Naoko Horibe recently has completed Galerie Ashiya Schule. Galerie Ashiya Schule manages and promotes contemporary artists.

Courteys Kaori Ichikawa

Because the lot is located on a corner facing a relatively lively street, the client requested an elegant exterior design that would symbolically represent the gallery.

Courteys Kaori Ichikawa

The oversized wooden doors fulfill this symbolic role, drawing visitors into a world that exists apart from everyday life, despite the very short distance between street and gallery.

Courteys Kaori Ichikawa

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On either side of the doors, tall, narrow windows give passersby a glimpse of the work on display inside and the worldview of the artists who created it, contributing to the gallery’s mission of promoting modern art.

+ Project facts

Galerie Ashiya Schule

Design to completion: February 2011-September 2011
Location: Ashiya-Shi, Hyogo
Primary usage: Galerie/contemporary art
Structure: wooden construction, three stories above ground

Site area: 75.88 m2
Building area: 48.55 m2
Total floor space: 93.35 m2

Architect: Naoko Horibe
Photographer: Kaori Ichikawa

+ All images and drawings courtesy Naoko Horibe

Pracownia Architektoniczna POZNAN_PROJEKT in collaboration with mode:lina architekci have designed the main entrance to the Voivodeship Police Headquarters in Poznan – situated in a building, which is a part of historic urban structure.

Courtesy Marcin Ratajczak

Courtesy Marcin Ratajczak

The aim of this renovation was to adjust entrance for disabled users as well as set a new standard for Police interiors.

Courtesy Marcin Ratajczak

Courtesy Marcin Ratajczak

In order to provide equal chances to enter the building some rough cuts and changes were made.

Courtesy Marcin Ratajczak

Courtesy Marcin Ratajczak

While the exterior part had to be approved by City’s Heritage Conservator, architects had a free handto design the interior:

Simple and clear! – that was how we planned to design the interior. We decided to use white and dark grey as a background for blue – an official Police color. Main circulation is marked in white both on the floor and the barrisol, LED enlightened ceiling. Blue splashes on reception desk and furniture leave no doubts that you are in Police Headquarters. Even though being a policeman is tough, we softened the appearance of the interior by rounding all the angles and corners.

+ Project facts

PROJECT:
Voivodeship Police Headquarters in Poznan
- conversion of main entrance and lobby

DESIGN BY:
Pracownia Architektoniczna POZNAN-PROJEKT (www.poznan-projekt.pl)
Ewa Pawlicka-Garus, Lidia Jezak, Joanna Morylewska, Anna Zielinska, Ewelina Zrobecka

mode:lina architekci (www.modelina-architekci.com)
Pawel Garus, Jerzy Wozniak, Kinga Kin

REALIZATION: 05.2012

PHOTOS: Marcin Ratajczak (www.pfmarcinratajczak.fott.pl)

+ All images courtesy Marcin Ratajczak