{"id":1281,"date":"2025-08-29T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:22:34","slug":"mid-century-warsaw-apartment-renovated-to-draw-on-its-architectural-context-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/mid-century-warsaw-apartment-renovated-to-draw-on-its-architectural-context-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-century Warsaw apartment renovated to “draw on its architectural context”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Richly patterned Alpi veneer and honey-coloured oak parquet characterise this Warsaw<\/a> apartment interior by emerging Polish designer Dawid Konieczny<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in Warsaw’s Praga district, the apartment is housed within a 1950s estate originally designed by Polish architects Jerzy Gieysztor and Jerzy Kumelowski.<\/p>\n

\"Dawid
Dawid Konieczny has renovated a mid-century apartment in Warsaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Konieczny<\/a> sought to honour the building’s post-war character when creating the interior, layering it with “warmer tones” and eclectic materials to add a contemporary touch.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to draw on the architectural context itself, so that the references to mid-century modern and modernism would be historically grounded in the building’s fabric,” he told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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The living space is defined by a bespoke floor-to-ceiling shelving unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spread across 55 square metres, the apartment’s layout was completely reconfigured. Konieczny transformed the former living room into a west-facing bedroom, while an open-plan living area was created from the original kitchen and small bedroom.<\/p>\n

The living space is defined by a bespoke floor-to-ceiling shelving unit crafted from swirly California Burr veneer, a material originally designed by Memphis Group founder Ettore Sottsass<\/a> for veneer manufacturer Alpi<\/a> in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

“I chose the wood as the defining texture that sets the tone for the interior,” explained Konieczny, who crafted the shelving himself.<\/p>\n

\"Timber
Angular dining chairs were custom-made for the project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The designer restored the space’s oak parquet<\/a> flooring by sanding it and colouring the wood with a new stain to “bring renewed vibrancy” to the interior.<\/p>\n

Konieczny balanced these contemporary updates with mid-century furniture pieces as an ode to the building, including Brazilian architect Sergio Rodrigues’s slouchy 1959 Sheriff chair.<\/p>\n