Restaurant zmianatematu in Łódź, Poland by xm3

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• Architect: xm3
• Name of Project: zmianatematu
• Location: Łódź, Poland
• Project team: Maciej Kurkowski, Julian Nieciecki, Mateusz Wójcicki
• Client: Eudezet S.C.
• Photographs: Paulina Sasinowska (smileUPyourself), Mateusz Wójcicki
• Total Area: 104 m2
• Usable Area: 62 m2
• Volume:369 m3
• Design: 2010
• Construction: 2011
• Visualizations: xm3

The city of Łódź located in the centre of Poland is one of three biggest cities in the country. Before the II World War a highly prospering city with lots of industries, now is troubled with poverty and social problems. Although it has high aspirations to be a cultural oriented city of artist and students. Aiming to be a design, fashion and film capital of the country, it acquires the concern from many great architects and artists who are willing to create concept designs for a delayed rebirth of the city i.e.: Daniel Libeskind, Frank Ghery, David Lynch to name a few.

The restaurant is located in the very centre of Łódź – on the most important street in the city – Piotrkowska. The street – once a symbol of wealth of the one of the richest cities in this region of Europe is now an axis of mostly poor and degenerated district with monumental architecture from before the II World War.