Kręta and Podgórna Streets
project: Kręta and Podgórna Streets
type: public space
location: Tczew, PL
size: 2 200 m²
team: Marcin Maraszek, Maciej Kaufman
status: 1st Prize ex aequo in competition, 2017
project: Kręta and Podgórna Streets
type: public space
location: Tczew, PL
size: 2 200 m²
team: Marcin Maraszek, Maciej Kaufman
status: 1st Prize ex aequo in competition, 2017
Two streets, Kręta and Podgórna, are linking the Old Town hill with lower situated areas. The significant altitude differences give in both cases a chance to create an interesting city landscape as well as to expose attractive views.
Kręta Street is a terrain stair and a pedestrian link, within the quarter of townhouses and detached houses. The project orders the number of steps and narrows stairs’ flights. The space thus regained is dedicated to cosy public “neighbours’ enclaves” with benches and greenery. The highest point of the terrain becomes an open terrace with a retaining wall decorated with an well exposed cast concret relief. Street lightning build-in into benches and handrails, spreads light evenly across the site increasing safety and prevents users from dazzling. New , design enables to use the stairs in various ways:
Podgórna Street leads from the Market Square towards the river of Wisła. From its highest point both the square and the river can be seen. The project generates a walking route from the Market Square to the boulevards by: