats is comparable to this from 5th Avenue in New York, our imagination starts to work. We need to imagine a lot since the facade of the building does not suggest the richness of the interior. Maciej Hawrylak, an architect of this building, has chosen simple planes, got rid of the useless formal decorativeness and focused on the combination of some very good materials. High quality facade is a combination of yellow sandstone, Siberian larch and stainless steel.
Once I was talking to my friends about impressive projects by Mario Botta, a Swiss architect, and about the architecture by Tadeusz Spychala, a Polish architect. They are both the masters of simplicity and proportion, particularly sensitive to the beauty and expressive possibilities of stone. One of my interlocutors, a well-known professor of architecture, asked me in a very polite way: What do we need this pompous stone for? I think there are cheaper and better materials than stone. Do the common people really need stone in their common life?
It is hard to find in Poland such examples of architecture as the ones presented at www.taschen.com or shown in the international periodicals. In Poland, due to small investment funds (in comparison to other EU cities), the architects are forced to reduce their formal dreams. Generally speaking, architecture of most buildings with stone facade is satisfactory, but we cannot say the same about buildings made in other technologies. Good position of Polish stone-facade buildings is a result of both a good stone and a good designer. These buildings are not the jewels of the world architecture but they are impressive and really beautiful.
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