Jan Bogusławski’s summer and weekend houses as an example of the new regionalism between 1933 and 1939
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Zakład Dziedzictwa Architektonicznego i Sztuki, Politechnika Warszawska Wydział Architektury, Polska
Publication date: 2025-12-11
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Maciej Czarnecki
Zakład Dziedzictwa Architektonicznego i Sztuki, Politechnika Warszawska Wydział Architektury, Koszykowa 55, 00-659, Warszawa, Polska
KAiU 2023;LXVIII(2):98-117
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ABSTRACT
The interests of a sizeable group of architects
in Poland from around the mid-1920s
onwards was synonymous with the most
progressive activities of the European avantgarde.
The local modernist community
was centred around the art groups ‘Blok’
and ‘Praesens’. The activities of the Polish
avant-garde resulted in the inclusion of its
representatives in the CIAM working
group, which allowed for the international
dissemination of the activities of Polish artists.
The activity of a group of Polish modernists
was also the reason for the spread of avantgarde
architectural ideas in Poland. Parallel to
the activity of the avant-garde groups, there
was also another group of architects active
in interwar Poland, mainly of the younger
generation, whose designs made clear
reference to regional traditions and forms
– without abandoning modern aspirations.
Leading representatives of this trend included
Bohdan Pniewski, Maciej Nowicki and Piotr
Lubiński. The early work of Jan Bogusławski
can undoubtedly also be described as
moderate modernist regionalism. Drawing
also on functionalism, he combined, in an
original way, modern avant-garde ideas with
a traditional view of the detail of utilitarian
forms. This article focuses on the summer
and weekend houses in the Warsaw area that
were built according to his designs between
1933 and 1939, as well as their interiors
and individually designed furniture that refers
to the traditions of artistic craftsmanship.