Buoy
The aim of the project was to invite students to the forgotten and undeveloped area of the courtyard of the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw located in front of the main entrance to the building. The task was to maximize the comfort of using the space with the least interference. The selected place is a very intimate space encouraging you to relax and rest in the shade of trees. The unregulated terrain in this area further increases the sense of security and comfort. The starting point for considering the project was the buoy used to map the route to ships. It is a clear signal that indicates the direction of movement on the water. The white strip painted on the wall of the fence became its equivalent in the departmental space. Thanks to the use of contrasting white, the illusion of shifting plans was created, where the background goes beyond the optically closer plane blurring the boundaries in space. In order to strengthen his action, he was placed on the line of sight. Thanks to this scenery, the background seems to be less distant and sets the direction like a buoy, encouraging you to visit a corner at the end of the garden. In the place where the white belt invites, the user is stopped by benches that are a functional and useful complement to the graphic part of the project.
The Design Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw is strongly associated with the theory of Oskar Hansen and cultivates his tradition. The Buoy project dedicated to the courtyard space in front of the faculty building is a reference to the Open Form idea. In the faculty courtyard, according to the theory of Oskar Hansen, small and large spaces were separated, which are separate areas but inseparably connected with each other. The symbol of this connection are benches located in both areas. A direct reference to the architect's house is the bench perforation pattern referring to the appearance of the front facade of the building. The use of a strip painted on the wall of the faculty fence is taken from the Hansen garden, where the couple emphasized the shapes, colors and corridors of the corridors painted on the walls.
Oskar Hansen, an outstanding architect, designer and visionary theoretician, teacher, painter and sculptor. Author of the Open Form theory, which leads many generations of students. He was associated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw where he ran the Studio of Solids and Planes according to his own, original program. Together with his wife Zofia Hansen he created many architectural and sculptural projects, including his home in Szumin.
