Toya Design

Archaeological Reserve

Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERVE

Toya Design

ARCHITECTS
Toya Design

AREA
435.0 m²

LOCATION
Poznan, Poland

CATEGORY
Cultural Architecture

YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
Anna Sędecka

Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka
Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka

Text description provided by architect.

Form and function of the Archaeological Reserve building were strictly determined by parameters of founded archaeological substance and historical, architectural and natural context of concrete place in Ostrow Tumski in Poznan, Poland.

Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka
Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka

The building is to accurately complete the existing background. The answer is the building hiding a secret at first having been “stolen” from the ground deposits by archaeologists, now possible to discover by everyone.

Crossing following “coats” of building dividing walls and rooms man gets engrossed in time and space to reach the origin of Piast state.

Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka
Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka

The building has a distinct direction emphasized with elongated walls in accordance with the route of old Ostrow fortifications. It is designed to some extent “from inside” - surrounding dyke relics.

Lubranski wall. Mentioned walls become following coats that give direction to see the museum. From bright entrance one gets deeper to the relic hidden in the ground.

Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka
Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka
Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka
Archaeological Reserve
© Anna Sędecka


Archaeological Reserve
Elevation
Archaeological Reserve
Elevation


Archaeological Reserve
Ground Floor Plan
Archaeological Reserve
First Floor Plan

Archaeological Reserve
Second Floor Plan


Archaeological Reserve
Section
Archaeological Reserve
Section

Toya Design
T +48 61 8478512 M +48 605 030634
Toya Design
Kasprzaka 19, 60-101 Poznań, Poland