{"product_id":"hotel-forum-krakow-miniature-concrete-model","title":"Hotel Forum, Kraków","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"305\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHotel Forum, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e2970e26-7fff-5ff9-fd1a-07645956742a\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKraków, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePoland - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiniature Concrete Model 080\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"336\" data-start=\"289\"\u003eHand-cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"290\" data-start=\"287\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"337\" data-start=\"290\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eSome buildings refuse to blend in. Hotel Forum on the Vistula riverfront is one of Kraków’s most imposing late-modern landmarks, a piece of Polish Brutalism that still dominates the waterline. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"758\"\u003eDesigned by Janusz Ingarden and developed through the 1970s, the project was created as a major, state-era hotel in a prime position near Wawel Castle. The design has that unmistakable Forum silhouette: a long, heavy slab lifted above the ground on massive supports, curving along the river like a concrete ship coming into dock. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1249\"\u003eConstruction began in 1978 and the hotel finally opened in 1988, after a decade shaped by the economic crisis of the 1980s. It operated as a hotel until 2002, and since then its life has shifted into a patchwork of temporary uses and cultural activity. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Recently, its exterior was added to the register of historic monuments, recognising its architectural significance even as its future use continues to evolve. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003eI love Hotel Forum for the way it plays with weight and suspension. Capturing that sense of hover in concrete took time. I iterated the stance again and again so the raised body, the deep underside, and the long curve still read clearly at miniature scale. The goal was to keep the building’s mood intact: severe, futuristic, and strangely elegant when the light hits those repetitive window bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003eA small cast of a Kraków icon, made to hold a bigger story of place and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003e• Solid cast concrete, individually hand-poured\u003cbr\u003e• 3\u003cspan\u003ecm high, 10cm wide, 5cm deep (approx)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003e• Laser-etched cork base with building name\u003cbr data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003e• Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift\u003cbr data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1238\"\u003e• Designed, modelled, and finished in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1730\" data-start=\"1548\"\u003eThis is for architects, urban explorers, Polish modernism fans, and anyone who carries Kraków memories, river walks, nights out, student years, a first trip, a last trip. It sits on a desk or shelf like a quiet landmark, bringing that Vistula curve back into view whenever you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003e15% off when you order two or more models\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1620\"\u003eEU customers: please order via my \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hotel Forum - miniature concrete model\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4449417590\/hotel-forum-kracow-miniature-concrete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEtsy shop\u003c\/a\u003e due to customs regulations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1282\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003eBuilding Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2926\" data-start=\"2418\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2431\" data-start=\"2418\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kraków, Poland\u003cbr data-end=\"2548\" data-start=\"2545\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2562\" data-start=\"2548\"\u003eArchitect:\u003c\/strong\u003e Janusz Ingarden\u003cbr data-end=\"2631\" data-start=\"2628\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2645\" data-start=\"2631\"\u003eCompleted:\u003c\/strong\u003e Opened 1988\u003cbr data-end=\"2753\" data-start=\"2750\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2764\" data-start=\"2753\"\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Former hotel, closed 2002; register of historic monuments \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3515\" data-start=\"2928\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2947\" data-start=\"2928\"\u003eBrief Overview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2950\" data-start=\"2947\"\u003eHotel Forum was planned as a flagship, late-communist era hotel for Kraków, positioned dramatically on a bend in the Vistula. Its defining move is structural and theatrical at once: a long, curved accommodation block lifted above ground level, creating an undercroft and a powerful horizontal presence on the skyline. Over time, the building has shifted from hospitality to a more improvised second life, while continuing to stand as one of the clearest expressions of Polish late modernism and Brutalist massing in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL EU ORDERS \u003c\/strong\u003eprocessed through our Etsy Store\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hotel Forum - miniature concrete model\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4449417590\/hotel-forum-kracow-miniature-concrete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy concrete sculptures are individually hand cast in solid concrete. This means that each piece will have distinctive markings and minor blemishes due to air bubbles in the concrete. 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