Facades of Krakow’s townhouses from the turn of the 19th and 20th century – protection and restoration / Beata Makowska // W: World Heritage and Knowledge : Representation, Restoration, Redesign, Resilience ... więcej

Facades of Krakow’s townhouses from the turn of the 19th and 20th century – protection and restoration / Beata Makowska // W: World Heritage and Knowledge : Representation, Restoration, Redesign, Resilience : Le Vie dei Mercanti – XVI International Forum, Napoli, Capri 14-15-16 June 2018 [Dokument elektroniczny] / Carmine Gambardella ; ed. Giovanni Bello, Alessandro Ciambrone, Maria Luigia Di Bennardo. – [Roma] : [Gangemi Editore SpA International Publishing], 2018. – (Architecture, Heritage and Design ; 2). – S. 122-130 : fot. – Tryb dostępu: http://cdn.gangemieditore.com/import/materialiVari/WORLD%20HERITAGE%20and%20KNOWLEDGE%20-%20ATTI%20XVI%20Forum.pdf. – Bibliogr. 5 poz., Abstr. – Abstr. dostępny również na stronie konfer. w ks. abstr., s. 36, ID 023. – ISBN 978-88-492-3633-0

The facades of the Krakow’s townhouses from the turn of the 19th and 20th century are of major historic value. Unfortunately, some of them have not undergone any conservation works for years, resulting ... więcej

The facades of the Krakow’s townhouses from the turn of the 19th and 20th century are of major historic value. Unfortunately, some of them have not undergone any conservation works for years, resulting in severe damage. Wooden window and door frames have be en particularly affected. Many of the original wooden elements have been replaced with new ones. Also entry gates with stained glass structures placed in fanlights, steelwork, such as balustrades and bars have suffered. Very often the doors are damaged in the lower parts and near the handles, and in many cases they have simply been replaced with new ones when intercoms were installed. Superstructures are yet another problem attic and garret adaptations involving modifications regarding the window size. Unfortunately, sometimes the new and the old elements do not match harmoniously. Original paint with rich texture is often covered with oil paint. Styrofoam wall insulation changes the size of the details embedded in or attached to the plane of the wall. The aim of the paper is to emphasize the importance of preserving the original window and door woodwork, including their original layout and colour, renovating historic details and decorations, making the right choices with respect to roofing materials and the colours of the renovated paint. The paper presents several case studies of successful townhouse renovation carried out recently in Krakow (Poland).